Saturday, November 15, 2008

Post# 8

SEPT.3 1965 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS. CAR 24 KENNY FRY POINTS 444.
CAR 16 JIM BLOUNT 286.
CAR 9 CARL HOSTETLER 250
CAR 85 JIM EBERSTEIN 253
25 BILL HAVENS 224
68 ERNIE NASH 210
59 LANNY SCOTT 210
91 DICK BANDY 208
82 ERNIE KEIFER 167
2 STAN SUSKI 167
41 WAYNE KLINE 160
4 CARL JACK HALL 142
23 DUDE WEAVER 141
41 CARL SYMANSKI 114
3 WALT MAY 110
92 BOB MORGAN 108
50 HERB KIRTZ 107
15 DAYTON BRYANT 43
22 TERRY SINKE 42
9 NORM SALTER 41
1 JACK MARTSOLF 36
7 MIKE MINSER 25
49 DENNIE TRUERNIER 23.

HOPE YOU ENJOY LOOKING AT THIS NAMES OF DRIVERS FROM 1965.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

POST #7.

JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL THAT CAME OUT TO THE TRACK ON THE 18TH OF OCT. FOR THE RACE TO SAVE THE SPEEDWAY. I MEANT ALOT TO ME TO SEE THE PITS FULL AND THE STANDS FULL. IT JUST SHOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SOUTH BEND MOTOR SPEEDWAY.HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY WILL BUY AND KEEP IT OPEN FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THANK YOU AGAIN FROM SBMSFAN.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

POST#6

JUST WANTED TO THANK THE 14 MEN WHO HAD A DREAM TO BUILD A RACETRACK. AND FOR THE LOYAL FANS WHO CAME OUT TO WATCH THE DRIVERS EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT. DRIVERS LIKE JOHN MANGUS, PAUL AKIN,STAN SUSKI, DUDE WEAVER, HERB KIRTS, BOB FITZ,WALT ANGELEMEYER, WEE WILLIE COX,BILL COLLINS,JACK MARTSOLF, FRED SPRINGER,PHIL SMITH, JIM SMITH,BOB CARNES,JOHN CROY, DENNY NYARI, CARL FITZ,BOBBY MORGAN, JOHN SHOOK, JIM BLOUNT, KENNY FRY, ERNIE NASH, LANNY SCOTT,DICK BANDY,CARL JACK HALL, WALT MAY,BUCK CRAVERS,AND MANY MANY MORE DRIVERS THAT USED TO RACE AT SOUTH BEND MOTOR SPEEDWAY. WE THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING THE LOVE OF THIS SPORT AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL KEEP GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME .

Thursday, October 30, 2008

These Are The Members & Officers Of The South Bend Motor Speedway

POST#5.

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. JOSEPH E. KOVATCH PRESIDENT, TRACK MANAGER.WALTER BENNITT, VICE PRESIDENT, SEATING STEWARD, ZOTAN V. GYEMANT SECRETARY, PIT STEWARD, EDWARD J. OLIVET , TREASURE , CYRIL HERTHOGE, TIMER. CHARLES VANACKER, FLAGMAN. PAUL F. SISTI, PARKING SUPERVISOR. WALTER A. REDMER CLUBHOUSE MANAGER, BUSINESS MANAGER. JOSEPH T. PAWLOWSKI LEAGAL ADVISOR.FINANCE DIRECTOR.ANTHONY J. ZERNICK, CAR INSPECTOR. CHARLES SZEKENDY, FLAGMAN. THOMAS ROMANOWSKI, SCORER. WILLIAM HATALA, SCORER, ALTON R MILLIKEN, ENTRY OFFICER. THESE ARE THE MEN WHO STARTED THE SOUTH BEND MOTOR SPEEDWAY BACK IN 1946. THANKS TO THEM WE HAVE A TRACK AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

POST# 4

TONIGHT THE MEN OF THE SOUTH BEND MOTOR SPEEDWAY LOOK AT THE CAKE THAT DENOTES THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND REALIZE THAT TODAY THE TRACK HAS A HERITAGE. ROUND THE BANKS OF THIS OVAL RACING'S GREAT HAVE SQUEALED THEIR TIRES. WE SALUTE INDIANAPOLIS WINNER JOHNNY PARSONSOF THE 50'S AND SAM HANKS OF 57'S.THE INCOMPARABLE TONY BETTENHAUSEN HENRY BANKS, DUKE NALON RONNY HOUSEHOLDER. THIS SPEEDWAY STANDS ON WHAT WAS ONCE A FARM PASTURE IT COULD BE SO ONCE AGAIN WITHOUT THE LOYAL SUPPORT OF THE RACE FANS IN THE WORLD .HOPEFULLY SOME HOW THESE MEN DREAMS CAN SOME HOW KEPT ALIVE. WITH THE SUPPORT WE HAVE ON THE 18TH OF THIS MONTH. IT SHOWS HOW MUCH THE FANS AND DRIVERS WANT A LOCAL TRACK THAT THEY CAN CALL HOME AGAIN. HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY WILL BUY IT AND KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE.