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COUPE FAN

DUANE MARBURGER
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT MY DAD AND I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS BESIDES ALL OF THE PICTURES. THE FIRST PICTURE IS ONE OF WALT TREPPLERS TROPHY'S WON AT LAKEHILL SPEEDWAY IN 1951.
 
THE TROPHY'S ON THE OUTSIDES ARE FROM LAKEHILL SPEEDWAY AROUND THE 1951 1952 SEASON. THEY WERE WON BY HANK STIEFVATER. THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS FROM A TRACK AROUND THE DUPO ILL. AREA CALLED FALLING SPRINGS SPEEDWAY THAT RACED IN THE EARLY 50'S.
 
THIS RED MOBIL FLAG FLEW AT THE LAKEHILL SPEEDWAY IN THE EARLY 50'S. OLD AND COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL LAKEHILL DIRT STILL IN THE FLAG!
 
You got some cool old memories there. Keep the pictures coming I really enjoy looking at them.

John Barr
The Trashdog
 
THE TOP PICTURE OF THE MIDGETS ARE #37 TONY BETTENHAUSEN AND #21 RAY KNEPPER. THE BOTTOM COUPE IS #32 IRV CLARK.
 
THIS IS A 1948 ISSUE OF SPEEDWAY NEWS. HAS ARTICLES ON WALSH STADIUM AND OTHER RACE TRACKS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
 




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