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More walsh info. The picture of the EAVES TRAILER was taken at the end of the west side stands (south end). They are parked at the top of the sloped area that led down to the turn 1 - turn 2 end area of the track. I noticed that the drivers names painted on the trailer were Duane Carter and...

Midgets @ Springfield/Little Springfield According to the record book there was 4 Midget races at Joe Shaheen's "Little Springfield" 1/4 mile in 1951. In 1952 they list 3 races at Springfield but don't say if it was at the 1/4 mile or the 1 mile Fairgrounds track. In 1953 there are another 4...

I moved away from St. Louis area in 1956 but I still remember going to races at Walsh Stadium and Lake Hill Speedway. I started going to Walsh Stadium around 1952 or 53. The Friday night races were promoted by Joe Shaheen and there was some special events on Tuesday nights. I remember a lot of...

Attn. STL Late Model Fans!! For the past six or seven years many drivers from the Midwest travel to Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande (about halfway between Phoenix and Tuscon) for two weekends to race against the western states drivers. Some of the expected entries include Terry...

More Historic Stuff & Some Questions Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions about Walsh Stadium. I also read a question someone had about an old track on South Broadway. According to Allan Brown's book (America's Speedways) there was a 1/5 mile track on S.Broadway called Ball Park...

I grew up in St. Louis and attended my very first race at the old Walsh Stadium track. I also attended races at Lake Hill Speedway in Valley Park. Are there any websites that cover the history of these tracks? I have lived in Oregon for many years and have found some excellent websites that...

Walsh Stadium To Bad Bob: The George L. Bennett you mentioned was my cousin. We all grew up down in Wayne County around Piedmont, Patterson and Baker State Park. At the time George raced at Lake Hill he lived in St. Ann and worked for Emerson Electric. He later became a long haul trucker and...

Response to Bad Bob. Yes, I remember Skip Shipley (#?) at Lake Hill. Also saw Harold (Habe) Haberling race at Walsh Stadium in a season-opening Sunday afternoon race. This was unusual because the AARA drivers seldom raced at Walsh because both Walsh and Belleville ran on Friday nights...

Grew up at Walsh Stadium and Lake Hill This may be going back too far to be of interest to most fans in the St. Louis area but I "grew up" in the seats at Walsh Stadium in the early 50's and missed very few races before leaving the St. Louis area in 1956. I saw my first race car on a race...

Thanks for info on early 50's St. Louis racing. Thanks to everyone who posted info about racing in the St. Louis area in the early 50's. To Eileen: Thanks for your response. To "Parts Gal" aka Linda Schaefer: I would like to buy a copy of your "50th Anniversary program for AARA when it is...

Thanks for Don Gerstner info (Old St. Louis races) Thanks to Luckybuc97 for the info on Don Gerstner. Glad to hear he is well and still going to races. Here are a few other memories from races that I attended in the St. Louis area prior to moving to Oregon in July 1956. Anyone remember...

More on early 50's racing. Thanks to Eileen for her reply. One of the earliest speedways in the St. Louis area may have been the old board track in the western suburbs of the city. I can remember seeing the remains of one of the banked turns (late 40's - early 50's). I think it was on...

I live in Oregon, moved here from St. Louis in 1956. I have been involved in Oregon racing since 1957 and just finished my 47th season as a racer, announcer/reporter and "Gas Fumes" columnist. A couple of years ago there was a thread on stlracing about racing at the Lake Hill Speedway in...