Year Unknown • Hibbing RacewayUnknown Photographer
Upper Midwest Driver Archive
Arnie Gardner
Batavia, IL
Historical driver profile combining museum-recorded race results, feature wins, championships, photographs and verified broader-career accomplishments.
1956First Recorded Feature Race
197112 Feature Wins — Career High
1978Kankakee County Speedway Champion
1971Sycamore Speedway Champion
1967Sycamore Speedway Champion
75Recorded Feature Wins
267Recorded Results
204Recorded Top-3 Finishes
3Track Championships
0Series Championships
1956–2026Recorded Career
Career snapshot
Racing Lifetime Totals
Key museum-recorded and verified career indicators.
8Tracks Won At
4Classes Won In
Late ModelTop Winning Class
Sycamore SpeedwayTop Winning TrackNational Clay Track ChampionshipTop Winning Series
Sep 5, 2026Last Feature Win
Latest archive activity
View complete results →Recent Feature Results
Sep 5, 2026TNT SpeedwayStreet StockP1Sep 28, 1986Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP1Aug 6, 1986Sycamore SpeedwayLate ModelP15Aug 3, 1986Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP6Jul 20, 1986Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP4Jul 12, 1986Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP2Jul 5, 1986Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP4Jun 22, 1986Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP5May 31, 1986Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP1May 4, 1986Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP2
Feature Wins by Track
01Sycamore Speedway4102Santa Fe Speedway1503Kankakee County Speedway904O'Hare Stadium505Rockford Speedway206TNT Speedway107Leo's Speedway108Freeport Speedway1Feature Wins by Class
01Late Model70
02Modified1
03Street Stock1
Season-by-season record
Results by Year
20261 Results1 Wins1 Top 3s
19869 Results2 Wins4 Top 3s
19857 Results0 Wins4 Top 3s
198427 Results4 Wins16 Top 3s
19838 Results0 Wins3 Top 3s
19828 Results1 Wins6 Top 3s
19816 Results2 Wins3 Top 3s
198015 Results2 Wins9 Top 3s
197913 Results0 Wins7 Top 3s
197816 Results5 Wins10 Top 3s
197711 Results1 Wins7 Top 3s
197631 Results8 Wins29 Top 3s
197511 Results5 Wins9 Top 3s
19746 Results0 Wins3 Top 3s
19737 Results2 Wins6 Top 3s
197211 Results5 Wins10 Top 3s
197127 Results12 Wins25 Top 3s
197011 Results4 Wins11 Top 3s
196910 Results1 Wins10 Top 3s
19682 Results1 Wins2 Top 3s
196710 Results9 Wins10 Top 3s
19666 Results3 Wins6 Top 3s
19644 Results2 Wins4 Top 3s
19631 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19602 Results2 Wins2 Top 3s
19595 Results2 Wins4 Top 3s
19561 Results1 Wins1 Top 3s
Championship history
Track Championships
Museum photo collection
Photo Archive
4 additional images connected to this driver
Year Unknown • Hales Corners SpeedwayJoe Slack Post
Year Unknown • Waukegan SpeedwayRon Thruman Post
Year Unknown • Freeport Raceway ParkDave Eberle
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