Year Unknown • Waukegan SpeedwayGeoff Mckarns Post
Upper Midwest Driver Archive
Bob Roper
Chicago, IL
Historical driver profile combining museum-recorded race results, feature wins, championships, photographs and verified broader-career accomplishments.
1963First Recorded Feature Race
197413 Feature Wins — Career High
1974Waukegan Speedway Champion
1973Waukegan Speedway Champion
1966O'Hare Stadium Champion
60Recorded Feature Wins
161Recorded Results
153Recorded Top-3 Finishes
4Track Championships
0Series Championships
1963–1985Recorded Career
Career snapshot
Racing Lifetime Totals
Key museum-recorded and verified career indicators.
7Tracks Won At
4Classes Won In
Late ModelTop Winning Class
Waukegan SpeedwayTop Winning TrackNo series wins recordedTop Winning Series
Sep 7, 1974Last Feature Win
Latest archive activity
View complete results →Recent Feature Results
Jul 6, 1985Illiana Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP3Aug 20, 1977Illiana Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP2Sep 7, 1975Grundy County SpeedwayLate ModelP2Jul 19, 1975Waukegan SpeedwayLate ModelP3Jul 19, 1975Waukegan SpeedwayLate ModelP3Jul 10, 1975Lake Geneva RacewayLate ModelP3Jul 6, 1975Waukegan SpeedwayLate ModelP3Jul 5, 1975Waukegan SpeedwayLate ModelP2Jun 15, 1975Waukegan SpeedwayLate ModelP2May 17, 1975Waukegan SpeedwayLate ModelP3
Feature Wins by Track
01Waukegan Speedway2802Illiana Motor Speedway703O'Hare Stadium704Grundy County Speedway605Lake Geneva Raceway606Rockford Speedway507Sycamore Speedway1Feature Wins by Class
01Late Model48
02Sportsman7
03Hardtop4
04Figure Eight1
Season-by-season record
Results by Year
19851 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19771 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
197510 Results0 Wins10 Top 3s
197435 Results13 Wins35 Top 3s
197327 Results11 Wins27 Top 3s
19726 Results0 Wins6 Top 3s
197111 Results6 Wins10 Top 3s
19707 Results2 Wins7 Top 3s
196914 Results9 Wins14 Top 3s
196813 Results2 Wins10 Top 3s
196716 Results9 Wins14 Top 3s
19663 Results1 Wins2 Top 3s
196514 Results5 Wins13 Top 3s
19633 Results2 Wins3 Top 3s
Championship history
Track Championships
Museum photo collection
Photo Archive
5 additional images connected to this driver
Year UnknownUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Grundy County SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Waukegan SpeedwayPete Fileca Post
Year UnknownWayne Bryant
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