Upper Midwest Driver Archive
Dick Nelson
Chicago, IL
Historical driver profile combining museum-recorded race results, feature wins, championships, photographs and verified broader-career accomplishments.
1967First Recorded Feature Race
19718 Feature Wins — Career High
1972Santa Fe Speedway Champion
1971Santa Fe Speedway Champion
1971Kankakee County Speedway Champion
41Recorded Feature Wins
89Recorded Results
78Recorded Top-3 Finishes
9Track Championships
0Series Championships
1967–2026Recorded Career
Career snapshot
Racing Lifetime Totals
Key museum-recorded and verified career indicators.
4Tracks Won At
2Classes Won In
Late ModelTop Winning Class
Kankakee County SpeedwayTop Winning TrackNo series wins recordedTop Winning Series
Jul 23, 1977Last Feature Win
Latest archive activity
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Sep 12, 2026TNT SpeedwayB-modifiedP3Sep 5, 2026LaCrosse Interstate SpeedwayEnduroP6Aug 2, 1986Jefferson SpeedwayLimited Late ModelP3Jul 23, 1977Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP1Jun 25, 1977Santa Fe SpeedwaySportsmanP1Jun 19, 1977Santa Fe SpeedwaySportsmanP4Jun 5, 1977Santa Fe SpeedwaySportsmanP6Aug 23, 1974Kankakee County SpeedwayLate ModelP3Aug 10, 1973Kankakee County SpeedwayLate ModelP3Aug 5, 1973Santa Fe SpeedwayLate ModelP1
Feature Wins by Track
01Kankakee County Speedway2402Santa Fe Speedway1403Sycamore Speedway204Grundy County Speedway1Feature Wins by Class
01Late Model33
Season-by-season record
Results by Year
20262 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19861 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19774 Results2 Wins2 Top 3s
19741 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19735 Results3 Wins4 Top 3s
197210 Results4 Wins8 Top 3s
197117 Results8 Wins15 Top 3s
197016 Results8 Wins14 Top 3s
196918 Results7 Wins18 Top 3s
19688 Results3 Wins7 Top 3s
19677 Results6 Wins7 Top 3s
Championship history
Track Championships
Museum photo collection
Photo Archive
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