1963 • Ohare StadiumStan Kalwasinski Post
Upper Midwest Driver Archive
Whitey Gerken
Melrose Park, IL
Historical driver profile combining museum-recorded race results, feature wins, championships, photographs and verified broader-career accomplishments.
1957First Recorded Feature Race
196810 Feature Wins — Career High
1968Illiana Motor Speedway Champion
1966Rockford Speedway Champion
1966Soldier Field Champion
63Recorded Feature Wins
130Recorded Results
117Recorded Top-3 Finishes
3Track Championships
0Series Championships
1957–1973Recorded Career
Career snapshot
Racing Lifetime Totals
Key museum-recorded and verified career indicators.
7Tracks Won At
2Classes Won In
Late ModelTop Winning Class
O'Hare StadiumTop Winning TrackUSAC Stock Car SeriesTop Winning Series
Sep 30, 1973Last Feature Win
Latest archive activity
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Sep 30, 1973Illiana Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP1Sep 7, 1973Grundy County SpeedwayLate ModelP1Sep 2, 1973Waukegan SpeedwayLate ModelP3Sep 2, 1973Grundy County SpeedwayLate ModelP1Aug 26, 1973Grundy County SpeedwayLate ModelP1Aug 26, 1973Waukegan SpeedwayLate ModelP1Aug 25, 1973Illiana Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP1Aug 3, 1973Grundy County SpeedwayLate ModelP1Jul 21, 1973Illiana Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP2Aug 20, 1972Milwaukee MileLate ModelP3
Feature Wins by Track
01O'Hare Stadium2702Rockford Speedway2503Illiana Motor Speedway404Grundy County Speedway405Milwaukee Mile106Waukegan Speedway107Soldier Field1Feature Wins by Class
01Late Model62
02Stock Car1
Season-by-season record
Results by Year
19739 Results7 Wins9 Top 3s
197210 Results2 Wins10 Top 3s
19711 Results1 Wins1 Top 3s
196815 Results10 Wins15 Top 3s
196715 Results10 Wins14 Top 3s
196616 Results10 Wins14 Top 3s
196513 Results5 Wins12 Top 3s
196417 Results6 Wins16 Top 3s
19639 Results2 Wins4 Top 3s
19625 Results4 Wins5 Top 3s
19615 Results5 Wins5 Top 3s
19608 Results0 Wins6 Top 3s
19594 Results0 Wins3 Top 3s
19581 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19571 Results1 Wins1 Top 3s
Championship history
Track Championships
Museum photo collection
Photo Archive
4 additional images connected to this driver
Year Unknown • Milwaukee MileDan Radig Post
Year Unknown • Freeport Raceway ParkRon Thruman Post
Year Unknown • Ohare StadiumStan Kalwasinski Post
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