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Raceway Park IL

Blue Island, IL

Explore the feature winners, track champions, point standings, photographs, race results, programs, and growing newspaper archive connected to Raceway Park IL.

●Blue Island, IL⬭Oval_track⚑Asphalt
1938–1982
Results Archive
1,254
Recorded Feature Wins
130
Track Champions
9
Racing Divisions

Complete leaderboard

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138 winning drivers currently indexed.

Championship history

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130 championship drivers currently indexed.

Museum photo collection

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210 track photographs currently available.

Season-ending points archive

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Browse complete final tables and clearly marked published final positions.

Leading Feature Winners

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#DriverWins
1Bud Koehler500
2Terry Laxton57
3Larry Middleton43
4Dave Weltmeyer41
5Frank Gawlinski39
6Leo Mens32
7Ted Moore23
8Nancy Prince22

Leading Track Champions

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#DriverTitles
1Bud Koehler14
2Pat Echlin4
3Tony Bettenhausen4
4Alberto Cabrera3
5Kevin Reidy3
6John Brolick3
7Dave Weltmeyer3
8Ted Duncan2

Featured Photos

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Jerry Kemperman at Raceway Park ILJerry KempermanEddie Hoffman at Raceway Park ILEddie HoffmanLarry Schuler at Raceway Park ILLarry SchulerMike White at Raceway Park ILMike WhiteBert Weitemeyer at Raceway Park ILBert WeitemeyerBarb Bosak at Raceway Park ILBarb Bosak

Latest Recorded Results

Latest recorded event: Oct 3, 1982

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DateDivisionFeature Winner
Oct 3, 1982MidgetMack McClellan
Sep 5, 1982MidgetDanny Pens
Aug 8, 1982MidgetMack McClellan
Jun 13, 1982MidgetMack McClellan
May 30, 1982MidgetJim Gates
May 9, 1982Late ModelWayne Para
Sep 19, 1981Hobby StockCraig Johnson
Sep 19, 1981Late ModelDennis James
Sep 12, 1981Hobby StockDennis Ponton
Sep 12, 1981Late ModelDave Weltmeyer
Sep 12, 1981SportsmanJim Johnson
Sep 11, 1981Hobby StockCraig Johnson
Sep 6, 1981Late ModelLarry Middleton
Sep 5, 1981Hobby StockScott Sterkowitz
Sep 5, 1981Late ModelDave Weltmeyer
Sep 5, 1981SportsmanTerry Laxton

Track Info

LocationBlue Island, IL
SurfaceAsphalt
ConfigurationOval_track
Archive span1938–1982
Top divisionsLate Model, Hobby Stock, Midget, Sportsman

OCR / Newspaper Archive

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Historic racing newspapers are being digitized and organized for research. Use the newspaper archive now while OCR coverage and track-level indexing continue.

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Additional OCR returns and print-media connections can be surfaced here as the archive grows.