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Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club Remembering with Honor the Great Stock Car Racing Drivers from the Past at Peoria Speedway By Scott Shults - Peoria Speedway Announcer and Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club Founder nouncr@insightbb.com  You are PORC Visitor     Happy Birthday Regina Roe March 27 From All of Your Friends at the Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club   The P.O.R.C. 'Hall of Fame' Photo Room at Mooney's Pub     Racing Parties at Mooney's Pub Don Bohlander '100' Kick-Off Party Hosted by the 'Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club' to Benefit Parkinsons Disease Friday Night - April 18 - 6 p.m. Mooney's Pub Free Cook-Out - Karaoke - Games - Fun - Friends Everyone Welcome NO COVER ****************************************** NIGHT BEFORE the BIG RACE at PEORIA SPEEDWAY *******************************************   The 1956 Illinois State Champion at Peoria Speedway has Passed Berley E. Dodson   (May 11, 1927 - March 20, 2008)  Berley E. Dodson, 80 of Pontiac, died on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 6:55 PM at OSF St. James/John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM at the Martin-Burke Funeral Home, with Rev. Gretchen Stinebaugh officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Full military rites will be accorded after the service. In Lieu of Flowers memorials in Berley’s Name may be left to the Franciscan Hospice of Central Illinois. Berley was born on May 11, 1927 in Pontiac, IL a son of Berley C. and Eva (Runyon) Dodson. He married Mary Elizabeth Chapman on December 16, 1950 in Pontiac. He is survived by his wife: Mary Dodson of Pontiac. Two sons: Berley “Buddy” (Patty) Dodson of Pontiac, Doug (Betty) Dodson of Pontiac, and one daughter: Cheryl (Roger) Weber of Pontiac. Ten grandchildren: Melissa, Megan, Matt, Jeremy, Joel (Becky), Berley Heath, Lindsay (Brian), Robin (Jamie), Jeff and Jason, Seven Great Grandchildren: Addison, Bailey, Cayden, Keegan, Haley, Alyssa, and Willow. Two brothers: Rondell Dodson and DeWayne Dodson both of Pontiac and one sister: Mary Louise Meismer of Metamora. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Berley was a plumber, working mostly in the Pontiac Area, and had been the city plumbing inspector. He served our country in the United States Navy during WWII. He was of Methodist Faith. He was a member of the VFW, the Moose Lodge, the American Legion, and the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 99 in Bloomington. In 1956 he was the Illinois State Champion in Dirt Track Racing, and he raced until 1965. He was a stock car racer in the Fairbury races. He enjoyed racing, boating, and fishing, pool playing and being with his friends at the VFW.     Got Word Today of the Passing of Jack Goujon in Albuquerque, NM on Saturday - February 02 - 2008 More info will be posted when received GOUJON -- Malcolm (Jack), 67, of Albuquerque, passed away Saturday February 2, 2008 at his home, after many years battling heart disease. He was born on April 12, 1940 in Peoria, IL to Leo and Muriel Goujon. He married Martha E. Spradling on March 10, 1967. He is survived by his wife, Martie; children Jack Goujon and wife, Nancy; Jeff Goujon and wife, Terri; Ginger Green and husband, Tom; and Jill Davis and husband, Craig. Grandchildren are Claire, Jett, Jess, Anna, Dallas, Dylan, and Ashley. His sisters, Mary George and husband, Fred; and Leona Sleister and husband, Gary. Many more nieces, nephews, grandnieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother Vance. He was a member of Teamsters Union Local 627 in Illinois and Local 492 in Albuquerque. He was a retired Roadway driver and was an avid golfer. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 1:00 p.m., at Riverside Church of Christ, 3100 La Orilla Rd. NW. Reverend Mark Mc Kenzie will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to family.    January 25 - 2008 We Have Lost Another Friend of the Peoria Speedway Floyd Strube 63 Years Old of East Peoria Passed Today Floyd was the Youngest of the Six Racing Strube Brothers from Peoria including Hank, Jim, Howard, Fred, Chuck & Floyd All Brothers and Sisiter Darlene were Inducted in to the Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club "Hall of Fame" in 1998. Brothers Hank, Jim, John & Howard Preceded Floyd in Passing. Brothers Remaining are Fred, Chuck and Sister Darlene. Floyd Leaves Behind His Wife Marilyn of East Peoria. Our  Condolences  to the Entire Strube Family. Arrangements and Services will be Announced on Saturday and Will be Posted hsre  ........                                                                              Scott Shults   In Memory of Floyd Strube   Floyd Strube     east peoria - Floyd F. Strube, 63, of East Peoria died at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at his home. He was born on March 30, 1944, in Peoria, son of Henry J. and Ida (Mitzelfelt) Strube. He married Marilyn J. Sprout on Sept. 1, 1984, in Bartonville. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Nischa (Rob) Kelly of Smithfield, Mo., and Ginger (Tom) Greene of Albuquerque, N.M.; one stepdaughter, Lisa (Steven) Wagstaff of East Peoria; six grandchildren, Victoria, Taylor, Dallas, Charles, Kalyn and Christopher; one sister, Darlene (Ed) Cornish of Peoria; and two brothers, Fred (Cindy) Strube and Chuck Strube, both of St. Cloud, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Hank, John, Jim and Howard. Floyd worked at Strube & Sons Auto Rebuilders and also at various Chevrolet Dealerships in the Peoria Area. In 2006, after 30 years, he retired from United Ready Mix in Peoria, where he drove a mixer. He was a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church in Peoria and Teamsters Local No. 627. Floyd was an avid Dale Earnhardt fan and he enjoyed watching the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at Davison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel in Bartonville, where visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Smithville Cemetery in Smithville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family, Peoria Old Timers Racing Club or Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria. Online condolences may be submitted to www.mem.com. December 23 - 2007 We have Lost another Friend of the Peoria Speedway Gene "Shorty" Kalkwarf # 11 Shorty Raced at the Peoria Speedway in the late 70's into the 80's Our Condolences from all of Us at the Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club to the Kalkwarf Family of Minonk, Illinois Shorty will Always be Remembered at the Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club                                                                         Scott Shults - P.O.R.C. Founder   In Memory of Shorty Kalkwarf Shorty Kalkwarf # 11 Camaro - 1979 - Peoria Speedway Gene Kalkwarf MINONK - Gene A. "Shorty" Kalkwarf, 69, of 635 E. Sixth St., Minonk, passed away at 5:28 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Fla. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Minonk. Pastor Craig Swenson will officiate. Burial will be in St. Petri Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Flanagan. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home in Minonk and one hour prior to services at his church. Shorty was born Jan. 11, 1938, at Flanagan, a son of Henry and Bertha Flohr Kalkwarf. He married Barbara Ehresman on Sept. 21, 1958, at Salem Mennonite Church in rural Gridley. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Sharie (Bob) Hansen of Broken Arrow, Okla.; two sons, Terry (Jane) Kalkwarf and Larry (Nikki) Kalkwarf, both of Minonk; two sisters, Joan (David) Seifert of Michigan City, Ind., and Jane (William) Diaz of Pontiac; five grandchildren, Matt (Valerie) Kalkwarf, Brianna Kalkwarf, Jayden Kalkwarf, Danielle Kalkwarf and James Kalkwarf. He was preceded in death by his parents. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Minonk. He served on the board and was a member of Tall Oaks Country Club in Toluca. He was previously the owner of Shorty's Soil Service and had worked at Burroughs Ag Service, Stoller Implement and lastly Uftring Automotive in Minonk. He also was the owner and operator of Shorty's Signs. Shorty was an avid stock car driver and fan. After many years of racing himself, he taught others the sport. He was an avid fan of Dale Earnhardt Sr., the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears. He enjoyed golfing in Illinois and Florida and spending time with his family and many friends. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Minonk or the Victory Junction Gang. Online condolences may be sent to his family at www.ruestmanharrisfuneralhome.com.   From Bill Diaz (Shorty's Brother-in-law) Pontiac, Illinois Gene (Shorty) Kalkwarf, Jane's older brother & my brother-in-law passed away a few days ago after a sudden and unexpected illness. He passed in a hospital near his winter home in Florida. His remains will be shipped back to Illinois for the burial. What started as an abscessed tooth turned into an infection his body couldn't overcome. He was a vibrant 69 and we are all stunned. He leaves behind a wonderful wife, 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Shorty was a classic. He had a fun loving and teasing sense of humor that made him likable to all who knew him. He was a very popular stock car racer and his name is known throughout our area. He was also a part time sign painter and he introduced me to 1 Shot and quills when I was just starting out. He loved his family to pieces. He loved to play golf. He made an annual pigrimage to Daytona to watch the races each spring and he was a huge race fan and also a Cub and Bear fan. He was most proud of a grandson who was in the Air Force, because Shorty was a big patriot. Shorty was also like a part time employee as he helped paint signs for us and also brought a lot of his work to us. He was always in our shop with a project. We designed a lot of signs for him and made graphics for him to apply. He loved cars and has a basement full of Dale Earnhardt memoralbila. He was quite a mechanic and was ambidextrous and could paint signs with both hands. He hummed while he painted -- he liked it so much. He had a unique style of hand lettering and was "old school" about it. I imagine there will be a scramble to perserve some of his work. I know we'll be after some. Shorty and his 2 sisters, Jane and Joanne grew up on a farm and he spent most of his life working in ag-related businesses in addition to painting signs. His true love was painting signs though and he was always a big fan of our business and helped promote us in his area. I've got to tell you this one's going to take a while to get over. We will eventually, I know, but right now it's tough especially with the holidays and all. Jane wears her heart on her sleeve and we'll have to smother her extra hard with love to help her cope. Our prayers go out, big time, to Shorty's immediate family who did get to fly down to Florida to be with him in his final days. I know when the good Lord needs a sign painter, Shorty will respond with all the enthusiasm he always had. -------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL

The Racin' Santa (Steve Brandt) & 'Circles of Hope' in Action on Christmas Day Visits with Leukemia Patient Two Tear Old Alexis Cliff of Gibson City, Illinois Thanks Scott for the help today driving me to Gibson city. Scott helped me with our Christmas for a kid. Alexis Cliff was one of two kids that was selected. The racing Santa made his trip with Scott to her house where he dropped off several gifts. She was a happy little girl, she has to make another trip to Memphis the day after Christmas for treatment. Alexis is two years old. She has twin sisters who are 5. In July Alexis was weak so her mom took her to the dr here in Gibson City. They did lots of blood work and said it looks as if she may have leukemia. A mothers worse fear I would say. They sent Alexis to Peoria for more test and it did come out where she has A.L.L. She was gone for what seemed like forever. They got home and were going to Peoria once a week and had rounds in Memphis. She went down a week before Thanksgiving and they got more bad news. A medicine Alexis was on to fight the cancer her body is not accepting it. They were to be home Dec 3rd but now they have pushed that to December 18th.                            Steve Brandt - 'Circles of Hope' Founder   Mom and Dad Cliff with Alexis

18th. Annual Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club Oldtimers Reunion & Vintage Stock Car Meet September 09 - 2007 - Peoria Speedway ...  A Tribute to Herb Shannon  ... Donna & Herb Shannon with Our American Flag in Pace Truck

New Photo of the Week

Bob Graham # 26 - Amatuer Division at Peoria Speedway - 1962

   

Ronnie Weedon # 00 Late Model - 1972 Mustang

Wins Feature at Peoria Speedway - June 10 - 1972

Frances "Wildman" Kelly # 25 Pontiac - Macomb Illinois

 

Below Photo View from the Back-Stretch Bleachers at Peoria Speedway - 1973

Cars in Line for Time Trials are Jim Tobin # 8 - Steve lance # 25 -  Glen Oesterle # 42 -  Jerry Roedell # 1

Below - Back-stretch at Peoria Speedway -1973

Remember the Old Pit Gate Entrance

Packing the Track are # 33 Terry Schreiter & # 71 Dave Weaver

 

8 Feature Wins out of 16 for Beauchamp, thus far in 1966

 

Al Dew # 82 - 1957 - Peoria Speedway

Coy Holt # 17 ~ '67' Chevelle ~ 1973 Season

Peoria Speedway

Freddie Voight # 3 ~ '67' Camaro ~ 1973 Season

Peoria Speedway

Thanks to Bill Herberger for the above photos

                    

You are PORC Visitor  

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Aerial View of Peoria Speedway in 1971

The First 25 Years You May Now Make Your Purchase with PayPal  ~~~   Makes a Great Gift  ~~~ By Scott Shults - nouncr@insightbb.com Peoria Speedway Announcer and Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club Founder This is a One of a Kind Book / In '2008' Peoria Speedway will Celebrate it's 61st. Season of Stock Car Racing on the 1/4 mile High-Bank Dirt Oval See all The Stars and Cars from the Past Including The Top 25 Driversfrom the First 25 Years of Stock Car Competition Front Page Cover Photos / Left to Right / Top to Bottom Row 1 / Don Bitner / Herb Shannon / Row 2 / Steve Lance Sr. / Don Dane /Don Bohlander / Row 3 / Jerry Roedell / Jim Strube /Rocky Nohl   Only $4.99 Per Copy while Supplies last Plus $3.00 U.S.P.S. 1st. Class Shipping  Purchase Your Copy with PayPal Click PayPal Button to Purchase The First 25 Years Click on to below Address to View Pages from the 'The First 25 Years' http://www.freewebs.com/porcthree/couperacing195058.htm  Inside Photos such as: Johnny Beauchamp / The Strube Family / Ronnie Weedon / Ben Hofer / Lloyd Caldwell / Les Snow / Jim Gerber / Johnny Langford / Ray Guss Sr. / Ed Bolen / Bill Van Allen / Fibber Mc Gee / Jerry Blundy and Many more. Order Your Copy Today !!! 1950 - 1974 / Stock Car Racing / 80 Pages / Over 500 Photos / Point Champions / State Champions Top 25 Drivers from the First 25 Years / Track Records and Much More !!! Purchase with PayPal Above or Send Cash / Check / Money Order To:                Scott Shults / The First 25 Years  2801 Deveron Circle  Pekin, Illinois   61554

 

 

 

Kenny Sparks # 29 - 1955 Pontiac

 

Herb Shannon Drove the Hiss-OX at Peoria Speedway in Open Competition

Stock Car Events in 1955 and Set a 75 Lap Record that was never Broken

20 min : 53 sec . 74 one-hundreths

Gary Cook Sr. # 64 - Sportsman Division - 1979

Peoria Speedway

 

Jerry Roedell with Frank Dixon & Phil Samp

1961 Illinois State Champion

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Vintage Photo of the Week

And Yes, Frank is still Racing in the

Late Model Division at Peoria Speedway in '2007'

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The Ray & Margaret Guss Party

at Mooney's Pub on July 08, 2006

after the Stock Car Races at peoria Speedway

 

   

        Cheers to the Greatest People in the World, Margaret & Ray Guss

 

Ray Guss Sr.

Our Friend and Long Time Hero  !!!

Gary Roe - Ray Guss Sr. - Scott Shults

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Friends Meet after the Stock Car Races

at Peoria Speedway at Mooney's Pub

Front Row : Jan Walden - Brayton Wallace - Billy Tuckwell

 Back Row : Steve Wallace - Ronnie Ayers - Sherrie Wallace

Sherrie Wallace's Friend Ronnie Ayers 

from Rousch Racing Pays a Visit to the

Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club "Hall of Fame"

Room on Saturday, June 3 after the Races

at Peoria Speedway with a Brand New Car,

NASCAR BUSCH Series Stock Car - Ford  # 50

                         

Visit Our New Friends

Vintage Racing & Club Site  !!! 

ILLINOIS VINTAGE RACING

Click on to address below : 

http://www.illinoisvintageracing.com/index.html

Art 'Fireball' Fehrman of Chicago

 Name:     Art 'Fireball' Fehrman
Email:  Artandpat@sbcglobal.net

Past Stock Car Racing Star of Santa Fe Speedway

and Earlier Tracks in the Chicago Area

         

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   Just a Good Ole Boy     

     

     

    Below is Grandpa Jim Carter of Pekin from 24 Years Ago

    Today at 68 Years of Age, Jim will be Competing in the Late Model Division

    for the 2006 Racing Season at Peoria Speedway along with the other

    Sixty-Something of Age Club Members including : 

John Smith, Frank Shickel Sr. and Dearl Rose.

   

The "Hall of Fame" Room at Mooney's Pub

P.O.R.C. Club Members Barb & Gene Adkins

  Checking Out the History of the Peoria Speedway

 

Michelle Bruce of Mooney's Pub and P.O.R.C.Club Member Gary Roe 

 Presents Jay ( Wildchild ) Bruner with the "Honorable Speedway Award"

for '2005' in the P.O.R.C. "Hall of Fame" Room at Mooney's Pub

For His Contributuions to Stock Car Racing

 

Hard at Work in the "Hall of Fame" Room is Our 

 Longtime Friend of the Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club, Sam Mahoney,

Owner of the 'Nearby Nitelife' Publication of Central Illinois

 

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Visit Mooney's Pub Web-Site at the following :

http://www.mooneyspub.4t.com/

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The Late Jerry Roedell of Peoria Illinois

1958 & 1961 Point Champion at Peoria Speedway

 1961 Illinois State Champion 

Voted the Most Popular Driver of All Time

at Peoria Speedway  !!!

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Check out our New Additions to

the Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club

Web-sites at: 

 www.freewebs.com/porctwo/

   www.freewebs.com/porcthree/

www.freewebs.com/porcfour

www.freewebs.com/porcfive/

          www.freewebs.com/porcsix/      

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  1968 Peoria Speedway Point Champion Jim Gerber of Long Grove Iowa

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Here's one of the Great, Past Season

Point Champions at the Peoria Speedway  !!!

NASCAR Veteran  /  Johnny Beauchamp 

from Atlantic, Iowa

in the 1955 Chevrolet / Kartville Special # 55

The Late Johnny Beauchamp 

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          Al Terrell - 1958 - Peoria Speedway

 

 

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A 'Memorial Tribute' to Kenny Sparks

          We have lost another one of our 'Hall of Fame' Members in August of 2005             

                                      

   Our Fellow Stock Car Driver and Friend......     'Kenny Sparks'

 In Memory of Kenny Sparks # 29   

 1963 'Amateur Driver of the Year' at Peoria Speedway

   in his 1955 Pontiac # 29

This was One of Kenny's Many, Many Feature Wins in 1963 at Peoria Speedway 

       Sparky in his First Amateur Stock Car in 1962 - Wins the Amateur Feature in his 1953 Plymouth

        The Below Photo is of Kenny and His Crew in 1963

        Gary Walker - Kenny Sparks - Donny Walker - Tom Aldred

           The # 21 Amateur Car is a 1955 Plymouth Driven by Gary Walker 

  

       Sparky Wins in Jim McMurtrys # 29 Mustang and in his # 29 Late Model

Although Kenny is no longer with Us, He will never be Forgotten at Peoria Speedway 

The '2005' Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club Oldtimers Reunion and Race Meet 

 was held in Memory of 'Kenny Sparks'

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          Sparky in one of Jim McMurteys Awesome Ford Mustang Late Models at Peoria Speedway

       

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    Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club Reunion '2008'

The 19th. Annual Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club & "Hall of Fame"

Vintage Race Car Meet

To Be Announced Soon