Check out those stands from 1961Contributed by John Surges
After WWII auto racing was a favorite form of entertainment in the United States. People came out in droves to the tracks throughout the country. From Indy to the short track bullrings the stands were packed five to six nights a week. Fans were eager to cheer on their heroes while watching them risk their lives in these home built machines.

Midwest Championship 200-Lap Feature #99 Dick Trickle Wisconsin Rapids, WIThe following recap was featured in the Dells Motor Speedway 1973 race program. Our special thanks to Bill Johnson for providing this and other Dells Motor Speedway memorabilia to us. Bill’s father Howard was one of three partners in Dells Motor Speedway at that time, including Jerry and Martin Benson.

Contributed by Matt McLaughlin, Friendship, WI

The Adams County Fairgrounds located in Friendship WI has had racing in its history probably since the first annual Fair was held on Sept 20 1859. I could not find any newspapers that old but was able to find an "Adams Press" newspaper from 1868. The race was held during the Annual County Fair at the end of September 1868, 10 races were held with two riders in each race, one race winner walked away with 7 cents for his win, it came down to Adams County Sheriff Wright and Thomas White on "the fastest colt in the County" The winner walked away with a glass of beer paid for by the loser which ended up being the Sheriff. Horse racing was popular for years at the county fairgrounds, it was 1/3 mile dirt oval and after the invention of the automobile, Model T's were used in the infamous "Tin Lizzie" races during the 1930's.

Contributed by Art “Fireball” Fehrman as a "Back in the Day" Article
(illinoisvintageracing.com)

Opening day each year at the Fe was always exciting. Fans couldn’t wait to see what kind of car body styles were built over the winter. In the pits it was always neat to hear the stories of where each current year car came from.