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MILE IVATIOIVAI CHAIWPIOIVSHIP LATE IWODEL STOCK iAfr BACE WISCONSIN STATE FAIR SPEEDWAY ll #t,e '* * ***, "+.t*l* M # €= ry W. *'flkr; #ffin -fL ' ?* trUrO FM : lta il THURSDAY, AUGUST 15,1974 ffi.st *;"# "# --"iLli $r:'" :{-.Y 'fi.t ;,, l=.. it ''ffi* *,*€.::. fte,,--' . .l.:-.'& G ti. Ii{iru ffiW , r-iLS SOUVENIR PROGRAM $I.OO D D oo August 15,1974 C Deor Roce Fon: n Why should oll the moior roces be held on weekends? For more o yeors thon mqny of us core to remember, Thursdoy slock cor rocing i n hqs been o trodition of the Wisconsin Stote Foir Speedwoy. Todoy's l50-mile United Stotes Auto Club slock cor roce is lhe firsl of two such progroms lhot ore port of the fqir. The second is scheduled for Sundoy, Aug. l8 and will be conlesled ot 2OO miles. Thonk you for toking time off from work or choosing to spend port WELCOME! of your vocqtin with us. We hope the show will prove o worthy investmenl of your time. Should you hove qny commenls or suggestions regording todoy's roce or rocing ot the Milwoukee Mile in generol, pleose feel free g-16 to let us know. Your suggestions ore olwoys welcome. Bolens revolutionary Sincerely, QT- 16. Out there working with the top drivers of 1974. John Koishion, Tom Morchese Winning drivers depend on fhe Co-Rqce Directors Power of the Bolens 15. Quiet QT- WISCONSIN AUTO RACING, INC That kind of responsibiliiy takes super dependability. Bolens has it. Would a maiority o{ chie{ mechanics, drivers and crews use it as their pit vehicle if it didn't have what it takes? editor: Phil Holl When you're looking for a big power tractor to cut any lawn coYer: Design by Mike Fobionoc or garden iob down to size, look fo Bolens. The tractor FAIR chosen by the winners. FMC Corporafion, Outdoor Power phofos by: Armin Krueger, Russ Loke, Bo,b Lewis, Jim Re,mington. Equipment Division, Port Washington, Wisconsin. Pqul Gohde, Fronk Kern, Don Hortmon, Dove Hober- korn, Duone Sfegoll ond the Midwest Rocing News. 150 published by: Wisconsin AUto Rocing, lnc. Consumer TICKET OFFICE PUBTIC RELATIONS SOUVENIR PROGRAM 6648 W. Fairview Ave. 6646 W. Fairview Ave. #MC Products Miwaukee, Wis.532 13 Milwaukee, Wis.53213 (414) 257-3380 (4141 774-1324 The Bolens Team ... compacttractorsoridingandwalkingmowersOsnowblowerstrotary tillers o mulchers i50 MILE STOCK CAR RACE Page One Wisconsin Stole Foir Speedwoy/STAFF Amin Krueger photo WISCONSIN STATE FAIR. PAR.K BOARD TEAMWORK lS on often overlooked, but vitolly importont port of oll successful stock cor rocing Froncis Ferguson Roy W' Johnson Dovid Beckwirh $a Jomes W. "Billy" Greiner, Direclor, Wisconsin Stote Foir O O O operotions. Here fhe unsung heroes of Hort- mon's ieom, the pit crew members, demonstroted their efficiency by quickly filling the fuel tonk ond chonging tires orr his 1974 Chorger during WISCONSIN AUTO R,ACING. INC. the Miller High Life 200. toro Official Sponsoring Organization for All USAC Rocing Events. 2 3 =6 Chief Executive Officer, Secretary .JOHN KAISHIAN OFFICERS President .TOM MARCHESE Vice-President, Generol Manoger . JAMES K. ENGEL 1&" €ki l&* RaceDirector....... 'iiriii"i Carl Marchese Mustc Director ......Mark Azzolina H'JE aoo Puhlic Relations & Press ...Bill Baxter Fire Chief . .. Ray Brinn Program Editor . .. ..Phil Hall Medical Directo .. .. .Dr. Jack Klieger Statistician ....A1 Krause Medical Staff ...Dr. Wm. McManus Announcer ...Jack Baker Dr. Tom Dehn AND COUNTING Jean Held, R.N. Asst. to Announcer . .. , . Dick Webb, John Schmidt Marilyn Timper, R.N. Chiet Pit Stewqrd .Ted Arasin Even though he won USAC stock driving Timer ....., .....Charles Koloske 1972, Butch Hartman was Pit Marshall .......Louis Frank c.P.A. ..... ....Gayle R. Dvorak titles in 1971 and Ticket Sales Director . .. .. .Alice Kaishian Photographer ....Russ Lake search of his first victory on the still in Amin Krueger Photo Asst. Tichet Soles Director .....Carol Kennedy Clerks John Heywood, George Holck, Milwaukee Mile as the 1973 season opened' Carl Lamers BACK OUT on the trock, Hortmon bottled Dick Trickle l#23'1972 Troclz Choplain ... Pastor Charles L. Koester Judges ...George Kuehn, Syd Lattow leod. Trickle's hopes ended when he hit the woll Cammunications .. Art Fischer, Roger Schmidt He finally ended his dro'ught with a win in Chorger) for the Staff ... ..En'tn Barth, Joe Bendler, Lloyd Chopp, on lop 145. Emergency ......Klaus Gorter Kenny Giersch, Matt Haydak, Jr., Charles Hoppenrath, last year's Miller 200 and proceeded to win Ratph Jones, John Keating, Gordon Schr@der, We-rner 'Timpe, Scles Representqtive . .. ......Marv Hazlett I*on Day, Jerry Bridgewater, Otto Rasque the track's three other late model events en route to an unprecedented third straight driv- ing crown. In July, Hartman extended his Milwa.ukee UNITED STATES AUTO CLUB winning streak to five by winning the Miller 200 and he now has his sights set on Parnelli uilrlt0 sTATE5 Sanctioning Body for Today's Race Jones' track record of seven consecutive late model triumphs set in 1963-1964' President Reynold C. MacDonald + a!) Dlrector' of Competition . .... DickKing Supervisor, Stock Car Division ....Bob Stroud Chiet of Technical Operations . .. .Al Swenson Assistont Safety Director. ...Jim Russell Referee . .. .. .Ray Denges Assistont Scorer .. .Dick Jordan Safety Director ...Steve Edwards Coordinstor, Scoring Procedures. ....Don Cherry Chief Starter ...Duane Sweeney Coordittotor, Timtng Procedures.. .Johnny Sparacino Advisor-Timing and Scoring, .. .. .. .Dick Sauer lnspection Committee ". .Harold Small, Carl Treuden, Chief Observer . .. .Ted Lake Eddie Dick Registrar .. .. .Carl Lamers Chief Scorer Christy Zwaagstra MediaLiaison .... .......DonDavidson Assistont Observer .. .. .. .Ernie Held PubticRelations... ..'.JimFord Teclmlcal Comrrltt€e obrervoE Scorert DaYid P. Anderson Paul EUiott Harold Beeves Ted Engelsmann Norm I*mke Etl Dlck Gene Bartz Ron Fitzlaff Art Prasch Ray George RaY Munch Jack O'Brlen BiU Behrens Richard Held Clayton Sitarz BiU Schneider Robert Maeklln Hussmann Bill Schultz John tr'ox Russell Brueck Arnie Wayne Seidel Walt Retzlaff Dale Buettner Chet Lawson Carl Schumacher Robert George Gene Schroeder Ted Wtluam Stewert John Sparaclno Bill C@per Paul Lofquist Harold SmaU George John Maher Gary Wutke Boyd Trygstad Chuck Dtck carl ?reuden Charles Ilarding photo Dick Drexler Pat Moore John Morrison Roland Ifurt Don Staehler (Plus a staff of Russ lake Photo Russ Lake 75 assistants) Bud Dye Dennls Muise Dick I'isher George Lemanczyk Fred Nevoraskl ALTHOUGH there wos o long woit before it hoppened for the first Gene I'. J. Del'azlo Les McBulney Chuck Conaty THOMAS B. SHROPSHIRE, vice president of morket plonning for the Miller Brewing Compony ond Miss time, this sight is now o fomilio'r one ot USAC lote model roces Miller High Life 200, Dono Boker, helped Hortmon on the Milwoukee Mile-Hortmon woves to the crowd os he tokes the celebrote his win in this yeor's Miller 200. checkered flog. Page Two I5O MILE STOCK CAR RACE Three I5O MILE STOCK CAR RACE Poge Dick's Day.. Alruost GLEARAilGE SALE Dick Trickle of Wisconsin Rapids, has been com- LI NCOLN peting at the Wisconsin State Fair Speedway off and TTE ARE OFFERI]IG M[]IY GAR$ on since 1948 when he was voted USAC stock car of the 'Rookie Year.' }TITH $AUI]IG$ (lF UP T(} $2,OOO FIRST IT{: In the Milier High Life 200 last July he got his . LINCOLN-MERCURY SALES first really competitive ride, in Bay Darnell's backup FAGT(IRY $TIGI(ER FR(IM IATE$T . USED CAR. SALES er, a 1972 Charger. He took advantage of it and . SER.V|CE qualified for the front row, missing Bobby lJnser's O PARTS time by .05 seconds. He Led 31 laps of the race, but PNrcEIII kul Gohde/RPM photo . LEASING hit an oil sliek and the wall on lap 145, taking him AFIER HIS neor-pole-winning run, cor owner Boy Dornell out of the race but not (right) congrotuloted Dick Trickle for running the two-yeor old out of the minds of the fans. Chorger foster thon it wos ever quolified before. Dornell put his 1974 Chorger in the fourth row D Dave Ilaberkom photo t WHILE RUNNING, Trickle (#23- 1972 Chorger) wos oble to run with ond poss the best of them, trl'ICOLN IMERCURY including Norm Nelson l#7- (One bloch south of North Avenue) 1972 Plymouthl, who wos on Oldest. Wisconsin's Lorgest Lincoln/Mergury Deoler 77r.9000 his woy to o third-plqce fin- 2ttl Moyfoir Rd. Milwoukee's ish. Pabst. Since1844. E :a:::.a::.al:aa:.:1..,4;.a4)tt*4?;n?, The v has always come For over 130 years, we've brewed iillilllt'i' Pabst the premium way because when it comes to quality, you can taste the difference. R,us Lake (upper) md trhark Kem phots Russ Lake (upper) and Duane Stegall photos PAUL FELDNER'S cor blew its engine ond Trickle hit the slick IRICKLE leoned on the woll {upperJ wotclring the cors go by ond croshed into the north turn woll {upper), ending o crowd- under the coution flog, inciuding Butch Hortmon l+75-1974 pleosing ofternoon. ln the lower photo he deiectedly gets Chorger) whom he bottled with ond who won ihe roce. A out of the cor with only 22nd ploce to his credit, ofter leoding wrecker towed the domcged rocer bock ro rhe pits in ihe the roce for 3l lops. lower photo. Poge Four I5O MILE STOCK CAR RACE : ccpy-rlght 1974 PABST BREWING COMPANY Milwaukee,Wis., Peoria Heights, lll., Newark, N.J., Los Angeles, Calif ' Pabst, Georgia M oP ar Men r#Fasds"$"itrrt['::"h[41,R"llifui#ff#iq:",ffi] /,,'" JointhePepsi People .\ R.uss Lake photo feelin'free! DON WHITE of Keokuk, lowo, drives o 1972 Dodge Chorger. He is the winningest driver on the Milwoukee Mile with I3 {:ilr 4 firsts to his credit.