partnered with old friend Jerry Wancewicz on a Stan Cisar, Jr. new Howe chassis Camaro Late Model. In Inductee October, Stan was married and sold his share to Jerry and stayed around home to raise a family October 2013 with the birth of his son, Stan Cisar, Ill “Buddy” in 1979. Nebraska Automotive Hall of Fame Stan traveled with Emery Emond to Nelson Ledges road course for the SCCA Pro Racing, Condensed from information supplied by Stan TransAm series event. Emery’s Corvette was Cisar, Jr. driven to a 5th place finish by Nebraska Automotive Hall of Fame Inductee Leonard Janke. In the 1950’s Stan Cisar Jr. Stan had the job of pit board operator as the grew up around racing and cars flew by at 170 mph. followed his father Stan Cisar, Sr. (2005 Nebraska Automotive Hall of Fame In the following decade or more, Stan continued inductee) who was flagging as a fan, did a lot of racer lettering, was a part at racetracks throughout time crew member and traveled with Joe Kosiski eastern Nebraska and to many events in the Mid-80’s on Joe’s way to Western Iowa. Stan also the Nascar WRS National Championship. Another worked as a teenager at milestone in 1986 was the establishment of various racetracks and pit/grandstand gates or Action Signs. Although he had been hand pit shack. lettering race cars for over 10 years as Speedway Graphics during the summers, this was a full time Stan’s first announcing job was at the reopening commercial effort which is still his place of of in Bellevue, NE in 1968. business today. Stan’s second child, Michelle, was born in 1987. 1970 marked the beginning of Stan’s racing career, he built his first racer, a 1957 Chevy. In the early 90’s he was still playing music, but In 1970, he also began a career as a full time less often and having experience with a musician with the band Overland Express. microphone and some racing knowledge, Stan was offered the announcing job at Rich Bellino’s I-80 Stan hand lettered his first racer in 1972, which Speedway by Bob Harris, thus beginning an led to doing cars for friends in the following announcing career which continues today . The years. And Stan continued racing, but his full highlight of the year was doing the WOO event time job at the time was still being a musician on only his third night of being an “official” in the evenings, so weekends for racing were announcer. He also became well known for his limited. Through the 70’s he kept building newer rendition of the National Anthem before the races race cars and continued racing at the nearby which he still continues to this day. tracks; Sunset, Denison, Harlan and others and even ventured to I-70 Speedway at Odessa, From 1994-2001, Stan kept announcing at I-80 MO. and Sunset. He did color commentary on several NTV broadcasts of racing at I-80, and was a part Then, in 1976, Stan’s driving career abruptly time co-host of the I-80 Speedway Knights of ended. A co-driver blew their only engine on a Thunder weekly TV show. In 1997, Stan left Friday at Harlan. Stan helped crew whenever I-80 Speedway and took the job at Shelby County possible, still being a full time musician that Speedway in Harlan Iowa on Saturday nights, and worked nights and weekends. then added Fridays at Crawford County Speedway in 1998 for then promoter Howard Mellinger. Stan 1978 was a year of change. Stan became worked there with long time announcer Tom engaged to his wife of 34 years Carol, and Lathan who was also Howard’s announcer at other tracks. During that period, Stan announced special events on the Nascar Busch All Star tour at Knoxville, IA, the Des Moines State Fairgrounds, the Nebraska State Fair, and even pit reported at the Busch tour event at Heartland Park Topeka when they laid dirt down over the asphalt drag strip. After the final Sunset Speedway event, Tom Grasso and Stan moved (along with Craig Kelley) back to I-80 Speedway on Sunday nights for new owner Ted Carlson.

With his son Stan Ill ‘’Buddy’’ becoming involved 2011 had a difficult start for Stan and Buddy. in SCCA autocross events by the late 90’s, Stan Without warning, the engine let go during jumped back behind the wheel competing with qualifying and unfortunately due to budget him at local autocross events . restraints their racing season was over as fast as it began. Since Buddy wasn’t racing, Stan turned back the clock and began following in his In 2002 when Mid America Motorplex was built father’s footsteps as a starter with SCCA, with near Glenwood, Iowa, Buddy was ready to try his first event being at Motorsports Park his hand at real wheel-to-wheel , so Hastings. He finished the year also flagging at both autocross cars were sold in favor of an Ex- MAM and announcing the season ending ASCS/ SCCA World Challenge Mustang that Stan located NCRA sprint car double header at I-80 Speedway. in California. Due to the amount of travel involved in racing with the SCCA Stan gave up the announcing at Harlan and Denison, but stayed on at the newly named Nebraska Raceway Park on Sunday nights. As Buddy’s crew chief/car owner Stan was extremely proud of the racing they did together that year with Buddy being named the SCCA Regional Rookie of the Year.

Upgrades to the Mustang continued as did Stan’s role as crew chief and team manager for his son Buddy. While still announcing on Sunday nights at NRP, .

Stan was still announcing, while running an As was typical, Stan stayed behind the mic in expanded SCCA road racing schedule which 2012 at Eagle Raceway every Saturday night. included racing not only at their home track of In addition to the weekly racing action, Stan was Mid America Motorplex, but also at Gateway in also asked to be the announcer for the traveling St. Louis and Heartland Park in Topeka with Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest sprint car SCCA. They also raced NASA events (National series, doing 14 events at 1-80, Eagle, Junction Auto Sport Assn.) Motor Speedway , and the US 36 Raceway in Cameron, MO. Since there was still no racing 2007 was Stan’s last year of announcing at NRP planned due to finances, Stan got his SCCA on Sundays, but he stayed on at Eagle every starter’s license and continued to man the Saturday night. He and Buddy sold the Mustang starters stand at Mid America, Heartland Park in order to purchase an even faster GT-1 class Topeka, and Motorsports Park Hastings. Camaro with an older full tube framed, and carbon fiber body. And Stan continued to During these past 10 years Stan served two 3 announce weekly at Eagle Raceway every year terms as a Nebraska Region SCCA Saturday night. representative on the MVRG (Missouri Valley Race Group) and three 2 year terms on the Nebraska Region SCCA board of governors. He has been a member of the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall Of Fame committee since 1999 serving as vice president the last 5 years while also being on the Eagle Raceway Nebraska Cup committee, and the 360 Sprint Car Committee.

His business Action Signs/Speedway Graphics has been a marketing partner with IMCA for over 10 years , also supporting local racing, sponsoring many contingency awards at area tracks and events.

“A lot of laps during the past 42 years ...... but what a ride.” - Stan Cisar