When Lester Friebe saw his first car race, his heart may have raced just as fast as the 34 Fords out on the dirt track. This was back in the 1940s on the east side of Springfield, at a place called McCracken Field. Years before that venue would give way to businesses near the intersection… Read more »
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Lyndal Scranton
He grew up in Springfield following the local high school or local college basketball teams, eventually kept stats of the Central High School boys and did the same for American Legion baseball teams. Usually for Lyndal Scranton, his summer nights ended in either calling in scores or running them by the Leader & Press. “That… Read more »
Kenny Wallace
When you’re born into a racing family, your career path is pretty much already decided before you even have time to think. Kenny Wallace knows that all too well. The son of Russ Wallace, a renowned short track racer throughout the Midwest, Kenny and his older brothers Mike and Rusty, grew up at the track.… Read more »