BOB BUTTON PHOTO SCRAPBOOK

Bob Button

Bob Button in the '57 Ford that Bob Pronger built
(Bud Norman Photo/Stan Kalwasinski Photo Collection)

Bob Button - 1956 Raceway Park Champion
(Bud Norman Photo/Stan Kalwasinski Collection)

Bob Button, wheeling his Cadillac, carries the checkered flag.after a Raceway Park win.
(John Kelbowski Photo/Stan Kalwasinski Collection)

Bob Button (second from left) garnered top stock car honors at Raceway Park in 1956 by winning eight feature races during the year. Button had the distinction of winning six 50-lap races in a row at the “World’s Busiest Track.” Button started his string off by winning “Twin 50’s on Labor Day, 1955. He then won “Twin 50’s” again on Memorial Day, 1956 and finished off his streak with two more 50-lap wins on the Fourth of July of his title-winning season. Button is shown here after one of his Fourth of July wins with starter Tom Plouzek (left), local car dealer Marvin Miller and announcer Wayne Adams (second from the right) and assistant starter Roger “Smokey” Smith on the far right.
(Bud Norman Photo/Stan Kalwasinski Collection)

A couple of pictures taken at Button' Shell Service in Midlothian in the 1950's show Bob Button's and Fred Kasten's cars.
(Pete Fileca Photo Collection)