SAL TOVELLA PHOTO SCRAPBOOK #2

Sal Tovella poses with his NASCAR 1961 Ford under the stands at Soldier Field in Chicago.
(Stan Kalwasinski Collection Photo)

A 1979 photo shows Sal Tovella posed next to his USAC Plymouth Scorpion at Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Ind.
(Stan Kalwasinski Photo)

Sal Tovella and his Edsel at Soldier Field in 1958.
(Stan Kalwasinski Collection Photo)

Chicagoland's Sal Tovella was a longtime frontrunner and winner on the old United States Auto Club (USAC) stock car circuit.  Tovella poses next to his Plymouth Superbird at Milwaukee in 1972.  Tovella's brother, Fred, is to the left of the car.  Tovella began his racing career at Soldier Field in the early 1950's and won his first stock car feature race at the 'Field in 1952.  Tovella had the distinction of winning the final stock car feature race at the huge lakefront arena on June 9, 1968.
(Stan Kalwasinski Photo)

All four wheels are off the ground after Sal Tovella tagged the wall at the Milwaukee Mile during USAC stock car action on 9/20/70. Tovella's 1970 Plymouth Superbird was done for the day with Tovella being credited with a 24th place finish after completing 131 laps.
(Russ Lake Photo)