ILLIANA MOTOR SPEEDWAY PHOTO SCRAPBOOK #5

Stock car newcomer - Buck Hinkle in 1965.
(Wayne Bryant Photo/Ted Knorr Collection)

Buck Hinkle drove a '57 Chevy at Illiana in 1965 and 1966.
(Wayne Bryant Photo/Ted Knorr Collection)

Buck Hinkle enjoyed a lot of sucess with his new Chevelle convertible at Illiana in 1967, winning the track's late model season track championship.  Hinkle poses with the checkered flag after a late-season victory that year.
(Stan Kalwasinski Photo)

Buck Hinkle (center) poses with starter Dick Brosius (right) and official Dan Bain (left) after winning the 7th annual Tony Bettenhausen Memorial 100 late model stock car race at Illiana Motor Speedway (Schererville, Ind.) on October 13, 1968.
(Vince Mayer Photo)

Before 1952, Illiana Motor Speedway was known as the Schererville Speedway.  Here is a Schererville Speedway pennant from "days long gone by."
(Stan Kalwasinski Collection)

The "Lynwood Leadfoot" Frank Gawlinski won the Tony Bettenhausen Memorial 100 late model stock car race a record nine times during his career.  The Illinois speedster is shown here after winning the Bettenhausen 100 lapper in 1987.  Illiana hosts the 50th annual Bettenhausen Classic on September 10.
(Stan Kalwasinski Photo)

Stock car legend Curtis Turner sits on the fender of his Holman Moody Ford in the pits at Illiana Motor Speedway in 1963 during a USAC stock car race.  At the time, Turner was serving a suspension from NASCAR.
(Vince Mayer Photo / Stan Kalwasinski Collection)

Larry Schuler sits behind wheel of his George Appleton-built Chevelle convertible at Illiana Motor Speedway in 1973, Schuler's first full-season of late model racing.
(Stan Kalwasinski Photo)