JOLIET MEMORIAL STADIUM PHOTO SCRAPBOOK

Danny Kladis won more than his fair share of midget auto racing victories at the Joliet Memorial Stadium.  Kladis holds the trophy after a Stadium win in Bob Lockard's "speedy" No. 1.
(Vince Mayer Photo)

Young Dalton Armstrong of New Castle, Ind. won the 50-lap midget feature race at Joliet Memorial Stadium on September 12, 2009.  The race highlighted "The Last Stand at the Stadium" racing program, which would be the final racing event ever held at the flat, quarter-mile paved oval.  The track, a mainstay for local midget auto racing from 1952 through 1986, will be torn out as the stadium undergoes a major renovation project.  Longtime area midget racing starter Danny Carter (right) joins Armstrong in victory lane after his win.
(Phil Rider Photo)