O'HARE STADIUM PHOTO SCRAPBOOK #3

A rather rare O'Hare Stadium decal from the 1950's is shown here.  The track, which operated from 1956 through 1968, was located in Schiller Park, Ill. - southwest of the corner of Mannheim and Irving Park Road.
(Courtesy of Wally Wersching)

1958 Program

1960 Program

Erik Johnson (#8) used this same car to win the O'Hare American 500 at O'Hare Stadium ( Schiller Park , Ill. ) in 1966.  A few days prior to his big win, Johnson is shown here battling with Rich Kleich at the northside of Chicagoland short track. 
(Vince Mayer Photo)

Gene Marmor was one of the top-runners at the old O'Hare Stadium (Schiller Park, Ill.) or wherever he chose to compete.  Marmor won three late model track championships at the banked, quarter-mile paved oval, taking the titles in 1956, 1957 and again in 1963.  Marmor is shown here at O'Hare in 1964 being congratulated by the track's "T-Bone The Clown" (Don Theobold) after scoring a win in his '64 Chevy convertible.
(Bob Brown Photo)

April, 1968 saw Jerry Kemperman (left) drive Dave Roulo's "full-size" Chevy to the victory in the opening night late model feature at the O'Hare Stadium in Schiller Park, Ill.  Joining Kemperman after the win is Art Dexter, who letttered Kemperman's Raceway Park championship car.
(Art Dexter Photo Collection)