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A blast from the past at Latrobe Speedway

By Tribune-Review

1 Min Read • June 22, 2001 | 25 years Ago

Sunday night is 'nostalgia night' at the newly reopened Latrobe Speedway. Following that theme, we're running the names from a Sept. 20, 1969, late models points sheet. From first to 25th, with their car numbers, were: #44 Roger Watt, #123 Clate Husted, #50 Joe Mihalic, #61 Bob Wearing, #89 Bob Elbin, #77 Ron Schmucker, #14 Wayne Bender, #79 Ken Hemphill, #440 Buck Piper, #23 Dan White, #143 Dave Hoffman, #100-L Nester Peles, #L-88 Ken Neal, #88 Tom Bennett, #30 Ed Boyer, #5 George Clendenning, #9 John Altman, #12 John Rupp, #73 Jim Kell, #25 Frank Choura, #80 Lee Durstine, #22 Ron Piovesan, #43 Ray Olson, #26 Dick Swartzlander, and #15 Gary Henry.

The top 25 in Cadets that week were: #13 Bob Mellinger, #37 Jim Peterman, #14 William Geary, #21 Hoffman/Gamble, #44 Doug Fordyce, #09 Ed Hurst, #68 Ed Luke, #1 Snooky Williams, #93 Ed Kovacs, #11 Darryl Helfferich, #33 Lowell Schantz, #98 Cal Hughes, #3 Bud Walters, #23 Ron Bulebush, #57 Buck Kuhns, #27 John Humberger, #8A Ed Sova, #155 Sam Dombrowsky, #49 Jack Taylor, #2 Wayne Graft, #38 James Swink, #99 Willy Maraugha, #111 Ken Presock, #16 Floyd Stangroom and #35 Jack Hollowood.

Thirty-two years later, these names bring back fond memories. Even though some of these men are gone, many of them are still involved in the sport. Though many things have changed - 18-wheelers haul many cars and crews, purses have increased by thousands, and women have been in the pits now for years - many of these names are still familiar in area auto racing.

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