Remembrances & Funeral Notices

Remembering Marks Hernandez By Stan Kalwasinski Blue Island, Ill.—Marks Hernandez, better known to Chicago area stock car racing fans as

Remembering Ray Young By Stan Kalwasinski Chicago, Ill.—Perhaps the most popular driver ever to wheel a stock car in the

Remembering Pat Smith By Stan Kalwasinski Pat Smith, son of longtime Chicago area racing official, the late Roger “Smokey” Smith,

Remembering Roger West By Stan Kalwasinski Joliet, Ill.—Former top area midget auto racer Roger West passed away on May 4

Remembering Denny FalkosBy Stan Kalwasinski Part of the Chicago area dirt track racing scene for many years, Denny Falkos passed

Remembering Tim Stewart By Stan Kalwasinski                                                                                                                           Three-time Illiana Motor Speedway sportsman division champion Tim Stewart passed away on

Remembering Sal Tovella by Stan Kalwasinski Chicago, Ill. – Chicagoland stock car driver Sal Tovella, who made a name for

Remembering Red Rinehart Hammond, Ind. – Former area stock car racer and race official, Frederick “Red” Rinehart passed away on

Remembering Bill Bottoms by Stan Kalwasinski A successful businessman in the tow truck and heavy specialty truck industry, former Santa