6/25/05

LANCASTER HOMECOMING PEOPLE PRESENT

These are the drivers and others present to the best of my knowledge at Saturday's reunion. I apologize if I left anyone out and that includes former Lancaster staff. I had my own "starting" list before the event and have been adding names since the Saturday afternoon reunion. Ken Hangauer, Jr. interviewed several of the following people for a videotape also.

FORMER DRIVERS (including Lancaster, Civic Stadium and other tracks):
54 people:
Roger Treichler
Chuck Boos
Bill Rafter
Jeno Begolo
Ed Ortiz
Dutch Hoag
Mike Scroger
Leo Lewandowski
Jim McGraw
Charlie Rudolph
Jim Rudolph
Cam Gagliardi
Ross Holmes
Ron Martin
Bill Brainard
Jim Reid
Roy Amedick
Tom Leeson
Gary Reichert
Neil Truesdell
Terry Krentz
Ben Krentz
Fred White
Frank Batista
Joey Stearns
George Johnson
Randy Slack
Roger Boas
Danny Willmes
Rod Spalding
Larry Nye
Dale Scroger
Stroker McGurk
Ron Wylie
Phil Edwards
Jim Howard
Bill Bitterman
Dan Bess
Vern Harriman
Fred Coe
Tim Mislin
Bob Straus
Mike Straus
Rich Warden
Dave Hawk
Butch Fleetwood
Steven Popovich
Bill Vess
Dick McCrossan
Eddie Roberts
Oren Becker
Don Georger
Jay Milligan
Pete Loretto

CURRENT DRIVERS:
Art Clark
Dick Kluth
Paul Young

OTHER NOTABLES:
Bob & Leona Slack - Former Cayuga Speedway owners who attended on their 46th wedding anniversary
Matt Serwacki - Former Lancaster official during the era when his brother Ed Serwacki promoted the track
Keith Herbst - Writer of the Civic Stadium book coming out early next year that focuses on the 1940s Midgets
Louie Ensworth - Southern Tier photographer from the 1940s until the present
Dick Zimmerman - Civic Stadium starter
Don & Marilyn Toal - Longtime track officials with Marilyn still doing the Race of Champions Modified lap sponsorship fund
Jack & Bonnie Veach - Longtime track officials
Bill Clement - Engine builder
Frank Mirabelli - Civic Stadium car owner

Source: Mark Southcott/NYRaceZone.com PR
Posted: June 27, 2005; updated June 29, 2005 and June 14, 2006