SANTA FE SPEEDWAY TRACK CHAMPIONS
YEAR | LATE MODEL | SPORTSMAN |
1995 | Frank Reaber | Bruce Schwartz |
1994 | Frank Reaber | Joe Rossio Jr. |
1993 | Dennis Erb. Sr | Ted Loomis |
1992 | Frank Reaber | Joe Rossio Jr. |
1991 | TIE - Larry Jackson & Bill Knippenberg | Charlie Barys |
1990 | Bob Pohlman Jr. | Jay Bowman |
1989 | Frank Reaber | Johnny Garrett Jr. |
1988 | Tony Izzo | Tim Boiko |
1987 | Tony Izzo | Frank Reaber |
1986 | Tony Izzo | Bill Clemmons |
1985 | Tony Izzo | Frank Heckenast |
1984 | Tony Izzo | Gibby Steinhaus |
1983 | Al Johnson | Charlie Shane |
1982 | John Provenzano | Jeff Elder |
1981 | Al Johnson | Jeff Elder |
1980 | Tony Izzo | Jay Bowman |
1979 | Tony Izzo | Art Ziesmer |
1978 | Tony Izzo | Bill Knippenberg |
1977 | Tony Izzo | Fred Royal |
1976 | Jim O'Connor | Al Madden |
1975 | Larry Jackson | John Garrett |
1974 | Jim O'Connor | Lee Byers |
1973 | Jim O'Connor | Al Madden |
1972 | Dick Nelson | Bobby Mann |
1971 | Dick Nelson | Jay Johnson |
1970 | Dick Nelson | Ed Farrell |
1969 | Don Waldvogel | Lee Byers |
1968 | Bob Kelly | Bobby Mann |
1967 | TIE - Dick Nelson & Larry Jackson | Cloyce Friend |
1966 | Dick Nelson | Marty Ridderhoff |
1965 | Ken Finley | Bill McMillian |
1964 | Bill Van Allen | Bob Derry |
1963 | Bill Van Allen | Gene Bragg |
1962 | Bill Van Allen | Al Johnson |
1961 | Dick Nelson | Len Steinhaus |
1960 | Dick Nelson | Dave Thompson |
1959 | TIE - Ken Finley & Rich Clement | Wayne Etzel |
1958 | Don Waldvogel | |
1957 | Ken Boyer | |
1956 | Bill Van Allen | |
1955 | Bill Van Allen | |
1954 | Bill Van Allen | |
1953 | Ken Boyer |
National Clay Track Championship Winners
YEAR | DRIVER | LAPS |
1995 | John Provenzano | 100 |
1994 | Kevin Roderick | 200 |
1993 | John Gill | 160 (Rain shortened) |
1992 | John Provenzano | 200 |
1991 | Billy Moyer | 200 |
1990 | John Provenzano | 200 |
1989 | Pete Parker | 200 |
1988 | John Provenzano | 200 |
1987 | John Provenzano | 200 |
1986 | Arnie Gardner | 200 |
1985 | Larry Jackson | 200 |
1984 | Bob Pierce | 200 |
1983 | Jim O'Connor | 200 |
1982 | Brian Leslie | 200 |
1981 | Arnie Gardner | 200 |
1980 | Ken Pohlman | 200 |
1979 | Jim O'Connor | 200 |
1978 | Tony Izzo | 200 |
1977 | Tony Izzo | 200 |
1976 | Jim O'Connor | 200 |
1975 | Arnie Gardner | 200 |
1974 | Tony Izzo | 200 |
1973 | Earl J. Hubert | 200 |
1972 | Jim O'Connor | 200 |
1971 | Bob Kelly | 200 |
1970 | Arnie Gardner | 200 |
1969 | Bill Van Allen | 200 |
1968 | Bill Van Allen | 200 |
1967 | Dick Nelson | 200 |
1966 | Skippy Michaels | 250 |
1966 | Dick Nelson | 200 |
1965 | Don Waldvogel | 200 |
1964 | Bill Van Allen | 200 |
1963 | Rich Clement | 200 |
1962 | Bill Van Allen | 200 |
1961 | Gene Crowe | 100 |
1960 | Roy Martinelli | 100 |
1959 | Rich Clement | 100 |
1958 | Bill Gibson | 100 |
1957 | Ken Boyer | 300 |
1956 | Skippy Michaels | 300 |
1955 | Johnny Kapovich | 300 |
1954 | Bill Van Allen | 300 |
1953 | Fred Kasten | 200* |
*For a number of years, Santa Fe's souvenir program books showed Johnny Kapovich winning a 500 lap race in 1953. This probably is an error as no 500 lap race was held at Santa Fe in 1953, but instead three separate 200 lap contests were held, won by Bill Clemans (6/21/53), Bill Moore (8/30/53) and Fred Kasten 10/11/53).