6/29/06

LANCASTER HEROES HOMECOMING PEOPLE PRESENT

 
These are the drivers and others present to the best of my knowledge at Saturday's 6/17/06 reunion. I apologize if I left anyone out and that includes former Lancaster staff. Kenny Hangauer, Jr. interviewed several of the following people for a Performance Video DVD also (available at the track); they are designated with an "I" after their name.

FORMER DRIVERS (including Lancaster, Civic Stadium and other tracks):
83 people:
Roger Treichler - I
Chuck Boos - I
Bill Rafter - I
Ed Ortiz - I
Dutch Hoag
Leo Lewandowski - I
Jim McGraw - I
Charlie Rudolph - I
Jim Rudolph - I
Cam Gagliardi - I
Jerry Gradl - I
Ross Holmes
Lee Osborne - I
Mike Loescher
Dave VanValkenburg - I
Dan Swain - I
Bobby Hudson - I
Ted Renshaw - I
Jim Smoker
Bill Carey - I
Ron Martin
Bill Brainard
Jim Reid - I
Roy Amedick
Tom Leeson
Gary Reichert - I
Neil Truesdell
Fred White
Pete Hayes - I
Norm Schmidlin - I
Fred Butz - I
Frank Batista - I
Joey Stearns
Rich Wallace
Dave Wiesner
Jerry Wiesner
George Gress
Rich Hollferder
Mike McDermott
Bob Owens (McKenna)
Fred Rounds
Fred Schauer
Ron McDonald - I
Ron McDonald, Jr. - I
George Johnson
Ron Hirtrieter
Danny Willmes
Jim Jones
Dean Wright
John Pennell
Dick Ferraro
Dale Scroger
Stroker McGurk
Ron Wylie
Phil Edwards - I
Jim Howard - I
Bill Bitterman
Dan Bess
Fred Coe
Loren Tiffany
Bob Straus
Mike Straus
Rich Warden
Dave Hawk
Bob Whalen
Tom Rembold
Mary Rembold
Norm Hanel
Butch Fleetwood
Ken Shelley, Jr.
Al Shaw
Bruce Shaw
Dick Sharpe
Don Schmigel
Mike Ryan
Steven Popovich
Steve Schwartz - I
Roger McCabe
Dick McCrossan
Oren Becker
Don Georger
Scott Whitley

CURRENT DRIVERS:
Art Clark
Dick Kluth
Paul Faleski

OTHER NOTABLES (including employees):
Ed & Shirley Serwacki - Lancaster owners and promoters until 1971 - I
Don & Marilyn Toal - longtime track officials with Marilyn still doing the Race of Champions Modified lap sponsorship fund
Kenny Hangauer, Jr. - former announcer
John Bisci, Jr. - former announcer and man behind the "Lancaster Heroes" book
Jim Vollertsen - former owner and promoter in 1972 and then from 1976 through 1984 - I
Bob Slack - former Cayuga Speedway owner
Matt Serwacki - former Lancaster official during the era when his brother Ed Serwacki promoted the track
Louie Ensworth - Southern Tier photographer from the 1940s until the present
Howie Markel - race director
John Clement - engine builder, race director - I
Butch Ball - race director including Cayuga
Phil Czarnecki - photographer
Grant Young - photographer
Robyn Smoker - former Miss Lancaster
Don Hubbard - former "Gater Racing News" WNY columnist of "Hubbard's Cupboard"
Linda Vaughn - Ms. Hurst Shifter - gave short greeting before the night's racing started
Art James -
Don Coons -
John Brodie -
David Rampino - safety crew
Don Sawyers - safety crew
Bruce Roll -
Don Turner - 1/2 of the Turner Brothers Modified team car owners including drivers Dutch Hoag, Lee Osborne, Gary Reichert and Mike Miller
Don Adler - Ted Renshaw's car owner
Jack Bentley - car owner for Ken Meahl, Leo Lewandowski and Dave VanValkenburg
Frank Mirabelli - Civic Stadium car owner

Source: Mark Southcott/NYRaceZone.com PR
Posted: June 29, 2006; updated: June 6, 2007