CHICAGO AREA DRIVERS 1972-1985 ???

[MWG]

Just back from the Christmas Parade, too cold and windy for this old man. Looked at a few old programs from Chicago racetracks, covering the early-70's thru mid-80's, and thought you old-timers who have followed Chicago racing for years might be familiar with the drivers colony during that period. Only problem is that it's too easy just to list them, no challenge in that, so I've given you their initials, you give me their name. Now, some drivers have the same initials. The list contains no duplicates thus it may require two or more different answers to the same initials. How many drivers in the Chicago area, for that period, can you recall ?

   1)   D.B.
   2)   R.M.
   3)   R.M. Jr.
   4)   C.P.
   5)   S.C.
   6)   W.P.
   7)   J.C.
   8)   G.M.
   9)   D.M.
 10)   D.M.
 11)   D.K.
 12)   G.L.
 13)   H.P.
 14)   J.D.
 15)   L.S.
 16)   B.N.
 17)   P.M.
 18)   J.D.
 19)   N.W.
 20)   D.B.
 21)   S.B.
 22)   K.H.
 23)   D.S.
 24)   D.S. Jr.
 25)   C.Mc.
 26)   J.G.
 27)   A.T.
 28)   A.G.S.
 29)   G.K.
 30)   J.W.
 31)   H.G.
 32)   R.F.
 33)   D.P.
 34)   G.R.
 35)   A.P.
 36)   R.W.
 37)   D.P.
 38)   W.M.
 39)   L.L.
 40)   C.W.
 41)   H.K.
 42)   E.C.
 43)   D.B.
 44)   R.K.
 45)   I.S.
 46)   B.R.
 47)   F.V.
 48)   J.M.
 49)   J.N.
 50)   E.J.
 51)   N.C.
 52)   M.C.
 53)   D.H.
 54)   R.F.
 55)   Y.D.
 56)   D.I.
 57)   H.B.
 58)   A.R.
 59)   T.R.
 60)   J.H.
 61)   G.H.
 62)   J.E.
 63)   G.P.
 64)   B.F.
 65)   O.F.

These drivers range from Hall of Famers to the most difficult. Good luck to all who care to participate.

[Gb]

Ok I am going to take a stab at a few. Probably not right but what the hell

#1. Darryl Busse
#2. Ron Marsh
#4. Carl Porcelli
#6. Walter Paisley
#7 Jim Curran
#9 Dave Magee
#10 Dean Magee
#12. Gene Longo
#14. Jim Dennis
#18 Jim Dolbee
#21 Stanley banks
#33 Dwayne Pletcher
#38 Wayne Moore
#64 Bea Farber

That is all I have for now

[Tsunami]

#54 Robert Farrington

pezz ,

isn't # 12 Gerry Longo ?

[Humpy]

#20 Daryl Busse
#21 Stanley Banks
#57 Harry Burright

[Tsunami]

Hey MWG

Where is Tom Stamper #66 

[Gb]

Your probably right tsunami!!

[Humpy]

#36 Robert Wagner

[Humpy]

#31 Harold Guerra

[MWG]

#36 Robert Wagner

Sorry Humpy, looking for a different name. Btw, wasn't Robert Wagner a tv star as well ?

[big wally]

22 Kin Hanknis
41 Herb Kroninger
28 A Geroge Shaw
29 Glen Kidwell
55 Yvon Demers
 
35 Audrey Petty
13 Harry Poort

[Fiddler]

11 has to be Dan Knox; where's his cousin S. T.   Stan Tocco

[MWG]

#31 Harold Guerra

Humpy - you got a toughie right there.

[Tsunami]

#40 Conell Willis (sp)

One of the best around ...................still

Hey MWG  #67 Doug Hamilton ?
Can I add some?

[MWG]

11 has to be Dan Knox; where's his cousin S. T.   Stan Tocco

Fiddler - Dan Knox is correct. Thanks for playing.

[Gb]

Fiddler - Dan Knox is correct. Thanks for playing.

I should of known that one ugh

[MWG]

22 Kin Hanknis
41 Herb Kroninger
28 A Geroge Shaw
29 Glen Kidwell
55 Yvon Demers
 
35 Audrey Petty
13 Harry Poort

Wally - Thanks for playing. All are correct except # 29, looking for a different name though Kidwell might have driven in that era.

[MWG]

I should of known that one ugh

Pezz - Congrats on all your correct answers. Looking for a different name for #12 though Longo probably drove in Chicago then. Also, I have Ron Marsh as # 3, so still need # 2. Thanks for playing.

[MWG]

#40 Conell Willis (sp)

One of the best around ...................still

Hey MWG  #67 Doug Hamilton ?
Can I add some?

Connel Willis is correct. As to # 67, there are three possible answers, Hiteman, Hamilton &

[MWG]

UPDATE :

The following numbers have been solved :

1 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 13 / 14 / 18 / 21 / 22 / 28 /


31 / 33 / 35 / 38 / 40 / 41 / 54 / 55 / 57 / 64

FYI - # 2 is not Ron Marsh
      # 12 is not Gerald Longo
      # 21 & # 43 is not Daryl Busse
      # 29 is not Glen Kidwell
      # 53 is not Doug Hamilton or Dale Hiteman

Hope that helps.

Still got a couple of Hall of Famers left and a few still active plus the toughies.
     

[big wally]

56 Del Insko
61 Gerald  Hansen
32 RandaLL fINN

[Goodfella]

30 Jesse Willis
36 Robert Wiiliams
  1 Don Brooks
20 Dwight Banks

[MWG]

56 Del Insko
61 Gerald  Hansen
32 RandaLL fINN

Wally - all three are correct, keep up the good work.

[Goodfella]

62 John Eddy

[MWG]

30 Jesse Willis
36 Robert Wiiliams
  1 Don Brooks
20 Dwight Banks

Goodfella - Thanks for playing. Jessie Willis is correct. Don Brooks is # 20 so you have that, Daryl Busse is # 1. Still looking for # 36 and # 43 (the latter has same initials as Busse & Brooks).

[MWG]

62 John Eddy

Goodfella - Eddy is correct, keep going you're hitting some toughies.