Cornhusker Raceway Park
 

Some pics from back in the day at Cornhusker Raceway Park in Omaha Nebraska. Many big names raced at this short lived track. Anybody have any more pics or stories?

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Do you have any shots of a white 63 Plymouth aluminum car that had light blue stripes. It was Weldon and Steve Christian’s car, sponsored by Cox Motor Company.

I think it won a divisional race in Omaha about 1966 or 67.

Thanks,
Bill

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Do you know if this was a local fellow or not...this was the ex-John Hagen car...does anyone know where this car is today!

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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ohn-Hagen_.jpg

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No pictures of the 1963 Plymouth. Cornhusker opened in fall 1969. Some Cornhusker Drag Record Holders. Still trying to figure out the green Cuda.

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Few more pics

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This car sounds familiar, let me do some digging...I'm not sure which track this is though.

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A few more old pics from Cornhusker drag ways...track only lasted 4 or 5 years.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...9&d=1314462436
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...chlotmanRO.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...nhorse1971.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...ks/55nopel.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...ks/58wagon.jpg
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-wright1a.jpg
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...wackywagon.jpg

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Where was the track located? I went to school in Omaha in the 80s but didn't realize there was ever a track there.

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It was along Hwy.50, just North of Sapp Bros. truck stop about a half mile at Giles Rd. By the 80s it had been replaced by Watkins concrete block plant. I'm still a little bitter that I was born too late to enjoy this place!
Looking through those records, I see some familiar names...Bichlmeier, Wayne Lewis, Eddie Rezac, Vern Moats, etc.

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Some more pics courtesy of Kim Schlegelmilch. Kim's Dad raced a 57 chevy at Cornhusker.

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John Hagen
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Nice cars...nice times! Looks like the place might have closed...late '70's?...based on the equipment on the cars....Why did it close...noise?

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Yep that is it, taken at Tulsa.

Thanks,
Bill

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[QUOTE=jeffsracing;302975]No pictures of the 1963 Plymouth. Cornhusker opened in fall 1969. Some Cornhusker Drag Record Holders. Still trying to figure out the green Cuda.

Thanks, I guess there was track before this one that had NHRA Division 5 races.
Bill

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Cornhusker Raceway Park closed due to racer boycott asking for better payouts

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Here is a video of the Corvette my dad drove.
He also has about 20 or 30 mins of racing on super 8 with a couple of the Griffiths when they were young and skinny. ;).
Might even have a few minutes from the weekend everyone loaded up to protest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_OLyV239FU

Part of the tower and starter's box are restored and in a car collection.

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Here are a few faces that raced at Cornhusker:
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Hagens Cuda was bought by a guy named Lenny Lowe out of Chippewa Falls Wisc from what I understand.

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I think he's since sold the car and his kid was thinking of building a clone someday...here's an old shot of it in the pits somewhere.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3316/3...ab9_z.jpg?zz=1

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Couple more pics tonight including Wes Jerde's Challenger.

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Here's another old shot from Cornhusker...who's Chevy wagon was this or the '67 RO Plymouth in the background.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...g?t=1238935228

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Wagon is Rick Haas

Man, the memories....I still get sad as I drive by and see the industrial park sitting on the track; you can still make out the staging lanes (barely)

First place I saw a tubbed Vega, also the Reher & Cross Maverick, Vern Moats Cheetah. Hagen had "pit crew" in green hot pants hanging around cars....just beautiful

Kinda forgot the dirt pits....getting spoiled

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Here's another shot from Cornhusker dragways of a couple Super Stock AMX's.
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Randall already mentioned the chevy II belonged to Haas from Lincoln NE, it later was sold to someone in south dakota according to a buddy of mine. Not sure on the Plymouth.

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Does anyone know who's '67 RO Hemi Plymouth this was...does the last name Schlotman ring a bell with anyone.
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...chlotmanRO.jpg

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by the paint job, it appears this Mopar became Keith Millage's "Fly Navy" car based out of Sioux Falls, SD. I'm looking for a photo as we speak...

found the photo I was looking for...

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More pics tonight courtesy of Randy Miller that he took as a teenager helping his dad Mopar Herb Miller.

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So whats the story on these two cars, the Challenger in the first pic and the Cuda in the second pic...do you know what size motors they were, small block or big block cars.

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Found this one of a '70 Superbird at Cornhusker Raceway...

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparf...1&d=1327786808

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i remember seeing the nova wagon at kearney a couple of times...

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Ricky Haas' wagon went to Larry Sivertsen in North Dakota who made it into a Big Block Bracket car that went ALMOST as fast as Ricky had with the 327.

As I mentioned on another thread, Tom Moock probably has stories about that car.

Jerry

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said wagon...

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1/4 Pounder II

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Does anyone here know who's car this was...it looks like there's some sort of name lettered on the front nose cone...anyone know if it was a 440 4bbl - 440 six barrel - or 426 hemi car.

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Jim Hale 426 auto, currently in Mo I think

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Thanks...is that the same Jim Hale from Arkansas or someone else...did you notice '68 super stock Barracuda in the background in that pic.

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Whose does it look like?? Grotheer's or possibly Vanke's,,, kind of hard to make it out, even with my cheaters on.
Danny Durham

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Hemi Moose, the plymouth you asked about I believe was Jim Schlotmans, I think he was from Sioux City, Iowa, I watched it a lot at Sioux City dragway and may still have pictures of it.

Neal

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Thanks Neal, if you can post some more pics of the '70 Superbird that would be cool or any others that you might have...maybe start a new topic if they aren't from Cornhusker Raceway in Nebraska.

Danny, the '68 Hemi Barracuda in the background pic kind of looks like Irv Beringhaus old car...

http://www.turbosracingphotos.com/OL...CK/brnhas2.jpg

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Kind of looks like it???? I think it exactly looks like it,,, I'd forgotten all about Irv's cars,, thats what I get for going off the top of my head! Nice job,,HM
Danny Durham

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The photo is kind of fuzzy but it could have easily been Don Grotheer's car as well...at least that's what it could have looked like on my screen.

Anyone else have anymore old photos from the old Cornhusker drag ways...