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Indy 500 dream for Dayton man turned out sadly

The three grandchildren of George Heller all became fans of the Indianapolis 500. And, they all know that winning it is the pinnacle for an open wheel racer; failure there can change a life forever. This is the story of one man and one race car in Dayton in 1951, ...

Wheels of the Week: Lo-Man Rods

Mac Nicewander started as a painter’s helper at a body shop when he was 19 years old.  45 years later, he’s still painting cars, and so much more. “I started painting in body shops and working for dealers, but in the evening’s I was always working on a hot rod ...

ARCA Reunion

Dayton Auto Race Fans club president Rick Monroe thought it might be a good idea to hold a reunion for the ARCA stock car series at a meeting and made the call to ARCA president Ron Drager. “I didn’t think about it all. I said, of course,” Drager said. “My ...

Wheels of the Week: Dick Lang’s 1963 Corvette

Xenia’s Dick Lang not only owned Lang’s Chevrolet, he was a very successful race car driver behind the wheel of the early Corvette. In a career that spanned 1958 though 1971, Lang raced a Corvette 59 times, won seven races and placed in the top three in 27 events. He ...

Wheels of the Week: Tesla Model S

Andrew Gilmore admits he’s been enamored with hybrid cars for a long time, and particularly intrigued by pure electric vehicles. A retired Air Force Colonel, Gilmore spent years as a navigator on B-52’s and is well versed in electronics and electricity.  “I spent some years managing programs at the Air ...

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