Show Me Vintage Racing
OUR STORY
In 2001 Jim Cox decided to start a Vintage Racing Club in the Kansas City area. He recruited some racers to bring back some nostalgic racing. Jim and a few friends, built some cars from a simple set of rules, got some tracks to let us race and bring back some racing memories of days gone by.
SMVR MISSION STATEMENT (Racing on a dirt track near you!)
The mission of this club is to bring back some Nostalgia to racing and cars that are identifiable and to show people what their dads and grandfathers used to race. It also gives some seasoned drivers a chance to get behind the wheel again. Guess you could call it the last Hurrah Club.
SMVR is a group of racers committed to keeping the memory of past racing and race cars from the Vintage years (1920’s through 1960’s and some 1970’s) alive! Our Rules are designed to provide affordable and competitive entertainment!
SPECIAL EVENTS
We will be racing at Lucas Oil Speedway, August 17th, 2019 for Fan Appreciation Night.
Over the July 4th weekend we will be at
Ozark Speedway .
Find us at The World of Wheels in Kansas City
And the Snake Day Parade in North K.C..
OUR DRIVERS
President: Mickey Fleehart
Car #. 7
Odessa, MO
Replica - 1941 Ford Coupe
355 Engine
Started Racing: 1969 (Street)
About Mickey: Mickey was born in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1951. He drag raced in the early 1970's and got on an oval track pit crew in 1974-78. Mickey raced at Rockford Speedway from 1979-85 with Late Models and 4 Cylinder Cars. He helped form SMVR club with Jim Cox in 2000. Aside from the car above, Mickey also races his B Modified since 2007. He likes racing vintage cars the best. "The racing's great and the friendships are even better!"
Vice-President, Jeremy Turner
Started racing at I-35 Speedway in 2010 with the front wheel drive Hornets, then Street Stocks and IMCA Hobby Stocks. In 2016 he joined SMVR.
Jeremy owns Turner Automotive in St. Joseph, MO. www.Turnerautomotive.org
Tec Man: Louie Clevenger
Car # 6 Driver; Damon Clevenger
Parkville, MO
1956 Ford Fairlane
355 Engine
Started Racing: 12 years old - Go Karts
About Damon: In 1995 raced Pony Stocks at Lakeside and I-70. Won Track Champion at I-70 in 2001 and raced Super Trucks until I-70 closed in 2008..
Tec Assistant : Dan Schmidt
Car # 08
Treasurer: Mike McDowell
Car #24
Linwood, KS
1955 Chevy Belair
355 Engine
Started Racing: 2007
About Mike: Mike started helping his buddy, Ron Lutes, with Vintage Cars in 2004. Then he got the bug and bought this car from Ron Newberry, a member of the club at that time. Totaled it first year out and spent two years rebuilding it, with his good friend, Kenny Price. Thanks Kenny, couldn't have done it without you. Now he's just out having fun and
Shirley Nelson . Car # 4J
Steve Hughes
Car # 1
Elmer Gerloff
Car # 34 1957 Chevy.
Ray Hughes
Car # 55
Dave Baldwin
Car # Z28 1968 Mustang
Allen Guthrie
Car #21
Raymore, MO
1963 Ford Fairlane
Started Racing: In at Godfrey, ILL. when he wae 22 years old and Pure Stocks in 1968.
He has races in 8 different states and over 100 different racetracks. He raced 1 year on asphalt at I-70. He has raced Pure Stock, Street Stock, Super Stock, Late Models, Super Modifieds, 4 cycl. front wheel drive and Vintage Cars!
He has won 3 championships and 1 Corn Huskers Vintage. He has over 50 years of racing!
Leroy Holler
Car #29
Owner of Holler's Hot Rods & Race Cars
About Leroy: Been racing 15 years, 4 Vintage Cars. He has raced USAC, Midgets, MLRA Latemodels, Outlaw Sprints, and Stock cars. He has won 280 plus features. He is in the KC Race Car Hall of Fame and a member of CARB Hall of Fame
Steve Rock
Car # 31.
Mickey Fleehart (Owner)
1964 Chevy Car # 1
Kenny Price
Car # 11
Desoto, KS
Restored - 1954 Studebaker Coupe
350 Engine
1933 Ford Coupe; Owned by Mickey Fleehart
Car # 711
1968 Chevy . Owned by Mickey Fleehart
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