Vallejo Speedway Hardtops & Memories. |
Photos from Steve Sutherland |
Steve Sutherland owns and operates an automotive repair & muffler shop in San Leandro, California. He is also a lead official at Antioch Speedway, Antioch, Ca. He crewed on cars at Vallejo Speedway in the mid to late 60's until he was drafted during the war. Upon returning home he again returned to speedway where he owned and raced cars from 1971 -1976. The photos your see on this page are from that time. A big thanks to Steve for sharing his photos for all of us to see. |
Steve's wife Carol behind the wheel of their 1st hardtop back in 1971, during a Powder Puff race. |
Steve in action with Tommy Thompson on the outside & Jim Perry Sr. outside row 2 |
Steve definitly had one clean machine! |
Steve in main event action with Larry Bennett shows how hard the competition was. |
A nice close-up of the 6-dueces that sat on Steve's small block. |
At speed in a nice 4-wheel drift. Vallejo had some of the best clay around |
Getting dirty in hotlaps. |
Steve's 1st super modified had # 96 on it's wings |
Putting the # 96 through it's paces during the main. |
Steve was back to his familar # 98 on this black beauty, his 2nd super modified. He was a regular runner with the V.R.A. Vallejo Racing Association |
The car looks even better on the track... Steve went on to own supers and sprint cars driven by Stan Cargo, Mark Ploude, and others. He still helps and sponsors cars, as well as being an official at Antioch, he is a big supporter of the Wingless Spec Sprint class currently running at Antioch & Petaluma Speedways |