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Vendors
Drag Strips
Meeting Places
ATR Motorsports   Byron Dragway   Villa Park Masonic Lodge
    Cordova Dragway   Brookfield VFW
Caspers   Great Lakes Dragway   Corner Clubhouse
Jax Seat Covers   Osceola Dragway  
Jimmy's   U.S. 41 Dragway   Hubcaps Diner
Midas   Wisconsin Intl Raceway   Mr. Beef & Pizza
Precision T&E        
Riggs Brothers        
         
     
Other Handy Places
Buick Dealers
Bridgeview Soccer & Golf Dome   Bauer Buick of South Holland
DuPage County Fairgrounds   Knauz Buick
Brookfield Circle (Car Show)   Loren Buick & Pontiac
Boone County Fairgrounds   Marquardt Buick
Lyons Township High School    
J.C. Whitney    
Plymouth Place Senior Living    

ATR Motorsports
550 N. Chicago St.
Joliet, IL 60432
Al Thomson at 815-726-7866

Direction

From East
• Take I-80 to Joliet
• Bear right on ramp at sign reading Exit 132 US-52 / IL-53 Chicago St.
• Turn north on S. Chicago St., IL-53
• Jump down to the common directions below


From Northeast or West (If from West start at step 2)
• Take I-55 south to I-80 east.
• Off I-80 take Exit 132B (north exit) US-52 / IL-53 Chicago St.

Common Directions
• Continue north on Route 53
• At the stop Sign at the "T" make a right. Follow this east arount the curve and continue north.
• Continue through 7 stop lights after the "T"
• After the 7th stop light the very next street should be IRVING
• Turn left on Irving.
• Al's shop is on the right hand side of the street. (old Goodyear building)


Missed Turn Alternative
• If you miss the turn on Irving and you go under then underpass.
• Make a left at end of street and then in about a block another left on to Chicago.
• You will then see the shop about a block down on left hand side of street.

 


Bauer Buick of South Holland
555 East 162nd Street
South Holland, IL 60473
708-331-4800

Directions:


Mr. Beef & Pizza
1796 S. Elmhurst Rd
Mt Prospect
847-228-1210

.Directions from I-90 heading northwest:
• Take the Elmhurst Rd (Rte 83) exit north
• Note: No exit on southeast bound lanes
• Take Elmhurst Rd north past Algonquin Rd.
• Restaurant is on the west side of the street.
• Crossing Dempster is too far north

Directions from I-90 heading northwest:
• Take the Arlington Heights Rd exit north
• Turn right (southeast) on Algonquin Rd.
• Turn left (west) on Dempster.
• Turn left (south) on Elmhurst
• Restaurant is on the west side of the street.

Directions from I-294 heading north
• Take Dempster exit west
• Follow Dempster west to Elmhurst Rd.
• Turn left (South) on Elmhurst
• Restaurant is in the west side of the street
• Crossing Algonquin Rd. is too far sorth.

Directions from I-294 heading south
• Take Golf Rd (Rte 58) exit west
• Follow Golf Rd through slight changes in direction.
• Turn left (south) on Elmhurst Rd (Rte 83)
• Follow past Dempster
• Restaurant is in the west side of the street


BOONE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

Directions

 


Bridgeview Soccer & Golf Dome
8900 S 77th Ave
Bridgeview, IL 60455-2250
(708)599-7733

Directions from I-294 Tri-State between Cicero Avenue and I-55
1. Exit mile marker 17.5 – 95th Street
2. West on 95th Street to Roberts Road (third traffic light)
3. North (right) on Roberts Road to 87th Street (second traffic light)
4. East (right) on 87th Street to 78th Avenue (first traffic light)
5. South (right) on 78th Avenue to 87th Place (about a block)
6. East (left) on 87th Place to 77th Avenue (about a block)
7. South (right) on 77th Avenue to the 8900 South 77th Avenue
Note: Numbered streets are East – West and numbered Avenues are North - South


Brookfield Car Show
9200 Block of Braodway
Brookfield, IL
Frank Slabanek at 708-485-2389

Directions:

or


Byron Dragway
Rock River Road
Byron, IL
Ron Leek at track (815) 234-8405 during the week at (815) 398-1060
co-track operator BJ Vangness
Contact the Byron Dragway Staff: bbd23@aol.com
http://www.byrondragway.com/
Directions:

Via Interstate 88:

Via Interstate 90:

Casper's Electronics, Inc
1333 Wilhelm Road
Mundelein, IL 60060
847-247-0484
John Spina
www.wwa.com/~caspers/

Directions

Cordova Dragway Park
19425 Route 84 N
Cordova, IL 61242
(309) 654-2110
info@cordovadrag.com
Track Operator - Scott Gardner - Track: 309-654-2110 Office: 309-654-2110

Directions from Chicago:

or

Google Map of area


 

Corner Clubhouse Bar and Grill
1999 75th Street
Woodridge, IL

Directions
Woodridge, IL is a Western Suburb of Chicago

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 West Manchester Road
Wheaton, IL

Directions from I-88


Great Lakes Dragaway
County Road KR
Union Grove, WI 53182
gld@execpc.com
Ray Drew @ Track: 262-878-3783 FAX: 262-878-4462
http://www.greatlakesdragaway.com/main.htm

Directions:

From South


Hubcaps Diner
4663 North Ruby Street
Schiller Park, IL 60176-1305
847-928-2277

Directions from I 294

Directions from Eisenhower Expressway


Jax Seat Cover Company
4147 S. 6th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53221-1705
Paul Bostron at 414-744-1907

Directions


 

Jimmy’s Transmissions
888 B. Tower Road
Mundelein, IL 60060
847-949-7507

Directions


Knauz Motors
775 Rockland Road (Route 176)
Lake Bluff, IL
847-604-5000

Directions (Knauz Autopark is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Hwy 176 and Hwy 41)


Loren Buick & Pontiac
1620 Waukegan RD;
GLENVIEW, IL
Phone (847) 724-8900
http://www.lorenautogroup.com/

Directions
  • Take Edens to East Lake Ave
  • West to Hwy 43 (Waukegan Rd)
  • 43 North to Loren Buick
  • Take I-294 to Willow Road
  • East to Hwy 43 (Waukegan Rd)
  • 43 South to Loren Buick

Lyons Township High School
South Campus
4900 Willow Springs Road
Western Springs, Illinois

Directions:


Marquardt Buick;
1421 South Barrington Rd
Barrington, IL.

Directions:


Midas Auto Systems Experts
11108 Southwest Highway
Palos Hills, IL 60465
Bob Bratcher @ 708-974-4400

Directions from I 294

Directions from LaGrange Road


Osceola Dragway
56328 Ash Road
Osceola, IN 46561
Track: 574-674-8400
http://www.osceoladragway.com/
Map of area

* Take I-80, I-90 and I-94 East into Indiana
* Once Past the I-65 cloverleaf, exit at I-80 and I-90 "Indiana Toll Road"
* Take the Indiana Toll Road to Exit 83 - Capital Ave/IN-331 for Mishawaka
* Turn left (South) on Capital Ave/IN-331 S and go about 7 tenths mile to Cleveland Rd
* Turn left (East) onto Cleveland Rd and go 4.1 miles to Ash Road
* Turn right (South) at Ash Rd/W County Line Rd
* Immediately after crossing the bridge over the St. Joseph River turn left on County Road 16
* Entrance to the track is about 100 ft. on the north side of County Rd 16

 


Plymouth Place
315 North LaGrange Rd
LaGrange Park, IL

How to Find Plymouth Place

From I-294 (Tri-State) Just south of I-294 and I-88
· Exit East on Ogden Avenue.
· Continue East to LaGrange Road (Route 45).
· Travel North on LaGrange Road 1-1/2 blocks to Plymouth Place

From I-290 (Eisenhower):

· Exit South on Mannheim Road (La Grange Road or Route 45).

· Proceed South to Plymouth Place, one mile South of 31st Street.

From I-55 (Stevenson):
· Exit LaGrange Road North.
· Continue past Ogden Avenue (Route 34).
· Plymouth Place is 1-1/2 blocks North of Ogden


Precision Turbo & Engine
P.O. Box 425 / 616 A Main Street
Hebron, IN 46431
219-996-7832

Directions;

 

 

 


Riggs Brothers Tops & Interior
2407 Warrenville Road
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 852-1717

Directions:

From the west or off I 355

From the east

Note: If you see Ogden Ave. you have missed Warrenville Road. Turn right and go to Cross Street

 

U.S. 41 Dragway
U.S. Hwy. 41 & 50 N
Morocco, Indiana
Track telephone number 219-285-2200 Office #708-258-3302
http://www.us41dragway.com/

Directions from the North

See also http://www.us41dragway.com/directions.php


Villa Park Masonic Lodge
26 W. Central
Villa Park, Illinois

Lodge is across the street from a former train station of the Aurora and Elgin train line which is now a part of the Illinois Prairie Path. Central is about a mile or more south of the Chicago and Northwestern station in Villa Park.

Directions:


VFW Post 2868 Inc.
8844 W. Ogden Avenue
Brookfield, IL 60513
708-485-9670

Directions from I-294

Directions from I-290


 

Wilton Industries
2440 75th Street
Woodridge, IL
Home of 4th of July Car Show

Directions (Woodridge is a Western Suburb of Chicagoland):


JC Whitney Company
761 Progress Way
LaSalle, IL 61301
800-529-4486
Directions
• Interstate 80 west to Route 178 - exit number 81
• South on Route 178 to Route 6
• West on Route 6 to Murphy Lane’
• North on Murphy Lane

 


Wisconsin International Raceway
W 1460 County Rd KK
Kaukauna, WI 54130
Roger Van Daalwyk - Track: 920-766-5577 Office: 920-766-5575 FAX: 920-766-5738
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Elevation 750'

Take Rte 41 north to Rte 55 north of Kaukauua

Follow Rte 55 South with many turns to Darby Street (aka Man-Cal Rd or East Calumet in Appleton)

The racetrack is located 1/2 east of Highway 55 on County Trunk KK in Kaukauna, WI


 

Glen & Shirley Dempsey
720 McMillen Street
Fort Atkinson WI 53538
800-346-5551 or 800-346-4266

Directions: