Contributed by Doug Rothenbach.
Note: While searching through area newspaper records, advertisements,
etc., were found for some scheduled dates, but no results were yet found.
Those dates are marked with a yellow asterisk (*).
Unfortunately, only partial results were also usually listed. If you can
fill in any of these blank dates or missing info, please contact
TVR.
1953 - Class A Stock
September
27 - (1st BGS race) - Bob Toomey, Phil Mummert, Dick Miller, Malcom Wendt.
Midget Feature (20-lap) - Tommy Merrikan
October
4 - *
11 - Dick Miller, Bob Toomey, Bud Rohrbaugh, Buzz Wilson.
18 - John Cranbitt, Buzz Wilson, Dave Leppo, Mike Wilhelm, Don Rohrbaugh.
25 - Tom Rohrbaugh, Bud Rohrbaugh, Garnie Frylogle, Chip Chapman.
November
1 - *
8 - Snow
15 - Greenwalt Trophy Race (30 laps) - Buzz Wilson, Woody Stough, Stan
Smith, Mike Wilhelm.
22 - Buzz Wilson, Scott Smith, Bud Rohrbaugh, Mike Wilhelm.
26 - Thanksgiving Day Championship (25 laps) - Buzz Wilson.
1953 Bowling Green Speedway Champion - Jack Lauterback
1954 - Class A Sportsman
April
4 - Dick Miller, Jimmy Smith, Bud Folkenroth, Mike Wilhelm
11 - Fred Reives, Woody Stough, Bud Rohrbaugh, Johnny Mackison
18 - Easter
25 - Dick Miller, Don Burg, Johnny Mackison, Ray Eisenhour. Winner John
Lauterback was DQ'd.
May
2 - Gene Goodling, Johnny Mackison, Bud Folkenroth, Melvin Kresin
9 - Gene Goodling
16 - Mel Kreiser. Winner Don Burg was DQ'd
23 - Johnny Mackison, Bobby Abel, John Lauterback, Jimmy Findlay
30 - Scott Smith, Johnny Mackison, Mike Wilhelm, Dick Miller
31 - Titus Mummert, Johnny Mackison, Scott Smith, Dave Leppo
June
6 - Johnny Mackison, Mike Wilhelm, Ed Ningard, Dick Miller. Final
Sunday afternoon race.
12 (Sat) - Gene Goodling, Titus Mummert, Bud Rohrbaugh, Dick Miller
19 - Marlett Naill, Johnny Mackison, Gene Goodling, Bud Rohrbaugh
23 (Wed) - Gene Goodling, Johnny Mackison, Scott Smith, Bud Folkenroth
26 (Sat) - Gene Goodling, Dave Leppo, Ed Ningard, Scott Smith
30 (Wed) - Gene Goodling, Johnny Mackison, Bud Folkenroth
July
3 - Marlett Naill, Charles Culp, Johnny Mackison, George Kessler
5 (Mon) - Johnny Mackison, Marlett Naill, Bud Folkenroth, Don Burg.
Independence Day Spectacular (30 laps)
10 - Johnny Mackison, Scott Smith, Ed Ningard, Titus Mummert
14 (Wed) - Johnny Mackison, Mike Wilhelm, Ed Ningard, Marle5tt Naill.
Final Wednesday night show.
17 - Gene Goodling, Scott Smith, Marlett Naill, Bud Folkenroth
24 - Johnny Mackison, Scott Smith, Chris Miller, Bobby Hersh
31 - Scott Smith, Dick Miller, Bud Folkenroth, Chris Miller
August
7 - Johnny Mackison, Marlett Naill, Bud Folkenroth, Garland Chapman
14 - Marlett Naill, Scott Smith, Tom Gillespie, Johnny Mackison. 10 lap
match race for top 10 in points won by Marlett Naill
21 - Rain out
22 (Sun) - Bud Folkenroth, Bill Jerew, Mike Wilhelm, Jimmy Findley
28 - Bud Folkenroth, Johnny Mackison, Tom Gillespie, Marlett. Watermelon
race won by Bud Rohrbaugh.
September
4 - Marlett Naill
5 - Jerry Banks
6 - Bud Folkenroth. Free State Racing Association 25 lap Modified
Invitational won by Glenn Guthrie
11 - Bud Folkenroth
18 - Rain out
19 (Sun) - Johnny Mackison, Diz Dean, Woody Stough, Marlett Naill
25 - Gene Goodling
October
2 - Ed Ningard, Buzz Wilson, Bud Folkenroth, Woody Stough
9 - Johnny Mackison, Mike Wilhelm, Ed Ningard, Marlett Naill
17 - Scott Smith, Johnny Mackison, Mike Wilhelm, Dick Miller
24 - Bob Wolfe, Johnny Mackison, Scott Smith, Marlett Naill
31 - Bob Wolfe, Scott Smith, Chris Miller, Johnny Mackison
November
7 - Final Points race - Bob Wolfe, Scott Smith, Mike Wilhelm, Woody
Stough. Top 10 Scramble race - (inverted start) - Johnny Mackison, Scott
Smith
14 - Bobby Wolfe, Johnny Mackison, Charlie Culp, Bud Rohrbaugh. Rules
change - Starting with this race, overhead cams or racing cams now legal.
21 - Postponed till 28th
28 - Scott Smith, Jerry Banks, Bud Rohrbaugh, Mike Wilhelm
1954 Point Standings
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Points | Pos | Driver | Wins | Points |
| 1 | Johnny Mackison | 9 | 2626 | 12 | Dave Leppo | 0 | 540 |
| 2 | Scott Smith | 4 | 2258 | 13 | Chris Miller | ||
| 3 | *Gene Goodling | 7 | 2016 | 14 | Don Burg | ||
| 4 | Marlett Naill | 4 | 1584 | 15 | Bobby Hersh | ||
| 5 | Titus Mummert | 0 | 1486 | 16 | Charlie Culp | ||
| 6 | *Bud Folkenroth | 4 | 1464 | 17 | George Kessler | ||
| 7 | Bud Rohrbaugh | 0 | 1441 | 18 | Bob Wolf | 4 | |
| 8 | Mike Wilhelm | 0 | 1022 | 19 | Bill Smith | ||
| 9 | Dick Miller | 2 | 1015 | 21 | Tom Gillespie | ||
| 10 | Woody Stough | 0 | 734 | 21 | Carroll Blizzard | ||
| 11 | Ed Ningard | 0 | 582 | 22 | Leroy Shive |
* For a yet
unknown reason, both Gene Goodling and Bud Folkenroth stopped running at
BGS after September 25 and were not listed in the final points standings.
They are shown above where they would have been ranked with their points
accumulated as of Sept. 25.
1954 - Class A
Sportsman/Modified - (any size camshaft)
January
1 - New Year's Day Spectacular (known as the "Gas Bowl")
25 laps - Jerry Banks, Bernie Adams, Buzz Wilson, Jim Findley.
March
20 - Season Opener - Johnny Mackison, Jerry Banks, Bud Rohrbaugh, Scott
Smith
27 - Snowed out
April
3 - Johnny Mackison, Bud Rohrbaugh, Scott Smith, Jerry Banks
10 - Johnny Mackison, Jerry Banks, Bobby Wolfe, Mike Wilhelm
17 - Bobby Wolfe, Bud Rohrbaugh, Scott Smith, Gene Goodling
24 - Dick Kinard, Johnny Mackison, Gene Goodling, Jerry Banks
30 - Johnny Mackison, Scott Smith, Bud Folkenroth, Tom Gillespie
May
7 - George Kessler, Tom Gillespie, Charlie Culp, Gene Goodling. Due
to some dispute, Mackison, Smith, Banks and Kinard refuse to race.
14 - Jim Gillespie, Austin Riddle, Charlie Culp, Gene Goodling. Mackison,
Smith, Banks and Kinard refuse to pay fines for previous week's dispute
and are banned from BGS.
21 - Mike Wilhelm, Fred Hurley, Marlett Naill, Charlie Culp.
24 - Mid Week Special (25 laps) rained out
28 - Memorial Day Spectacular (25 laps) - Mike Wilhelm, Marlett Naill,
Charlie Boone, Charlie Culp
29 - Memorial Day Spectacular (25 laps) - Rain out - made up 6/4 w/regular
show
30 - Memorial Day Spectacular (25 laps) - George Kessler, Diz Dean, Bud
Rohrbaugh, Dave Leppo
June
4 - Make up race from 5/29 - Tom Gillespie, Marlett Naill, Gene
Goodling, Charlie Culp. Regular Feature - Marlin Gross, Tom Gillespie,
Gene Goodling, Bud Rohrbaugh
11 - Championship Trophy Race (50 laps) - Rain out
12 - Championship Trophy Race (50 laps) - Rain out
18 - Championship Trophy Race (reduced to 25 laps) - Bernie Adams, Charlie
Boone, Marlin Gross, Bud Rohrbaugh. Regular Feature - Marlett Naill,
Marlin Gross, Charlie Culp, Mike Wilhelm.
25 - Rain out
26 - Marlett Naill, Dave Leppo, Jim Gillespie, Charlie Culp
July
2 - Buzz Wilson, Diz Dean, Marlett Naill, Mike Wilhelm
4 - Independence Day Spectacular (25 laps) - Diz Dean, Charlie Culp,
Mike Wilhelm, Marlett Naill
9 - Dave Leppo, Mike Wilhelm, Buzz Wilson, Troy Funck
16 - Troy Funck, Dave Leppo, Bud Rohrbaugh, Dick Kinard
23 - Troy Funck, Frankie Thompson, Marlett Naill
30 - Bobby Wolfe, Troy Funck, George Kessler, John Nuzum
August
6 - Troy Funck, Rod Simmons, Mike Wilhelm, Charlie Culp. Rules
change - Strictly Stock w/modified rears now allowed to compete.
13 - Track damaged during Hurricane Connie
20 - No Racing - facility still under repair.
27 - Gene Goodling, Johnny Nuzum, Mike Wilhelm, George Kessler
September
3 - Mike Wilhelm, Fred Hurley, Marlett Naill, Charlie Culp
5 - Labor Day Special - *
10 - Frankie Thompson, Dave Leppo, Gene Goodling, Mike Wilhelm
17 - Dave Leppo, Buzz Wilson, Gene Goodling, Mike Wilhelm
24 - Rain out
25 - Frankie Thompson, George Kessler, Mike Wilhelm, Bobby Hersh, Bud
Rohrbaugh All remaining races to be run on Sundays.
October
2 - Buzzy Richardson (first start at BGS), Charlie Culp, Diz Dean,
Mike Wilhelm
9 - Marlett Naill, Frankie Thompson, Diz Dean, Mike Wilhelm
16 - *
23 - Rain out
30 - Halloween "Trick or Treat" Spectacular (25 laps) -
Rain out
November
6 - Buzz Wilson, Gene Goodling, Mike Wilhelm, Bud Folkenroth
13 - Dave Leppo, Charlie Culp, Mike Wilhelm, Troy Funck
1955 Bowling Green
Speedway Points Champion - Mike Wilhelm
1953 - Northern
Virginia Stock Car Club Sanction
The NVSCC took over the racing at
BGS for the first part of the season.
May
26 - NVSCC - Rain out
June
2 - NVSCC -Rain out
9 - NVSCC - *
16 - NVSCC - Mike Wilhelm, Cuz Hanbury, Mac Hanbury, Frankie Thompson,
Johnny Poor
23 - NVSCC - *
30 - BGS now under new management. Johnny Mackison, Bud Folkenroth, Jim
Funk.
July
4 - July 4th Holiday Spectacular - rain out
7 - Marlett Naill, Gene Goodling, Bud Folkenroth. Johnny Mackison
injured after highway crash on July 4th and sidelined for 3 weeks.
14 - *
21 - Dave Leppo, Johnny Mackison, Bobby Abel
28 - Johnny Mackison, Marlett Naill, Bobby Abel
August
4 - *
11 - Make up feature from 8/4 - Johnny Mackison, Bill Smith, Gene
Goodling. Regular Feature - Johnny Mackison, Dave Leppo, Bobby Abel.
18 - Buzz Wilson, George Kessler, Bobby Abel.
25 - Johnny Mackison, Dave Leppo, Bobby Abel
September
1 - *
8 - Johnny Mackison, Bill Smith, Frankie Thompson
15 - Rain out
22 - Bill Smith, Bobby Abel, Bill Ross
29 - *
October
7 - *
14 - *
Research on 1957 results is still in progress
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