Author: mt500

1972 History

1972 Event Photo Gallery
Rick Carnegie leaving Spokane, WA.  June 26th 1972
Registration – Big Sky Co-op Miles City Montana June 27th 1972
KOA Campgrounds Miles City Montana June 27th 1972
Red Rock parking lot – Day one.  Wednesday,  June 28th 1972
Red Rock Cafe parking lot pre-flag out.
Ed Roberts – first car out.
Day one flag out.
Coffee stop – Baker, MT.
Flag out – Baker, MT.
Flag out – Glendive, MT.
Camping out in a Sidney family’s yard.  Rick Carnegie and Ray Benhke.
Flag out – Sidney, MT. Thursday, June 29th 1972.
Day two line up – Sidney.
Rick Carnegie flags out from Sidney.
Plentywood, MT.
Plentywood, MT.
Daniels County Museum, Scobey, MT.
Inside General Store – Pioneer Town, Scobey, MT.
Camping in City Park – Circle, MT.
Free breakfast at the fairgrounds – Circle, MT
Day three.
Line up – Circle, MT.
Rick Carnegie flags out from Circle.
Coffee Stop,  Terry, MT. Cokey Williams
Rick Carnegie at finish.
The Plaza, Miles City.
Red Rock Cafe – no host lunch. $2.25
Trophies!
Ray Behnke.
Some drivers.
Carl Bergman and Rick Carnegie.
Al Rieker accepts trophy from president Rich Armstrong
Link to 1972 June-July Modern Maturity article.
Link to October 1972 Old Cars article

1971 History

Copyright 1971 by Clem Englmann. Thanks to Don Englmann for providing the film in Clem’s memory!
Ray Habel
Bob Zornes
Frank Iverson
Carl Bergman
Dave Ratzburg
John Frick
Bud Peters
Bob Zornes
Dick Bergan
Grant Lundin
John Frick (Dillon)
Chuck Worthington (Dillon)
Rich Armstrong (Dillon)
Rich Armstrong (Dillon)
Fred Upshaw (Dillon)
Fred Upshaw (Dillon)
Rich Armstrong at home c.1971

1970 History

The 1970 Montana 500 started in Helena then to Big Timber then to Laurel then to Roundup then to Lewistown then to Harlowtown then to White Sulphur Springs then to Livingston.
Winner: Frank Iverson

Link to Road & Track article from October 1970
Link to Rod and Custom article from October 1970
Link to Meagher County News article from July, 9th 1970
1970 Drivers Photo
1970 Montana 500 Drivers

1969 History

1969 June 25th, 26th and 27th

Shelby to Vaughn Junction to Lincoln to Clear Water Junction to Seeley Lake to Big Fork to Kalispell to East Glacier to Browning to Cut Bank to Shelby to Great Falls. 540 Miles.
Winner: Norm Eberhardt

Mike Meuli & Family
Bud Peters
Bud Peters car (Bud standing on right)
Timer’s Sally & Sandy Peters with Dick Bergan’s car behind them.
Race fans
Andy Anderson

1968 History

1968 June 27th, 28th, 29th

Dillon to Divide to Wisdom to Missoula to Polson to West Shore of Flathead Lake to Big Fork to Seeley Lake to Milltown to Anaconda to Divide to Dillon. 639 miles
Winner: Bob Oversen

Aluminum Division Winner Bob Oversen

Cast Iron Division Winner Phil Polillo, 8th overall

(note first year of two divisions)
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Rich Armstrong, Eddy Hencz and Bill Shipley.
This picture was taken around 1968, perhaps at one of the local “60 milers”.

1967 History

1967  July 6th-8th

Lewistown to James Kipp Park  63 miles   one hour stop
James Kipp Park to Malta         69 miles   one hour gas and lunch stop
Malta to Glasgow                       68 miles   one hour gas and coffee stop
Glasgow to Fort Peck                  not under time  – overnight stop
Fort Peck to Wolf Point              46 miles   one hour gas and coffee stop
Wolf Point to Poplar                    20 miles   one hour gas and coffee stop
Poplar to Culbertson                   32 miles   one hour lunch stop
Culbertson to Sidney                  36 miles    one hour gas and coffee stop
Sidney to Circle                          68 miles    overnight stop
Circle to Jordan                          64 miles    one hour gas and coffee stop
Jordan to Winnett                      75 miles      half hour gas stop
Winnett to Grass Range            22 miles      no stop
Grass Range to Lewistown        29 miles      finish
Total: 592 Miles
Winner: Lawrence Pope

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1966 History

1966 June 30th – July 1st

Laurel to Missoula to White Sulphur Springs to Livingston 590 Miles
Winner: Norm Eberhardt

September 1966 Car Craft Article:

page 1


page 2

 page 3

1965 History

1965 July 7-9th

President: Bill Walters
Vice President: John Pope
Secretary-Treasurer: June Gensemer

Directors:
John Foos
Ray Habel
Bud Peters
Dick Schuler
Raymond Warhank

Great Falls to Shelby to Cutbank to Del Bonita Canada to Lethbridge to Medicine Hat to Wild Horse back to Medicine Hat because of bad roads. Crossed the border at Willow Creek Then to Havre to Great Falls.
Winner: John Pope
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1964 History

1964 July 1st-3rd

President: Ray Habel
Vice President: Bill Walters
Secretary-Treasurer: Mavel Rector

Directors:
Le Roy Schelly
Ed Towe
Joe Walsh
Raymond Warhank
Russ Gensemer
John Foos Jr.

Baker to Miles City to Laurel to Red Lodge to Absarokee to Columbus to Bozeman to Helena. 535 Miles
Winner: John Frick

1964 Event Pictures

Picture from True Magazine, April 1965
Bill Walters
Rich Armstrong
Billings Gazette
Billings Gazette
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
John Foos and Ken Cook
John Foos
John Foos
Montana Citizen – June 1971
Ken Cook’s number
Newspaper article


Link to Baker newspaper article

1963 History

1963 July 8-10th

President: Ken Cook
Vice President: Ray Habel
Secretary: Marian Cook

Directors: Bill Walters
Joe Walsh
Mearle Sears
Ed Towe
Claude Sims
Bob Pollard
Le Roy Schelly

Bozeman – Quake Lake – Helena – Shelby – Malta – Lewistown – 779 Miles
Winner: Frank Schuler

1963 Event Pictures

 Dave Ratzburg and Bud Peters (in car) 
Fred Upshaw’s car Bob Hood driving. 
Lewis Rector
 Frank Hansard and Walt Mangold
 Ed Towe
Car number 7. Fred Upshaw.
Car number 7. Fred Upshaw.  Bob Hood in car.
Number 9. John Foos
John Foos c. 1963
Car number 22, Merle Sears. Car number 17, Doug Langel and Gene Hansard.  Car number 7, Fred Upshaw.
Car number 15, Russ Gensemer.  Car number 13, C.B. Halseth and Glenn Johnson.  Car number 16, Dick Schuler.
Car number 19, Raymond Warhank.  Car number 8, Ken Cook.  Car number 14, Bill Walters. Car number 11, Frank Hansard and Walt Mangold. Car number 20, Tom Fellows.
Car number 21, Ed Towe.  Car number 15, Russ Gensemer.  Car Number 16, Dick Schuler.  Car number 20, Tom Fellows.  Car number 11, Frank Hansard and Walt Mangold. 
Car number 2, George “Satch” Freswick.  Car number 18, Lawrence and John Pope.  Car number 19, Raymond Warhank.
 Car number 5. Le Roy Schelly.
Car number 5. Le Roy Schelly. Car number 9. John Foos.  No number visible in center of picture. Fred Upshaw.
 Car number 1. Ray Habel
 Car number 6, Bob Braun.  Car number 7, Fred Upshaw. Car number 21, Ed Towe. Car number 15, Russ Gensemer. Car number 16, Dick Schuler.  Car number 20, Tom Fellows.  Car number 11, Frank Hansard and Walt Mangold.

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1963 Final Timing Sheet

1962 History

1962 Aug. 28-30th

Acting chairman: Ed Towe

East Glacier to Helena to White Sulphur Springs to Circle.

Day one: East Glacier to Choteau to Helena
Day two: Helena to White Sulphur Springs to Roundup
Day Three: Roundup to Winnett to Jordan to Circle
Total advertised mileage 590
Winner: Leroy Schelly

Number 3. Hi-line Car Club. Behind them, number 2. Fred Upshaw
Number 3. Hi-line Car Club. Behind them, number 2. Fred Upshaw
Hi-line Car Club, Rudyard, Montana.

A meeting was held Aug. 30th 1962 for the purpose of organizing a cross-country T club.

Officers and directors were elected as follows:

President: Ken Cook
Secretary: Marian Cook

Directors:
Bill Walters
Mearle Sears
Ed Towe
Claude Sims
Bob Pollard
Le Roy Schelly

1962 Newspaper Articles

Newpaper Articles
Newspaper article one:

Newspaper article two:

Newspaper article three:

Newspaper article four:

Newspaper article five:

The Helena Independent Record 8-27-62


Newspaper article seven: The Helena Independent Record 8-29-62, front page


Newspaper article eight: The Helena Independent Record 8-29-62, page 5