My dad, Ed Piasczik (or Paskey), raced at the Akron Rubber Bowl and Barberton Motor Speedway in the summer of 1956. This plaque was recently discovered, but I couldn't find any mention of it in the Akron Beacon Journal. Any ideas?
A few weeks ago, I found an ad and preview article for a 1953 MARC race at the Akron Rubber Bowl.
http://racersreunion.com/tmc-chase/gallery/65696/july-25-1953-akron-rubber-bowl
I found them in the archives of The Evening Independent of Massillon, OH via newspapers.com. The site requires a subscription, and mine expired at the end of July. I think Dennis Andrews still has a subscription to newspapers.com. Perhaps he can look in that paper around early June 1956 to see if there is any mention of the Akron race you're seeking.
Thank you very much! I'm sure my dad was probably at that race as a spectator (or maybe pit crew?) and raced against some of those same drivers.
My 7-day free trial to newspapers.com expired yesterday.
While I was looking through the Akron Beacon Journal, the races were not always on the same days of the week nor were the results consistently reported. It was aggrivating!
Maybe sign up for ANOTHER 7 day trial with a different email address? As I recall, you have to enter a credit card number with the hope you'll subscribe beginning day 8. I'm not sure if the site matches on an email/user account or the cc number. If the former, you could easily create a new email to try a new 7 day trial.
