FREEPORT, Ill. — The Freeport Raceway was a beloved track for many years up until its final checker flag in 2011. Now the track sits abandoned growing with weeds, and the former parking lot now a corn ...

Marty Himes bought a 1956 Ford Victoria more than 50 years ago and turned it into a race car to run at Freeport Speedway. For him, it's part of a lifelong passion for race cars that helps keep Long ...