STEVE UNGAR PAGE

Steve Ungar started his racing career in the early 1950's in northern Ohio. Steve was a very successful driver all over the northeast Ohio and western Pa. area for years. He started out in the old coupes and eventually became a very highly regarded sprint car racer. In the late 1960's Steve moved to the southern Ohio area where he again was a top rated driver.

He finished out his career in the sprints in the middle 1970's but not until another Ungar name began to pick up where Steve left off. Steve's son Rick Ungar had begun his career in the southern Ohio/WV area and once Rick's driving career was taking off, that's when Steve decided to "retire". For more on Steve Ungar's career find the article on Steve in these web pages in the RPM Column on the home page. This article was printed on Steve in the western Pa. racing paper RPM Racing News back in May of 1999. Now on to the Steve Ungar Pictorial History.

Steve in an early 1960's shot.

Here's Steve in the Crash Bros. car in 1965. Steve enjoyed some of his best years running the eastern Ohio and western Pa. Circuit in this car.

Here's another shot of Steve getting ready to go in 1965 in the Crash car.




Here's Steve in the Moore Bros. car in 1968. Steve had moved to southern Ohio about this time to run this car.

Here is Steve in a later version of the Moore car. This was known as the California car.

In 1970 Steve had moved over to the Mac Clingan car. This is Steve posing at Hilltop Speedway near Marietta, Ohio in the Alfater chassis car.

Steve in 1970.

Posing with the Jasper Petitte car at Jennerstown, Pa. in 1971. Steve always had a car to run throughout his racing career. And, after owning his very first coupe race car Steve would always drive for other owners. He was always in demand for his driving abilities.

1972 and here's Steve in another Mac Clingan car at Hilltop Speedway.

This is son Rick in 1972 taken at Skyline Speedway. Rick was now on his way to a race car driving career that would lead him to the World of Outlaws in later years.

Here's Rick after setting fast time for the evening in 1972 at Skyline Speedway.

Here's Steve in another Jasper Petitte entry at Ohio Valley Speedway in May of 1973. This was the "Mountaineer 100" for sprints.

Rick around 1975 at Atomic Speedway posing.

And, about 12 years later, this is Rick posing at a WOO race in 1987.