A Familiar Indy Car Name Returns To The Mile

A familiar Indy car name returns to the track — behind the wall — at the Milwaukee Mile this weekend and a new Wisconsin sponsor joins it for the USAC Silver Crown event.

The late Eddie Sachs started 26 races in the USAC midget, Indy car and stock car divisions from 1956-63, scoring top fives in five of 11 Indy car starts here, had two stock car victories and got another win in an Indy car qualifying race.

His son, Eddie Jr., debuts his ownership of a new Silver Crown team here with five-time Indianapolis 500 veteran and past Phoenix Silver Crown winner Jimmy Kite in the saddle.

The team is sponsored by Uline, which recently relocated its headquarters to Pleasant Prairie near Kenosha. Uline is a leading distributor of shipping, industrial and packaging materials to businesses throughout North America and has 2,600 employees nationwide. Part of the sponsorship of Sachs Racing is to encourage applications to staff the new headquarters facility. Courtesy of Jan Shaffer

Steve Zautke

Steve Zautke, a Milwaukee, WI native, was raised in the sport of auto racing. His father, Bill, was a movie photographer that shot racing footage at tracks such as the Milwaukee Mile and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 1960’s and 1970’s Steve’s first professional job in racing was as an Emergency Medical Technician at tracks such as Angell Park and Hales Corners Speedway (1988-1991). Steve has also worked for the Milwaukee Mile as videographer, in media relations and historian (1993-2011). Steve also has worked as a reporter for Racing Information Systems (RIS) and has written features for ‘Vintage Oval Racing’ and ‘Victory Lane’ magazines. Most recently, Steve has written a book on Road America for Arcadia Publishing. ( http://www.amazon.com/Road-America-Nascar-Library-Collection/dp/1467111457 ) Steve co-hosts “Sparky’s Final Inspection” a motorsports-based radio show with hosts, Steve “Sparky” Fifer and “NASCAR Girl” Summer Santana on Sports Radio 1250AM in Milwaukee and is also available on the internet at www.Sportradio1250.com. A member of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Induction Committee, Steve follows all types of racing from the dirt tracks to Formula One.

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