Stan “Stash” Kullman Stash and his numbered 4U stock cars were familiar sights at Blue Island’s Raceway Park for more than 20 years.  In addition to being a regular in the stock car action at Raceway, he competed at the Grundy County Speedway, Waukegan Speedway and Illiana Motor Speedway.

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Stash began his career in 1952 at the Blue Island oval.  Wheeling a tired and rusty old Ford, he showed up each season looking for a little racing glory and trying to make a few bucks. He scored his first feature win on June 3, 1960 in a 1956 Oldsmobile.  He went on to score 30 feature wins including 2 victories in the track’s annual 300 Lap classic.

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Stash’s unique trademark number “4U” was the result of him winning a stock car during a dice game in the 50’s. He retired after the 1981 racing season.  He then operated SRC Enterprises in Burnham, IL selling oval track racing equipment.  Along with his sons, Wayne and “Stashie”, they were experts in race car chassis and body fabrication.