[singlepic id=52 w=320 h=240 float=right]This Friday Night the Three State Flyers Late Models will invade the Bedford Fairgrounds for the inaugural running of the “Milt Miller Tribute”. The TSF Late Models will be competing 35 laps for $3000 to win. Also on the schedule for this Friday will be the Semi Lates, Pure Stocks and Four Cylinders. Gates open at 5:00, warmups begin at 7:00 and racing begins at 7:30. General admission is $18, kids 12 and under are free and pit admission is $28.
When Conner elected to switch to the lower cost late models at the end of the decade, Miller was without a ride. He drove several years for the Kosier Brothers #8 team and made a start or two in Roy Morral’s 880 as teammate to Smokey Snellbaker.
After setting out for several years, Miller decided to give a Late Model a try for Cumberland Md.car owners Dick Duckworth and Sonny Michaels and their #S76 Camaro in 1975. Miller quickly adapted and found success at Bedford, Jennerstown, Williams Grove, Hesston,Hagerstown, Port Royal and Clearfield tracks. He retired for good after the 1976 season.
Over his career, he also raced at Pennsylvania speedways located in Huntingdon, Windber, Ebensburg, Mt Zion, Selinsgrove, New Oxford, Hershey and out of state tracks in Cumberland Md, Frostburg, Md, Ft Ashby W,Va, and Winchester Va,
In 1997, Miller was named honorary starter and trophy presenter for the first race held at the newly constructed Thunder Valley Raceway in Central City Pa. He was inducted to the Bedford Speedway Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Jennerstown Speedway Hall of Fame in 2006.
Mr. Miller was born on January 26, 1933 in Altoona,Pa.and is survived by wife Shirley, daughter Beth, son John, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was retired as a franchised dealer with Snap-On Tools after 35 years,servicing Bedford and Somerset Counties.
