Eldon Schrader

 Eldon began his racing career in the early fifties at southern Michigan racetracks like: Prairie River and Mottville. Later he would race at South Bend, Kalamazoo, Berlin, and Oswego New York, the crown jewel of supermodified racing.
Eldon raced from the early fifties until the early eighties.
One year, Eldon received “Sportsman of the Year” from Oswego Speedway! And, one of the most legendary supermodified drivers in the country, especially in New York, was old Nolan Swift aka, “Swifty.” Almost as legendary as Swifty was his car owner and crew chief, Billy Taylor from Syracuse, New York. When Billy Taylor was in the Michigan area, he would make a point to scoot over to Sturgis, Michigan to see his old friend, Eldon Schrader. Those are examples of how Eldon’s competitors loved and respected him.
Preparing for the 1971 - 200 lap Oswego Classic of September 1971, car owners Ernie and Bob June, who had been voted “Car Owners of the Year” by Oswego Speedway, hand-picked Eldon to run the Classic for them. Out of the 59 cars attempting to qualify for the 40 starting positions, not only did Eldon qualified for the 71 Classic, but he nearly won the thing finishing 4th!
  By: Fred Otterbein (via an Oswego Speedway FB post)