Arlo Becker,71, and a legendary racer at the Hawkeye Downs track, was one of two people injured in an accident when he was 18.
This article ran on March 27, 1955, in The Gazette.
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An early car accident didn’t keep Arlo from racing
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Perhaps ironically, Arlo Becker and Dick Hogan became life-long friends. Dick died many years ago. but Arlo remains a prominant figure at the Hogan Memorial races at Benton County Speedway in Vinton each year.
By: jeffdahn on May 8, 2009
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