Sal Tovella

Tovella was born August 13, 1928. Tovella grew up on the North Side of Chicago. ==Racing career==

Tovella began his racing career at Chicago's Soldier Field racetrack in the early 1950, in a June 21, 1952, 22-lap race in which he steered his 1949 model Ford car to victory before a reported 18,846 spectators. Tovella was long a fixture on the Soldier Field track. He won the track's own stock car title during its 1952 season. During the track's 1963 season, Tovella again took the track's title The cars Tovella raced varied over his career, with Tovella, at different times, driving cars manufactured by several brands (including Ford, Chevrolet, Edsel, Plymouth, Tovella's final of six USAC victories came in 1980 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack. In 2012, Tovella was inducted in the Illinois Stock Car Hall of Fame. ==International Racing Association==

After retiring from racing himself, The league served as a sanctioning body for races featuring USAC/ARCA-style automobiles, and used the marketing motto "The Return of Real Racing". The league operated full racing season calendars between 1982 and 1985. ==Personal life==

Tovella long lived in Chicago, later living in Addison, Illinois. For most of his life, he operated a used car sales business, Sal's Auto Sales. The business was long located in Chicago on Milwaukee Avenue, but later relocated to Elmhurst, Illinois. His funeral was held at Russo's Hillside Chapels. He was entombed at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillsdale, Illinois. ==USAC Stock Car career statistics==

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NASCAR Cup Series season statistics NASCAR Cup Series race statistics ==NASCAR Convertible Division career statistics==

NASCAR Convertible Division season statistics NASCAR Convertible Division race statistics ==ARCA Menards Series career statistics==

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