Racing Family Patriarch Ron Strmiska dies at 73
Ron Strmiska, the patriarch of a racing family that started competing on local tracks in 1969 and continues today, two generations later, died Wednesday after a lengthy illness. He was 73. Known locally as the Manteca Missile, Strmiska and his pink car won back-to-back Stockton 99 Speedway championships (1978-79) in [...]