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Article posted: 9/5/2011 6:00 AM

New book tells the good, bad and ugly of Meadowdale International Raceways in Dundee Twp.

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Sleepy Hollow resident Phil Aleo flips through a manuscript copy of the book he has written — a book about the history of the Meadowdale International Raceways near Carpentersville. The book is available at amazon.com and at aleopublications.com.

Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer

Aleo smiles as he looks up information on some of the more famous race car drivers who raced at Meadowdale International Raceways during the 1950s and 1960s. They include Rodger Ward, who went on to win the Indy 500 twice.

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Sleepy Hollow resident Phil Aleo has written a book about the history of the Meadowdale International Raceways near Carpentersville. The hardcover book of 205 pages is the culmination of 300 photographs and 25 interviews done over five years.

Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer

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Some of the biggest auto racing legends of the 1950s and 1960s once roared their hot rods around Meadowdale International Raceways in Dundee Township, near Carpentersville. Author Phil Aleo, who lives in Sleepy Hollow, captured the history in his latest book.

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