Dinky 500: 1969

The winnings Dinky 500 team (Juniors)
Front row: Bob Powner, Mike Zapfe, John Fletcher

Back row: Dan Manus, Rick Pleak, Tom Konnersman

The winning Mini 500 team (Freshmen)
 Mary Beth Bailey, Anita Seibel, Janet Stewart, Rita Platt, Sally Wickens

Dinky 500: 1968

1968 Dinky 500 winners
Jim Weber, Steve Sims, Mike Tower, Jerry Herbert, Dennis Clark, Nick Peters, Bud McNutt, Dale Ernestes.

Shirley Nolte, Cheryl Scott, Marilyn McIntosh, Linda Carroll, Judy Herbert.

Info and photos from the Greensburg High School yearbook.

Dinky 500: 1966

The second Dinky 500 was held on May 21, 1966. The junior team - the Sprocketmen - won the race. This is the same team that won in '65.

Kneeling: Terry Shutters. Standing: Daryl Smith, Bill Tucker, Ed Parker, Frank Hamilton, Steve Chitwood, Larry Marhanka.

In the mini tricycle race for girls, the senior team: Nancy Redelman, Betsy Shaffer, Diane Kielbasa, Cheryl Pleak, Anne Bailey and Becky Drennen won in the chain-driven division. The sophomore team: Shirley Nolte, Kathy King, Judy Barnett, Kathy Fultz, Pat Napier, and Marsha Bate won in the regular tricycle division.

Info and photos from the Greensburg High School yearbook.

The Dinky 500: 1965

The Dinky 500 was a bicycle race held annually at Greensburg High School beginning in 1965. It was modeled after IU’s Little 500 (founded in 1951), and sponsored by the Student Council. In addition to a 25-mile race for the boys, girls could participate in the Mini 500, a tricycle race. 

This month we'll be featuring photos from the Dinky 500 for the first five years the race was held. Check here every Friday in May for another look back at the Dinky! If you have a photo you'd like to contribute or a memory you'd like to share, please contact Lori at losting@greensburglibrary.org.

The winning Dinky 500 team: Alan Goddard, Ken Baker, Frank Hamilton, Larry Marhanka, Steve Chitwood, Charlie Meadows, and Mark Innis

The winning Mini 500 team: Cheryl Pleak, Bev Kitchen, Donna Garrett, Dortha Fivecoat, Alexa DeMoss, Betsy Shaffer, Nancy Redelman, Diane Kielbasa, Marcia Zeigler, and Becky Drennen.

Photos from Greensburg High School's 1965 Tower Tree yearbook.