Motorcycle Racing Career
Kretz, Sr. largely dominated the sport for over a decade. He won the first 200 mile Savannah Nationals at Langhorn (1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, and 1948) and Laconia (1938 and 1945). He was voted most popular rider of 1938 and 1948. Officially retired in 1952, he raced a 100-lap TT race in Ascot Park, Gardena, California, winning the lap money, the heat race, and the trophy race. Ed “Iron Man” Kretz retired from racing in 1959.
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