60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

Don MacTavish

Don MacTavish

Don LaJoie

Don LaJoie

Dick Watson

 

Don Differndorf

Don Differendorf

Don Barker

Don Bachard

Don Wayman

 

Sunday sunday sunday

Don MacTavish

Don LaJoie

Don LaJoie

Don LaJoie

Don MacTavish

 

Don McCollough

Don Collough 42 and Frank Faria 34

Don Miller

Don Moon

Don Peters

 

Donnie Peterson in a Willy

Donnie Bunnell

Don Moon

Don Moon

Don Moon

 

Don Moon

Don Moon

Don Moon

Don Pratt

Don Riley

 

Oh boy, the pics of Don McTavish brings back memories. He was one of my favorites when I was a kid, and I would get extra excited on the rare ocassion when he would show up at Islip. He was a talent that left us way too early.

 

I know Don Moon . I remember him from Plainville CT. I got to know him from a garage that I use to work at , he sent us Transmission work . Don's garage still looks the same from back in the day , 50's style . Keep this post going this is wild to see all the drivers and race cars that gave us memories .

 

ridin dirty anyway you can get some snap shots for us of Don's garage? If he's computer sauve, which I know a lot of older drivers aren't, tell him about this link! I'll love to see his garage.

 

Next time im up that way ill take some pics . We call him Uncle Moon for some reason . Some of the guys at the garage nick named him . I guess everybody has a nick name . Ill try to get him to stand in front of the building . I havent seen him since I left the garage .

 

I picked this little tid bit up at the LongIslandJam.com this evening.


HAZLET, N.J.'S EVERNHAM TO LEAVE NASCAR, OWN N.C. DIRT TRACK
Ex-NASCAR Champion Crew Chief Eyes East Lincoln Speedway

The next career moves for Hazlet, N.J., native Ray Evernham, according to two Lincoln County newspapers, are to retire from NASCAR car ownership and run East Lincoln Speedway here in 2009.

Friday's "Lincoln Tribune" carried a photograph of Evernham addressing the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce at the county's economic development association the night before. Evernham suprised the business after hours audience that he and RPM Group Holdings' Bob Mack are negotiating to purchase ELS from current owner Ralph Nantz.

Evernham, now of Cornelius, did not get into specific plans for the three-eighths-mile clay oval but told the "Lincoln Times" that he had sold off most of his intrest in Gillett-Evernham Motorsports. The former Wall Township (N.J.) Speedway winning driver and three-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion crew chief said that he had attended and tested there earlier this year.

"I want to get back into grassroots racing," said Evernham. "It's a nice Saturday night place. That's my plan - to keep it a nice Saturday night place. First thing we're going to do is see what everybody needs."

Mack, of Cornelius, added that safety and family entertainment are among his and Evernham's goals for ELS.

Nantz, when called by the "Lincoln Times" Friday, also chose not to get into details due to the negotiations.

"You might say he's showing some intrest," said Nantz. "If things go as planned, a lot of people are going to be really excited."

ELS's Late Model Modified Sportsman Champion and titlists from ELS's other six divisions were hailed during the track's awards banquet at Dino's at nearby Gastonia Nov. 8.

What opened as East Lincoln Motor Speedway in 1991 included Open Wheel Modified, Micro Sprint, Street Four, Rookie Four, Stars of Tomorrow and GASC as its other regular divisions. ELS has also hosted the USAC Carolina Ford Focus Midget Series and local INEX Legends Cars among its recent visiting groups.

ELS and Stanley are in southeast Lincoln County. The track is about 14 miles northwest of downtown Charlotte and about eight miles southeast of Lincolnton.

Evernham's career, should he buy ELS, would bring him full circle. He started racing at New Jersey's Wall and Flemington speedways in the late 1970s.

Evernham won seven modified stock car and 10 sportsman/pro stock/modern stock features at Wall 1976-81. "Hollywood" became the first driver of the paved, banked one-third-mile oval to win a feature in the above divisions plus at least one American Three Quarter Midget Racing Association main and, in 2007, a RMP Modified Affordable Division match race.

Evernham traded his driver's helmet for a tool box when he was hired by Jay Signorie and Roger Penske as a mechanic for the International Race of Champions series in 1983. Signorie, of Point Pleasant, N.J., and Penske, then of Red Bank, were reviving the all-star series that pitted some of the world's best drivers against each other in identically prepared Chrysler Daytonas.

Evernham left IROC's Tinton Falls headquarters to team up with Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports in 1992. Evernham and Gordon together won 47 now-Sprint Cup races, including the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994 and two Daytona 500s. They, car owner Rick Hendrick and "The Rainbow Warriors" team won the 1995 and 1997-98 Cup titles.

Evernham then formed his own team in 1999 to help Dodge's re-entry to NASCAR cup racing. Kasey Kahne, Jeremy Mayfield and former Cup champ Bill Elliott won seven races for Evernham, including a second Brickyard 400 and Pocono International Raceway's Pennsylvania 500.

Evernham also fielded Dodges in NASCAR's Busch/Nationwide and Craftsman/Camping World Truck series plus the ARCA RE/MAX tour. His engine program included supplying Mopar-backed USAC Silver Crown series drivers.

Gillett Evernham Motorsport, according to its Website, employs 300 people. Evernham welcomed Wisconsin meat packer and sports businessman George N. Gillett, Jr. to a majority share of his company Aug. 6, 2007.

Evernham, at the after hours meeting, expressed his concern about the decline of operating short track ovals. He said that he had heard about his native New Jersey being down to New Egypt and Bridgeport speedways.

Wall Township Speedway co-owner Tim Shinn, of Wall, said that he had approached Evernham about becoming an operating partner around Aug. 1, 2005. Shinn's proposal including the new partner's option to buy him or any of the other four co-owners out.

Evernham won his MAD match race against Kahne, Elliott Sadler and Elliott during their "Racing for a Reason Night" Aug. 4, 2007. The foursome and development driver Erin Crocker also signed autographs during the fundraiser for childhood Leukemia research, treatment and education.

Shinn eventually hired Jim Morton as operations manager in 2006 but decided to end regular racing March 14 before the 2008 season's start. He did allow Morton to lease the track and promote Turkey Derby XXXV Nov. 27-28.

Walter Elliot
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Wow, here's something, the author of the article, Walter Elliot. He used to write for AARN, Area Auto Racing News in NJ. I used to buy the paper from him on Friday nights at Pinebrook Stadium, as between races he would sell the papers in the stands!

Got to be the same guy?

 

here one of ray evernham racing

 

Don Rounds

Don Spazano

Don Spazano

Don Spazano

Don Spazano

 

Don Spazano

Don Steiner

Don Stives



Doug Bonenfant

 

Doug Bonenfant

Doug Bonenfant

Doug Benjamin looks like a loaf of wonder bread

Doug Benjamin

Doug Hewitt

 

Doug McCarthy

Dorney Park

Dorney Park

Doug Coby guess the current tour driver and hot shoe's father,grandfather, uncle??? Anyone know?

Doug McCarthy and Don MacTavish

 

Tuesday

Doug Riddell

Doug Stange

Doug Stange

Jack Reinhard

Jack Rerinhard and Bruno Brackey

 

Mickey Corr

Mickey Corr

Dick Berggen

Dutch Hyatt

Dutch Hoag

 

Dutch Hoag

Dunk Rudolph

Dunk Rudolph

Dutch Hyatt

A wrecked Jim Lacy

 

Unknown driver Thompson, who will be the first joker to say, his name is Mike?!?

Dutch Hyatt

Dutch Hyatt

Earl Moyer

Ears Mayberry!

 

weds, one more day before turkeygiving day or thanksstuffing day.

East Windsor Nj action

Ed Ortiz

Ed Brunnhoelzl

Ed Doty

Ed Flemke

 

Ed Flemke

Ed Flemke is an Evans ride

Ed Flemke in Evans car

Ed Flemke I believe that ride was Ed Kennedys if I not mistaken....

Ed Patnode

 

Speaking of Ed Kennedy here ya go!

Ed Jackowitz

Ed Isnardi

Ed Flemke

Ed Flemke

 

Ed Flemke Sr

Ed Flemke Sr

Ed Flemke Jr.

Ed Patnode

Ed Yarrington

 

Yea! Almost to the "F"s - waiting for pictures of the great Fronk Aguerre (Frank Hager), the Baron of the Barracuda! vic ps: I "hung out" @ Lebanon Valley (and the Ski Lodge) in the early 60s.

 

Not sure if I have a photo of Hager I might, but not postive. Happy Thanksgiving by the way!!!!!! Give Thanks for all God has provided you and for the bird on your table! ALSO football!

Ed Flemke Sr

Ed Anbury

Ed Brunnhoelzl in a rented Crosley

Ed Brunnhoelzl Sr

Ed Bunnell

 

Ed Demers

Eddie Crouse

Eddie Crouse

Ed Doty

Eddie Tysko fiery wreck

 

Eddie Tysko

Eddie Tysko

Eddie Hoyle

Eddie Flemke and Don McCallough

Eddie Flemke

 

Eddie Flemke

Ed Flemke

Ed Flemke

Ed Hoyle

Ed Lilly