60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

Yeah...I can't wait until history is made when the first mall gets torn down to build a speedway!

In "dreamland" they'd be putting back Danbury, Reading, Flemington and quite a few others. We also lost Dorney Park and Riverside Park to amusement park expansions...too bad the current park operators don't see racing as amusement.

 

We where fighting for a racing complex plus here on Long island. The town wanted one of those big indoor ski mountains! No way will it pass EPA and DEC. Plus the fact that we have height laws here on long Island.
They were looking to build a 1/4 track in side a 1/2 mile track, a road course and an unmentioned drag strip. It's a real debacle.

 

Thanks Bull. Ray was the local hero here in Southside Virginia. Now I'm diving back in and view all the pictures. I jumped ahead after page 15 .
Jack

 

Here's more....



Ralph Earnhardt

Jimmy Mott

Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith

 

Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Winks

Jim Shampine

Jim Steele

 

Jim Somers

Jim Tyler at West Hampton

Jocko

Joe Bubbico

Joe Howard

 

Joe Kelly

Joe Mammolito

Joe Mihalic

Joe Mihalic

Joe Mahalic

 

Looking at the picture of Jocko Magiaccomo, isn't he the guy that ran into Bobby Allison at Pocono?

 

I believe that was Jocko's son.

 

Joe Mammolito
This is the car "Jo Momma" bought from George Leblanc and just changed the number to his #31.

 

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That's Charlie Jarzombek driving the Ferrante X3 at Turkey Derby, don't remember the year, but I want to say '81

 

Here is mine 1974 new egypt speedway and east windsor speedway in N.J.

 

Could this #76 have also been a #26 driven at some point by Ed Farley?

Looks pretty similar:
http://www.3widespicturevault.com/FRONT%20PAGE%20STUFF/Flemington_Fair_2008.htm

 

Dan Sanchez

Jim Torok

Jim Torok

Jim Tyler loses wheel at Trenton

figure 8 of John Kraft who passed away recently is here racing at Sunshine speedway Florida

 

Another 8 action 47 of Sam Atkins

Back to the coupes Joe Mihalic leads the pack!

Joe Mihalic

Joe Partite

Joe Poliacik

 

Joe Campenella

Joe Capenella

Joe Caprio

Joe Chowansky

Joe Chowansky

 

Joe Chowansky

Joe Davis

Joe Folice

Joe Gromlowicz

Joe Higgins

 

I'm back for more!

Joe Higgins

Joe Higgins

Joe Higgens check out the pipes

Joe Karnowski

Joe Kelly

 

Joe Kennedy

Joe Luzi

Joe Trudeau

Joey May

Joey Trudeau

 

Joe Trudeau

John Schaefer

Johnny Coy

Johnny Coy in the XL1 at Langhorne

Johnny Lane

 

Johnny Peepers Yerger

Johnny Peepers Yerger at Dorney Park

John Blewett Jr

John Blewett Jr one of the best look mods!

John Blewett Jr.

 

most of these pix must be from the east if they are '60s / '70s modifieds . the older coupes & sedans were gone here by the '60s . at west capital raceway ( the west coast hot bed ) it was fiberglass & sheetmetal skimpy bodies . very race oriented . wings were in also out here . i love the old pix !! very kool ........... steve

 

picture #1399, Jim Fodor's #13 driven by Joe Kelly. Those were strong running cars at Flemington, East Windsor, or wherever they raced. Unfortunately Joe had a bad accident at Flemington. It was said that an axle broke, coming down the front stretch, right in front of the flag stand, the car made a right turn into the fence, the car went up as high or higher than the flagger, then went nose down, then slammed down on all 4 wheels. Joe was paralized from the wreck.

 

That's because, back here most of the tracks were NASCAR sanctioned or if they were non-sanctioned; they adopted NASCAR rules to assure car counts.

NASCAR had some what strict control over the modifieds and still do, now though they (the division) is treated like a red headed step child. NASCAR sucks, the modifieds are their best division and always has been, and they never did anything to promote their oldest division. Oh well, at least I got to see the best there ever was go wheel to wheel.

 

I agree.

Friday nights at Albany-Saratoga Speedway was who's who in NASCAR Modified racing.

 

As a kid I never made it to A-S when it was paved, but when I went to the last two mod events at Langhorne and then Trenton as a youngster; I got to see the very best of the era.

 

John Blewett Jr.'s fire, any info Rich about this accident? Looks to be Poconos

John Ferrell duster mod

John Georgiades

John Georgiades

John Georgiades

 

John Howels

John Jarush

John Kershaw

John Kershaw

 

John Rosati

John Rosati

John Baker

John Bavolacco

John Bavolacco

 

John Blewett

John Blewett

John Creyer

John Hayes

John Hayes hitting the fence