60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

Ed Anchor (55) spins in front of Ed Mooney (92) and Dave Hafner (16x) at Lancaster (NY) Speedway, 1971. Gordon Reinig photo.

 

Opening Day, 1972 (April 4): Gordie Treichler races past the infield snow banks in Turn 1 at Lancaster (NY) Speedway. Gordon Reinig photo.

 

Early 1972 at Lancaster (NY) Speedway: Jim Rudolph (72) winds up at the fence while Ed Ortiz (12) crashes with Graeme Bolia (15) and Dave Hafner (16x). Gordon Reinig photo.

 

Bill Torrisi (65) leads Ed Ortiz at Lancaster (NY) Speedway, 1970. Gordon Reinig photo. Bill is famous for winning the very last stock car race at Buffalo's old Civic Stadium in '59.

 

Don Diffendorf (12) in the Bill Sandman-owned coach leads Maynard Troyer and Jim Rudolph at Lancaster (NY) Speedway, 1970. These action shots in color are very rare -- Gordie was shooting 35mm film back then and it was difficult to capture action in color as it grew dark. Gordon Reinig photo.

 

Roger Boas (114) tangles with Chuck Boos, Dutch Hoag (18) drives low at Lancaster (NY) Speedway, 1967. Gordon Reinig photo.

 

Richie Evans, 1970, taken at Lancaster (NY) Speedway by Gordon Reinig. (Bill Bitterman collection)

 

Maynard Troyer, 1970, at Lancaster (NY) Speedway. Gordon Reinig photo. Color-shifted aging negative saved by Photoshop!

 

Geoff Bodine at Oswego (NY) Speedway, 1972. B&D Photo.

 

Geoff Bodine at Oswego (NY) Speedway, 1974. B&D Photo.

 

Here's a car built by Merrick Clemments out of Durham NC. I drove this car in the Southern Ground Pounders series in NC. The car was built around the legacy of "Rapid" Ray Hendrick.





The car has since been transferred into a sportsman car to also honor Ray.



Here's a pic of my Grandfather, Wadford (Waddy) Cash (left) and great uncle, W.H. (Woody) Arrington (right) w/ their Sportsman car from the late 50's. The car was ran in NC at Bowman, Raleigh, and Hillsborough.

 

Donnie Kroft, 1974. Fred Smith photo.

 

Dick Fowler. Fred Smith photo.

 

Dave Nichols (Macedon, NY) at Shangri-La Speedway, 1974. Fred Smith photo.

 

WOW Dr. John went on a photo binge! AWESOME stuff!

Gene Bergin



Speedy Thompson M-1 and Bill Tanner 3



Dumont Smith leads Jim McGuirk

 

Billy Bishop

Dink Woodward

Wayne Reuitmann

Will Cagle at Syracuse, NY

World Series in Fla. Geoff Bodine leads Richie Evans

 

George Chops

Bob Malzahn

 

Al Powell aka Jack Duncan

Alan West is being passed on the outside by Richie Evans during modified race at Daytona.

Alcyon Speedway

 

I just wanted to thank all the photo posters for their dedication to this thread.
THANKS GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I second that. Thanks!!

 

Don Diffendorf, 1974. Fred Smith photo.

 

Maynard Troyer, approx. 1973. Fred Smith photo.

 

hahaha photobucket did the same thing to me, but I use it some much I decided to get an account with them. One day photos were gone, this place went nuts hahaha ok just Rich and my Pops lol

Through this whole thread there's photos of Islip. I know Rich has some but much later then early 70s. I still have to find him a good source for turning over his negs to disc or something.

 

Ronnie Thiel -- I worked with his son in N.C. in '98 on the Caterpillar Cup team.

 

Jerry Hayes

 

Last one for today.... April 5, 1970 -- Opening Day at Lancaster (NY) Speedway (100-lap Modified feature).

 

Anyone got more pics of early-'70s Islip? Loved seeing those cars in Gater News every week, but never got to visit the track...[/quote]

I know back in that time Ed Appoldt was the track photographer.

We need to find a friend or relative of his to find out who might have all the photo's he took
I dont know for sure if he is still "with us" or not but it would be a GOOD FIND for sure.....
Anyway,figured I would "plant a seed"

 

I'll ask on The Jam about Ed Appoldt

 

Ed was the photographer at Freeport for many years. He became the photographer at Islip in 1968 after the strike-shutout at Freeport in 1967. Marty Himes has all of his negatives and photos. I have some Freeport shots of his. Anything on the net that is an action shot at Freeport,like on the Pop's Racing Site and several on this thread, are his. The Stock Car photos from Freeport and Islip on Marty's site,are also all Ed Appolts. He is responsible for the famous in-car camera film in Bruno Brackey's sedan which is featured in the Snyder "Stock Car Classics" video. Bruno started last in that race, the Sedan Feature, in 1959, and won, and it's all there. If you have seen that film,you have to notice the carb stack sticking through the hood with the screen on it, I have that stack. Regards,George LeBlanc. www.weissglassspeedway.com

 

Before Ed Applot, Frank Loutrel , a NYC fireman, was the photographer at Freeport,Polo Grounds,Dexter Park, and Islip. I have alot of his photos..