Here's Al Unser Sr., I believe in the Hoerr Dodge. Not sure where it was taken, but from the background it could be IRP. The car has a definite "short track" look to it.
Here is a picture of a Crosley in the Fourth Street Armory, Louisville Ky. Don't know the driver. They raced on the lower level in the area for indoor training and vehicle storage. After they stopped racing in the Armory it became one of the important stops on the national wrestling circuit.
Indybigjohn is this not Tom Ford coming down the steps from the flagstand in front of you? We won eight features this year with this car plus two with the late model. That is Al Straubs daughter with us. She and Al's wife Juanita both drove it in the powder puff races with Juanita winning two. She could wheel it. Al Staub was a good ARCA and NASCAR Grand AM Driver.
Those are some great pictures. As soon as I get off of graveyards this weekend, I'll post some photos of vintage stock cars, sprint cars, and super modifieds from the Old San Jose Speedway, Capital Speedway out of Sacramento and Lakeport Speedway.....keep those roundyrounders coming!!!
allstarracing, I have to admit I recognize the flagman. Yes, it was me. That was in the transition between the Fairgrounds and my going to work for NHRA at IRP as news director. Great racing, great memories. At the same time, I was working ASA races all over the Midwest. You also brought up in a previous post a name which reminded me of a great story. I'm talking about Tommy Winters. Trust me, it will show up soon on one of my "Driven to the Past" columns on Frontstretch.com. Thank you for all these photos. My days in the flagstand were some of the happiest of my life, second only to my 15 years at IRP. That may sound funny, but think about it. Can you imagine anything better than getting up each morning and going to the race track? That was my job. It doesn't get any better than that. In addition to my duties as Director of News and Administrative Services, I got to do a lot of announcing at all kinds of races, both on the drag strip and the oval and even on the road course for an IMSA race, I got to flag on the road course when SCCA was there. One year Buster Couch of NHRA let me work a few passes as starter during the U.S. Nationals. I believe this makes me one of the only people who can say they have acted as announcer and as official starter for a nationally-sanctioned event on an oval, a road course, and a drag strip. Life has been good. I have no regrets.
Daytona. A.J.Foyt was in the no. 28. I think Dick Brooks was in the no. 90 Juney Donlevy car. Red Farmer in the no. 97. Bill Dennis in the no. 10. Dick Trickle in the no. 75. I don't remember who was driving the no. 58 H.B.Ranier car. I was there with Charlie Paxton for the ARCA race
More Daytona. The no. 12 Coca Cola car is Allisons sportsman. Buddy Baker walking in front of the no. 01. Dave Marcus was driving the K&K insurance Dodge and It seems Baker came without a sponsor
ARCA cars at Fairgrounds Motor Speedway. no.21 is Delmar Clark. no. 34 is Darrel Basham. no.41 is Andy Vertrees. Car behind Vertrees is no.7 Long John Arnold. The no.81 was the Jim Waits sponsored car. Had several different drivers as I recall. I think it was driven by Wayne (Butch) Trinkle this day. Larry Clemons in the no.14. Javelin. Bill Clemons was driving the no.37 Hornet. Don't remember the driver of the no. 98 Torino. Racewriter asked if the no. 98 could be Ralph Jones and it is, Thanks. Allstarracing
More Fairgrounds with one from Queen City. Upper left picture is at Queen City (fomerly Tri City) Cincinatti Ohio. Dave Dayton in the no.87. Danny Dean in the no.82 Torino. "Blackie" Wangrinin the no. 32. Charlie Paxton in the no. 72 Camaro. Jesse Baird in the "Roller Skate" Camaro. Long John Arnold in the no. 7 Camaro.
Long John Arnold crashing at Salem Speedway Ind. Arnold was a good driver Just happened to get photographed at the wrong time.
Salem superstocks. I am standing at the top of the track taking the picture in the upper right photo to show how high Salem is banked. with the low ASA cars you could only see about seventy five feet in front of you so the driver would look out the side window to judge his position on the track.
Glen Kerns cars. Upper left picture is at Charlestown Speedway Ind. before they paved it. Glen got spun and slid into the pit gate. Lower left is Sportsdrome. Two right photos are at the Speedrome. Indy. Ind.
Sportsdrome. no.56 is Bill Riley Sr and the no.30 in John Perkins Glen Kerns on the inside of Perkins
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