60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

Bobby Holmberg at Islip Speedway

 

Hi all...1st post here.
Love looking at the pics of the old modifieds. I'm not sure if this link has been posted before, but this club has been around for years running steel bodied coupes...
http://www.vintagemods.com/

 

I've been getting alot of e-mails about the Eddie Flemke pictures so let me see if I can repost them:

some shots of Eddie Flemke through the years....some from my s****book some from the internet


an All Star Racing League photo


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in the Rusty Nail special of Richie Evans during Richie's outlaw years with Nascar



in the Art Barry #09 (Lynchmob photo)

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which car is Eddie driving the 2x or the 09


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I believe this is the Art Barry #09 Capri tha was renumbered #14. Art changed his number several times and is currently touring with the number 21 (Dave ****s photo)



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Eddie Flemke in a more familiar ride the Bob Judkins 2X

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Eddie Racing side by side with Gene Bergin in the #34 (who I believe was the first to drive the 2X pinto of Bob Judkins)



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It's the 34 again racing Eddie, but this time it is Phil Spiak behind the wheel






Eddie battling Ernie Gahan #52 and Jim Shampine #8 at Oswego






This time Eddie is racing Richie Evans in the #61 at Trenton instead of driving for him

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Eddie at speed at Stafford



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a bad night for the 2X

 

More of Eddie Flemke in the 2X

a lynchmob photo




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Eddie battling it out with Fred Desarro at the Spring Sizzler at Stafford

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Eddie in the pits maybe at Utica Rome (Nick Ronca #7 in the background?)
not sure of the photographer




Another victory at Stafford for Steady Eddie (notice hand raised)



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Eddie being pursued by Leo Cleary in the Brady Bunch #00 at Stafford





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Flemke and Desarro again



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Ed Flemke (2X) battling Max Berrier (12) Paul Radford (26) and Eddie Peneizak (03) at Martinsville (not sure of the photographer)

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A few more of Eddie Flemke in the 2X





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a "racing through time" photo found through the speedway line report




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Eddie at Freeport Speedway on Long Island I believe (not sure of the photographer)



in a pack at Stafford kicking up some dust and smoke....chartrand in front in the #69, Dave Lape #22?, Brian Ross in the #87?



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onto Eddie Flemke in the #34....if I understand the history correctly, the #34 was the original Bob Judkins #2x that Frank Vigliarollo bought the next year and renumbered and repainted it the #34. Eddie Flemke was the hired gun to drive it. Frank may have drove it himself a couple of times and I saw pictures with Geoff Bodine in the car as well....

a Donn Cote photo


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Eddie Flemke in the #34 chasing Bobby Santos in the Art Barry #09, a car he had driven himself in the past


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at speed in the #34



Eddie once again battling Fred Desarro at Stafford



and again....

 

and some more of Ed Flemke in the #34

This shot is at Islip Speedway as Eddie ducks in front of the confrontation between Junior Dilmore in the #555 and George Brunnhoelzl Sr. in the #1


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at speed at Stafford ( a Donn Cote photo)






another Donn Cote photo






in victory lane

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up in smoke.....

 

Is this is how they added left side weight ? Look at the nerf bar in front of the rear tire.

 

If necessary, yes.

 

I know. But that's nuts. I know the Supers used to put an extra fuel cell right next to the driver for the Oswego International Cl***ic.

 

Daytona repaving

 

More

 

More again

 

Thank you very much for taking the trouble to repost (not to mention, thanks for all your other contributions!).

 

and onto Eddie Flemke in the Manchester Sand & Gravel #10

an early addition of this car...in the pack at Stafford battling Ray Miller in Bill Simon's #9, Fred Desarro in the #3 of Lenny Boehler and Frank Naumac in the #33


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a flat tire at Thompson


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alongside Ray Miller #01 again at Thompson, Eddie with apparent motor trouble (note: hand up in the air signalling to the drivers behind him)







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going under the hood






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on the trailer



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not sure of the photographer

 

and a few miscalleneous shots to conclude my Eddie Flemke pictures....

in victory lane


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not sure who owned this #1 that Eddie drove for a while....




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strikes me as a Mike Adaskaveg photo of Eddie....


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Eddie late in his career driving the X3 he built for the Ferrante's. I believe this is at the ROC at the Pocono 3/4 mile track


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Eddie again late in his career driving the #14 that he built for **** Barney at Thompson

 

Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed the posts. I believe that concludes the Flemke reposts. Unfortunately, my need to organize and clean-up my photobucket files has caused some of my other posts to disappear. I will repost the Fred Harbach and Brunnhoelzl pics when I get a chance.

JBull

 

Some pics from early Modifieds in the South.

 

A few more from the South

 

But I'm sure that you're aware that the fuel tank wasn't just for "left side" weight, it was in an attempt to make the 200 laps w/o having to either re-fuel, or having to re-fuel only once...

 

07Son, From your handle (07Son) I'm guessing your Paul Radford's son, if so I raced with your Dad a few times. How is he these days? Also "stadium" is that Bowmen Gray? Denny Z

 

Actually I am Speedy Thomas' son who owned the 07 that was driven by Paul Radford and many others. I did see Paul last year at Franklin County Speedway and he looks the same as always. And yes, it is Bowman Gray where I spent way to many nites as a kid.

 

Even more from the South.

 

I am looking at purchasing a vintage modified that runs near Albany NY, it goes by the number U2 and has a vega wagon body. Could any of you fine HAMBer's lead me to pics of this car, and for that matter any other Vega wagon bodied mods from days gone by?

 

Is it Red ?