60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

Bob Pearson

Bob Pearson

Bob Pearson

Bob Pearson

Bob Pringle

Bob Potter

Bob Polverari

Bob Perry

Bob Pringle

Bob Riffel

 

Bob Riffel flips over the wall and lands softly!

Bob Riley Jr.

Bob Riley jr

Bob Riley jr.

Bob Riley jr.

Bob Riley jr.

Bob Rzezutek jr.

Bob Russell

Bob Russell

Bob Riley Sr.

 

I love the driveshsft loop on bob riffels car, now thats low tech!

 

That was a little hot rod ingenuity on a low budget built race car.

 

I was going to post that before, it caught my eye an hour or two ago when checking out the thread. Now let's see someone build it today!

 

KIWI KEV Nice to see the twister. Have watched it race, and they bring it out once a year and hot lap it during the Hank Arnold Memoral

 

Bob Sprague

Bob Sprague

Bob Sprague

Bob Rzezutek Jr.

Bob Sprague

Bob Sprague

Bob Sprague

Bob Sprague closes in on Jack Malone



Bob Tatro

 

Bob Sweeney and Danny Knoll

Bob Stefanik

Billy Spade car rebuilt

Corky Cookman in the stands, I heard no one was injuried. Anyone have any info on this incident??? I know Corky died in the old sand banks of Thomspon, after they had hard time getting to him they decided to get rid of the sand bank and place walls around the the whole track.











no info.

 

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Quote: Corky Cookman in the stands, I heard no one was injuried. Anyone have any info on this incident??? I know Corky died in the old sand banks of Thomspon, after they had hard time getting to him they decided to get rid of the sand bank and place walls around the the whole track.
I think, one fatality and several injured. Sandbank was long gone at Thompson when Corky died.

I forget the year that Corky ended up in the stands at Stafford, but I got to know Corky fairly well when I did a feature on him for Circle Track magazine. Anyway, later that same season; I'm talking to Corky as they're doing driver intros at the Turkey Derby, and when the announcer, I don't remember his name, but he was quite the buffoon, begins to introduce Corky, he says something to the effect "You might want to move a few rows back folks because earlier this he ended up in the granstand" Corky (and everybody else that heard it) couldn't beleive what was just said. Corky was quite upset, being reminded of that incident moments before climbing behind the wheel at the often trecherous Wall Stadium!

 

Back to the grind! Seemed to be a lot of freak incidents around that time from Islip to Riverside Park to Thompson in a span of a year or two. Some didn't turn out so well and a few didn't make it out alive from racers to crew members and fans. I got to say I wasn't around any of them when they happened at Islip Speedway, it always seemed like the nights we didn't go to the track.

Bob Tester

Bob Tuttle

Bob Tuttle

Bob Vivari

Bob Wisnoski check out the trucker style eaxhauster pipers

Bob Wisnoski a few that didn't get cut up, it's ok Dad, they neevr made the track, wonder if they got cut up and turned into hot rods!

Bob Wisnoski

Bob Walker

Bob Wolf

Bo Gunning

 

Bo Gunning

Bohn and Haris

Bones Stevens

Bones Stevens

Bones Stevens

Bones Stevens

Bones Stevens

Bones Stevens

Bones Stevens

Danny Zimmerman

 

Michael (Sparky) Belmonte in the Silver '6', as well as the 28.

 

Hope everyone took time to vote today! Many died for our rights to keep this nation under the same guidelines and laws that was created over 200 years ago! Let's keep it that way! God Bless America!
ok time for some pictures!

Bones Stevens

Bones Stevens

Bones Stevens

Booker T Jones

Booker T Jones

Bouncing tire.....that was the description of the photo! lol

Taylor and Bouchard

Ron Bouchard

Boots Podjed (last name not to sure on)

 

Booker T Washington Jones

Booker T









Brian Scott

Brian Scott

Brett Bodine

Brian Ross

 

As a kid growing up in Idaho in the 60s, my hero was local driver Kenny Hamilton, who drove owner Art Sugia's "Pink Lady Special" Super Modified sponsored by The Eastside Cafe & Lounge in Ontario, Oregon. At that time the Grant King built roadster ran a big block Chevy and you could really feel the thunder as it was charging out of turn four and on down the straight in front of the stands at Meridian Speedway. Thinking about it still gives me a thrill after nearly 40 years.

Kenny Hamilton has driven the "Pink Lady" to an estimated 300+ main event wins in the car's 40 year racing history including several Copper Classic victories at Phoenix.

As some of you may know, Kenny is the father of famous Indy driver Davey Hamilton from Idaho. I think Davey had a damn good mentor...

Here is a link to more info on Kenny's legendary racing history... http://www.ihrs.org/humanitarian/hamilton/index.html

 

trenton nj 1978 or 1979

 

Thanks Elf. I see you have a nice shot of the Ira Bromley #23 car. Quite a few drivers got their start in one of Bromley's cars.

 

CORKY COOKMAN...

The Stafford Crash was in 83 , He ran over a wheel (Greg Sacks ?) in a pill up that was started by the spinning 10 of John Falconi , the 43 of Mike Hornat had also cleared the wall . The terrible accident saw some 30 spectators injured...
Has for Corky's fatal crash , you can watch the News repport here on youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLOEQ7DumE0

Rich Chartrand.

 

Bobby Vee


Car looks like a Plymouth Arrow. Am I right on this ?

Thanks, Mo

 

some pics I found , the first 2 are from the dfw website, dig that "texas" hat!
the coupe looks to be sitting on a 567 chev frame, with 3/4 ton running gear...
the other 2 I found somewhere on the hamb...

 

Brian Ross

Brice Haskell

Brice Haskell

Brice Haskell crash

Kevin Brightbill

Jimmy Mott

Bruno Brackey

Bruce Young

Bruce Duprez

Bruce Roslin

 

Bruce Hoy

Bruce D'Alessandro

Bruno Hoffman

Bryan Osgood

Buble Gum Joe

Buck Guilfoy

Buddy Krebs

Buddy Krebs

Buddy Krebs

Buddy Krebs

 

look at that 55-6 chev cameo in the background actually being used as a truck!!

 

Got a lot of Bugs today and then some!

Buddy Cook

Bugs Stevens

Bugs Stevens

Bugs Stevens

Bugs Stevens

Bug Stevens

Bugs Stevens

Bug Stevens

Bugs Stevens

Bugs Stevens

 

Bugs

Bugs

Bugs and Fred Desarro

Bugs and Cook

Bugs, Desarro and Bouchard

Bugs

Bugs

Bugsy Stevens!

Butch Evento and not Bugs Stevens!

 

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Billy Greco at West Haven, CT Speedway 1965

 

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Billy Greco Camaro at Stafford
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Billy Greco at Riverside Park, Agawam, MA
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Billy Greco at Riverside Park

 

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Billy Greco in the Pink Panther

 

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Tommy Sutcliffe at West Haven
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Tommy Sutcliffe at West Haven
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Tommy Sutcliffe at West Haven Speedway
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Tommy Sutcliffe at West Haven

 

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Michael 'Sparky' Belmonte at Plainville Stadium, CT
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Michael 'Sparky' Belmonte at Plainville Stadium, CT
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Michael 'Sparky' Belmonte
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Sparky at Stafford
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Sparky at Riverside Park