60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

Yeah me and Pat are friends, I told him about this site, good to have you aboard.

 

little later then usual, but here's Friday's batch!

Funk Jr. and Beardsley

Gary Ryan

Gavin Couper

Gavin Couper 31, Bob Harper 2, and Doc McKenzi

Fuzzy Baer

 

Gary Winters



Gary Anderson

Gary Lulg

Bouley

 

Spada

Gary Johnson

Garvin Couper

Gary Cretty

Gary Myers

 

Gary Wolford

Gary Winters

Gary Membrino

Gary Membrino, maybe one for cool photos!!!!!

Gary Membrino

 

well Saturday photo's have just arrived!

Gavin Couper

Gavin Couper

Gavin Couper and Doris Toombs who was a scorer. I love this photo with the flying garbage pail.

Gene Bergin

Gene Bergin

 

Gene Bergin in the car Steady Eddie Flemke Sr. made famous

Gene Bergin

Gene Bergin

Gene Bergin

Gene Cole Bounty car which was never beaten when he ran it.

 

Gene Bergin

Gene Bergin

Gene Bergin

Gene Bergin 2x and Barney Mattie 7 and also Fats Caruso

Gene Bergin

 

Gene Bergin, wow what a nasty crash, notice the driver's seat?!?

Gene Siuzdak

Gene Gamache

Gene White

Geoff Bodine

Hey come on let's talk photos here! What do you see in some of theses photos, some really awesome stuff those guys built back then, some really amazing some not so safe!

 

After going thru the garys I was surprised you did not have any photos of Gary Balough and Billy Harvey. Just to add somthing about them Billy died last year. Gary is pulling his prison time in Pencola Fla about 3 miles from the 5 flags speedway. The judge who sentenced him said " I want him to hear the cars racing" The judge also did another odd thing. Gary is scheduled for release in 2010 the monday after the snow ball derby. Now that judge made it ruff. Its a minimum security p;ace old navy barracs with a fence. I have a friend who works at the I belive its the Sufley post. He said gary mows grass and picked up trash. I love the circle track threads.. Do you notice the PRIDE that these guys show when standing by their race cars. Later Bobby..

 

Do you notice the PRIDE that these guys show when standing by their race cars. Later Bobby..[/quote]


They sure do Bobby and you know, they are true hot rodders at heart? They just took a different turn. Many of them do have rods also.

 

I gotta ask what did this guy do to spend time there?and the judge sounds like a real prick!

 

I believe that Gary was found guilty of dealing in drugs way back in the eighties or maybe even later. I can't believe he is still in prison!

 

Billy Harvey's car driven by Gary Balough

Gary Balough

from nascar.com
Gary Balough He will spend more time in prison than he spent in the Busch Series.
Balough, who competed in Busch in 1982 and '90, is serving a 30-year sentence in a Tallahassee, Fla., prison after being found guilty in a $300 million marijuana and cocaine smuggling operation.



Balough was one of five drivers indicted in the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Kritzer said in at least one instance a racecar was filled with smuggled marijuana, loaded aboard a trailer and towed across a state line.
The ring reportedly smuggled at least one million pounds of marijuana into the country each year after beginning its operation in 1976.
Balough's fourth-place finish in the inaugural Busch race was his only appearance in the series that year. He raced three times in 1990 with no top-10s.

 

Freeport

Sometimes I have photos thrown in here's one of Islip Figure 8

8's wrecking

49, Chris Young who went on to modifieds and still races, his son Chris Young Jr. has been testing Legends down in N.C. and been racing go-karts

 

Al Deangelo ace of spades

Art Tappen

Axel Anderson

Benny Giarputo raced the 8's at Islip, though it was a cool photo to share.

Charlie Jarzombek and Junior Ambrose 7-11

 

Charlie J



Ed Brunnhoelzl at West Hampton

Bruno Brackey

Bob Park

 

Bobby Lane 6, Tom Bladwin 7 on fire, Gentleman Jim Hendrickson



Charlie Jarzombek and Tiger Tom Baldwin in his other race car.

Charlie Jarzombek coming out to paddock area, check out the mini mod in the back ground.

Craig Meyer, his son Wayne Meyer races Super Pro Trucks at Riverhead, heard he sold the truck and will be racing Grand Enduros.

 

wow $300 million, thats no small time operation!
I look at some of these photos and imagine what they must sound like, all kinds of different exhaust configurations.

 

Balaough will always be remembered for the "Batmobile" at Syracuse's Super DIRT Week. Gary also had a fair amount of Cup starts, I remember meeting him briefly when he was driving a Cup car for Bob Rahilly and Butch Mock around 1981, 82; he had a promising career.

 

Pete, you grabbed some great ones for today. a couple of comments though.
1. Artie Tappen in the # 14 today is quite the builder of rods and customs, I figure the viewers would like to know that fact.
2. Axel Anderson also ran in the first paved Daytona races, sportsman class I believe.
3. The photo of Charlie J and Tom Baldwin, both now deceased and two of LI's greatest Modified chauffeurs both lost their lives on the track. Charlie not that long after Richie Evans @ Martinsville and Tommy The Tiger Baldwin @ Stafford.
There's a story that goes along with that photo that I won't go into now but, it was one of Tommy's favorite photos and he had it hanging up behind his desk.
4. In the photo with the flames, Jimmy Hendrickson pulled Tommy Baldwin out of the fire.
5. #19, Bob Park is Bill Park's father, the first driver Dale Earnhardt hand picked to drive for him and was rewarded with a win. Then was involved in a couple of freak accidents that curtailed his Cup, Busch and Truck driving career.

 

A few mistakes, but I know what you mean pops, Bob Park is Steve Park's dad and Bill Park is Bob Park brother.

Also Tom Baldwin was killed at Thompson after side swiping a light pole in the infield.

Rich was looking for photos of Gary but thought that one was too new. lol I know you get on me for having troyer style chassis. :O)

 

Thanks Pete, makes one wonder how someone can screw up so easily. I really do have to get out more often and get real oxygen to my brain cells. Sheesh.

 

This is his second trip to pull major jail house time. He was asked why he went back in the drug business and he said to pay off the last lawyer bills. Keep them coming.. Thanks again..

 

this pic is cool!
found it on google images... unity raceway, maine?

 

nice photo jon. Mons. stuff!

48 Ace Canupp and 4f Bill Wark

88 Ed Lindsay, 57 Vince Conrad and 46 PeeWee Pob

Al DeAngelo, this would be the car Jim Hendrickson would drive for the Ferrante family.

Allen Clark

Al Michalchuk

 

Al Michalchuk

Al Michalchuk

Al Tasnady hauler

Barney Barnstead

Budd Olsen Hauler

 

Bob Williams

Bob Newton

Bob Krollage

Bob Krollage

I hear this is Rich's new secret project....shhhhhh.don't tell anyone. lol
just kidding here's Bobby Pickell customized Caddy. No one ever said racers had good taste, mostly the one's who raced on dirt, they were picking mud out of their teeth.

 

Bobby Bottcher

Bill Havilon

Batissa hauler

Bud Olsen

Carl Van Horn

 

Carl Van Horn[/QUOTE]

Uh, that should be Parker Bohn, I don't remember Van Horn doing duty in Skinner's 659.
Man, I used to love it when that showed up at Islip, that fuel injected GMC 6 was unique!