really? he ran with us alot at huntsville speedway. always a class act! cool guy also.one of the smoothest drivers i've ever seen!could flat put a race around a track,any track. where do you live?
is that the one you can see from I-65 on the left going north? Indeed it is, just off to the west of the interstate.
dang i come to the 'ville' every year for the street rod nats. used to go out to the track that was south of l'ville.just really hadn't thought about that one.(only seen it once,on my way to indy,years ago) but i'll bet you if i live and the creek don't rise i'll be there next year
B.A., if you're passing through southern Kentucky on I-75 on a Saturday next summer, stop and see us at Corbin Speedway.
We live in Cassville, MO. Hour east of Joplin, and hour sw of Springfield. You are correct, he is a great guy. I own a const. co. and this year I built a simple go kart track on his place for his and family's pleasure. We are supposed to team up and build an old Ford he has soon. I am looking forward to the opportunity since I'm just a "Zeke from the creek" nobody. He has much memorabilia, I'll see if he'll let me grab a few old pics and stuff and post 'em. It's cool that the late country singer Marty Robbins used to race wearing Freddy's suits cause he would tell his wife he was just going to the races and not "racing". It's a real pleasure to listen to Freddy's stories, he has a great memory. In the meantime, here's a Chevelle I built and raced...
his brother's son tim fryar raced with us a few years back.did ok. bobby,freddy and their late brother harold all raced back when you could use good old common sence,and a little ingenuity and be fast! before the days of cubic dollars$ thanks big john i'll take you up on that
It was a 57 and he ran a 312 Y block Ford and I think a 3 speed manual trans. but I'll have to ask my dad about exact model and trans.
That was the Bill Ellis owned car Freddy is in. It raced 3 times in 1970, Freddy at Talladega, and Richard Brickhouse drove it at the two Daytona races. And you are right, Fryar is a great guy, I hung around his pit, and he hung around our shop a lot back when he was in Texas racing.
Slightly off topic, but couldn't resist after I found this. This one's for you, NHRA Tech. It's a young "Starter Johnny" (25) at the Fairgrounds.
Back on topic - this is Jack Bowsher on the inside in one of his own Fords and Roger McCluskey on the outside in one of Norm Nelson's Plymouths at Salem. They obviously used the same Plymouth for the dirt tracks, because it still has a windshield wiper. Also, the tape under the window on Bowsher's car is because it had been driven in the previous race by Foyt, and it still had his name on it.
Johnny, Have anymore pictures of Roy Wathen, Andy Hampton,Jim Robinson, Bobby Watson or Buddy Ward? What was that fellows name at the Sports drome who drove the red 1958 Olds vert " Was it Jack McDonald.? Spent many a weekend night at the old Fairgrounds track between 61-66. Thanks for what you have posted
Lawman, it was Jack McDonald in that Olds, if I recall correctly. I'll see what I can find on those other drivers. Found a good photo of Roy in the 64 Chevy yesterday.
And here's one of Bobby Watson's 64 Ford. Wasn't as strong as his 62, but he did win an ARCA race at Salem with it.
Purple Hog; 55 Ford w/dual quads. I ended up at the man who owns this house looking for parts. My brother and I spent a few hours chatting with him. The ol' timers have so many stories and knowledge.
Johnny, GREAT pictures.Always liked to see the Sports Drome guys run against the Fairgrounds drivers.loved to watch the little guys like Bill Kimmel and Virgil Oaks.My main man was always Roy Wathen in the VV cooke 58 chevy.Thanks again for the pictures and Flaherty is in Meade county near Fort Knox.
Yeah, he was. I've got a neat story about him at IRP I'll have to tell on Frontstretch.com one of these weeks.
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