60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

I just remembered that too. Wasn't it like a big dip on the backstretch ?

 

If I remember right at some point they buried some automobile tires in turns three and four to try and keep you from going to low and catching the culvert! After a few years there was just side walls sticking up! I miss Westboro Speedway alot! Richie Evans, Ron and Ken Bouchard, Greg Sacks, Ollie Silver,and many other big names raced at Westboro. Roland Lapierre JR Won a 100 lap race over Joe Howard bumper to bumper the whole way! Love Those Hi Banked Tracks!!

 

Yes there was! Lots of sparks flying, you wanted to be straight when you hit it!! They fixed it by paving after coming of turn two and just past the dip! Better than nothing!

 

Smokey Boutwell in the 406 Ford powered rail super modified


Bud Crotty in the SBC powered super modified


Fats Caruso in the Worcester Sand and Gravel modified


Fred Borden driving the flathead Class A car


Bob Fagan driving the flathead Class A car


Buzz Leavens driving the Straight 8 Hudson Class B car

I know this is a vintage modified forum, but as we talk about Wesboro Speedway, I felt the need to upload some of the pictures I had from 1963 and 1964. I have great memories of that track as I went there for many years with my father. The weekly shows with the Class A and Class B cars were great, but I especially loved the open competition super modified shows that were held during the week. The pictures that I have uploaded were taken by the legendary track photographer, Bill Balser, who lived in Holbrook, MA.

 

The pictures are great, keep em comming. Denny Z

 

Yes there was a big dip just after coming off turn two, you wanted to be straight when you hit it,lot of sparks flew! They fixed it buy paving from exit off turn two just beyond the the dip! It did help alot! At the end of the 1979 season they put armco steel guard rail on the front straightaway.

 

some shots of Eddie Flemke through the years....some from my scrapbook some from the internet


an All Star Racing League photo




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



in the Art Barry #09 (Lynchmob photo)









which car is Eddie driving the 2x or the 09







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 Dykes photo)

 

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





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)






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



Eddie at speed at Stafford



a bad night for the 2X

 

More of Eddie Flemke in the 2X

a lynchmob photo



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



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)



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







Flemke and Desarro again




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

 

A few more of Eddie Flemke in the 2X






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



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?

 

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




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




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



at speed at Stafford ( a Donn Cote photo)



another Donn Cote photo



in victory lane



up in smoke.....

 

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





a flat tire at Thompson





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






going under the hood







on the trailer




not sure of the photographer

 

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

in victory lane





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




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




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




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

 

On to a Flyin' Canadien...Dennis Giroux....the Emerick Associates Coupe was one of my all time favorites...longer in appearance than most...and the metallic blue paint


a couple of Lynchmob photos








not sure of the photographer







and it was fast too!

 

and more of Dennis Giroux in the 50





Battling Ron Bouchard #17 and Bugsy Stevens #15 at Malta





I believe it is 1972, so it is too soon for Geoff Bodine to be in the Armstrong #1....I'm thinking Ray Hendrick, Gene Bergin or Hop Harrington









Best Appearing car honor at Martinsville....








at Martinsville....

 

And now Dennis Giroux in the 9x. Unfortunatley, this is the car in which he was seriously injured in at Stafford, I believe.








battling Buzzie Reutimann #00 at Trenton in the ROC

 

Next up....Gene Bergin...this is a guy who raced on same of the same circles and in some of the same rides as Eddie Flemke....


in the #34 coupe claiming second in the 1972 Race of Champions, I believe







sideways.....








racing Paul Radford in th #26 Gremlin, I believe at Trenton in the 1972 ROC (the concrete wall is throwing me...I believe that is on the backstretch)






in the #10 that Eddie Flemke later drove (Manchester Sand & Gravel)....taking a 100 lap win at the New London Waterford Speedbowl







in victory lane in Bob Judkins original 2X pinto (that Eddie Flemke later drove)

 

a few more of Gene Bergin....


in Bob Johnson's #17 (later driven by Ron Bouchard) trying to avoid Ray Miller in the #9





Unusual to see the Bob Johnson #17 with Gene Bergin driving at Syracuse on the dirt for the big one....





Gene in the Hop Harrington #1 (Racing Through Time photo)





In the Armstrong #1 in victory lane with Dick Armstrong and crew at Seekonk







Gene in the Amstrong one battling Bob Melnick, I believe, in the #2








in the #11 that I think Bob Potter later drove (Racing through Time

 

Gene was one of the best, no question about it. He drove Stock Cars and Sprint Cars, dirt and asphalt, big tracks and bull rings. He was one of my heros. Denny Z

 

Hey folks, How come all the Flemke photos are missing? Denny Z

 

Lots of Pics of my Favorite Mod Driver, please repost if you can, Thanks

 

Hey fellas how can I view the pictures on photobucket? I can't click on it Ho do I access it. Thank you

 

those are broken links, you can't click on it. for some reason those pictures were deleted or moved?

 

Ok Thank you Now I know. another 1 of lifes mysteries solved lol

 

Does anyone have pictures of the Buddy Krebs #22 that he raced in the early 70's??

 

i love these cars do they race this type on the west coast?

 

JBull, glitch at photobucket or did you delete or move the photos. A few of the newbies are scratching their heads.

 

The Whelan modifieds have events scheduled for Roseville, Ca.
http://hometracks.nascar.com/node/123
The link will hook up up to NSACRS site and you can crusie around. The Whelan mods are the current type of pavement modifieds.

There are a couple of tracks in Ca. that run vintage modifeds as well.