Sam Hanks' Mercury at Milwaukee, 1957. Jerry Unser's Ford in the background...
Sam Hanks' Mercury at Milwaukee, 1957. Jerry Unser's Ford in the background...
Ron Hargesheimer having a bad day at the Fairgrounds...
Andy Hampton in a Dodge and Ralph Latham in a Plymouth lead the way under the green flag for an ARCA race at Salem...
Hampton at Dayton. Steve Struve photo.
John Martin (39) and Don Gregory at Winchester. Yes, the same John Martin that drove in the 500. Great guy, ran a few ASA races with us...
Hampton in the Rainier Dodge Charger 500 at Daytona...
Charlie Greenwell at Nashville...
Bruce Gould (68) and N.D. Copley at Salem. Wayne Doebling photo.
Charlie Glotzbach in a bad-looking Nova at the Fairgrounds.
Don Gregory at Kil-Kare. Steve Struve photo.
I apologize if I repeat some of these from back when we started this thread. They say the memory is the second thing to go. I forget what they say is first.
A bad day for Bill Kimmel in Bill Clemons' Ford at Dayton...
Bob Keselowski...
Iggy Katona leads Paul Wensink at Louisville Downs. Wensink won the race...
Bill Kimmel at the Fairgrounds. Wayne Doebling photo.
Nashville. One of my favorite places...
Earl Baltes asked me to come to Dayton and flag a local race once. The car in the photo is owned by Mickey Thompson of Dayton and was driven by Jerry Lantz. Earl decided to end practice, and instead of just signaling me, he stepped out on the track and started waving his arms. Jerry got sideways in one direction, then the other, and must have missed Earl by a quarter of an inch as the promoter went over the inside rail. I was out on the track checking to see if there were any pieces of Earl still stuck to the car. The whole incident is chronicled in "Driven to the Past."
Iggy Katona at Salem in 1964. His last year with Ford support, I believe. Wayne Doebling photo.
We had a two-wheel driving contest at the Fairgrounds one night, and "Pappy" Griffis brought his everyday ride out for it. He won the thing, and insisted that I take the victory lap with him. I'm glad it had a hood ornament and a radio antenna...
Figure 8 driver Joe Lord at the Fairgrounds...
Dave Jensen at Winchester.
A later Jensen car at Nashville. If I recall correctly, Tim Richmond drove this car, and so did Rich Vogler. Jensen now runs a racing supply store in the Charlotte area...
John Anderson with Stan Yee's Camaro...
Two Harry Hyde Pontiacs that were the class of the late model field at the Fairgrounds in 1964 and 1965. Jesse Baird in the 14 and Andy Hampton in 16. A close look around the windshield area reveals that some "reskinning" was done on Hampton's car. As a matter of fact, the 14 photo was taken from the right side because early in the season, the left rear quarter panel was still a 1963.
A Hudson at Oakland Speedway. As I understand it, the bank was about 45 degrees, but only for one lane up against the wall. Got some more photos from this track which may show up later.
Iggy in his Charger at Nashville...
Richie was my first ever favorite driver. He was a master of the X and exciting as hell!Originally Posted by indybigjohn
Richie Bisig, one of the three best Figure 8 drivers I ever saw. The other two were Andy Vertrees and Kenny St. John. Andy and Kenny are still around. We lost Richie several years ago in a construction accident.
I seen this car run a few times! Thanks for the trip down memory lane, John. How do I order your book?Bill Kimmel at the Fairgrounds. Wayne Doebling photo.
John, I think was present this day. Are your sure that isn't Bob Burch upside down? Looks like #44 but could be #99, not sure.Ron Hargesheimer having a bad day at the Fairgrounds...
I remember this one. His brother Larry had one identical to it #14, right?Billy Clemons and his Javelin at Louisville...
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