Author: flemke
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John “Butch” Farone, also known as “Seymour the Clown” of Stafford Springs.
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Bugs Stevens
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Other – M-6
Owner, builder and chief mechanic of all the M-6s, Anthony “Beebe” Zalenski.
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Jim Hendrickson mostly raced in New Jersey and especially on Long Island, where he won numerous races.
Red Byron
Bill France Sr is on the right.
34 – Studebaker
This is the first lap of the Daytona 250 Sportsman race. Ed’s Studebaker is second from the left.
Memorabilia
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Menands.
Anecdote
2x coupe
Restored car.
Anecdote
Drivers of #9 “Excavator Special”, as per Bob Simons (of the Simons family that owned and ran the Excavator Specials for decades).
Other – 98
Similar in looks to the gold #98 owned by Frank Edwards of North Carolina, this car was owned by Bill Brainard of western New York.
NLWS Documentary Short: 1983 Ed Flemke Chief Steward
Reminiscences of when Ed was not driving but spent the 1983 season as Chief Steward at New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Thanks to Sid’s Vault Productions, who produced and gave permission to post this video.
Other – V4
Photo by Mike Anop.
Rene Charland
Other – 300
Langley Field Speedway.
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This car was normally driven by Russ Brown.
Memorabilia
Ed’s last firesuit, on display in the Ron Bouchard Museum in Fitchburg MA.
Memorabilia
From Jerry Fascione.
Memorabilia
From Jerry Fascione.
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Other – V8
This is crew member Earle Wilde. The V8s were built and owned by Bob Vitari and Vic Bombacci. Rene Dugas photo
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The Seabury-Tripler “M” was the first Pinto to race in Modifieds, making its debut at New London-Waterford in April, 1971. It was not however the first Pinto Modified to race in NASCAR. That honor went to Bob Judkins’s 2x. Photo from Racingthroughtime.com.