Author: flemke
1961-09-04 – Norwood Minuteman 400 – 4th
Thanks to Tom Schmeh.
1961-09-04 – Norwood 400 Ed flagged as winner but scoring confusion, protest
Red Farmer
1961 – Hollywood Speedway.
Bill Wimble
1961-09-04 – Norwood. Jack Malone is in the 79. This was a rare appearance at Norwood for Bill, who would have come there as part of a trip that included the Stafford Springs dirt track the night before. In 1961 Bill was chasing NASCAR points, and that took him to many tracks that he otherwise would not have visited. Photo by Paul Conley.
1961-09-06 – Empire feature 2nd
1961-09-07 – Westhampton track record
1961-09-07 – Westhampton track record
Gene Bergin
1961.
Dick Dixon, Jerry Humiston, Jocko Maggiacomo
Jerry Humiston, Buddy Krebs
Dick Dixon
Car owner/builder Beebe Zalenski is second from right.
Jocko Maggiacomo
Fred Schulz
Norwood. Fred is in the #60.
2x coupe
1961-09-10 – Old Bridge feature 2nd
1961 – 09-10 – Old Bridge feature 2nd
Bobby Allison
Rene Charland
1961-09-10 – The new asphalt on Utica-Rome had not completely cured by the start of the race so the drivers were forced to use dirt track techniques.
Pete Corey
Photo by John Grady, caption by www.Coastal181.com.
Jim Hurtubise
Dick Dixon
1961-09-17 – Old Bridge preview
1961-09-11 – Red Bank Register
1961-09-17 – Old Bridge feature – 3rd
Bill Wimble, Lou Lazzaro
1961.
Gene Bergin
1961 – Thompson.
1961-09-24 – Old Bridge preview
1961-09-19 – Red Bank Register
Ernie Gahan
1961 – Yankee 500 race for NASCAR Grand Nationals at Norwood Arena. Ernie drove the #55 at the left of the photo and finished 11th.
Bill Slater
Waterford – Baldy Simons in the center, Rex Records on the right. Photo from Racingthroughtime.com.
Emanuel Zervakis
Jocko Maggiacomo
1961-10-01 – Fredericksburg 250 1st
1961 – 10-01 – Fredericksburg 250. Note that Ed finished first, having during the race driven with one hand, smoking a cigarette, and wiping his face with a handkerchief. Denny Zimmerman, the other main Eastern Bandit, finished second.