Author: flemke
Ed Patnode
1952 – Riverside Park. This car was owned and run by Leo Matte.
1952-07-22 – Riverside preview, “Stop Flemke” movement
1952-07-22 – Riverside heat 1st, semi 1st, feature 1st
1952-07-22 – Riverside feature 1st; 07-26 Waterford feature 1st; 07-27 Plainville feature 1st
Stan Disbrow
1952-07-26 – Riverside points and preview
1952-07-27 – West Haven late-model preview
1952-07-27 – West Haven “Pleasure car” race preview
Thanks to Thomas Schmeh.
1952-07-27 – West Haven 200 preview
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1952 – Riverside. Photo by Shany Lorenzet
1952-07-30 – Riverside Sportsman and “team derby” preview
1952-08-02 – Riverside preview
1952-08-05 – Riverside team demo derby 1st, sportsman heat 1st, semi 2nd, feature NS
Paul Radford
1952. This was Paul’s first racing car, with the number 41 chosen because it was the same as Curtis Turner’s.
1952-08-08 – Riverside midgets heat 2nd, feature NS; jalopies heat 3rd, feature rolled car but came back to finish 2nd
1952-08-09 – Riverside preview
Buddy Krebs, Jocko Maggiacomo
1952.
1952-08-12 – Riverside preview, “popular and crafty Flemke”
1952-08-14 – Riverside 500 preview
1952-08-19 – United Racing Club points Ed 1st
1952-08-19 – Riverside preview
People
1952 – Ed’s first track championship, which he won a few days after he had turned 22, was in Riverside’s Sportsman Division. Photo by Shany Lorenzet.
1952-09-06 – Riverside 200 heat 3rd, feature NS
1952-09-06 – Riverside heat 3rd, feature NS
Unidentified
The identity of this car is unknown. Judging from Ed’s expression and apparent age, the photo was probably taken no later than 1952.
1952-09-23 – United circuit Sportsman points – Ed 3rd
Pete Corey
Photo via Otto Graham.
