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1966 – Thompson. The famous Bebe Zalinski M-6.

This photo from Southside includes five of the South’s top cars and drivers of the 1960s. L-R are the William Mason #45 probably being driven by Paul Radford, the #1 of Lennie Pond, the Junie Dunlavy #90 with what looks like regular drive Sonny Hutchins at the wheel, Ted Hairfield’s “Snakebite” #4, and the #33 usually driven by Al Grinnan.

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1963 – Richmond.

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That is Denny Giroux (he’s the person on the right).

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Photo by Jack Hedstrom.

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Martinsville.

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Martinsville.

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This is Bebe Zalinski, owner of the famous M-6 series of racing cars. Photo from Coastal181.com.

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Cherry Park, where in 1948 Ed got his first race win. Photo from Coastal181.com.

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Hoppy Jenson.

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Langhorne. Photo by RN Masser.

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Here are many of the finest southern drivers whom Ed faced, first during his dominant “Eastern Bandit” days in the early ’60s and continuing for the next 15 years until the late ’70s.
L-R: standing, Mel Bradley, Ted Hairfield and Runt Harris; kneeling Ray Hendrick, Bill Dennis and Sonny Hutchins.

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Langhorne, ca 1959. Photo by Jack Hedstrom.

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Langhorne – ca 1959. Photo by Jack Hedstrom.

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Al DeAngelo. Note the beautiful lettering on the side of his car.

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Don Stives.

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Victory Speedway, Middletown NY.

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1970 – Bob Melnick.

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It’s a pity about the car, but that is a lovely “15” painted on the side.

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Excellent lettering.

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1972 – Martinsville.

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That is track owner Clay Earles in the checked jacket.

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All-time great dirt track driver Frankie Schneider in his younger days.

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1972-04-29 – Martinsville 100-lap inverted start race, won by Bugs Stevens. Fred DeSarro in the Len Boehler #3 had fastest qualifying time and is starting at the back. Gene Bergin is in the red #1 Pinto owned by Dick Armstrong. Gene finished second.

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That is Cliff Wright, with one of the famous Wright-Zautner cars driven by many fine drivers, especially Ken Shoemaker.