1963 – Utica-Rome. On the right is NASCAR Chief Steward Ralph Ouderkirk. Photo by John Grady, from “The Home of Heroes” by Bones Bourcier.
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1963 – 06-14 – With Ray Hendrick (L) and Eddie Crouse (C) at Southside.
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In this photo taken at Marlboro, Ed’s stubble is evidence of the hectic schedule that the Eastern Bandits ran. Photo by Bob Williams, from the Larry Jendras Jr Collection.
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1963. NASCAR official and former sprint car driver Bob Sall is on the left.
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1963, September.
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Utica-Rome – Cliff Kotary on the left.
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1964 – Utica-Rome. Between Ed on the left and Lou Lazzaro on the right are Lucky Sutton (L) and Dave Kotary (R). Photo by John Grady, from “The Home of Heroes” by Bones Bourcier.
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1964 – Utica-Rome New Yorker 400. Giving Ed the trophy is Utica-Rome co-owner Bernie Ingersoll.
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1964-09-06 – Utica-Rome, after Ed had won both 200-lap legs of the New Yorker 400.
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1965-07-21 – Beltsville. Drivers’ meeting prior to first-ever Modified race there. Shown in this picture are Johnny Roberts (light grey shirt, lower left corner), to his left Red Foote (checkered shirt), to Red’s left Runt Harris (black shirt), behind Red is Lenny Pond (white shirt), to Runt’s left Bobby Allison (pink shirt), to Bobby’s left Al Grinnan (white shirt and trousers), behind Al’s left shoulder Ed Flemke, behind Ed’s left shoulder Joe Kelly. Photo by Bob Williams.
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1965-07-21 – Beltsville drivers’ briefing at first-ever race at the track. Ed is indicated by the white arrow at the lower left.
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Photo by John Grady, from Vintagemodifieds.com.
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This came from a Oxford Plains Speedway program dated October 3, 1965. The photos were taken the week before at a 300-lap Modified-Sportsman race in which Ed finished 3rd. Thanks to Dan St.Pierre.
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1965-09-26 – Oxford Plains 300. Ed finished 3rd. Thanks to Dan St.Pierre.
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1965-09-26 – Oxford Plains. In the bottom photo, on the far right is John Stygar, co-owner of the $ and for many years Ed’s chief mechanic and right-hand man. Thanks to Dan St.Pierre.
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1965 – Oxford Plains 300. Ed finished 3rd. Thanks to Dan St.Pierre.
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1966 – 05-27 – Rene Charland fire, aka “The French Barbeque”. Ed, wearing a t-shirt and cotton trousers, ran across the track and reached into this burning wreck to pull out Charland and save his life. Ed was given the “NASCAR Heroism Award” for his bravery.
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1966 – Charland fire.
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1966 – Albany-Saratoga. Charland fire. Photo by John Grady. This image appears to be merely the (incorrect) reverse of the preceding “photo print” color image.
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Ed’s ¢ is just to the right of Rene Charland’s burning car. This picture would have been taken very close to the moment when Ed pulled Rene out of the fireball.
