People

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.

Gene Bergin

1966 – Malta. This car was actually the #6x normally driven by Bob Vivari. On this occasion the black 2x coupe had suffered a blown engine, and Gene and Bob Judkins borrowed the 6x for the night. They renumbered it “2x” in order to get the owner’s points for Bob. Thanks to Bob Vivari and Chuck Grime for the information. Photo by John Grady, from Racingthroughtime.com

People

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.