Category: Photos
1978-09-17 – Thompson 300 brochure (part 2)
1978-09-17 – Thompson 300 qualifying order 1975-78
Bugs Stevens
Stafford. This car was owned by Bugs. He drove it in 1978 after he left Sonny Koszela’s #15 in mid-season.
Maynard Troyer
Lou Lazzaro
1978 – Photo by CP.
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1978 – last race of the season at Waterford. Photo by Steve Kennedy.
Richie Evans
1978 – Thompson. This was the open-comp race held to raise money for the family of Fred DeSarro, who had died a few days before. Photo by Rudedog, from the Dave Roode Collection.
Bugs Stevens
Bob Judkins
That’s Bob leaning on the roof.
Ron Bouchard
Monadnock. Photo by Chuck Day.
Ron Bouchard
Monadnock. Photo by Chuck Day.
1978-10-29 – Martinsville Cardinal 500 12th (reported in all other sources as 11th))
1978-10-29 – Martinsville Cardinal 500 11th
Richie Evans
1978. Along with Jerry Cook, Richie Evans was one of the few drivers who each drove for a single, well-funded car owner or sponsor for more than a decade. In this image, however, he is driving Pee Wee Griffin’s Camaro.
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1978 – Thompson. After the front of his car burst into flames, Ed intentionally spun the car and rolled backwards, which drew the flames away from him. In this photo he is just starting to spin it. Photo by Clint Lawton, via Ed Stepensky.
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Explanation of how Ed intentionally spun the burning #10 in order to draw the flames away from the cockpit.
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1978.
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After the car came to rest, it was seen that the flames had begun to burn the paint at the front of the roof.
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1978.
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1978-10-29 – Martinsville Cardinal 500.
Bob Judkins
Ownership history of the original 2x Pinto.
1978-11-04 – Chemung Fall Fling 100 1st
Fred Harbach
1978 – Wall Turkey Derby.
People
1978-11-05 – Thompson Fred DeSarro Memorial race. Ed is in the front row, second from left.
People
Richie Evans is on the right.
Maynard Troyer
Bob Judkins.
1978. Bob is in the red shirt. Photo by Paul Bonneau.
Ron Bouchard, Bob Judkins
1978. Ron is standing at the back on the left, behind his future wife (and Ed’s daughter) Paula Flemke. Bruce Sturtevant is the tall fellow in the middle at the back. Bob is in the solid red t-shirt. Photo by Paul Bonneau.
Bob Judkins
1978. Photo by Paul Bonneau.