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Category: Photos
Al Grinnan
2x coupe
Restored car at the Ron Bouchard Museum in Fitchburg, MA.
Other – V8
Photo from Racingthroughtime.com.
Other – 81
Lee Osborne at Langhorne. Photo from the Snyder Collection.
Anecdotes
“The smoothest driver I ever saw”.
Of general interest
Albany-Saratoga Speedway, the site of many Ed Flemke wins and where he saved Rene Charland’s life.
Of general interest
Tommie Elliott
Anecdote
Other – 98
Bill Brainard’s car.
Other – 10
Photo by George McCormick.
Charlie Jarzombek
Photo by George McCormick.
Of general interest
Plainville. Dick Dixon in the 8-Ball. That does not look like Ed driving the Norm Kies-owned 21. Photo by Thort Haag, from Racingthroughtime.com.
79
1969 – Thompson 500, which Ed in the 79 was leading comfortably until his engine broke a valve on about the 400th lap.
Sparky Belmont
This was the team car to the #439 that Ed drove.
Len Boehler
Memorabilia
Buddy Krebs
Don MacTavish
Of general interest
Of general interest
Don MacTavish
Of general interest
Other – 14
Next to the Garuti #14 is Moe Gherzi, who was the regular driver of the Garuti Brothers’ cars until Ed became his teammate, and then replaced him.
Memorabilia
United Stock Car Racing Club circuit. For a number of years, Riverside and Plainville each held races twice weekly.
Of general interest
The driver here is Charlie Centinaro.
Of general interest
Walt Czepiel is in the driver’s seat.
