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...Remembering Our Area's Auto Racing From the Past... Flemington Speedway, East Windsor, Bridgeport ... Vintage Modifieds, Racing Photos, Old Cars, Modified Stock Cars, Open Wheel and more - 3 Wide Style!

Photos and Comments from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's... and Beyond!

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Featuring competitors from Flemington, Bridgeport, East Windsor, Harmony, Trenton, Langhorne, Nazareth, Old Bridge, Reading, Fort Dix/New Egypt, Vineland, Pleasantville, Wall Stadium, Alcyon, Allentown, Harmony, Hatfield, US 13, and many, many more, plus Vintage Modifieds! 3wide , 3 Wide, 3 Wide Racing..., it's 3widespicturevault.com !

Congratulations Bob Drayton

"Fan Favorite" and "3 Wide's Favorite", Bob Drayton in victory lane at New Egypt Speedway after winning the modified feature.
June 27th, 2009
Modified: Bob Drayton
Sportsman: Rocco Infante
Super Stock: Rob Ormsbee
SS Sprint: John McClelland
Rookie Feature: Brian Roemer - Rookie Champion: D.J. Ruppert

Congratulations to JJ Grasso

JJ above at the 2009 Motorsports Show in Atlantic City with the Grasso Family #37. JJ now drives the Palladino Motorsports/BK Leasing #99 in URC competition.
JJ led all twenty-five laps of the Rislone URC
Sprint feature Saturday night at the Delaware International Speedway.
For Grasso it was his third URC win in six starts this season (now driving the Palladino Motorsports/BK Leasing #99). Look for JJ to continue his winning ways when URC comes to New Egypt on Saturday, July 4th!

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Hightstown Racer/Car Owner Francis Reynolds Passes

Francis Reynolds passed away June 30 (his pictures are on page 12 of the 50's section) at the age of 83. He recorded 1 win at Hightstown Speedway as a driver and fielded cars in the 50's & 60's for drivers Clint Brown, Ed Prior and Joe Seip. Funeral Services are set for Monday July 7 at Princeton Memorial Park in Robbinsville NJ.

Our condolences to the Family of Francis Reynolds - Joe Macfarlan & Family

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Photo Memories By Decade

50's and Before
Updated 06/14

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- 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15

The 60's

Updated 06/14
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The 70's

Updated 07/02
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The 80's

Updated 05/14
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The 90's

Updated 06/21
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Photo Memories by Category

Open Wheel

Updated 05/04
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Late Models/Street Stocks/Modern Stocks

Updated 06/08
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Faces of the Vault

Updated 07/02
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Miscellaneous

Updated 06/20
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Vintage
Updated 12/07
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Senior Moments
Photos and memories of Coupes and Coaches submitted by a few of our favorite "Seniors!"

Updated 06/26
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Gettin' There...

Updated 06/20
1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Double-Pick Up

Updated 3/29
Pics of spills provided by those, or by friends of those who rode it out!
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"UNDER CONSTRUCTION"
Under Construction

The Owner's Manual
Under Construction

SuperModels
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GSVSCC Presents...
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Young Guns

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John Doe Racecar...
"You may be the key to solving the mystery..."
Under Construction

Who Is It?

Updated 05/10
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Thank You to All of Our Past Week's Run-Rite "One to Watch" Featured Drivers!

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Ken Meisner

Click Here To See Our 2008 "One To Watch" Featured Drivers at New Egypt

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Driver Bill Berry Passes

Information provided by Tom Berry:
Just got word that my Uncle Bill Berry who ran modifieds at Wall stadium and Old Bridge in the 50's and 60's passed away Friday evening in California. He was 82.

Photographer Charlie Moore Passes

Auto Racing photographer Charlie Moore - Flemington NOTARC event - 10/2003
Racing photographer Charlie Moore, whose photos from Trenton, Langhorne, Flemington, Indy, etc have been featured in AARN, Racing Pictorials, Programs, etc, passed away on Sunday, June 14th. Our condolences to The Moore Family.
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Speedway Memories Section

"Alcyon Memories"

"Dorney Park Memories"

"East Windsor Memories"

"Flemington Memories"

"Grandview Memories"

"Harmony Memories"

"Hatfield Memories"

"Nazareth Speedway Memories

"Old Bridge Memories"

"Reading Memories"

Sanatoga Speedway Memories

"Wall Stadium Memories"

"Weissglass Stadium"

"Where Are They Now?"

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What a Body!
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Down at the Garage

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Cool Stuff!
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Something 2 Talk About....

Trivia Answers & Recaps

"Something to Think About"
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Kart & Micro Racing!

Vault Visitor's Voices

Confessions From The Vault

"One Last Look..."
Former "Featured" Front Page Photos

New Egypt Speedway - May 30th, 2009

The moon sits high in the clear night sky over the #59 of Tad Cox at New Egypt Speedway
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New Egypt Speedway 2008 Photo Index
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Archives of The Vault
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Featured Stories From the Past

Taking Our Sport Forward by First Taking a Look Back...
Can We Expect Our Sport to Survive Without Making Changes?

We all have our opinions on what will help the sport in the future... Is there room in that future for some of our past?

A Fan, An Employee. A Friend
A View of Auto Racing in the 40's, 50's and 60's from the Inside at Sanatoga Speedway from Merit O'Neal

Roy Schreffler's Vintage Car World!
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