| Photo ID # | d08.26.07_NAZ_DRI_NAZ_0862F_1 |
| Car #: | #NA |
| Driver (s) : | See comment below |
| Location: | Nazareth, PA |
| Date: | 1962 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Photo provided by: | Rob Renninger |
| Comments: | Comment
from Rob: Here is a picture from my personal collection. I am sure your
older fans will appreciate this old phote, and the younger fans can get a taste of what a
modified feature lineup was like back in the early 1960's. Just about everyone in this
picture had a shot at winning. This was the feature lineup for the night and included many
all time modified greats and legends running for a whopping $400.00 to win. Photographer's name..unknown, I purchased it at the Nazareth Speedway, there is no name on the back of the photo. Date, August 1962. Location Nazareth Speedway on the home stretch as the feature was lining up in front of the old covered grandstand. Drivers from left to right front row..Buck Barker, Les Farley, Ed Farley, Bob Malzahn, Paul Bolagash, Oliver Butler, Bud Olsen, Billy Deskovick, holding shoe unknown, Jackie Mclaughlin, Otto Harwi, Bobby Pickell, Tomy Scheetz, Leon Manchester, Kenny Wismer. Front row left to right...Bill Creamer, Dick Havens, not sure, Carl VanHorn, not sure,, Sonny Strupp, Freddie Adam, Frankie Schneider, not sure. (see notes below) This was not a special race, it was just a typical field at Nazareth in the early 1960's. The guys were playing football on the home stretch just before the picture was taken using someone's shoe..... I was watching when the picture was taken. That is why the driver in the back row is holding the loafer. |
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| Date: | Visitor's Name: | Comment: |
| 09/01/07 | 3-Wide | There were a couple of names that you guys weren't sure of so we'll let you guys sort it out... |
| 09/01/07 | DAVE WATTS | I BELIEVE THAT'S GEORGE SLEIGHT NEXT TO DICK HAVENS & DIFFINETLY LARRY VOSS,CENTER FRONT ROW. COULD BE BOBBY ROSSELL AT RIGHT END FRONT ROW.COULD THE FELLOW WITH THE SHOE BE KENNY SHOEMAKER? KEN WAS A BIG,TOUGH GUY & KNOWN AS THE "SHOE" OF COURSE. THANKS, DAVE WATTS |
| 09/01/07 | Steve Sabo | Front row last person on the right is ROY PAUCH !!!!! Just look you will
see the resemblence. The Kid looks just like his dad. Not Bobby Rossell... I think that could possibly be Spud Murphy (holding shoe)????? Steve Sabo Macungie, Pa. |
| 09/03/07 | Bob Lowery | drivr holding shoe is spudd murphy from florida - drove mods #2e #76 and others at naz - reading - flemington - middletown - 1960's |
| 03/26/08 | Bob Hummer Sr. | Harry Charles is the Driver in front row before Carl "Fuzzy" Van Horn. He drove the white # 40 modifieds Ford powered car's owned by "Pappy" matlock (as he was known) out of Phillipsburg,NJ. |
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