a09.30.04_002_RAT_LIN_0050G

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09/06/04	John Mc	Schneider is spelled wrong. Is this Frank's car?
10/11/04	3-Wide	Now that you mention it John, I don't know! I didn't notice the spelling before and seeing the #2 and Frank Schnieder on the roof, I just put 2 & 2 together and came up with the rest... Anybody know the real deal out there?
10/23/04	Harold Stover	Greg Fielden's "Forty Years of Stock Car Racing - Volume 1" lists Grand National Race #16, "The International 200" run on June 21, 1953 at Langhorne, Pa. an event won by Dick Rathman in a 1953 Walt Chapman Hudson #120. Race Results list a # 8, '53 Jaguar driven by Frankie Schneider, started 5th, finishing 12th. Race Results list 10 foreign makes, ( 6 Jaguars, 2 Porsche's, an Aston Martin and a Volkswagen finishing 19th ! ! ! ). The # 2 was driven by Bill Blair, a ' 53 Olds 88, that finished 5 th. Nick Fornoro is listed as starting 12th and finishing 8th in a number 10 Porsche. The event held at the old Linden, NJ airport was the first NASCAR Grand National road race in its history, a 50 lap, " International 100 ", held on a 2 mile paved course laid out on the airport's runways. This event was Grand National Race #18 of the 1954 season, won by Al Keller in a Jaguar on June 13, 1954. Race summary lists 21 foreign makes competed ( 13 Jaguars, 5 MG's, an Austin Healy, a ( Porsch?) mention two 1951 Henry J's! Dick Rathman competed in a John Ditz '54 Hudson, # 3, finishing 8th, while a # 2 Jaguar driven by Bill Claren was credited with a 6th place finish. Frankie's name is not listed in the rundown. Other notables that day were Buck Baker, 3rd ( # 88, '54 Olds 88 ), Lee Petty, 10 th ( #42, '54 Dodge ), Jack Smith, 23rd ( # 14, '50 Plymouth ), Dave Terrell, 27 th ( # 126, ' 54 Dodge ), Hershel McGriff, 30th ( # 8, Jaguar - SCHNEIDER 's ??? ) and Jim Reed, 40 th ( # 7, ' 54 Ford ). Keller announced after his win, that he was quitting NASCAR to join the AAA Championship trail so he could get a shot at Indianapolis. Fielden's book says that Keller, originally from Buffalo, would compete in 5 Indy 500's, with a fifth place finish in 1961 being his best effort. Sadly, in Nov of that same year, he lost his life in a fiery wreck in Phoenix. IS THAT DRIVER REALLY HERSHEL MCGRIFF INSTEAD OF DICK RATHMAN IN THE PICTURE ??? Cong w Egypt Sportsman Champ, LARRY KLINE, way to go, cuz, your not getting older, your just getting better.
02/04/05	Frank III	I am Frankie's son Frank III, and no, that is not my Dad. It is a car he ran, but not his. I think he ran it either in Sebring or Nassau. I think Nassau. I think that might be Tommy Elliott behind the wheel. I'd have to ask my Dad.
08/16/08	Bill Claren	The picture is Dick Rathman not McGriff for sure.. Dick Rathman drove the No. 3 Hudson and finished 8th. Bill Claren actually finished 4th not 6th. This scoring error has never been set right by NASCAR, what else is new? If you need more infor about this race email me at bclaren@eticomm.net

Photo ID #	a09.30.04_002_RAT_LIN_0050G_1
Car #:	#2
Driver (s) :	Dick Rathmann
Location:	Linden Airport, Linden, NJ
Date:	1950's or early 60's
Photographer:	Unknown
Photo provided by:	Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club (GSVSCC)
Comments:	I may not know much, but I do know that's not Frankie! Here, Indy racer Dick Rathman wheels Frankie Schneider's Jaguar at the Linden Airport.