Photo ID # | G03.16.10_Tas_VAN_UNK_0060S_1 |
Car #: | NA |
Driver (s) : | Al Tasnady and Carl Van Horn |
Location: | Pitman |
Date: | 1958 |
Photographer: | Bob Sweeten |
Photo provided by: | Russ Dodge (statistics from Bill Skinner) |
Comments: |
Senior Moment From Russ Dodge: Award Winning Drivers This photo was taken by track photographer
Bob Sweeten following the end of the "twin 20's" show on August 22, 1958.
Bill Lewis, making the award presentation for Wynn's Friction Proofing oil
additives, was also a driver at the Pitman, N.J. track. As with every old
photo many stories could be told, this one is no different. |
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Date: | Visitor's Name: | Comment: |
03.17.10 | Tom B. Spokane, Wa |
Bill Lewis was a really "great" guy. I went all thru school in Westville with Bill's son ,Bill Jr, and I was even in his wedding. Mr. Lewis would haul me to a lot of tracks that I probably would never have gotten to without him. He was also a Scout Master in Westville and put a lot of time and effort into that also. No, he didn't win much, but he was a true gentleman who represented the sport and his community to the highest degree. |
03.18.10 | Russ Dodge | I should have included this photo of Bill Lewis in his black and white 19. As I mention in the Moment above, Bill ran the best he could with the equipment he could afford. I wasn't there in 1956 when this photo was taken after a heat win but I was in 1957. Every person on the property was cheering for Bill. That's the way it was whenever he had a strong run going! Everyone pulled for him!! His smile in this photo says it all! Thanks, Russ Dodge |
03.18.10 | Tom B | I remember Bill Jr. and I riding to Harrington, Del in this car while being towed by Bill Sr. Bill's wife, daughter and her boyfriend rode in the panel truck he owned. There was no room in the truck for us. I also went to Langhorne the same way and made a lot of trips to Alcyon in that car. Thanks for memories Russ. |
03.19.10 | Ed Duncan | If it was not for drivers like Bill Lewis we would not have had the heroes we have today. I want to say THANK YOU to all the guys that finished outside the top 10 every week at all the short tracks. You guys are appreciated more than you know. Thanks for the memories. |
04.02.10 | Ralph Richards | I met Jim Ward a few years ago. The 19 car was kept at his Texaco station at the point in Westville where Delsea Drive and Broadway split. He said Bill and he were having fun and there were always local kids wanting to climb in the car when it was parked at the station. He signed my photo of Wild Bill and I mailed him a copy for his personal collection. I invited him to our reunion but as yet I haven't seen him there. I wish all these owners and drivers could just stop in once to see just how much they meant to us. |
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