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FAIRMONT SPEEDWAY - 1962 RUTLAND HERALD ARTICLES

ARTICLES 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15

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Ladabouche Photo Skip Wilcox	Courtesy of Norm Vadnais           George Pritchard	Ladabouche Photo      George Rogers
Ladabouche Photo Red Smith	Ladabouche Photo Roger Dutton

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Neal and Rob Davis hit this article well with George Pritchard and George Rogers models.

From Dan Ody's 8MM OldSpeedways DVD's
1962 Season One regular Skip WIlcox negotiates the Julius Mestyan 6 1/2 through Turn 2.

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Bob Frazier Photo via Courtesy of Norm Vadnais  Vince Quenneville, Sr.	Ladabouche Photo Ed Baker	Bob Frazier Photo  Ladabouche Collection Art Cody
Rutland Herald Photo by Courcelle Art Rivers

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The 00 is seen in a lineup at Otter Creek Speedway in 1962. He and the Checkmate, seen
behind him, are two of the Otter Creek cars to be regulars at Fairmont that year.

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Jim Spauding, from Fair Haven, VT fielded this sharp car in 1962.

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Ladabouche Collection Johnny Flach	Ladabouche Photo Dick Pennock Supposedly drive this Maynard Baker  car.	Ladabouche Photo Joe Spellburg
Ladabouche Photo Art Cody	Ed Wylie Photo via NH Short Track Heroes Site Joe D'Avignon

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Johnny Flach is shown with promoter C.J. Richards, agreeing to compete at Fairmont's opening
program on Memorial Day in 1962. However, it took him until August to actually race there.
Flach had been seen at a race in 1961 at the fairgrounds in Rutland.

Courtesy of CJ Richards Collection
Cars from the former Warrensburgh Speedway played an important role at the early Fairmont shows. Here, a
heat has all Warrensburgh cars: Red SMith, 33 1/3; Tommy Bennett in the 19; and someone driving Maynard
Baker's ME2.

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Davis Family Photo Cecil Bosworth Drove this race for Chet Cashman [left] instead of his usual ride in the George Ingalls 888. They psoe before the Vermont State Fair race.	From Cavalcade of Auto Racing Johnny Flach	Ladabouche Photo Buddy Bardwell Taken at  the fairgrounds before the race.
Courtesy of C.J. Richards Sonny Rabideau In Victory Lane with C. J. Richards after the long, wreck - filled fair race.	Ladabouche Collection Art Cody	Ladabouche Photo Mike Cody
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais George Rogers [2nd from left] with a group of friends by his car at the fair race.	Ladabouche Photo Joe Spellburg

  
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C. J. said the show attracted almost 10,000 people, setting an all - time record for attendance at a sports event in Vermont.
The program was almost cancelled after two massive pileups due to a low sun and dusty conditions.

 
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The second big pileup happened in turn 2 when it appears that Bob Bushey's big old
Hudson got crossed up in front of the field, along with Art Cody and Harry hale.

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Courtesy of Paul Zampieri Sonny Rabideau with car owner Frank "Stroker" Smith	Ladabouche Collection Butch Jelley	Ladabouche Photo Dick Pennock
Ladabouche Photo Roger Dutton	Bob Frazier Photo  Ladabouche Collection Art Cody	Ladabouche Photo Lennie Baker

Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr.
I don't think they ever learned to spell Joe D'Avignon's name. He'll become the promoter at the Vergennes track in 1965.

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