ARCHIE BLACKADAR

Photo by McIver - Courtesy of Cho Lee
Archie, in his flagging days - probably at Northeastern.

There were few nicer men in the world than A.K. Blackadar. No matter what position he held in NASCAR, Archie was always accessible and friendly. He did everything, but I think he was a flag man at heart. I guess I may have seen him work the flags somewhere, but my recollection is as Chief Pit Steward at tracks like Catamount.

Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock and Bobby Castine Archie working the payoff booth at Airborne around 1960.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock and Bobby Castine Archie at Airborne around 1960.	Courtesy of Cho Lee Awarding Dwayne Remick the checkers at Northeastern around 1959.	Courtesy of Cho Lee Flagging at Thunder Road some time after 1960.
Photo Source Unknown One of two pre-season promo shots for Catamount.	Courtesy of Chris Companion The other pre- season Catamount promo shot.	Bob DoylePhoto Courtesy of Cho Lee Archie and Skip Easter at Northeastern.	Photo Source Unknowm With Gene Bonnette at Catamount around 1967.
Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock and Bobby Castine Archie at Airborne possibly with Bob Mackey.	Courtesy of Cho Lee With Tom Curley and Lennie Stockwell.	Courtesy of Cho Lee Archie and Chuck Blanchard.	Dragon Family Photo In the braintrust at Oxford Plains with Bob Johnson, Dick Bahre, and Beaver Dragon.

Courtesy of Cho Lee
Those very flags, beside the track, at Otter Creek in 1961 - with Archie in action.
The white coupe is Beaver Dragon's first car.