The Mike Richards Photo Page
Pictures from Mike and His Father, Ray

FAIRMONT AND VERY EARLY DEVIL'S BOWL


Buddy Bardwell,
Keene, NH

An consistent CVRA
entry in early years

Bob Harrison,
Pittsford, VT

His 1965 car,
the former #ME2

Chuck Ely,
Bennington, VT
His Casper car

Gene Pysz,
NH

A Claremont car
 

George Pritchard
Fair Haven, VT
A win at the 1962
Rutland Fair show

Howard Stevens,
Claremont, NH

The Leo Vallaincourt
333

Jim Spaulding,
Fair Haven ,VT
Ray Richards 15

Spaulding again
 

The Spaulding car
at Richards garage.

Post - wreck

The Spaulding car
trailered.

John Luleck,
Poultney, VT
Mike thinks the
man at left is
Don Ballentine.

Kenny Martin,
Fair Haven, VT
A Julius Mestyan -
built car. Ken's 2nd.

Ray Richards ,
West Haven, VT
Ray's first car -
Cavalcade Photo

 

Art Visconti leads
Little Joe D'Avignon
in turn two at
Fairmont Speedway.

Cliff Goewey,
Benson, VT
One of many
racing farmers

Pete Corey
Crescent, NY

Rare D Bowl
visit in 1967

At some point, the
Bowl had snowmobile
races.

Chet Doaner,
Rutland, VT
The Corvair was one
of the many unique
bodies in 1967 at the
Bowl

 

Dutch Cobble ,
West Haven, VT
 

Ed Foley ,
Leceister, VT
Clayton Ryan's 211

Win in the Ryan
car.
 

Wes Moody ,
Saranac Lake, NY
 

Same photo as
left - Moody car.
 

Dick Nephew,
Mooers Forks, NY
Former National Champ

Pat Sabol ,
West Haven, VT
Former Dexter Dorr
late model

 

Ray Richards ,
West Haven, VT
Ray's new modified
hauled home with a
Cadillac

Ray Richards ,
West Haven, VT
Rear view

Ray Richards ,
posed
 

Ray Richards ,
West Haven, VT
Official track photo
by Bob Frazier

Ray Richards
in wreck at Bowl
with Charlie McMahan.,
The car also had Jim Sp[aulding and Nelson Moore as drivers.

The former Sportsman
with which Beaver Dragon
won his big upset at
Catamount in 1966. Ray Richards acquired it and
promptly wrecked it.

 

he former Sportsman
with of Beaver Dragon.
Norm Cyr had campaigned
this car at Devil's Bowl in 1967.

Bob Ellis,
West Haven, VT

His first car -
dare devil division.

 
     

 

PRE - PAVEMENT, 1ST PAVEMENT, AND NORTHERN NASCAR


Ronnie Wood,
Ludlow, VT
 

Beaver Dragon,
Milton, VT

The Ray Richards 75
Body from the old RR

Foley, again
In Victory Lane with
Marty Berberwyck

Charlie Trombley,
Mooers Forks, NY

Ray Hanson's 17
 

Ray Nutting,
Rutland, VT
The former George
Rogers championship
car
 

Butch Jelley,
Pownal, VT
The Harold Montayne
90

Win Slavin,
Troy, NY

The Clayton Ryan
211

Leo Vallaincourt,
Rutland, VT

This car was run
mostly by Sonny
Rabideau, for Leo

Wes Moody,
Saranac Lake, NY
Bowl heat win

Bob Dragon,
Milton, VT

1972 pavement win

Wes Moody
Pavement version

Andy Romano,
Johnstown, NY
The Galiant Valiant
wins at Airborne. He
ran same car at Bowl
 

Ray Forte,
Montreal, QU
 

John Rosati
Agawam, MA

1972 version of his car

Bob Ellis,
West Haven, VT

Ray Richards'
Chevelle at
Catamount, in 1973

Bob Ellis,
West Haven, VT

With Ray Richards
and crewman at
Catamount

Joe Thomas,
Plattsburgh, NY
Jimmy Guynup's
#37 Coupe, at Bowl,
1971
 

Vince Quenneville, Sr,
Whiting, VT

His 1972 late
model Chevelle

Quenneville
The first
Chevelle LMS

Late models wreck
at Thunder Road.
This was one of the
reasons not as many
cars ever made it to
Devil's Bowl in 1973

First year of pavement
at the Bowl. I can
recognize Doc Blanchard,
Andy Romano, and Bob
Dragon.

 

Richie Panch,
Daytona Bch, FL

16 - Yr old
rookie sensation

 

Robbie Crouch,
Tampa, FL

Teenaged
rookie sensation
who would go on
to win the most
LMS wins ever.
 


AFTER THE PAVEMENT ERA


Bill Gonyea
Mini modified

 

Bob Pick,
Ludlow, VT

CJ Richards hosted
midgets some times
 

Bruce Milo,
West Rutland, VT

Late model and
modified driver

3 minis, at speed-
very poor quality
 

Joe Johnson,
Schenectady, NY

A sometimes Fonda
regular
 

Denny Soltis vs
Joe Johnson

A mini modified
at speed

Unidentified
mini's

Gene Munger,
Benson, VT

Mike Richards'
Gremlin mod

Mike Richards'
Gremlin mod
late 1970's.
Driver unknown

Tony Hall -
the made one and
broke the mold

Richie Evans,
Rome, NY

Multi- time
National Mod.
Champion

 

MANY OF MIKE'S CLIPPINGS WILL EVENTUALLY SHOW UP ON MY CLIPPINGS PAGE.
 

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