VINTAGE STOCK CAR LINEUPS
Starting Heats and Features in the Good 'Ol Days


 


FAIRMONT SPEEDWAY

Courtesy of Saratoga Auto Museum


Ladabouche Photo
A 1961 high handicap
heat lineup.
7, Joe Spellburg; 33 1/3
Red Smith; 33, Art Cody

 

Ladabouche Photo
The same 1961 high
handicap heat
lineup.

7, Joe Spellburg;
33 1/3 Red Smith; 33,
Art Cody; 6 Ed Baker

 


Ladabouche Photo
The same 1961 high
handicap heat
lineup.

33 1/3 Red Smith; 33, Art
Cody; 13, Buddy Bardwell
 

Courtesy of Neal Davis
Although the label says
1962, this has to be
around 1964, based on
George Rogers' car.
Some cars include 9, George Pritchard; 27 Lou Searing, 77, Stan Wetmore, UP2, George Rogers; 311, Sonny Rabideau; C33, Lefty Casey; 4, Rudy Charbonneau.

 


Courtesy of Ed Fabian
1965 feature lineup in Turns 1 and 2
Some cars include M3, Bob Leach; 8NH Ted Brown; 31, Art Johnson; 54, Charlie LaDuc; 3, Vince Quenneville; J2, Charlie McMahan; 467, Carl Moore; and 24 Roger Gauthier. The
60 is the old Dumas/Bosworth Beany and Cecil  #0 - anyone know who ?

Ladabouche Photo
1965 pit lineup
Some cars include 71 Harry Duffany, Jr.; 3, Vince Quenneville;, 31, Art Johnson
 

FONDA SPEEDWAY
 


Fonda History Photo
A late 1950's
heat lineup.
K-9 is Ken DeLong

 

Fonda History Photo
The famous 1959
promo photo

9, Walt Roberts;
104,Herb Roots; 61,
Steve Danish; 36 Spence
Parkhurst

 


Danish Family Photo
A 1961  heat
lineup.

62, Jeep Herbert; 711, Paul Marshall, 61, Steve Danish, RU21, Link Petit - rest unknown
 
       

 Photo Source Unknown
A poor shot of a 1962
heat lineup right
after the green flew

Danish Family Photo
A 1962 feature getting organized.
33, Bill Wimble; 61, Steve
Danish; the rest
unrecognizable

 

Danish Family Photo
A 1961 feature off
and running
32, Jim Luke; 61, Steve
Danish; 37, Pete Corey
 

Photo Source Unknown
An early '60's feature
restart
33, Bill Wimble; 4, Lou Lazarro
     
       
       

VICTORIA SPEEDWAY
 


Herbert FamilyPhoto
A 1962 heat
40, Harold [Bugs Bunny] Betts; 74 Wayne Coon; the 13 is Johnny Jones; the Welch 77 and the Villano 37 are visible further back
in the field.

 

Herbert Family Photo
Another 1962 heat
49, Doc Blanchard;
3,unknown; 2nd row
inside is probably Jeep
Herbert in Trinkhaus' car;
111, Ken Shoemaker.

 
     

Herbert Family Photo
A 1962  heat
lineup.

333, Jollie Ollie or Ron
Quackenbush; 71, Lee
Millington or Don
Wayman; rest unknown.
 

WEST BRATTLEBORO


Courtesy of C. Cormie
A mid 1950's lineup
at West Brattleboro


Courtesy of Lew Boyd
Another mid 1950's
lineup at West Brattleboro


Courtesy of Lew Boyd
Another mid 1950's
lineup at West Brattleboro

THUNDER ROAD


Courtesy of Cho Lee
A 1960 lineup of
flathead coupes

Courtesy of Cho Lee
A 1965 lineup of
flathead coupes
and V-8 sportsman
cars

 

Courtesy of Cho Lee
A 1965 mixed lineup

Courtesy of Cho Lee
A 1965 lineup of
coupes starts

Courtesy of Cho Lee
A 1972 lineup of
LMS cars

Courtesy of Cho Lee
A 1972 lineup of
LMS cars

 

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