oldies but goodies

[BigFeet13]

Walt Ellison

[herm]

I can still remember the 86 being destroyed on the back straight at Waterloo. One of many bad ones I can still recall from that track back in the flathead days.

[BigFeet13]

Here's a couple from Waterloo.

[herm]

After the wreck pictured above and another one at the same location on the front straight that took out a large section of the fence, when the line up was announced it was always " lets go fly with Larry Nye". The car was back in action the next week after the wreck in the picture.

[BigFeet13]

A few more.

[blackjackracing]

The Waterloo photos are outstanding. I look forward to seeing more.... Another photo from the Ken Burnside collection- Gary Lulg with the #56 (no photog info)

[BigFeet13]

I believe these are Bob Hunter pics (except maybe the Joe Orso pic). Mike Ferguson collection.

[Claychamp123]

Who drove the three aces?....always liked the cars with unusual numbers!

[BigFeet13]

Who drove the three aces?....always liked the cars with unusual numbers!

Roger Dunsmore originally drove it. The car was sold to Whitey Brazak, and became the #111 that Sammy Reakes drove. I believe it ended up being Johnny Podolak's first car.

[trivia99]

Just curious when Roger Dunsmore drove the three aces, didn't Carl Rice who shot photos and lived in Fulton own the car? Also I remember siting in the grandstands at Shangri-La back in 1962 when Dunsmore flipped the Mel Dodge Edsel powered #96 violently off turn two totally destroying the car. That wreck ranks in the top ten of worst wrecks I ever saw at that track in over forty years.

[BigFeet13]

Carl Rice did own the car. I'm not sure what years Roger drove it (it was a bit before my time). Reakes started driving it, as the #111 in the mid 60's.

[BigFeet13]

Just found this.

http://www.midstateantiquestockcarclub.com/Reakes_111.html

[trivia99]

This first time I saw #111 was at a 100 lapper at Five Mile Point on Memorial Day in 1965. Sammy was a very busy boy back in the mid to late sixties. Not only did he run #111's for Whitey he also dabbled in pavement racing with a Falcon bodied car which I saw him race at both Shangri-La and Fulton. There was also a brown and white coupe with a small block Chevy which I saw him with at Reading (just starting to get my travel legs under me). From what I'm hearing Waterloo was quite a place in it's heyday. I didn't see a race there until a July 4th 100 lapper in 1968 for the full blown Modifieds. Anyway thanks for heads up on the Reakes/Brazak car.

[BigFeet13]

I didn't start going to races until the late 60's. And then I was only like 3 years old. I remember Sammy towards the end of his career, drive Jim Sincerbeaux's pinto, the year before Danny Johnson took it over. My Dad certainly remembers him from back in the day at Waterloo and occasionally Brewerton.

[trivia99]

I think Sincebaugh (or however you spell it) was one of the more forgotten owners of that era. Before Sammy driving the Pinto there was a great looking blue and white #0 coupe and a #15 coupe. I distinctly remember both John McArdell and Jimmy Winks in the car and maybe even John Podolak. It was always fast and always good looking. Also McArdell proved he could drive when he was away from Waterloo and the Tantello leanin' 11. I always felt he was under rated as a driver.