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1968 – Malta. This was during the period after Stafford Springs had been paved and was running on Friday nights. As a result, most of the top New England drivers did not race there in normal features.

Of general interest

Fonda.

Other – XL-1

Langhorne.

Rene Charland

This 1961 article describes how a newspaper reporter rode inside Rene’s car for a feature race at Norwood. Rene finished fourth.

Rene Charland

Denny Zimmerman confirms the story of a reporter riding inside Rene’s car for a feature race.

Rene Charland

More details from Denny Zimmerman.

Of general interest

1972 – Martinsville. The marks on the photo are for cropping – photo originally appeared in the 1972 yearbook of “Hod Rod Magazine”.

Of general interest

This car was driven by Glenn Ford, who was killed in a race at Syracuse Fairgrounds in 1958.

Of general interest

George Janoski at Fairmont Speedway.

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Howie Westervelt. Photo by John Grady.

Anecdote

Orson Griffith is here referring to the time that Ed briefly drove cars for Andy Romano.

Anecdote

Anecdote.

Reference is to the 1972 Stafford Spring Sizzler, which Ed was leading easily until his water pump failed with 8 laps to go.

Of General Interest

1975-09-14 – Watkins Glen. This was a rare Modified race on a road course.

Richie Evans

I could not vouch for all these numbers, but they are believable. Often the claim that a given driver won “hundreds” of races lacks much documentation and does not stand up to scrutiny.

Of general interest

This is Bobby Bard in the car in which he won the 1970 Riverside 500. The number, 101, came from when the car’s owner, Ralph Boehm, bought Ed’s #61 in 1960, changed it from 61 to 101, and from then on used “101” for his cars.