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1963-01-01 – Bowman Gray Tobacco Bowl 1st

1963-01-02 – Burlington Daily Times-News

1963-01-01 – Bowman Gray Tobacco Bowl 300 1st

1963-01-01 – Bowman Gray Tobacco Bowl 100 1st

Ernie Gahan

Driver Ernie is holding one trophy, car owner Sonny Koszela in the center is holding the other,

People

1963-01-01 – Bowman Gray. Ed is being congratulated by starter Rufus Crumpler after having won the Tobacco Bowl race for the second year in a row.

21

Looking into the car is Perry Hampalton (apologies if that spelling is incorrect), who was part of Wendell Scott’s crew. Photo by David Bennett.

Rene Charland

1963 – Bowman Gray Tobacco Bowl race. Photo by David Bennett.

21

1963-01-01 – Bowman Gray Tobacco Bowl 150. Ed started in 9th as shown here. He won the race.

Hop Harrington

1963 – Thompson. Photo by Howie Hodge, from Thechromehorn.com.

Rene Charland, Red Foote

This appears to have been the start of the 1962 Bowman Gray Tobacco Bowl race, which was held on January 1, 1963. I believe the date on the edge of the print is incorrect.

Rene Charland

Joe Kelly

In real life David Haupt, “Joe Kelly” sometimes raced under the pseudonym “Donnie Allison”. Photo by Ray Masser.

Denny Zimmerman, Anecdote

Joe Kelly

Bobby Allison

Palm Beach Speedway. Photo by Henry McKenzie.

Ted Hairfield

Rene Charland

1963 – Thompson. Rene is on the inside in the #3. I believe that Roy Messick is driving the M3. Photo by Howie Hodge.

Jerry Humiston

This was another Garuti car that Ed drove, as confirmed by Richie Garuti’s nephew Tony Daddabbo. The driver pictured here is Jerry Humiston. Photo by John Grady, from Racingthroughtime.com.

21x

Ed’s #21x was known as the “Grey Ghost”. Note the cartoon ghost painted on the side. Denny Zimmerman’s 4x is on the trailer. This photo was probably taken in 1963.