1979 – Seekonk. Left-to-right are Rick Raducha (light blue shirt), Steve Kalkowski (black t-shirt), Bob (leaning on car), Bones Bourcier (in the back, looking left), Dave Adams (looking to his right down at engine), Chuck Grime (brown t-shirt), and Jim Winks (white cap, sitting on wall).
Category: General
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1979-07-07 – Riverside. On the inside is Reggie Ruggiero in the Mario Fiore #44.
1979-07-15 – Trenton 200 preview, Ed ‘a legend in New England modified racing’
Maynard Troyer
Paula Flemke is sitting on the pit-wall on the left. Bob Judkins, wearing red t-shirt, is standing in front of her.
Billy Hensley
1979. Photo by Keith Smith.
1979-07-20 – Stafford feature 18th
1979-07-20 – Stafford feature engine problems; also 07-21 – Riverside taken out in crash; also 07-22 Monadnock – water in fuel of #99 DNS
1979-07-21 – Riverside feature taken out in 4-car crash DNF
1979-07-21 – Riverside running 2nd when taken out in crash DNF
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Although this photo was taken in 1980 at Trenton with Geoff Bodine driving, on July 22, 1979 Ed tried to qualify the Lee Allard #99 at Monadnock. Water tainting the fuel forced him to retire.
1979-07-22 – Monadnock 100 – Ed’s #10 had blown head gasket; he tried to qualify Lee Allard #99 but water in fuel forced him to pit DNS
1979-07-22 – Monadnock 100 Engine problems with Ed’s car, tried to qualify Allard #99 but water in fuel DNS
People
1979-07-22 – Monadnock. Ed had engine problems with his #10, then drove the Lee Allard #99 in a heat but water mixed in the fuel forced him to bring the car in.
Fred Schulz
Stafford Springs.
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This car originally was the last Manchester Sand & Gravel #10 built by John Stygar. The driver here is Stan ‘Stash’ Gregor.
1979-07-27 – Stafford Ron Bouchard now tied with Ed for feature wins with 23
Maynard Troyer
1979.
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1979 – Oswego. Photo by Rich Young.
1979-08-04 – Riverside 100 3rd, Ed given “Outstanding Performance Award”
1979-08-04 – Riverside 100 heat 3rd, feature 3rd
Satch Worley, Richie Evans
1979 – Trenton.
1979-08-05 – Thompson 50 8th
Bugs Stevens
Stafford. Photo by Howie Hodge.
1979-08-10 – Dave Monaco credits Ed with helping him
1979-08-10 – Stafford 100 car not running well heat 5th, feature 8th
1979-08-15 – Ed running really well at Riverside, will return to Thompson on Sundays
Ollie Silva
1979-08-18 – After running practice laps the week before, Ollie was expected to return to racing at Star.
Leo Cleary
1979.
1979-08-19 – Thompson 300 preview
Bugs Stevens
1979 – Pocono. Photo by Ken Dippel.