Different people will have different perspectives, but there is no way that Geoff Bodine deserves to be #3 on this list. After accounting for the relative shortness of his Modified career and the equipment advantage that he regularly enjoyed, Bodine should not be in the top 10.
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1962 – Eastern States Exposition 200 in Springfield MA. In the foreground is the B29 of Dink Widenhouse, who made the trip up from Virginia for this race. Photo from Racingthroughtime.com.
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Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, MA.
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1968 – Eastern States Exposition.
Bob Polverari, Bob Judkins
BP left, BJ right.
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Ron Bouchard
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Syracuse State Fairgrounds. L-R: Ed Ortiz, Bill Rafter, Bill Wimble, Ernie Gahan, unknown, Lou Lazzaro.
Elton Hill
Elton was another of Ed’s many “students”.
Junior Johnson
1959 – Daytona.
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Elton Hill
Former top-ranking driver Moe Gherzi is holding the flag.
Elton Hill
Photo from Speedwaylinereport.com.
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Link Pettit.
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1964 – Norwood Arena.
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1968 – The #14 owned by Dick Barney, driven during this period by Richie Massing.
Mike Nazaruk
Mike Nazaruk
Ted Tappett
1950.
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Syracuse State Fairgrounds. In this image can be seen, among other cars, two of Dave McCredy’s black-white-and-red #33s, one of which would have been driven by Bill Wimble, the Chris Drellos #111 often driven by Ken Shoemaker, the Turner Bros orange #18, usually piloted by Dutch Hoag, and Lou Lazzaro’s maroon-and-white #4.
Charlie Jarzombek
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This appears to be Trenton. We can see the William Mason #45, on this occasion probably driven by Perk Brown or Bobby Allison, the V8 of Bill Slater, and the Circle J of Don MacTavish.
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Other – 3
This is the car of Mousey Kempster, who mainly campaigned in the New Jersey-Long Island area.
Other – 33
Charlie Jarzombek
Fred Harbach
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Banjo Matthews.