Category: Other
Bill Greco
1961 – Eastern States Exhibition.
Ted Stack
1961-06-03 – New London Waterford. Photo by Shany Lorenzet.
Charlie Jarzombek
Red Farmer
1961.
Dick Dixon
Fats Caruso
Ted Stack
Waterford.
Ernie Gahan
1961 – Yankee 500 Grand National race, Norwood.
Fats Caruso
Photo from R.A. Silvia Collection, via Racingthroughtime.com.
Bill Greco
1961 – West Haven.
Fats Caruso
Gene Bergin, Buddy Krebs
Thompson.
Sal Dee
1961 – Waterford.
Gil Hearne
Red Foote
1961 – Norwood. The flagman is Red LaBelle. Photo by Paul Conley.
Gil Hearne
1961-08-19 – Islip 500
George Pendergast
Norwood. Photo by Paul Conley.
Ray Delisle
Waterford. Fellow driver Don Collins is on the left.
LeeRoy Yarbrough
1961 – Jacksonville. This would have been one of the earliest examples anywhere of a racing car with a roof-mounted wing for downforce. Photo by Robert Hill.
Tommie Elliott
Bill Schulz
1961-07-29 – Norwood. Bill is with starter Red LaBelle. Photo by Paul Conley.
Rene Charland
General Interest
1961 – Old Bridge. Although Ed was 1961 Old Bridge track champion, I don’t believe his car is in this photo, which appears to be of a heat race. Rene Charland is in the brown #3 on the outside of the front row.
Rene Charland
Photo from Brad Charland.
Curtis Turner
Lou Lazzaro
1961-05-20. This was taken when Lazzaro, aged 26, won his first feature at Fonda. He was still winning races at Fonda 36 years later, at the age of 62.
Tony Mordino
1961 – Plainville. Tony won 10 features at Plainville that year.
Bobby Bard
Other – 14
Another of Art Tappen’s handsome cars.