Category: Photos

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1961 – Fredericksburg. This was taken after Ed won the 250-lap race on October 1st. The forays of the Eastern Bandits into the South were just beginning. Photo by Bob Williams, from the Larry Jendras Jr Collection.

Jimmy Mairs

Jimmy Mairs was one of the top drivers in the South when the Eastern Bandits began to race down there in 1961. He had won 8 races in a row at Old Dominion Speedway (Manassas) in 1960. Ed broke that record when he won 9 in a row at OD in 1962.