Considering he is one of the great Northeastern stock car owners, it is darned near impossible to get any significant information on Fred "Sharkey" Gaudiosi. I tried for quite a while to get anything on him at all, but the information is always about the numerous drivers who twisted wheels for him - never about Sharkey. I simply don't have time to go CIA to try and get something on this interesting owner who was inducted into the NEAR Hall of Fame. Judging from a sign on one of his earlier cars, I assume Sharkey's Garage was kin Waterbury, Connecticut. If anyone wants to help me, they can contact me via one of the historic facebook pages or at wladabouche@comcast.net.

Courtesy of The Bullfather

Probably Danny, at Eastern States Expo.

DANNY GAUDIOSI 

Courtesy of Dave Dykes Dan "Little Danny" Gaudiosi appears with many Sharkey flat top coupe photos. I don't know if Dan was a brother of Sharkey or what. This shot is at Savin Rock, West Haven.	Courtesy of Dave Dykes Dan "Little Danny" Gaudiosi  with the same car at Plainville. That might be Sharkey with Dan - anyone know ?	Courtesy of Dave Dykes Dan in either the same car or another just like them. UNK track.	Courtesy of Ed Ryan  via  Roger Liller and Dave Dykes Danny Gaudiosi appears in the Pine Bowl Victory Lane.	Courtesy of Dave Dykes Danny with a different Sharkey coupe.	Courtesy of Dave Dykes Danny with that newer Sharkey coupe.
Walter Mateer Photo   via Chas Hertica Danny Gaudiosi appears at Langhorne with the Plymouth coupe.	Courtesy of Edw. B. Brown III Dan's car, on hauler.	Steve Kennedy Photo   Danny Gaudiosi appears at Plainville with one of the coupes.	Phil Hoyt Photo via Dykes Plainville again. The coupe appears to be a more advanced, lowered, model.	S. Kennedy Photo via Dykes   Danny Gaudiosi appears at Plainville with one of the coupes.	Courtesy of Bill Ingle    Another Dan, with newspaper caption.

Joe Cryan Photo via Chas Hertica
Among the top stars at Langhorne

NUMEROUS OTHER DRIVERS 

Irv Condron Photo  via Leb.Valley Classics An earlier Sharkey car winning a race at Empire Raceway. Driver not known.	Ginny Ross Collection Courtesy of Dick Hansen and Chas Hertica A very early Sharkey sedan lies on its side at Empire as Ray Brown comes to a halt just in time.| No idea of driver.	Courtesy of the Herbert Family Pete Corey with the  Sharkey coupe at Empire, joking with Steve Danish.	Courtesy of Sam Barlow An early Sharkey coupe seen arriving at the Pine Bowl Speedway; driver unknown.	Courtesy of Lew Boyd Gene Bergin arrives at Stafford with the  Sharkey sedan. He would not have good luck there in this car.	Shany Lorenzent Photo Courtesy of Dave Dykes Gene Bergin nearly killed himself in this Sharkey sedan.
Shany Lorenzent Photo Courtesy of Dave Dykes Gene Bergin nearly killed himself in this Sharkey sedan.	Mike Shaub Photo Eddie Delmolino did a great job on the dirt at the Valley with this Sharkey sedan.	Courtesy of Dave Dykes Eddie Delmolino wins one on the dirt at the Valley with this Sharkey sedan.	Courtesy of Dave Dykes Eddie Delmolino poses with the Sharkley sedan at the Valley.	J ohn Grady Photo Courtesy of Dave Dykes A better look at Delmolino.	Shany Lorenzent Photo Courtesy of Dave Dykes The great Eddie Flemke took a turn on the Stafford dirt  with the Sharkey sedan.
Source Unknown This is said to be Ron Narducci in a Sharkey coupe.	Source Unknown Ron Narducci and Sharkey on some starting grid .	Source Unknown The same starting grid moments before or later.	Howie Hodge Photo     Journeyman NY driver for hire Don Wayman spent time in this coupe.	Howie Hodge Photo     Don Wayman obviously had his moments in this coupe.	Courtesy of Dave Dykes     Journeyman NY driver for hire Don Wayman spent time in this coupe.
Shany Lorenzent Photo |Courtesy of Dave Dykes    Gene Bergin with the sedan at Stafford in happier times.	Courtesy of Dave Dykes     Bill Greco with the coupe at Pine Bowl. Often, Riverside cars ran there.	Shany Lorenzent Photo Courtesy Dave Dykes     Message boards contributor The Bullfather says this coupe was Sharkey's first and the driver is Narducci. Dave Dykes says it is Bill Greco.	Tony Mordino Jr Photo   One of the coupes, today under restoration.	Steve Kennedy Photo   One of the coupes at a present day car show.	NE Vin. Mod Site Photo   Narducci with an early Sharkey victory.
Courtesy of Phil Miller     Another coupe at Pine Bowl. Can't ID driver.	Courtesy of Phil Miller     Another coupe at Pine Bowl. Can't ID driver. Could be Greco.	Courtesy of Otto Graham     Another driver for the Valley. This time it's Harold Montayne and one of the coupes. Could be Sharkey there, too.	Courtesy of Chas Hertica  via Dave Dykes Site    Another driver for the Shark - Hoppy Jensen, maybe at Riv. Park.	Courtesy of The Bullfather     Another driver for the dirt. Ed Flemke at the old Stafford oval.	Shany Lorenzent Photo Courtesy Clayton Murphy     Bill Slater at the wheel.
	Shany Lorenzent Photo Courtesy Dave Dykes     Ed Moody at New London-Waterford.	Shany Lorenzent Photo Courtesy of Bill Ingle     Very similar to another Vic Lane, shot but Gene is outside of the car here.	Courtesy of Chas Hertica     A Valley win for Harold Montayne.	Courtesy of  Chas Hertica     This time it's Chick Stockwell driving.

From Dan Ody's 8MM Old Speedways DVD's
Danny at Pine Bowl, behind Dick Hansen.

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