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FAIRMONT SPEEDWAY - 1962 RUTLAND HERALD ARTICLES

ARTICLES 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10

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Ladabouche Photo Buddy Bardwell

Ladabouche Photo Jerry Pennock

Ladabouche Photo Gene Tetreault

Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Bill Threw

Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
1962 Season One regulars - Hubbardton, Vermont's John Ballantine leads the 536 of Al Rodd, from Shushan, NY.

From Dan Ody's 8MM OldSpeedways DVD's
1962 Season One regular Bill Threw lines up the 7A behind Red Smith and Art Cody. Gene Tetreault's 6 appears to be besude Threw.

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Bob Frazier Photo via Cavalcade of Auto Racing Art Cody	Ladabouche Photo Joe Spellburg	Rutland Herald Photo by Courcelle Tom Clark Sometimes drove the Art Rivers About 5	Courtesy of Don Stockman        Bill Threw and Crew
	Ladabouche Photo Ed Baker

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The race Cody won was the first to be run under the lights in 1962.

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TheLoomis brothers, from Granville, NY fielded this car in 1962.

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L. A. West Photo Joe Spellburg	Bob Frazier Photo  Ladabouche Collection Art Cody	Courtesy of LaFond Family Johnny Spafford
	Ladabouche Photo Ed Baker

Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock
Otter Creek Speedway in 1962. It has to be that year because the NASCAR sp[ortsman cars are still there,
mixed in with C.J.'s Fairmont cars and some remaining hobbies from the 1961 Otter Creek season. Ed
Foley [30], from nearby Leicester, was running both tracks while Essex Junction's Jack Cutter [95] ran|
Mostly Otter Creek.

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Ladabouche Photo Joe Spellburg	From Dan Ody's 8MM Old Speedways DVD's Bob LaBarge In the white car.	Ladabouche Photo Vic Love 2nd Car That Season
Ladabouche Photo Buddy Bardwell His more familiar car - the Hudson.	Ladabouche Photo Bill Threw

 
Gary Miller Photo
Race Car restorer and master welder Gary Miller hauled up pieces of the JV2 from a river bank in Fair Haven. He hopes to actually
create a car from these few remains. A hunt is in progress for the right kind of Ford body.

 
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A typical 1962 high handicap heat lineup includes Buddy Bardwell, who has switched from the yellow
and white Ford to his more familiar Hudson coupe. Art Cody is in front of Bardwell's 13 and
Red Smith's 33 1/3 is up front.

Ladabouche Photo The aforementioned Red Smith car met its end at Fairmont around this time of the season.

Ladabouche Photo What remains of the yellow Red Smith car is examined with amazement by this boy as dusk sets in.

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Norm Vadnais Photo Buddy Bardwell Loading Up	Ladabouche Collection Joe D'Avignon	From Dan Ody's 8MM Old Speedways DVD's Gene Tetreault
	From Dan Ody's 8MM Old Speedways DVD's

Joe Spellburg - Behind Bardwell

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