CATAMOUNT COMPETITORS

The Limited Sportsman cars were not to last long. In order to be in the limelight of NASCAR racing, the way to go was with the high - profile Late Model Sportsman division, which had a number of very prominent competitors, like Ray Hendrick, Butch Lindley, Harry Gant, and many more. Once in the shadow of the Grand Nationals and depending on bigger name stars filling out their Permatex fields, this division now had an identity of its own, which was furthered by the two big Martinsville races each year.

With all this in mind, Catamount [and the who circuit] upgraded to full late model sportsman status by 1972. No longer would any of the old cars be allowed in with the strictly-monitored sportsman cars. But, instead of reducing the fields or discouraging competitors, the exact opposite effect was realized. Teams were coming in from Southern New England, as well as a number of big names from the dirt track world. Catamount's pits were full to overflowing with snazzy little Chevelles, as well as Fords and Mopars. The track's die was cast... and it would seemingly never go back.

Larry Caron is typical of the late model drivers who were the heart and soul of
Catamount's various Beer Tours and series.

What would happen, however, was the gradual refinement of these cars, often based on innovations coming North from the Deep South in the earlier days. Later, however, thanks to leading builders like Steve Leavitt and others, the Northeast started to keep pace with those south of the Mason - Dixon line. Northern NASCAR cars, when meeting up with the SOuthern superstars at races like the Oxford 250, were more than up to the task. All would well with the world until the mid 1980's.

MAIN COMPETITORS PAGE	John Bourgeois Bobby Dragon Milton, VT	Darrell Rogers Jamie Aube North Ferrisburg, VT	Darrell Rogers Bobby Dragon Milton, VT	Darrell Rogers Beaver Dragon Milton, VT Dragon Family	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Skip Cahill, Bath, ME	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Darrell Owen, Barre, VT
COUPES ERA	NEAR Photo Stanley"Stub"Fadden, No. Haverhill, NH Ron Shappy Photo	Darrell Rogers Joey Kourafas Stoughton, MA	Darrell Rogers Randy LaJoie Norwalk, Ct.	Darrell Rogers Claude LeClerc Montreal, QU	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Roger LaPerle, Ste. Eustache, QU	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Danny Perez, Burlington, VT
EARLY FLYING TIGERS	Bob Doyle Photo Barney McRae Colchester, VT	Denis LaChance Photo Ron Barcomb Winooski, VT Denis LaChance Photo Terry LaFerriere Photo Click Here for a Ron Barcomb Page	Dana Patten Enfield, NH	Denis LaChance Photo Roger LaPerle Ste. Eustache, QU Darrell Rogers MrBlackChevy Site Photographer Unknown	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Robbie Crouch, Tampa, FL	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Del Thompson Randolph, VT Former Tom Rosati Nova
LIMITED SPORTSMAN	Lonnie Terry Donald Pelletier Quebec City, QU	Denis LaChance Photo Dave Dion Hudson, NH	Denis LaChance Photo Steve Poulin North Troy, VT	Denis LaChance Photo Hector LeClair Fairfax, VT	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Phil Gerbode Fairfield, VT	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Dick McCabe Kennebunkport, ME Dan Perez in background
HURRICANES	Denis LaChance Photo Don Brown Scarborough, ME	Denis LaChance Photo Bobby Dragon Milton, VT	Denis LaChance Photo Andy Isbister Enfield, CT	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Mayflower tried one more sponsorship program [with Barney] after the late 1960's disaster with the Jr. Gilmond Ford.	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Peter PIzzagalli Charlotte, VT Courtesy of Rich Palmer	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Stub Fadden, N.Haverhill, NH
LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN Early Later	Denis LaChance Photo Courtesy of Pascal Magnum & Andre Chausse "Tiny" Lund Cross, SC Stock Car Racing Mag Photo	Denis LaChance Photo Allen Whipple Claremont, NH	Ladabouche Photo Pete Silva Waterville, ME	Darrell Rogers Photo Beaver Dragon Milton, VT	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Richard Pinkham Scarborough, Maine	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Milt Wright Hardwick, VT
MINI STOCKS	Darrell Rogers Jean - Paul Cabana, Beloeil, QU Denis LaChance Photo	NEAR Photo Dick McCabe Kennebunkport, ME Source Unknown	Chas. Casavant Photo Johnny Tripp Westerly, RI	Kevin Lepage Shelburne, VT	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Leland Kangas West Paris, ME	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Steve Poulin, N.Troy, VT
GRAND AMERICANS	Denis LaChance Photo Claude Gou Montreal, QU The Ed Champagne Chevrolet from Plattsburgh, NY.	Denis LaChance Photo Tommy Rosati Agawam, MA	_{Via Andy Boright} Langis Caron Quebec City, QU	Soource Unknown Outstanding Performers	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Mike Perrotte, Morrisonville, NY Bob Ferreira 38 Courtesy of Andy Boright	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Hector LeClaire Fairfax, VT
STREET STOCKS	Denis LaChance Photo Gardiner Leavitt, Kezar Falls, ME	Denis LaChance Photo Beaver Dragon Milton, VT	Via Andy Boright Dick Glines, Jackson, NH	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Randy Corey, South Burlington, VT	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Mike Johnson, Hollis, ME	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Mike Barry Bolton, VT
ACT CARS	Denis LaChance Photo Mike Perrotte Morrisonville, NY	Source Unknown Bob Dragon Milton, VT *D.G. Robertson 6 Banger*	Ladabouche Photo Robbie Crouch, Georgia, VT Somerset 6 Banger _{via Andy Boright}	Ron Shappy Photos Steve Poulin North Troy, VT *Six Banger*	Source Unknown Chuck Bown Littleton, NH	Source Unknown Beaver Dragon Milton, VT
NEW TIGERS	Ron Shappy Photo Chuck Bown, Portland,OR The Quint Boisvert Skoal Bandit car	Dennis Therrien Photo Courtesy of Ron Shappy Bown's big spill off Turn 4 Ron Shappy Photo The Aftermath	Andy Boright via The Outside Groove Site Harvey Sprague, Bangor, ME _{Denis LaChance Photo} An Older Entry	Nason Collection Ralph Nason, Newburgh, ME	Denis LaChance Photo Mike Barry, Bolton, VT Pizzagalli Construction Denis LaChance Photo	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Barry at speed
LIMITED SPORTSMAN 2ND ERA 1976	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Mike and Peter's pits	Dan Nolin Photo Peter Pizzagalli, Charlotte, VT Teammate of Barry	via Walter Newell Jamie Aube, No. Ferrisburgh, VT Pre Avery car.	via Walter Newell Jamie Aube, No. Ferrisburgh, VT In the Avery era.	via Al Ward Jamie Aube, No. Ferrisburgh, VT With D. A. Venditti and Dave Moody at Seekonk.	via Pete Silva Beaver Draon, Milton, VT With Larry Lauziere, Quint Boisvert, and Don LaCroix.
	Denis LaChance Photo Ron Barcomb, Winooski, VT *One of his last rides*	via Sharlene Myers Pete Silva, Waterville, ME _{P. SIlva Coll.}	via Sandy Haley Aube tries a novel"way to pass at T Road. *Circa 1986*	via Paula Barry Stub Fadden, No. Haverhill, NH *Circa 1985*	via Scott Brown Dave Moody holds the photo as the highly- talented Warren Hamilton letters bob Dragon's Moe Brown - owned car.	via Steve McKnight The finished product.
	via Paul Mascitti Jean - Paul Cabana, Beloeil, QU	via Paul Mascitti Darrell Owen, Barre, VT	via Paul Mascitti Dick Glines, Jackson, NH	Both via Paul Mascitti Dick McCabe, Kennebunkport, ME	via Paul Mascitti Stub Faddden, No. Haverhill, NH	via Paul Mascitti Gardiner Leavitt, Kezar Falls,. ME
				via Paul Mascitti Randy LaJoie, Norwalk, CT

Dale Shaw [60] leads a field of late models in the last year of the steel bodies at
Catamount. 86 could be Randy MacDonald, 11 is Claude LeClerc, and 00 is
Roger LaPerle.

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