West Haven, Vermont
EARLY SEASONS AND CARRYOVER TEAMS FROM FAIRMONT
Courtesy of Shawn Byrne via Danny Kearney
Flip the clown and his confusing car
were performers at the track in the early years. Does anyone know who
he is ?
Courtesy of Mike Bruno
Courtesy of Marty Kelly, Jr.
The Overflow From
Fairmont
and Early
Sportsman Division Competitors
Courtesy of Wes Moody
The first Devil's Bowl officials: Ted
Vogel, Sr, Paul Cummings, Howard Cameron,
Bunny Bunnell, Jim Frye, and Tom LaPlaca.
Courtesy of the LaFond Family
C.J. Richards and noted wrecker man Dan Tagg were
important figures at the early Bowl.
ACTUAL FORMER FAIRMONT PARTICIPANTS AND TEAMS
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Charlie LaDuc Orwell, VT His Henry J was one of the most popular Devil's Bowl cars ever. CVRA File Photo |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Chet Doaner Rutland, VT His Corvair was typical of the wide variety of late model bodies on modifieds of this era. |
Courtesy of John Grady Dexter Dorr Cohoes, NY A Manchester, VT native, he became a premier car builder in the 1970's and beyond. Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Chuck Ely Photo |
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Courtesy of Arnie Ainsworth Chuck Ely, Bennington, VT The Paul Visconti 67 |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr Dick Nephew, Mooers Forks, NY The 1961 NASCAR National Sportsman Co- Champion. |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Will Cagle pit work. |
Former George Rogers Car Courtesy of CJ Richards Bob Harrison Chittenden, VT He made a career out of buying other drivers' cars to run for a year or so at a time. Former Quenneville Car Devils Bowl Yearbook |
Courtesy of Neal Davis Vince Quenneville, Sr. Middlebury, VT A true hall of fame candidate. He will have his own page here some day. Courtesy of Neal Davis |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Mert "Socks"Hulbert, Oak Hills, NY 1968 Track Champion at the Bowl
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Courtesy of Neal Davis Jerry King, Rutland, VT A former Pico and Fairmont runner. |
Ladabouche Photo Charlie McMahan, Rutland, VT A former Norm Scarborough/ Roger Gauthier car. Bob Frazier Photovia Mike Richards Charlie McMahan's J2 is one upside down in this photo with Ray Ricards' 80. |
Courtesy of Mike Bruno Mert Hulbert, Oak Hills, NY The Champlain Constr. Car - a lesser known version. |
Courtesy of LaFond Family Butch Jelley, Pownal, VT With Yellow x owner Martin Riiska |
Ladabouche Collection Ed Foley, Leicester, VT Courtesy of Norm Vadnais |
Source Unknown - Help Me Out Pete Corey, Crescent, NY This car would be sold to Chet Doaner for the Bowl |
Courtesy of Wes Moody Dutch Reed, Glens Falls, NY The Clayton Ryan coupe |
Courtesy of Pascal "Magnum" Guy Chartrand, Montreal, QU The same car in which he lost that heartbreaker at Fairmont three years prior to this shot. |
Dragon Family Photos Beaver Dragon, Milton, VT Most of his Bowl driving was in the Richards #75 The 43 is he same car as the 76 above of Bob Ellis. |
Courtesy of Bob Kilburn Harry "Boo" Duffany, Shoreham, VT
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Courtesy of Wes Moody Roger Gauthier, Fort Edward, NY The Al Ryan coupe Courtesy of Vogel Family Roger Gauthier Fort Edward, NY The Scarborough Mustang |
Courtesy of Janice Colburn David McMahon, Rutland, VT This, the former Jim Koehler 31 competed at Fairmont, as did McMahan's brother. |
Courtesy of Jerry King Ray Sitterly, Amsterdam, NY Jerry King's 99 |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Joe Messina, Troy, NY The Ken Tremont 115 |
Devils Bowl Yearbook Will Cagle, Tampa, FL He had periods where he totally dominated Devils Bowl Courtesy of John Grady |
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Roger Gauthier, Fort Edward, NY The Norm Scarborough Mustang Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Norm Vadnais |
Photo Source Unknown Probably Frazier Photo The same car following Vince out of the pits at the Bowl around 1968. |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Russ Shaw, Bomoseen, VT The Taggart / Rooney 43. Later driven by Beaver Dragon briefly. Became Bob Eliis' 76. |
Courtesy of Bob Kilburn Butch Jelley, Pownal, VT Ed Winn's 467 |
Courtesy of Bob Kilburn Mert Hulbert, Oak Hills, NY The car has just burned a week before. Just before John Danyow's Champlain Construction took sponsorship. |
Courtesy of Bob Kilburn Pete Corey Crescent, NY A rare visit by the Lebanon Valley car. |
Courtesy of Arnie Ainsworth Butch Jelley, Pownal, VT Courtesy of Mike Laduc |
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Courtesy of Mike Bruno
Courtesy of Mike Bruno
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr.
This roster probably from 1967 is
an incredible mix of small and big - time names. Check out some of
these below.
ADDITIONAL EARLY SEASONS DRIVERS AND TEAMS
Courtesy of Neal Davis
Wes Moody's unlettered cooupe sits
ahead of Beaver Dragon's 43 and Vince Quenneville's 38 in 1968.
Courtesy of LaFond Family Bob Ellis, West Haven, VT The Ray Richards 76 - the former Taggart 43. |
CVRA File Photo This was an Ed Allen mystery photo. Steady Ed says it is him. |
Courtesy of Wes Moody Wes Moody, in a heat lineup at the Bowl. |
Courtesy of John Grady Bruce Dostal, Johnstown, NY |
Courtesy of Wes Moody Wes Moody wins the Langhorne qualifier in the late '60's. Everyone assumed he was crying tears of joy - actually his newly broken leg hurt that badly. |
Schenectady Collection Otto Graham Site Tommy Corellis, Rensselaer, NY Young's 28. |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian Tommy Corellis, Rensselaer, NY The New England Tower #2 of Curt Prescott |
Courtesy of Jim LeClaire Jimmy LeClaire, Plattsburgh, NY Jim and and owner, Harold Healey look over the damage to the #70. |
Mike Feltenberger Photo Courtesy of Chas Hertica Rich Ricci, Sr., New Platz, NY |
Courtesy of John Grady Wes Moody Saranac Lake, NY He would actually become a promoter for CJ in 1984
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Courtesy of LaFond Family Ron Van Etten, A Leb. Valley regular |
Courtesy of LaFond Family Bob Brunell, Peru, NY |
Courtesy of Chas Hertica The well - known Valley Car, Hellwig's 37. It may have been driven at Devil's Bowl by Troy veteran Bob Schreiner. |
Courtesy of Connie Sanders Bill Stevens' S29 [an occasional Fairmont car] reappeared at Devil's Bowl as 29, with one of the Hoffers in 1967. |
Courtesy of MartyKellyJr. Two of the best names in early Devil's Bowl history. |
Courtesy of Mike Bruno A huge fan favorite photo - Ed Foley pulling in with the car that he did so well in before selling it to Curt Prescott. |
Courtesy of Gary Eckerson via Chas Hertica Harold Montayne. This car could have run at D.Bowl with him or Ray Chapman. |
Courtesy of King Collection via Mike Bruno Rutland, VT's Jerry King gets a fan club presentation from Clayton Tanner of Proctor. |
Courtesy of John Rabideau Unfamiliar version of the 1968 Bowl champ car - bobtailed a bit on the rear. |
Courtesy of Mike Bruno Ray Sitterly, Ansterdam, NY With his own car; sometimes he drove for Jerry King. |
Courtesy of Mike Bruno Stan Wetmore, Oak Hill, NY |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Dustin Stevenson David McMahan [27], Chuck Stevenson [550] and Perkins. |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Rick Parry Wayne Perkins, Greenwich, NY |
Courtesy of Ed Fabiann Russ Shaw, Bomoseen, VT Dooger Jones' 8VT. Also drove Jones' 25VT |
Courtesy of Ed Fabiann Jim Nimms, Brattleboro, VT Being attacked by Charlie Laduc [54] and Floyd Bombard. |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Rick Parry Win Slavin, Troy, NY Clayton Ryan's 211 |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Bob Kilburn Harry Duffany, Jr, Shoreham, VT |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Bob Kilburn Joe Messina, Troy, NY Ken Tremont, Sr's Falcon |
Courtesy of Ed Fabiann Karl Haeussel, Latham, NY |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Rick Parry Ted Brown Keene, NH |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Arnie Ainsworth Russ Blake, Pittsfield, MA |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Mike Bruno Rudy Charbonneau, Brandon, VT |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Gene Tetreault, Manchester Depot, VT |
Unknown Photo Source Ralph Palmer, Glens Falls, NY |
Photo Courtesy of Chas Hertica Mike Ehring, Troy, NY |
John Grady Photo Harry Coonradt built this nifty semi late model and late sold it Floyd Bombard to run at the Bowl. |
Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Gerald Foley Ed Foley, Leicester, VT |
FIRST
YEAR FOOTAGE FROM DEVIL'S BOWL [FROM DAN ODY]
These are mostly quite
blurry because they are, after all, just frames from old movies.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Vince Quenneville with the ex - Dexter Dorr Super 29 |
Dan Ody 8MM Film SonnyRabideau, back in the Stroker Smith 311 |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Lebanon Valley regular Don Clark |
Dan Ody 8MM Film [Above] Frank Hodge, of Montreal, in his Lucky 7. [Below] Same car, the year before, at Fairmont. Ladabouche Photo |
Dan Ody 8MM Film A Ray Richards car, the 80. That's the Leo Vallancourt 333 against the wall. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Buddy Bardwell returns to CVRA with his Hudson. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Cecil Bosworth returns to the CVRA in what looks to be a Riverside Speedway mod. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Ol' Reliable, Charlie LaDuc With the famous and beloved Henry J |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Quenneville and Rabideau chase the AG Ryan 128 of Roger Gauthier. |
Leo Vallancourt 333 against the wall, beside Bob Harrison's 117. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film LaDuc presses an unidentified car number 50. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Vince, Sr. in some action shots. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Mert Hulbert, in the primered Daniels 78 and a Sedan #431 said to be driven by Lou Searing. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Chet Doaner loses the Corvair on the backstretch. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Veteran Dutch Reed puts the Clayton Ryan 211 thru its paces. |
EARLY LATE MODEL DIVISION COMPETITORS
An Updated Hobby Division
Held Over From Fairmont
From Lebanon Valley Classics
Jim Langenback hits C.J.'s beautiful
Devil's Bowl pace car.
Courtesy of Ed Fabian Bob Gaskill, Williamstown, MA CVRA File Photo Arnie Ainsworth Photo
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Courtesy of Ed Fabian Bobby Dragon, Milton, VT Courtesy of C.J. Richards Gets trophy from Norm Spafford |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian Bruce Loomis, Granville, NY Courtesy of Bruce Loomis |
Lebanon Valley Classics Claude Hoard, Eagle Bridge, NY The J.C. Durick car. |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian John Luleck Hampton, NY |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian Ray Nutting, Rutland, VT Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Courtesy of Tim Rogers |
Source Unknown Graham Trudo, Orwell, VT |
Courtesy of LaDuc Family Ronnie Wood Courtesy of Mike Richards Ronnie Wood, Ludlow, VT |
Courtesy of Shawn Byrne Ronnie Wood's hard flip on the backstretch. An unidentified driver is checking with a stunned Wood. |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian John Williams, Brandon, VT Devils Bowl Program |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian Albert Luleck Poultney, VT |
Gater Racing News Photo Barry Purdy N. Bennington, VT Cavalcade of Auto Racing Courtesy of Ed Fabian Courtesy of Arnie Ainsworth |
Courtesy of Shawn Byrne Jim Byrne, giving kiddie rides to kids who include his daughter, Denise Byrne Scarborough, Mrs. Brandon Bandit. The Stosh Tyminski #88 Ford |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian Dave Dufford, Granville, NY |
Devils Bowl Program Don Accavello, Rutland, VT Courtesy of Ed Fabian |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian Don Charbonneau, Brandon, VT |
Courtesy of Shawn Byrne Jim Byrne, Castleton, VT Very appropriate name, it would appear. |
Source Unknown Johnny Peoples, Wilton, NY Actual car for this divison was the J.C. Durick #61 1955 Chevy, shown below with Foster Wendell, who subbed for him a bit. John Grady Photo |
Courtesy of C. J. Richards Ron Woods, Ludlow, VT |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian Skip Haines, Granville, NY |
Source Unknowm Unidentified late model 224 in D Bowl pits in 1968. |
Courtesy of Shawn Byrne Jim Byrne, at it again. The 467 is Lyle Jelley, younger bro of Butch. I asked Jim if he ever just finished a a race in one piece. |
Saratoga Auto Museum Dexter Dorr, Manchester, VT Courtesy of Norm Vadnais |
Courtesy of CVRA Website Jack Harrison, Pittsford, VT Courtesy of LaFond Family Ladabouche Photo |
Courtesy of Rich Palmer Skip Wilcox, Trenton, NJ & Whitehall, NY |
Courtesy of LaFond Family Wayne Potter, Rutland, VT |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian Harry Peek, Schenectady, NY Courtesy of David Peek Actually, he probably had to run this car as a sportsman. |
Bob FrazeMike Vruno Johnny Bruno, Castleton Corners, VT CLICK HERE for a Bruno Family racing page. Courtesy of Mike Bruno Shown here with Al Cram |
Courtesy of Arnie Ainsworth Ron Bisson, Shaftsbury, VT |
Courtesy of LaFond Family Jim Ogle, 1969 D. Bowl Late Model Champion Courtesy of Shawn Byrne The rear quarter seem to attest to this championship. |
Courtesy of LaFond Family Ralph Soulia, Rutland, VT
A late
model champion - |
Courtesy of Senecal Family Bill Messer, 1969 Photo |
Courtesy of Senecal Family Herb Senecal, West Rutland, VT Hank Champine's 02 |
Courtesy of Senecal Family Jim Byrne, Castleton, VT Actually in one piece |
Courtesy of Senecal Family Louie Senecal Proctor VT Would promote the Vergennes track for a period of time around 1970. |
Courtesy of Senecal Family Tim Baker, Dorset, VT Arguably the best late model driver ever at Devil's Bowl Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr |
Courtesy of Senecal Family Stosh Timinski, West Rutland, VT |
Courtesy of Mike Richards Dutch Cobble, |
Courtesy of Mike Richards Cliff Goewey, Benson, VT |
Courtesy of Mike Richards Pat Sabol, West Haven, VT Former Ralph Soulia car. |
Courtesy of Tim Rogers Butch Rogers' first late model. That's Butch in foreground. |
Courtesy of Rene Carpenter Tom Carpenter and Wayne Blair, his first driver. |
Courtesy of Mike Richards Another shot of Ray Nutting . |
Courtesy of Mike Richards Tom Perry, Fair Haven, VT Would promote the track for a period of two or three years under the name West haven Speedway. Courtesy of Woody Woodbury Tom apparently re-arranged the car, which might have belonged to Woody Woodbury. |
Courtesy of Mike Bruno Louie Bruno, Rutland,. VT |
Ladabouche Collection Unidentified late model #77 during practice. Could be John Luleck. |
Ladabouche Collection Warrensburgh's Sim Hall ran this car at either the Bowl or at Fairmont. |
Courtesy of LVC Another shot of Chuck Ely's enormously popular Caspar car that ran at both Fairmont and D Bowl. |
Ballston Journal Photo via Stock Car Racers' Reunion Stillwater, NY veteran Don Antolick may have driven this car at D Bowl. He absolutely drove the #43 below. Ladabouche Collection The 59 of Jerry Pennock and Ken Platt's Roehrig Brothers 99 also would have raced some at D Bowl. |
Courtesy of Woody Woodbury Bob Taylor, Chittenden, VT |
Courtesy of Arnie Ainsworth Bowl regular John Williams could also win at the Valley, it would appear. |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr 1968 Devil's Bowl late model awardees Chuck Ely, Johnny Bruno, and Ray Nutting. |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr Here's one I can't explain: Nelson Moore in a Sportsman vs Bob Gaskill in a late model. Why ? What is it with Devil's Bowl Mustangs and wall climbing ? |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr A 1968 Devil's Bowl Yankee 100 adv. |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr The Grand Old Man, Albert Luleck on warmup day, 1981. |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr 1968 Devil's Bowl late model action as Johnny Bruno is sandwiched in front of the flagstand. |
Courtesy of Mike Bruno Jack Harrison, PIttsford, VT. |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr Randy Hotaling, Ballston Spa, NY |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr Ronnie Woods was a little crazy with this car. This is how it ended up later. Courtesy of Shawn Byrne |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr Fast Eddy Keenan The Gray Ghost. |
Chuck Ely Photo via LVC Ron Mensing. |
Courtesy of Otto Graham Jay Brown, Castleton, VT So, Jay, howdja like Lebanon Valley ? |
Courtesy of Tim Rogers George Rogers, in his final big feature win - 1967. This car went to Ray Nutting. |
Courtesy of Leb. Valley Classics Jim Langenback, Pittsfield, MA |
Courtesy of Leb. Valley Classics Gary Granger |
FIRST
YEAR LATE MODEL FOOTAGE FROM DEVIL'S BOWL [FROM DAN ODY]
These are mostly quite
blurry because they are, after all, just frames from old movies. This
is the divison that had been called the Hobby Class at Fairmont.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Chuck Ely leads Ron Mensing in 1967. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film C. J. Richards presents Chuck Ely with the runnerup trophy after the 1967 Vermont Late Model Championship race. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Lebanon Valley regular Chuck Ely talks in Vic Lane after the VT State Championship race. Catamount driver Lennie Stockwell is partly hiddeen 2nd from left. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Beat up from a year's rqacing and limping on a flat tire is the unidentified car 27. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Car 208 is seemn in these two 8 MM frames. I don't know who it was but it was an impressive looking car. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Eventual 1967 VT State champion George Rogers flies by that same car 208 during the race. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Car 835. a Valley regular, sits wrecked in the infield in 1967. It could very well be from the Albright Garage stable. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film An unidentified flathead coupe races in with the late models in the 1967 VT State championship. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Unidentified car 9 bit the dust. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Another flathead car is involved with Cliff Goewey [33] and a sharp red Ford. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film This is very likely Valley regular Inky Baldwin losing it. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Future track promoter Tom Perry gets a push with his car 80. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Fairmont Speedway veteran Vern Hall leads the way with his #57 Ford. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Fairmont Speedway veteran Vern Hall leads car 224 with his #57 Ford. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Unknown car 224 loses it later in the race. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Another flathead coupe dices with eventuial runnerup Chuck Elyand his #5 Ford. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film A better shot of Vern Hall. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Probably Stosh Timinski. Might also be Louie Snecal. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Don Accavello getting after it. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Eventual race winner and 1967 state champ George Rogers wheels his barely - completed '56 Chevy. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film George Rogers collects the checkers after his last win. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Fairmont Speedway veteran Vern Hall with his #57 Ford. This shows the number variation 777. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Warrensburg, NY's Jerry "Porky" Pennock with his #59 Ford that he also ran on the pavement at Malta. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Johnny Bruno [222] lines up with Castleton Four Corners neighbor Vern Hall. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Catamount Stadium regular Len "Tiger" Stockwell receives a trophy from C.J. Richards. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Catamount Stadium regular Len "Tiger" Stockwell at speed on an unfamiliar dirt track surface. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Photo tag says this is Proctor, VT's Louie Senecal. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Ludlow, VT's Ronnie Wood, another veteran of Fairmont racing. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Ronnie Wood at speed. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Tommie Corellis mixing it up with Jokko Mutterer's 10. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Dutch Cobble in action. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Catamount Stadium regular Tom Tiller at speed on an unfamiliar dirt track surface. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Another Tom Tiller shot. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film Valley regular Barry Purdy. This shot may have actually been taken at the Valley. |
Dan Ody 8MM Film C.J. presents the trophy for the 1967 VT State Championship to a delighted George Rogers. It would be Rogers' last win, as he was ill and never raced again. |
The Dare Devil Division Competitors
Bob Frazier Photo
Courtesy of Ed Fabian
Car 39 [Howard Dikeman] clears out some of
C.J.'s sheet metal fencing as 66, John Wales
spins the Bridport Equipment car and car Bob Ellis, 49 gets by unscathed.
Bob Frazier Photo via Wes Dikeman
The famous Devil's Bowl wall
climber Howard Dikeman [center] at the
1967 D Bowl banquet.
The guy at right is Bud Shorkey. Fred
Taylor is at left.
Bob Frazier Courtesy of Melissa Williams
Andy Anderson [18] leads the 078 of Bud
Shorkey, with Al Cram on the outside.
David Frazer Photo via D. Frazer
A daredevil belonging to the Grenier family
waits to pick up kids for kiddie rides.
Bob Frazier Photo via Kevin Grenier, Sr.
Better view of the Grenier family car.
Bob Frazier Photo via Shaun Byrne.
The best of the 1967 dare devils:
Champion Bob Ellis [far right], John Wales [66 shirt] and Jim Byrne
is between Wales and Ellis. Two out of three guys from the famous wreck photo
above.
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