West Haven, Vermont

The First Pavement Era 1970 - 75

Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr
Hopeful Devil's Bowl ads before the first paved season.

Courtesy of Mike Bruno

FIRST MODIFIED PAVEMENT ERA

Bob Frazier Promotional Photos Courtesy of Ladabouche Collection

Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Jim Ladabouche Marcel Godard, Montreal, QU	John Grady Photo Veteran Ed Pieniazek drove the Jerry Rose #93 at the Bowl.	John Grady Photo CJ remembered Denis Giroux as one of his best pavement mod drivers.	Courtesy of Ken Pill Butch Jelley, Pownal, VT This was a 1971 shot. Not a Riiska X. Charlie Brown is a local D Bowl driver.	Courtesy of Jim Ladabouche Nick Ronca, Clifton Park, NY	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Bobby Dragon, Milton, VT
Courtesy of John Grady Will Cagle, Tampa, FL This was at the time of the All Star League; Cagle had two of these gold sedans - one was for pavement.	Bob MackeyPhoto Joe Thomas, Morrisonville, NY Vic Wolfe's Corvair.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Joe Thomas, Plattsburgh, NY The Jimmy Guynup 37	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Brian Ross, Malta, NY	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Andy Romano, Johnstown NY The Galiant Valiant.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Jim LeClaire Plattsburgh, NY Harold Healey's 70
Courtesy of Airborne Spdwy Jim LeClaire and Harold Healey examine damage from a practice session mixup.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Phil Butler Bob Brunell, Peru, NY	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Gene Mangino, Schenectady, NY	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Ken Shoemaker, Westmere, NY Bill Fowler's 27Jr	Ladabouche Collection Phil Spiak Troy, NY Went on to race in NASCAR GT Division	Mike Anop Photo Guy Chartrand and the famous Hemi Cuda idles past two important Malta and DBowl Chargers - Donnie Ballantine [24] and The Midget, Steve Luse.
Courtesy of Glen Tavares Brian Ross works on the Emrick 50 mod. Both he and the car performed at the Bowl.I am not sure if he drove that car there or not.	Courtesy of Mike Shaub The Outlaw, Chuck Kress, Schenectady, NY	Mike Anop Photo Dave Gaul, Altamont, NY	Mike Anop Photo Dick Fowler, New Hartford, NY	From Jalopy Journal Doc Blanchard, Gloversville, NY	Mike Anop Photo Ken Canestrari Cohoes, NY
Source Unknown Richie Evans, Rome, NY	Courtesy of Mike Bruno Ron Bouchard [17], Fitchburg, MA	Courtesy of Mike Bruno Bugs Stevens, Rehobeth, MA Sonny Koszella 15.	Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Joe Grossetti Gene Bergin, Hartford, CT The Judkins 2X Pinto.	Courtesy of Mike Cranston Another Doc Blanchard,	Bob Frazier Photo Russ Shaw, Bomoseen, VT Dooger Jones' 8VT, a former Jack Dubrul car.
Bob Frazier Photo Russ Shaw, Bomoseen, VT Dooger Jones' 25VT.	Ladabouche Collection Phil Spiak Troy, NY Went on to race in NASCAR GT Division	Bob Mackey Photo, via John Rock Ken Platt, Rome, NY Roerig Bros. 99.	Courtesy of John Grady Beaver Dragon, Milton, VT Ray Richards' 75VT.	Bob Mackey Photo via Phil Butler Ed Pieniazek with the Jerry Rose 93.	Bob Mackey Photo via Phil Butler Gaston Desmarais, Tupper Lake, NY.
Bob Mackey Photo via Bob Trombley Wes "Slugger" Moody, Saranac Lk., NY.	Bob Mackey Photo via Phil Butler Marcel Godard, Montreal, QU. Later Dart - bodied modified.	Bob Mackey Photo via Phil Butler Jim "Sapphire" LeClaire, Plattsburgh, NY.	Bob Mackey Photo via Phil Butler Joe Bruno, Morrisonville, NY.	Bob Mackey Photo via Phil Butler Mike Parsons, Plattsburgh, NY.	Bob Mackey Photo via Phil Butler Jerry Cook, Rome, NY.

Courtesy of Marty Kelly, Jr.
This particular Bowl ad tells us a great deal. Marty penciled in that it is 1971. This means the track was still depending on Modifieds and
Chargers then, and that the NASCAR late model sportsman thing had not happened yet.

THE PAVEMENT CHARGER ERA

Ladabouche Photo
Former Devil's Bowl dirt driver Charlie McMahan watches two things very foreign to the dyed - in - the - wool Devil's Bowl
person: cars performing on asphalt and practice. Dirt tracks don't have interminable practice sessions, like they can do on pavement.
Paul "Cookie" Vallares and Bill Conover on the track.

Courtesy of Tim Rogers
Pavement era photo sets. Some dirt holdovers; some new faces. Some Chargers; some late model sportsman.

Courtesy of Ed Fabian Chargers were a support division unique to the pavement era.	John Grady Photo Dave Depew, Argyle, NY.	John Grady Photo George Rettew, Chicopee, MA	Courtesy of LaFond Family Donnie Drown, Salisbury, VT A Charger victory	Courtesy of LaFond Family Brian Ross, Malta, NY A very early charger car for the future hall of famer.	Courtesy of Cliff Haynes Bill Brooking, Greenfield Ctr., NY
Courtesy of Cliff Haynes Steve Luse, Round Lake, NY The Midget.	Courtesy of Mike Cranston More Steve Luse	John Grady Photo Harry Coonradt, Malta, NY	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Paul "Cookie" Vallaires, Plattsburgh, NY	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Phil Butler Bill Conover, Champlain, NY	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts The Soussis racing stable, Troy, NY Don and Sonny
Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Bob McClatchie, Plattsburgh, NY	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Don Soussis, Troy, NY	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Gene Guynup, Cadyville, NY A Devil's Bowl Charger champion.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts More of the Soussis racing stable.	Courtesy of Chris Sousie Albany - Saratoga And Airborne Charger driver Sonny Soussis and his family may have raced some at the Bowl.	Bob Frazier Photo Ken Boutwell, Bomoseen, VT.
McRae Family Photo Courtesy of Belisle George McRae, St. Albans, VT	Ladabouche Photo Jim Cayea, Alburgh, VT	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Ron Bonnette, St. Albans, VT A Catamount Hurricane car who ran some D Bowl races.	Bob Frazier Photo Ron Bonnette gets by as a New York Charger gets crossed up.	Bob Mackey Photo via Dave Brwon Karen Sutlffe, with Paul "Cookie" Vallares.	Vallares Bob Mackey Photo via Dave Brwon Karen Sutlffe, with her Charger.
Bob Mackey Photo via Dave Brown Paul Cookie Vallares, Plattsburgh, NY	Bob Frazier Photo via Mike Bruno Don Ballantine, Hubbardton, VT

Bob Frazier Photos Devil's Bowl Program.

THE NORTHERN NASCAR ERA

Courtesy of Rich Palmer

DEVIL'S BOWL REGULARS WHO TRIED THE NASCAR LATE MODELS

Courtesy of the Laduc Family

Bob Frazier Photo via D Bowl Program Vince Quenneville, Sr Brandon, VT His first late model sportsman, the Spafford & Sons Chevelle.	Quenneville Family Photo via Norm Vadnais Vince Quenneville, Sr Brandon, VT His 2nd late model sportsman, the Stowell Chevelle. He won with this car.	Bob Frazier Photo via Laduc Family Charlie Laduc, Orwell, VT	Bob Frazier Photo via Ron Rondeau Bob Ellis, West Haven, VT JP Cabana - built Chevelle. 1973 NN Rookie of Year	Bob Frazier Photo via Cho Lee Chet Doaner, Rutland, VT His first late model sportsman, the Spafford & Sons Chevelle.	Bob Frazier Photo via Ed Fabian Johnny Bruno, Castleton, VT
Ladabouche Photo Don Drown, Salisbury, VT His first late model sportsman.	Bob Doyle Photo Don Drown, Salisbury, VT His 2nd late model sportsman.	Bob Doyle Photo Beaver Dragon, Milton, VT While an actual native of MIlton and Catamount, he did run the Bowl in its first three years..	Ladabouche Photo Bob Dragon, Milton, VT While an actual native of MIlton and Catamount, he did run the Bowl in its much of its first three years..	Bob Frazier Photo via Jennifer Brown Jay Brown, Castleton, VT Jay used a car much like this one as a pavement LMS - it even had central steeering.	Via Mike Bruno Many think this was a local late model sportsman, but no one knows who it is.

Bob Mackey Photo via Mikle Watts, Sr.
Clarence Crouch [far left] and Phil Bowler [orange shirt] are among the Northern NASCAR crews setting up in the Devil's Bow infield for an
extra distance race during the two year period the Bowl went with the high - powered group to the north.

Bob Frazier Photo Bernie Griffith, Morrisonville, NY Also had run Bowl in a pavement mod in 1971.	Source Unknown John Rosati, Agawam, MA His 3rd year late model sportsman. Ended up as Bucky Dragon's late model later.	Ladabouche Photo Russ Ingerson, Littleton, NH The Pelletier/Falzarano Chevelle from White River Jct., VT	Ladabouche Photo Andre Manny, Laval des Rapides, Quebec First LMS.	Courtesy of Jim Watson Andre Manny Second LMS	Via Rich Palmer Ron Barcomb, Winooski, VT Very apt to run this backup car at Devil's Bowl.
Bob Frazier Photo Jean-Paul Cabana, Beleoil, QU	Bob Frazier Photo Bobby Giroux, So. Burlington, VT	Ladabouche Photo Bob Brunell, Peru, NY Also raced a pavement mod at the Bowl.	Source Unknown Bill Branham, Plattsburgh, NY	Source Unknown Bob Karvonen, Wichendon, MA	Ladabouche Photo Rene Charland, Agawam, MA
Via Rich Palmer Chet Wood, Orange, VT	Via Rich Palmer Clem Despault, Waterbury, VT	Bob Frazier Photo Robbie Crouch, Tampa, FL	Source Unknown Danny Bridges, So. Plattsburgh, NY	Source Unknown Dave Lind, Norfolk, MA	Source Unknown Dave Dion, Hudson, NH

Bob Frazier Photos from a Devil's Bowl Program Page
Starting top left and moving clockwise: Francois Chausse, Joey Doucette, John Peoples, Del Thompson, Johnny Bruno, and George Rettew.

Bob Frazier Photo Don Bevins, So. Burlington, VT Cabana - built car.	\| Ladabouche Photo Moe Dubois, Hinesburg, VT	Ladabouche Photo Jack Dubrul, Shelburne, VT This became the Bob Ellis rookie car.	Bob Frazier Photo Stub Fadden, No. Haverhill, NH	Bob Frazier Photo Fast Eddy Ruggieri, Springfield, MA	Via Rich Palmer George Horn, St. Johnsbury, VT
Ladabouche Photo Hector LeClair, Fairfax, VT	Xactoman Photo Joey Kourafas Sharon, MA	Ladabouche Photo Guy LeClerc, Ste Hyacinthe, QU	Ladabouche Photo Harry Kourafas, Randolph, MA Uncle to Joey Kourafas	Via Cho Lee Jack Anderson, Burlington, VT	Ladabouche Photo Jacques Ste - Marie, Quebec
Ladabouche Collection Jerry Driscoll, Roxbury, MA	Ladabouche Photo Jim Gallison, Montpelier, VT	Ladabouche Photo Joe Thomas, Plattsburgh, NY Had run the Bowl with a modified before.	Ladabouche Photo Keith Cavanaugh, Knowlton, QU	Denis LaChance Photo Larry Benoit, Colchester, VT	Photo via Cho Lee Tiny Lund, Cross, SC Big name guest star at Northern NASCAR.