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                    Dick McCabe showed up on the doorstep of Northern NASCAR very soon after the arrivals of Stan Meserve and Gardiner Leavitt, the first Maine invaders. This was around 1974. The strapping owner of a ocean bait company out of Kennebunkport was soon christened with a typical Ken Squier nickname - The Irish Angel. Having run originally at places like Beech Ridge Speedway and not always on pavement, Dick soon established himself as one of the top drivers in Northern NASCAR [and later, NASCAR North]. When the Vermont - based circuit split with NASCAR, McCabe chose to stay with NASCAR and run the Busch Grand National North series, s direct competitor to the newly - formed - Canadian Tour of Curley and Squier.

Source Unknown - Likely Northern NASCAR Promo Shot

EARLIER McCABE

McConnell Family 8 MM Film Dick in an earlier Beech Ridge modified coupe. KInda explains the color and number of his BGNN car.

McConnell Family 8 MM Film Dick in an earlier Beech Ridge modified coupe - taking to the inside.

McConnell Family 8 MM Film Dick inside again.

Courtesy of George Hill Said to be Dick in a 24 car. Also said to be at Lee, NH.

LATER McCABE LATE MODEL

Courtesy ofAndy Boright I could find no photo of Dick's first Northern NASCAR car.This is an early McCabe photo because Rosati wasn't around much after 1973.	Denis LaChance Photo Dick bought a new  Mike Laughlin chassis car the same time as did Beaver Dragon. Both were stout cars.	Courtesy of Andy Boright The Laughlin car looking a little more broken in.	Courtesy of Walter Newell The Laughlin car on the cover of the T Road Program.	Source Unknown Very likely the Laughlin with new Ventura sheet metal.	Denis LaChance Photo The Ventura, showing signs of wear, on the front stretch at Catamount.
Courtesy of Paul Mascitti A Le Mans in 1981, when that body was all the rage. This is Antigonish, Nova Scotia.	Courtesy of Andy Boright A Le Mans in 1981, when that body was all the rage.	Courtesy of Andy Boright Looking over a barely - finished mid '80's NASCAR North car at the Spring Green.	Courtesy of Paul Mascitti Getting into the 1980's NASCAR North cars.	Courtesy of Sandy Haley A tee shirt with much pride in accomplishment.	Courtesy of Andy Boright Entering Catamount with a Steve Leavitt car, all the rage in the mid '80's.
Courtesy of Paul Mascitti Getting into the 1980's NASCAR North cars.	Courtesy of Andy Boright Keeping up with the Joses during the high - spending '80's he comes out with a six banger at Catamount.	Courtesy of Andy Boright Acknowledging applause at Catamount.	Jim Swanson Photo Courtesy of Wiscassett Speedway Site A rare visit to Wiscassett.	Courtesy of Chas Casavant A NASCAR North lineup at Catamount around 1985.	Courtesy of Sandy MacKinnon Dick did drive a season for Kennebunkport neighbor Sandy MacKinnon.
Al Ward Photo A two tone variation at Seekonk.	Al Ward Photo A two tone variation at Seekonk.	Al Ward Photo A solid green variation at Seekonk.	Al Ward Photo With a different number and a superspeedway setup at Daytona.	Al Ward Photo Possibly the same superspeedway car at Dover.	Al Ward Photo A two tone variation on the MacKinnon car with Sandy's number.
Al Ward Photo Al got a good shot of the trunk lid mural.	Al Ward Photo A good look at the McCabe Bait Co. ad he often ran.	Al Ward Photo Apparently using a Dale Shaw car at Catamount.	Al Ward Photo The MacKinnon car on a road course apparently.	Al Ward Photo The Sandy MacKinnon car at the Church Street car show.	Al Ward Photo Running a modified at Oxford.
		Al Ward Photo Running a Plum Potter Camaro at Oxford.

McCABE BGNN ERA

Al Ward Photo The  0 at Thompson with a green numeral variation.	Courtesy of Andy Boright The Six Banger in use as a BGNN car.	Denis LaChance Photo The BGNN car with throwback graphics and the Fisher Plow sponsorship.	Courtesy of Wiscassett Site The Fisher Plow 0 at Wiscassett.	Al Ward Photo A BGNN car at NHIS.	Al Ward Photo The  0 at OPS. Hard to tell what series he is running here.
	Al Ward Photo The Oxford 250 win	Found on YouTube The BGNN 0 six with a win.	Al Ward Photo A BGNN 0 pose.

 
Courtesy of Andy Boright
In front of Gene Glover and behind the Emmanuel Zervakis car at Martinsville. That could be fellow NASCAR North guy Claude Aubin beside him.

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