STOCK CAR CREWS FROM YESTERDAY

     The backbone of any stock car effort from yesteryear was the cadre of loyal supporters that driver had. Seeing as no team had much for economic backing - and none had any full-time help, the volunteer pit crew consisted of good pals, next - door neighbors, and fellas who just happened by the garage, one day, and kept on coming back. These photos show the rough and ready boys who skinned their knuckles to get those wonders of automotive technology in the early days of our sport.

Ladabouche Photo Vince Quenneville, John Beeman, and Gael Dundon[ kneeling] Fairmont Speedway Warning: the photo is very large when opened	Bucko Branham Photo Bill Branham [ctr] with Gene Fountain [left] and Don Burl. Airborne Park Speedway	Ladabouche Photo Gene Tetrault and the crew Otter Creek Speedway Warning: the photo is very large when opened	Joe Connors Photo Garrison Family Collection Doug Garrison , with Cliff Wright and the Tollgate Ice Cream crew: Bob Zautner and Tom Domeny Possibly Rhinebeck Spdwy	Cavalcade of Racing Photo Ralph Palmer and his Fairmont crew Fairmont Speedway	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock & Bobby Castine The Marcel Godard crew talking to Maurice Broderick Airborne Park Speedway
McDowell Photo Steve Danish and the crew in cluding son, John [2nd from left] Fonda Speedway	Herbert FamilyPhoto Jeep Herbert and the Vince Barbuto crew Victoria Speedway	Ladabouche Photo Ed Foley and the crew, including the Pidgeon Twins Fairmont Speedway	Howard Photo Sonny Rabideau and the DN3 crew Cheshire Fairgrounds	Jerry King Photo Ralph Soulia, with Jerry King [left] and Bob Ames [rt] Devils Bowl Speedway	Magnum Site Photo Jean-Paul Cabana and early coupe crew. The man in the middle is the ever - present Claude Faniau Riverside Speedway [Laval]
Ladabouche Photo Art Cody walks away from his Henry Merrill 33 as Henry [above] and another crewman work on the car. Fairmont Speedway	Bob Mackey Photo  Courtesy of Mike Watts, Sr. Don Burl and crew - with his famous 7UP Studebaker Hobby Division car. Airborne Park Speedway	Courtesy of Otto Graham Mike Michaels [Suraske] and crew with their famous 10-10. Victoria Speedway	Bob Mackey Photo  Courtesy of John Rock. Henry Jarvis and crew - with his last car, the sportsman. Airborne Park Speedway	Courtesy ofAndre Chausse Francois Chausse and the LMS B45. The Beliveau brothers were owners and crew. Riverside Speedway [Laval]	Courtesy of Terry LaFerriere Ron Barcomb and part of his always -  plentiful crew: Alan Blondin, Dick Myers, Buckshot Seguin, and Ray Lasnier. Airborne Park Speedway
Courtesy of Blake Family The crew with Beaver Dragon 's best Flying Tiger ride - Blake's 63: Gray Blake, Beaver, UNK, and Randy Blake. Catamount Stadium	Dragon Family Photo The crew when Beaver had his famous upset win at Catamount over the modified stars: Ernie Preiss and Johnny Bourgeois. Catamount Stadium	Dragon Family Photo Bob Dragon's crew in his absolute heyday, around 1973: Frankie Woodard, Billy Tower, Gary Desranleau, Veronica Dragon, John Keefer, Steve Hibbard, and Bobby Clark. Catamount Stadium	Laduc Family Photo Charlie Laduc's first race car and crew: Charlie, Tom Williams, and Phil Laduc. Fairmont Speedway	Bob Mackey Photo  Courtesy of John Rock. Charlie Trombley and one of his excellent crews" UNK, Charlie, Paul Conover, and possbily someone with last name Mortimer. Airborne Park Speedway	Bob Frazier Photo  Courtesy of Norm Vadnais. Curt Prescott's New England  Tower #2 is serviced by the crew after Prescott got the car from Ed Foley. Devil's Bowl Speedway

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