Uncle Art Stuarts Book
A 1960's portrait of Ken, Sr. Despite the fact the family is now three generations deep in racing, it started with Abe.

      I speak with the Tremont family every opportunity I get. Not only is Ken, Sr. a willing and tremendous source of information for racing in his part of New York state, but Kenny [Ken, Jr.] is as well. Now with Kenny's teenaged son, Montgomery starting out in the novice modified divisions, a new chapter begins. It was the youngest Tremont who offered a bit of famiily information not previously providede by either of the olders: the family's trademark number 115 came about when his grandfather appeared, in the early days, with a race car numbered 15 and was told that number was already taken; so, he added a one and the rest is history.

Courtesy of Blackjack Racing
Ken driving for Ken. This shot of Ken Goodermotte driving the Tremont Crown Vicky is the first "typical" looking Tremont car I have.

     I am still not clear on what was Ken, Sr.'s first car - an entry I think he drive himself. I know he fielded a '55 Ford - bodied car early on when Lebanon Valley was allowing the use of larger engines to those who would eschew the pre WWII coupes and sedans in favor of newer bodies. My limited knowledge then goes to the early but familiar 115's driven for Ken by the likes of Ken Goodermotte, Joe Messina, Chuck Ely, and other legends who mainly ran at the Valley. I recall, in the early to mid 1980's, when young Kenny took over one of the cars - right in that era of the Mud Buss, Olsen Eagle, Show Car, and the like.

Courtesy of HAMB Site
KenTremont, Sr. posing with one of his Chevettes - probably driven by Chuck Ely.

     Kathy Tremont would try her hand at driving and a Tremont car would be run briefly by Joby Sour. Since then, and up to the arrival of Montgomery, Kenny has been the main shoe for the highly - successful team.

SOME OF THE DRIVERS FOR KEN TREMONT OVER THE DECADES

Bob McDowell Portrait via Ken Gypson Ken Goodermotte	Unknown Portrait via Joe Grossetti Joe Messina	Unknown Portrait via Mike Bruno Chuck Ely	Unknown Portrait [Maybe C Ely] via Leb. Valley Classics Joby Sour	Timeline Photos Kathy Tremont	Unknown Portrait ] via You Tube Ken Tremont, Jr.
	Courtesy of Chris Companion Win Slavin	sjd images.com Dave Leckonby	Bob Frazier Photo via C.J. Richards Roger Gauthier

Via Chas Hertica

SOME OF THE EARLIER CARS 

Via Chas Hertica Early driver Ken Goodermotte with a Ford sponsored by either Ken's father or uncle.	Arnie Ainsworth Collection Via Chas Hertica The early Ken Goodermotte - driven Ford.	Via Joe Grossetti The early Ford - now in more familiar Tremont scheme - is shown behind Link Pettit's car.	Via Chas Hertica This WIn Slavin 25 is a Tremont car, according to Ken. They bought it from Phil Spiak and would later sell it to Wally Warburton.	Via "Blackjack Racing" Another Goodermotte/ Tremont early win.   Chuck Ely Photo Via Bob Ely Goodermotte with the Crown Victoria in Vic-tory-a Lane.	Bob Frazier Photo Via Mike Bruno The Falcon may have been the next car in the Tremont stable. By now, the driver is veteran Joe Messina. This shot is at Devil's Bowl.
Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont Kenny sent me a series of photos taken at Fairmont some time in 1966. This is looking into turn one.	Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont Joe Messina signs autographs behind the Fairmont bleachers.	Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont Joe Messina on the Fairmont track in 1966 with George Rogers.	Messina Photo Coll. Via Kenny Tremont Joe Messina ran this midget for a while.	Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont Joe Messina and his wife at Fairmont in 1966.	Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont Joe Messina and some of the Tremont crew relax behind the Fairmont bleachers.
Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont Joe Messina with the Tremont Falcon at Middletown.	Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont Joe Messina with the Tremont Falcon at Middletown.	Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont Joe Messina with the Tremont Falcon in Victory Lane.	Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont Joe Messina with the Tremont Falcon at Fairmont.	Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont What looks to be a fairly large hobby class car with a tow vehicle half its size at Fairmont.	Tremont Family Photo Via Kenny Tremont The '61 Chevy of someone from the Tremont Falcon gang at Fairmont.
Ken Goad Photo Via Chas Hertica Joe Messina poses with the Falcon at the Valley. Wally Warburton's car [another D Bowl regular] is in the background.	Arnie Ainsworth Collection The Tremont crew around the Falcon. Ken is far left.	Mike Bruno Collection The Tremont Falcon arriving at Devil's Bowl.	Bob Ramundo Collection The Tremont Falcon arriving at Middletown.	Bob Frazier Photo Via Marty Kelly, Jr.. Joe Messina, in another D Bowl pose.	Bob Frazier Photo Via Chip Gauthier and Chas Hertica An extremely rare D Bowl shot of Roger Gauthier in the Falcon, with Bunny Bennell and Jim Frye.
Bob Frazier Photo Joe Messina, in another D Bowl win - with Danny Rumpf. Arnie Ainsworth Collection Joe looks frozen here.	Arnie Ainsworth Collection Although the exact facts are unclear, it appears the Tremont team went to this sedan [and driver, Chuck Ely] around 1969. Ken says he built two of these Rossell / Cagle copies in exhange for selling one to the Young  28 team for TC.	Arnie Ainsworth Collection The Tremont sedan, at the Valley.	Dan Ody Collection The Valley pit hangers look over the new sedan, square tubing and all.	Chas Hertica Photo The Tremont sedan, at the Valley.	Chuck Ely Photo Via LVC The Sedan was still kicking around - being driven by Dave Leckonby when they had built the Vega for Ely.

Chuck Ely Photo via Bob Ely

SOME OF THE MIDDLE ERA CARS 

Chas Hertica Photo Around 1970, this Fairlane 500 body arived on the scene. Ken, Jr. says they ran it at D Bowl and at least once at Rainbow Ridge Raceway, near Vergennes, VT.	Lebanon Valley Classics The Tremont Fairlane, at the Valley. A rare shot of Ken, Sr with Ely.	Arnie Ainsworth Collection via Chas Hertica The Tremont Fairlane, at the Valley.	Lebanon Valley Classics The Tremont Fairlane, at the Valley.	Lebanon Valley Classics Chuck in the Tremont Fairlane, at the Valley.	Lebanon Valley Classics The classic question usually is: Which came first -the chicken or the egg? In this case, it's which came first - the Vega or the Gremlin ?. I don't know so I'm doing the Vega first. It is thought this is Ken Jr.'s first car.
Dan Ody Collection The Tremont Vega [Kenny or Chuck], at the Valley. Might be a Chevette.	Source Unknown Kenny fights a tight car at the Valley.	Arnie Ainsworth Collection Chuck wins one with a Vega at the Valley.	Chas Hertica Photo This one looks like a Pinto - around the same time.	HAMB Site Photo Ken, Sr. with the Chevette. I doubt he was driving it.	Via Andy Boright The Pinto .
Arnie Ainsworth Collection The Tremont stable, in the early 1980's. Ken must have been building cars as fast as most people bake cookies !	Arnie Ainsworth Collection Chuck with a Vega at the Valley. This would be sold to Frank Hodge and become The Lucky Seven.	Tom Donahue Photo This one looks like Ely with a Gremlin at D Bowl.	Kustom Keepsakes Photo Kenny with a Gremlin at the Valley.	J. Colburn Collection Tremont and Ely with  Gremlins at D Bowl.	Matt Buda Jr Photo Tremont and Ely with  Gremlins at speed at the Valley.
Arnie Ainsworth Collection The Tremont Gremlin, in the early 1980's. Chuck Ely.	Lebanon Valley Classics Ken and Chuck with another early 1980's Valley win.	Tim Rogers Collection An Ely - signed CVRA promo card.	Arnie Ainsworth Collection The Tremont Gremlin, in the early 1980's. Chuck Ely.	Chuck Ely Photo via Bob Ely The Tremont Gremlin, in the early 1980's. Young Kenny.	LVC The Tremont Gremlin, said to be driven by Kathy Tremont

Dirt Track Digest
A familiar sight at Devil's Bowl.

A FEW OF THE MODERN ERA CARS 
[Too Many Photos to do Them All]

A Ainsworth Photo Coll. At the beginning of the modern manufactured car era. Car looks like an early Mud Buss but they probably made it themselves.	Via John Maguire The Tremont car at Malta I'm guess around 1984ish.	Via Tom Herbert At Fonda. Still the familiar Tremont look but newer style modified.	Lebanon Valley Classics A Ken Jr win at the Valley - around 1985.	Tremont SIte Photo Kenny and wife, around the late 80's or early '90's.	Gary Duffa Photo via Gater Another Bowl win. The graphic style is beginning to change.
Lebanon Valley Classics Looks like an early '90's car.	Al Ward Photo Gotta little bite, and I don't mean mosquitoes !.	Kelly Keefe Photo Ken gets one with a winged car.	Hudson Valley 360.com Typical recent car.	Sch'y Daily Gazette Another typical recent car.	Peter Montanaro Photo Recent car at speed.

A FEW PERSONAL SHOTS  

Steve McKnight Photo Kenny and I at D Bowl.	Tremont Site Photo Ya think they're happy here ?. They just won $25,500 at the Valley Sept. 1, 2018 !	NYSCRA Photo Ken, Sr in a more recent shot.	Tremont Site Photo The Tremonts, a little while back.	Otto Graham Photo Ken Sr. gets put to work.	Mike Bruno  Photo Jr. and Sr. at a Devil's Bowl banquet with Vince Quenneville, Jr.
		Tremont Site Photo Three 2nd generation racing families represented at Canaan USA a few years ago: Vince Quenneville, Jr., Ron Proctor, and Kenny.	West Sand Lake Advisor Photo Old Tremont family business.	Source UNK Old Tremont family business.

For some records on Kenny Tremont's career - go to the American Racing Research Associates website:   https://sites.google.com/site/arradocumentingracinghistory/

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