LINK PETTIT 
LINK PETTIT
Through the good graces of a friend, Joe Grossetti, I now have a good collection of Link Pettit photos. Schenectady, New York's Pettit, whose team hailed from Great Barrington, Massachusetts, looked more like a high school librarian than a stock car driver. Opinions of him range from Lebanon Valley immortal to vastly overrated. I saw him race only once, so I have no opinion other than I appreciate these fine pictures of racing long past. I did meet Link at a breakfast gathering in Watervliet in July of 2007, and I found him to be a fine man - so I am going to go with the Valley legend label.
Petit Collection
Link, in the early 1950's, with
his own 00. It appears brand new.
 Les King Photo Link, in action, on Pico Raceway. |
 Petit Collection Link, with the 00 after a few more rough laps. |
 John Grady Photograph Another earlier car- probably 1950's. |
 Courtesy of Ken Gypson With the same car at Pine Bowl. |
 Petit Collection Link and a man I think is his father-in-law at Stateline. |
 Petit Collection Link, with the 00 at Mettawee Spewedway in Granville, NY. |
 Pettit Collection Link at what I think is his father-in-law's Gulf gas station with the 00. |
 Pettit Collection Link's father-in-law at his Gulf gas station with the newly - built 00. |
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 Pettit Collection A win the 00 car at the old Coxsackie Speedway. |
 Pettit Collection Link in some night action at Empire Raceway with the 00 on pavement. |
 Courtesy of Dave Dykes The RU21 at Empire. |
 Photographer Unknown One of the nicest - looking stock cars of that era. Probably for Empire Speedway. |
 Courtesy of Joe Grossetti A good shot of the best - looking car he ever drove. Van Vricken's RU21. |
 Courtesy of Cho Lee Link climbing someone somewhere with the . Van Vricken RU21. |
 Photographer Unknown An older version of the RU21 |
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 Pettit Collection At speed with Jim Brush's 27 at the Pine Bowl. |
 Paul Connors Collection As future Florida champion and Grand National driver Paul Connors poses with his fiance at Stateline, Link's 95 is seen in the background. |
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 McDowell Photo Pettit Collection Link wins one in that car 95. He is seen in Vic Lane with the flagger and Pinky the Clown. |
 McDowell Photo Pettit Collection Link with the 95 at Pine Bowl. Notice the Gordon Ross late model Ford #19. |
 From Joe Grossetti Victory Lane at The Valley. |
 Pettit Collection At one of the Valley banquets with the 200 bunch. |
 Ladabouche Collection Cavalcade of Auto Racing Link is chosen to represent the Valley in t he national mag, Cavalcade of Auto Racing. |
 From Joe Grossetti The full 200 crew. |
 From Joe Grossetti Receiving a trophy at the Valley, with Primo Grosetti at the left. |
 From Joe Grossetti A home shot of the crew loaded up for a Saturday night show in July of 1963.
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 From Joe Grossetti A 1962 victory lap. |
 From Joe Grossetti via Otto Graham Site A chuckle in victory lane. |
 Courtesy of Patti Winn Schoonmaker With the Win 200 at team headquarters. |
 From Joe Grossetti via Otto Graham Site The whole Pettit gang. |
 From Joe Grossetti A beatup home shot of Pettit with his familiar late model
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 From Joe Grossetti Another version of the 200 - at Dempsey Pontiac |
 Lebanon Valley Classics The 200 and crew. |
Pettit Collection
Link, in the early 1950's, with
the Brush Radio 27 - at Pine Bowl.
Grossetti Family Collection
Mrs. Primo Grossetti with some of
her sons and other children
of the 200 pit crew.
Courtesy of Joe Grossetti
McCarty Family Photos of Another Link Car
 McCarty Family Collection Courtesy of Joe McCarty The McCarty racing #38, in Victory Lane at the Valley. |
 McCarty Family Collection Courtesy of Joe McCarty The McCarty racing #38, in Victory Lane at the Valley. |
 McCarty Family Collection Courtesy of Joe McCarty A closeup of Link in The McCarty racing #38. |
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