They Got Their Kicks

Courtesy of Ken Gypson
I don't know who "me" is, but Tom Canfora #94 had a small problem. Note the cars all perched
on the bank off the front stretch, which apparently offered no bleachers.

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Carl Fink, the driver of car 62 tries to decide how he will get himself out of Lake Garstang, in the infield.
If this was a common situation, can you imagine the mosquitoes that must have been there ?

Courtesy of Ken Gypson John ? . I also have shots of him flying past the field at Pine Bowl. Another blurry one - sorry.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Johnny Kettel, a very rare commodity in the early '50's - a black stock car driver.	Courtesy of Threw Family West Glens Falls driver Bill Threw [above] and brother, Richard, may tried Route 66.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Bud Marl	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Very early Carl Fink team. They would be better know with the 62Jr cars later.
Courtesy of Ken Gypson Another happy Rt 66 winner.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson This a shot of the Carrolls Grove track, but J5, Henry Bouchard would have run at Rt 66.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Chuck Irving would have run at Rt 66 - at least occasionally.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Don Gutbradt ran at most of the tracks in that area.

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While not having bleachers, the track apparently had a judges' stand [background]. Sorry about the blurriness; I
had to try and photograph Ken's albums and that never works right.

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Car Z runs into the Smokey 7, which very likely is Ballston Spa's Smokey Stover.

Courtesy of Ken Gypson Al Ostrander	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Dee Goodermotte, with an early #58 car.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Bob Disbrow	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Doug Benjamin	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Doug Benjamin's unusual polka dot car.
Courtesy of Phil Miller Doug Garrison, future hall of famer, started with this beauty - and he drove sometimes at Route 66.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Ed Modes at Pine Bowl. Many Bowl teams also ran at Rte 66.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Ed Coon	Courtesy of Phil Miller George Welch drove the Jim Brush 27 mostly at Stateline and Pine Bowl, but it likely he hit Route 66 once in while.	Courtesy of Phil Miller Troy's Johnny Perry ran all over eastern NY, and that included Rt 66.

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Popular Oak Hill, NY driver Fred Searing [cigar and all] in Victory Lane at Route 66. Searing started dozens of young
New York drivers on their way. Fred ran at almost every track he could in those days.

Courtesy of Phil Miller Bill Therrien	Courtesy of Phil Miller Bob Fuller	Courtesy of Phil Miller Don Gardner	Courtesy of Phil Miller Ed Towart Note the Bob Whitbeck car in the background. [Probably Corey]	Courtesy of Phil Miller Ed Somers
Courtesy of Phil Miller Fred Searing, with another of his many cars.	Courtesy of Phil Miller Fred Frattura	Courtesy of Phil Miller Hank LeClaire Schenectady, NY	Courtesy of Phil Miller Harry Roosje

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This wonderful early KodaChrome shot shows the essence of Route 66 Speedway. Cars on all the surrounding banks; heavily - oiled track; and the pits in
the natural depression that was the infield. I can identify Lazy1, George Gowie; 77, Johnny Flach; 73, Fred Searing; Lou Hacker [behind Gowie]; Lee Martin, 43;
Pete Winnie, 00; Johnny Kettel, 102Jr; and the polka dot car of Doug Benjamin. If anyone knows the other cars I'd like to hear from them.

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View from one of the spectator drive - in banks. Check out the Nash station wagon on the end. Enough oil on the track ?

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A heat race goes off with Lazy1, George Gowie and 00, Lou Hacker in the pits.

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Route 66 Speedway cars bunch up. Car #6 is a feature winner. I don't know car 7 either.

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Johnny Kettel takes up the rear as a feature gets lines up at Route 66. Notice one car is being loaded in disgust in the infield. Maybe that
is what they are eating for. That's probably a ticket booth at left.

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The crowd waits for a wreck to be attended to by an ancient ambulance on the backstretch. Smokey Stover's 7 sits in the infield.

Courtesy of Phil Miller Joe Wunderlich, from nearby West Sand Lake musty have run at Rte 66 often.	Courtesy of Phil Miller Jollie Ollie Palmer	Courtesy of Phil Miller Lenny Sabato	Courtesy of Phil Miller Leo Nadeau ran his little Rocket 88 car about everywhere in eastern NY [and western VT, too]	Courtesy of Phil Miller Link Pettit
Courtesy of Phil Miller Lou Hacker did not run this car at 66, but he ran there.	Courtesy of Phil Miller Lou Kendrith	Courtesy of Phil Miller Lou Judson	Courtesy of Phil Miller Merwin Hommel	Courtesy of Phil Miller Pete Peterson

Courtesy of Phil Miller Stan Bomba	Courtesy of Phil Miller Any idea who these guys are ?	Source Unknown A flagger wearing a Route 66 Spdwy suit starts a race.	Ray Williams Photo George Gowie	Courtesy of Russ Blake Bob Kudlate
Courtesy of Chris Companion This shot features Howie Westervelt, Lew Palmer, Ollie Palmer, Lou Hacker, Bob Kudlate, and Henry Bouchard.	Ladabouche Collection Lee Martin	Leb Valley Classics Ted Lott	Andy Fusco Collection Fonda History Book Smokey Stover	Courtesy of Mark LeFrancois Nelson Moore

Half fast Video
The track is still visible in both of these aerial shots. Today, it is hard to find, but still faintly visible.

USGS Terraserver Photo 1994

Courtesy of the Starin Family
The following shots are actually slides, so they are hard to make out. This is the Rte 66 pit area.

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Hollywood Speedway pit passes used by Sonny and Jackie Starin.

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Howie Westervelt in early stock car days. Could be Burden Lake or Route 66.