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Acquired From HAMB Website Ernie Gahan, in the late 1950's, with a young admirer in Victory Lane at an unidentified track.	Ladabouche Photo Ernie Gahan, in the mid 2000's, at one of Ronnie Bouchard's vintage meets.
Acquired From Steve McKnight Ronnie "Red Dog" Barcomb, barely 20 years old, at Catamount.	Source Unknown Barcomb, in 2007, at the Milk Bowl - being interviewed by Ken Squier as a past winner.
Ken Paulsen Photo Johnny Gammell, in 1952, at the Webster Flats race track with his second of many race cars.	Source Unknown Gammel, in 2007, at the Milk Bowl - being interviewed by Ken Squier as a past winner.
Ken Paulsen Photo A young Norm Chaloux, at Malletts Bay Raceway with Ralph Bushey apparently not long after a bad crash he had at the Dog River track in Northfield.	Ladabouche Photo Norm Chaloux [right], with Lloyd Hutchins and Harold Hanaford at the 2005 Barre Old Home Days vintage meet.
Courtesy of Scott Haskell Harold Harold Hanaford at the Franklin Motordrome, with his very first car, the former George Hodgdon entry. Courtesy of Cho Lee Car restorer extraordinaire, Lloyd Hutchins [left], back in the 1950's as victorious owner of Leland Ingerson's car.	Ladabouche Photo Harold Hanaford [center] at the 2005 Barre Old Home Days vintage meet. Ladabouche Photo Lloyd, with an autographed tire off one of his restored flathead stock cars he displays annually.

Courtesy of Jo Towns, via Otto Graham Irv Taylor, in the Bennett 71, in the 1950's.	Roxanne Ladabouche Photo Irv Taylor [center] with me and Dave Lape - at the 2011 DIRT HOF induction ceremonies.
Ladabouche Photo Collection Dave Lape - at Victoria Speedway - with his first stock car, in the mid 1960's. Lord, Dave - you had hair !	Roxanne Ladabouche Photo Irv Taylor [center] with me and Dave Lape - at the 2011 DIRT HOF induction ceremonies.
Nephew Family Photo Dick Nephew, around 1955, with one of his first cars.	Courtesy of Wes Moody Nephew, in hid 50's at Airborne in 1984. His return to racing netted him at least three wins that season.
Courtesy of John Grady Bill Wimble, with Hal Kempeny's 113 at Fonda in the '50's.	Norty Foster Photo Bill Wimble, with me - comparing books at Airborne in 2010
Peterson Family Photo Jackie Peterson, in 1957, with his V-1 car that toured the Northeast and Quebec.	Ladabouche Photo Jackie, at age 89, building another sprinter at his home - in 2011.
Moody Family Photo A young Wes "Slugger" Moody, with crewman Bobby Eckert, at Saranac Lake Speedway.	JZ Photo Wes, with yours truly, in his hauler, in 2010.
Courtesy of James Howard A very young Ken Squier, awarding a plaque to someone at the Cheshire Fairgrounds race track in the '50's.	ACT File Photo Squier, in the early 2000's, with Beaver Dragon.
Courtesy of CJ Richards Young Brian Ross with one of his first modified cars.	Steve McKnight Photo Brian, at Airborne in 2011 with yours truly.
Dragon Family Photo Bobby Dragon, with an early Flying Tiger Division trophy at Catamount.	Sheila Somers Photo The Twenty - First Century version.

Vintage Modifieds.Com Photo Hully Bunn, with "X" car owner John Melnick in 1952.	Vintage Modifieds.Com Photo Hully Bunn, with his midget - driving into his 80's.
Herbert Family Photo Howard "Jeep" Herbert, early shot.	Robert lansing Photo Jeep, around 2006.
MaineVintage Racing.Com Photo Gardiner Leavitt, with his B Class Coupe around the late 1950's or early '60's.	ACT Photo Gardiner, in the mid 2000's receiving a lifetime achievement award.
Courtesy of Mike Watts A young Bob Brunell with a NASCAR coupe.	Steve McKnight Photo Bob Brunell and me at Airborne Speedway for the 2012 Legends Night.
From Dave Dykes Site Lew [sometimes known as Batman] Boyd, with a hobby division sedan somewhere like Seekonk - mid 1960's.	Cho Lee Photo Lew, with me and Dick Berggren, at the 2011 Milk Bowl.
Rigney Family Photo Jim, at Naples Speedway in New York in the early 1950's. What is that on the roof ?	NEAR Photo Jim Presenting me with an award from NEAR around 2007.
Courtesy of Dan Nolin Barely 20, Steve Poulin stands with his first race car, a former Jimmy Gates Chevrolet.	Cho Lee Photo Steve, with me at the Old Guys Club headquarters at T Road around 2011.
Bob Frazier Photo Ladabouche Collection C.J. Richards, only in his 20's, proudly displaying the sign to his new race promotion. Typical horse crap from my good friend - it was the ONLY 1/2 mile in VT.	Dan Kearney Photo C.J. [right] with a bunch of us hooligans at one of John Casey's old - timer picnics at T Road's 3rd turn pavilion.
Pistone Website Photo Tiger Tom Pistone, with a 1960 Pontiac, at Daytona.	Steve McKnight Photo Tiger Tom Pistone, with me at one of John Casey's old - timer picnics at T Road's 3rd turn pavilion. Couldn't help but squeeze the little bugger.
Norman McIver Photo via Cho Lee A still - very - young Jean - Paul Cabana poses for Norman McIver, when the latter was doing a series of portraits in the early 1960's.	Steve McKnight Photo Cabana patiently puts up with me in this 2009 shot at the Milk Bowl.
Courtesy of the Bourgeois Family Beaver Dragon, with his dramatic win at Catamount in 1966, beating modifieds with a sportsman. Ernie Preiss [lft] and Johnny Bourgeois [rt]	ACT File Photo Beaver Dragon, in 2005 with Ken Squier.
Courtesy of Lou Lazzaro Louie, as he looked in 1962. He wasn't very old here, but he always passed for older than he was.	Courtesy of Lou Lazzaro Louie, towards the end of his career, with lifelong dear friend Junior Bianco.
Courtesy of Romano Family A young Andy Romano must have won some sort of race with dad, Joe's 97 here. Regular driver Tom Kotary is at left and Joe is 2nd from left.	Courtesy of Romano Family A recent shot of Andy Romano with his All Star League helmet in hand.
Courtesy of Rod Case A shot of a young Frankie Woodard [future Northern NASCAR mechanic] with John Keefer's Vermonster.	Courtesy of Bill Kaigle Frankie Woodard, along with John Keefer [right] and VT State Legislative Minority Leader [and past Catamount driver] Don Turner, Jr. - at the unveiling of Catamount's historical marker in 2018.
Courtesy of Phil Miller A shot of a young Doug Garrison, with what must be close to his first car somewhere in New York in 1951.	Courtesy of Walt Schimming Doug, towards the end of his career - when he wasrunnin that cutdown version of the Ross 19 he bought.
Cox Photo via Joe Grossetti Carl Fink stands with an early version of the Harvey Ford 62Jr. at Coxsackie Speedway around 1951.	Ladabouche Photo Carl Fink with restored midget at Airborne Speedway in 2006.
Photo via Cho Lee The Flying Fire Chief, Stanley "Stub" Fadden of North Haverhill, NH stands in Catamount Vic Lane with son Alvin at right.	BGNN Promo Poster Stub, at the end of his career - before he was struck with illness. By then , he was driving Busch Grand Nationla North cars.
Photo Source Unknown A very young Rene Charland, at Rhythm Inn Speedway in Millers Falls. MA. - probably ten years before his first national title.	John Grady Photo I think Charland was prouder being a veteran and of being in the All Star Stock Car Racing League than he was of those four titles.
NEAR Portrait Photo Rhode Island's Don Rounds never seemed too young - perhaps because of his bearing and his stature and respect among competitors.	Ladabouche Photo Don, at one of the Swanzey, NH reunions around 2007.
Spartanburg Herald Photo A young David Pearson [rt] with a late 1940's NASCAR modified.	Getty Images NASCAR Site A recent NASCAR portrait.

Ron Barcomb	Lew Boyd	Bob Brunell	Hully Bunn	Jean - Paul Cabana	Norm Chaloux	Rene Charland
Beaver Dragon	Bob Dragon	Stub Fadden	Carl Fink	Ernie Gahan	John Gammell	Doug Garrison
Harold Hanaford	Jeep Herbert	Lloyd Hutchins	Dave Lape	Lou Lazzaro	Gardiner Leavitt	Wes Moody
Dick Nephew	David Pearson	Jackie Peterson	Tom Pistone	Steve Poulin	C. J. Richards	Jim Rigney
Andy Romano	Brian Ross	Don Rounds	Ken Squier	Irv Taylor	Bill Wimble	Frankie Woodard