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This Page Will Feature Cars or People of Whom I Have No Good Photo - But They Appear in the Background of Someone Else's Shot

Ladabouche Photo The late Bucky Dragon and wife, Sandra at Fairmont after a race. In the background is the 26Jr. of the Rivers family, from Glens Falls, NY.	Frazier Photo Ed Baker's Hudson, from Warrensburg, NY. In the background is Herbie Swan's 23, from Panton, VT.	Ladabouche Photo Behind this photo of Al Rodd's car you can see the strange towing rig used by Gene Tetreault, the legend from Manchester Depot, VT.	Herbert Family Photo Behind this photo of Jeep Herbert is Gigi Conover's famous Jeep pickup at Fonda.
Ladabouche Photo The Bill Fowler 27Jr. at Fairmont in 1965, with Jerry Pennock, Sr. as driver. In the background you can see a heat coming to the line. In this is a rare shot of Bill Threw's former #7A, now as X9, Bob Hoffer.	Ladabouche Photo The 107 of Norm Scarborough, driven then by Roger Gauthier. In the background is the first XK of Irish Ed Kelly from Granville, NY.	Courtesy of Mike Watts In the background of one of Andre Manny's shots is the #10 Rutland Tree Service car of Leo Vallaincourt. Mostly, you see #333 for Leo.	Andy Boright, Via TheOutside Groove In the background of Bernie Griffith's shot is the tandem hauler of John Rosati with his two cars he usually brought to the races in 1971.
Ladabouche Photo This shot of Ingerson's car shows the old Catamount water truck.	Rick Parry Photo This car, in the 1950's at some track in New York kinda makes one wonder: did he have the full support of Ruppert's Knickerbocker breweries or was that just his favorite beer?	Bill Ladabouche Collection If you look behind George Rettew's 21M, you see Richard Buzzi's first hurricane car - that would launch quite a good career.	Courtesy of Jim Watson In the back of Jack Anderson, you see both the old Chevron Station in the pits and Wayne Chandler's van, from which he retailed at Catamount for years.
Bill Ladabouche Photo If you look behind Joe Thomas' 37NY, you see George McRae's first Hurricane car [orange].	Courtesy of Bill Fifield If you look behind Skip Roots you see Tony Villano's unique tow truck.	Courtesy of Otto Graham This shot of an early Dick Clark entry shows a rare instance where Lazzaro brought two cars for the evening.	Ted Vogel Collection Behind Eddie Allen's first 33 you see a good shot of one of Devil's Bowl original Dare Devil cars running in the track surface.
Russ Bergh Ladabouche Collection If you look behind a proudly posing Ray Sitterly, with the only Fonda - winning car he ever had, you see George Bassett's 309 - a car of great pedigree.	Russ Bergh Ladabouche Collection Behind Rene Charland and the Russ Betz 59, one of his many Fonda rides, you see Dick Diamond's 8 Ball, the former Charlie Peters Buick.	Russ Bergh Photo - Ladabouche Collection This is the first photo I ever purchased at Fonda. In the background, to the left of Skip Roots, is the #31 of Fonda's turtle, Walter "Doc" Nellis:, of Little Falls, NY. Also seen is the 40 of Harold "Bugs Bunny" Betts.	John Grady Photo Speaking of Nellis, this shot of full pits at Fonda in 1963 show Doc In the background, at far left.
Courtesy of Paul Mascitti This shot of Don MacTavish's Circle J shows the infamous Trojans ad on the trunk lid. Don didn't get any sponsorship - just laughs from it	Courtesy of Mark Austin Harold "Hardluck" Hanaford is congratulated by starter Bob Quinn at Thunder Road around 1964. The Hardwick ambulance, a fixture at the track for seemingly a hundred years, sits in the background [Ford station wagon].	Courtesy of Lebanon Valley Classics via Timeline Photos This shot of Howie Westervelt ast Lebanon Valley around 1959 shows the prevailing setup in those days - opposing camber in the front.	Courtesy of Dave Dykes This is a shot of an aging [but still effective] Ken Shoemaker at Langhorne for Bob Judkins. The story is the partially - erased shoe polish "FOR SALE" sign. You see, the coupe's days were numbered as the Pinto was being completed.
Courtesy of Lebanon Valley Classics via Timeline Photos The perspective of this shot suggests they weren't particularly interested In Lyle Jelley, weighing in. The big deal here is that the car was the famous Chuck Ely "Caspar the Ghost" 5 before. The Elys and Jelleys were in - laws.	Courtesy of The Bullfather This shot features Bernie Miller, the excellent modified driver from Canastota, NY. In the background is the well-traveled Russ Betz 59CT with driver du jour, Donnie Wayman.	From Dan Ody's 8MM Old Speedways DVD Mert spins the Kennedy's Garage 8 at Cairo [maybe with help from 731 Dick Hansen]. It looks ;like Fonda Speedway sent their pace car to get a little free publicity for a big race.	Courtesy of Joe Grossetti Catskill, NY's Huck Spaulding [who just dtopped driving a few years ago] was likely the old first driver of the Brush 27. Here he wins a race at Coxsackie in such an early year that Bob Brush is not yet mentioning TV in his business ads.
Courtesy of Pete Corey Jr. This shot of Pete Corey with the potent Drellos 11 shows the 27Jr of Bill fowler in the background - BEFORE they chopped off the rear of the body. Ladabouche Photo	Courtesy of John Grady John Grady was photographing Doc Blanchard's car, but he inadvertantly got Dick Diamond's 8 Ball [the car that looks like Lazzaro's]. It is blurred because I had to blow it up so much.	Courtesy of Jalopy Journal Frank Wagner in a very early Vic Lane at South Seneca Speedway. Check out the wrecker in the background.	Courtesy of Bob Miller Barely visible behind Guy Chartrand is the 57 of Harry Alexson, from Altamont.
Courtesy of Lou Lazzaro This shot of Louie shows the seldom - seen 67 of Maynard Smith and Harold Betts' 40.	Courtesy of Mike Anop When Mike got this one of the Hemi Cuda, he also captured Steve Luse's Charger entry.	Courtesy of Andy Boright The shot is supposed to be showing a minor scrape with one of Harry Rathburn's Camaros at Catamount, Inadverttantly, it has captured the only known photo of Leon Gonyo's first race car [#4 at right],	Courtesy of Robbie Crouch This shot of a young Robert Crouch [as thy called him first] shows an early Catamount safety truck with the new giant extinguisher on it.
Courtesy of Greg Rickes Greg caught the unique Larry Hess AMC Ambassador at Fonda's GN show. The other Hess car, in the background with identical local sponsors, was a Ford.	Courtesy of Jack Hedstrom Look again - that's not Wimble at Langhorne. It's Dutch Hoag with a Dave McCredy car, renumbered.That's Louie Lazzaro working behind his car, to the right of the guy in the white shirt.	Courtesy of Greg Rickes Greg caught Guy Chartand at Victoria. In the background is Ron Quackenbush's former Oscar Porath car.	Courtesy of Mike Bruno Quite a confab here. Mike and Johnny Bruno are joined by Tony Andrews, Todd Morey, and others. In the background is Jack Johnson's dealer truck. Wish he was still making the rounds.
Courtesy of Tom Pelletier Russ Ingerson shows off the beautiful Pelletier/Falzarano Chevelle. Beside, is a rare look at Gary Bevins' Chevelle.	Courtesyt of Lew Boyd Ken Shoemaker and Dick Clark end up on their hats at Fonda around 1966. You get a good look at Gigi Conover's neat Jeep pickup.	Courtesy of Paul Mascitti John Mascitti takes the checkers in a Catamount Stadium mini stock race. In the background is the very first car Barney McRae ever had [56].	Via Johnny Racer Jack Dubrul poses with one of his modified coupes. I think it was the first race car in Vermont to have tuned headers. Behind is Catamount's AMC convertible pace car. Dubrul was an AMC dealer.
Courtesy of Lou Lazzaro This shot of Lou also shows [in the back at right] a rare version of the Ed Ortiz 0 on its hauler. Ortiz's thundering B&M motors caused problems for the Fonda regulars.	Courtesy of Keith Tesiero Jr Ken Shoemaker poses with an almost - new Henry Caputo 111. In he background of this overexposed shot is the potent Hollebrand 53, likely driven by Chuck Mahoney - a man arguably harder on equipment than Kenny.	Courtesy of Lou Lazzaro One of the Utica gang cogitates on what needs to bne done next on Louie's car. Behind is the rarely seen #13 of Lou Christopher, from Palatine Bridge.	Courtesy of Tom Ormsby Niantic, CT's Bill Harman was a key figure in early season at Albany - Saratoga Speedway. The Roland Bellinger 302, at right led the points most of one season with George Pendergast. That might be a Richie Evans 109 in the background.
Courtesy of Mike Bruno Top - running Vermont driver, the late Charlie WIlbur poses at Airborne, 1984. You can see how they hadn't upgraded the boxes above the stands yet.	Courtesy of RA Silvia Charland, in the Riverside Park pits in the earlier 1960's .What was with the hoops used to protect radiators ?	Courtesy of Sharon Mazet This pair of photos from Middletown shows a couple of interesting facets of the Henry Caputo operation. One of the Caputo haulersis seen in the infield.	Courtesy of Otto Graham This extremely rare shot shows the little - seen Caputo late model bodied sportsman - also at Middletown. One of the Caputo haulers is seen inthe background.
Courtesy of Joel Canfield Rene Charland is attended to after escaping the infamous French Barbeque fire at Malta. Small wonder. J.P. Cabana told me Charland claimed he sometimes used his cage to store additional fuel.	Courtesy of Rick Parry This shot given by Rick Perry speaks volumes. According to local legend, Corey got tired of this Studebaker as soon as the tracks became harder and less heavy, he cut it up, and made the coupe he used right after. OK, there's the Stude, and - in the background - there's the coupe. So, I dunno.	Richard Pratt Photo Someone is filming Bruce Bordeau getting in his former Wes Moody modified. Seen behind is the car Ed Champagne bought from Barefoot Bob McCreadie. Ed would later wreck the car while clearing poor flagger Don Thomas off his stand.	Mike Cranston Photo Someone caught Dick Nephew at Airborne with the popular Moto Ski 6. In the background is John Rock's now - restored orange hobby Chevy.
Courtesy of John Gallant Neil "Terrible" Tooley poses with one of his later modifieds. It seems unusual that Bill Fowler's 27JR sedan would be at the same track.	Courtesy Gene Stratton In this shot of a very early Gil Bruss 22 [driven by Bill Rafter] we see an equally early shot of the Henry Caputo 111, as yet quite pristine.	Courtesy of Howard Benway Bundled against the Spring cold, Lew Boyd poses with his ex - Lee Hendrickson sedan at Lakeville. The team car, Berggren's 180 is seen behind.

Ladabouche Photo The 04 Ford Fairlane 500 from Hancock, VT. In the background is the owner, Paul Norton - and former Catamount Tiger driver Ron Wells [left]	Courtesy of Neal Davis This pose with Sonny Rabideau shows Bud Wilder in the background. BW drove cars at Claremont for a while.	Courtesy of Rich Palmer This shot of Beaver Dragon in Victory Lane at Catamount in 1973 shows: John Merrick, closest to car; Randy Cary next right], Doug McLeod; & Peter B. Guibard of WKDR.	Ladabouche Photo In a strange turn of events, Jean-Paul Cabana enters the pits with a tandem of two cars. He is meeting his old car [to the left] now owned by Ron Bettis]. This also shows the old Chevron gas station really well.
Ladabouche Photo Cecil Bosworth drove this Claremont car at Fairmont at least once. Note track announcer Bill Barsalow, Sr. checking it out.	Photo Courtesy of Terry LaFerriere This shot shows three important things, the most important of which is Ron Barcomb's dad, Herb [2nd from left]. It also shows Rene Maxfield's Tiger, which sometimes sported an ESSO Tiger on its roof - and the filling station from the rival Chevron.	Ladabouche Photo The 24 Sedan of Norm Scarborough, driven then by Russ Shaw. In the background is Clayton Ryan, a former CVRA car owner and father of Jack, who owns DIRT cars of the same number. He is father to Jim Ryan.	Ladabouche Photo The 04 Grand American of Harry Rathburn yields a number of former Catamount drivers in the background: Brad Wright [Hurricane], blue shirt with white patches and blonde hair; Greg Lyman [Hurricane and Grand American] white T-shirt and afro]; Randy Chapin , [Crew chief for Joe Myers and others, the shorter guy with long hair]; and Joe Myers [Hurricane, GA, and Late Model], at right with striped shirt.
John Grady Photo This is Bill Wimble, in the infield at Fonda. The photo was mis-labeled as Buzzie Reutimann, due to their strong resemblance- at least when Wimble wore these glasses. In the background is former area car owner Theron von Benschoten, Richfield Springs, NY.	Russ Bergh Photo Ed Ortiz, an invader from Ransomville at Fonda who could gun down the local greats with his honkin', oil-guzzlin' B&M motor. Behind Ed [in glasses] is Tom Douglas, who went on to field those maroon #91's for Jack Johnson. To the right is Roger Gauthier's 12A. King's 90A crew is also seen.	Courtesy of Cho Lee In this Vince Q. photo, you see Lee Delphia [right] and Al Ryan [looking at Vince in black shirt]. Norm Scarborough is working on the car, and Lyle Yantz is also seen behind Vince.	Otto Graham Site Jeep Herbert Henry Caputo 11 Note famed mechanic Willie Seamon in the background [hat & coveralls]. Caputo's mechanic was Ed Wright.
Bill Ladabouche Collection This shot of one of the Julius Mestyan #6's shows familiar Fairmont and D Bowl figure John Luleck [right]	Courtesy Phil Walbridge In this shot of Jim Gallison and car owner Gil Rhoades. we have another driver in the car. Anyone recognize him ?	Courtesy of Cho Lee This shot of Harold Hanaford and John Untied [ctr] also shows the seldom - photographed Spade Cooley, T Road co -owner.	Courtesy of Cho Lee Lennie Stockwell gestures at a wreck scene involving his #00. The man in the foreground may possibly be Dick Blake, of the Blake & Loso wrecker team.
Russ Bergh Photo - Starin Family Collection This shot shows Fonda workers cleaning up the infamous Jerry Jerome wreck. Official Bob Whitbeck [far left] looks he's getting a ribbing. He originally built the car.	Courtesy of Cho Lee I was looking through the photos of the Catamount pit bleacher collapse that Cho Lee gave me. Robbie won that day. Lo, and behold, there in Victory Lane was Mary Jean Erickson, one of my classmates for all 12 years of school. [Right]	Courtesy of Mike Pa This shot shows Danny Gallulo, Jr at Riverside. In the background, with the gery hair is father, Danny, Sr.	Bob Frazier Photo - Lafond Family Collection Little Joe D'Avignon looks a little woozy as he flexes what is likely a sore arm and heads out to see what happened. His car is in the immediate foreground. Behind him, a very dazed veteran driver Ken "Pappy" Delong is looked after by Bob Loomis, whose car he ended up rear-ending.
Courtesy of Ron Wetzler It's possible Will Cagle is parked next to a Mirror at this All Star League race; but, more likely, he had both the pavement and dirt cars with him.	Bob Frazier Photo - Lafond Family Collection Yup, it's a photo of good ol' Jay Brown, lifetime star at Devil's Bowl. But look behind him: It's Jean-Paul Cyr, at a tender age, with none other than Ricky [RPM] Paya and JP's folks, Norm and Louise Cyr.	Bob Frazier Photo - Lafond Family Collection This is a typical shot of a curious '60's crowd gawking at a wrecked stock car. Lost in the crowd is the driver, Ted Brown [white shirt and hands on hips] wondering what the hell he's going to do next. He had to borrow this truck to get it back to Keene, NH.	From the Outside Groove Site This is to show Russell Ingerson on Catamount's pit ramp with Blake's 72 LMS. In the background, the tall man on the hauler is Ernie Barcomb, Ron's uncle and a 1950's driver.
Courtesy of Mark Austin Mark found this terribly grainy shot of Beaver Dragon in the Catamount pits with his Black Magic car. In the background I see the late Mark Rossi by Bill MacRitchie's 1X.	Ladabouche Collection Jean-Paul Cabana poses with Richard Petty at Mosport, in Canada. In the background is long-time Cabana crewchief Claude Faniau.	Ladabouche Collection This shot of Cabana is possibly the only one showing any trace of Larry Delfico's Chevelle. it was put out of commission when struck in turn 4 at Catamount by Don Turner.	Courtesy of Paul Mascitti This photo of Don MacTavish, working on his motor at Seekonk, seems to have caught Peter Goodwill Hamilton peeking over his shoulder
Courtesy of Lebanon Valley Classics via Timeline Photos This shot of little Frankie Schneider, the consummate pro, shows the Bobby Bottcher 666 sedan behind. But, the owner of the photo circled someone else. Any ideas?	Courtesy of Lebanon Valley Classics via Timeline Photos George Proctor, the poster child of low buck stars, needs no one behind him. It just tickles me to find a shot of him.	Courtesy of Vintage Mod Site Little John Rosati wins one at his nemesis track, T Road, in 1973. A 70s' - fashionable Ken Squier is seen behind.	Ladabouche Photo The old Otter Creek Speedway featured welding service, done at Hi Monroe's construction shed. It required leaving the pit area and Climbing the hill up behind the bleachers. Here Keene, NH's Art Cody is doing just that. The big guy in the white sweatshirt is future Fairmont and Devil's Bowl driver Russ Shaw.
Ladabouche Photo The aforementioned Otter Creek Speedway welding shed is shown in the background as Jack Dubrul chats after a NASCAR sportsman race there in 1963.	Ladabouche Photo George Proctor's Plymouth sedan had invaded Fairmont Speedway and blown everyone away. My friend, the late Bob Allard is at far right, marveling at the unknown invader car. Bob is one of the main reasons I got to races and got hooked.	Courtesy of yesterdayspeedways.com This would be just another photo of Chuck Boos' 9, but I think it captures dad, Hans, at left.	Courtesy of Chas Hertica When Hertica got this shot of Dick Hansen's sedan here, he also got master builder Bruce Carman, seated in the passenger side of his hauler.
Courtesy ofLou Lazzaro This shot of Bill Wimble with one of his trademark Hawaiian shirts also shows his ace mechanic, Fred DeCarr.	Mike Shaub Photo Courtesy of Chas Hertica It doesn't get much more high level than a confab among Dick Tobias, Will Cagle, and Budd Olsen. And, listening in is none other than the great Hully Bunn.	Courtesy of Leb. Valley Classics Doug Garrison is seen preparing to enter the Martin Riiska Yellow X sedan in the late 1950's. Riiska is in the background gesturing.	Courtesy of Chas Hertica Jackie Wilson poses with the Joe Lawrence 16. Lawrence is the small man in the background talking with dave Kneisel.
Scott Nickel Photo Courtesy of Al Ward and W. Newell Jamie Aube interviewed at Seekonk by Dave Moody. At left is Seekonk's D. Anthony Venditti, owner/promoter.	John Penning Collection Courtesy of Chas Hertica Check out the car behind Tex Enright. Who the hell drove that car - Shaquille O'Neal ?	Courtesy of Walter Newell Jamie Aube at Oxford in the BGNN era. Imn the background, facing us is his right hand man for many years - Pete Pinon.	Courtesy of Pete Silva The photo shows Beaver Dragon in the famous Quint Boisvert Black Magic Nova, one of my last lettering jobs. Also captured is his tow young Milton - born crewmen, Larry Lauziere [left] and Donny LaCroix [foreground].
Courtesy of Scott Brown Bob Dragon's Moe Brown - owned LMS is lettered right in the pits by Maine's brilliant Warren Hamilton. The guy lending help is future broadcasting celeb Dave Moody.	Courtesy of Ginny Ross via Dick Hansen Legendary car owner Gordon Ross works on one of his famous 19 cars with a man who looks like he could be related. Driver Jokko Maggiacommo looks on and even Rene Charland is checking it out.	Ladabouche Photo The Allie Swears 51 shows up at Fonda. To the left is co - promoter Jim Gage. I recall him as always recognizing me and always managing to say hello.	Paul Michaud Photo Jacques Ste - Marie and a crewman pose at the Sanair short track in 1973. Visible behind, to the left are officials Archie Blackadar and Pat McGrath.
Ladabouche Photo It took me years to correct this photo, taken with a Kodak box camera in failing light. It shows the 1962 Vermont State Champion Sonny Rabideau, hidden in a crowd of well wishers at Fairmont Speedway.	Courtesy of Michael McGinley Coupes take practice at Bear Ridge Speedway in the 1980's. Seen in the foreground at right is track owner and race driver Butch Elms.	LaFond Family Photo This was cropped out of a much larger photo of the first big pileup during CJ RIchards' grand race program at the VT State Fair in 1962. We now know this was the debut of The Unbeatable Lennie Wood in the Ralph Morse A11.	Courtesy of George Meade The 1967 Trenton winne, Bugsy Stevens, r is interviewed. Off to the left is Big Bob O'Rourke, was busy that year [the first season of the All Star League]. I don't know if this race was connected to the ASL or not.
Courtesy of Mike Anop ASL helmet and all, Dick Clark heads out during an ASL program in Hugh Hedgers 16. In the background is a young Ron Hedger, looking on.	Courtesy of Otto Graham The purpose was to show Rollie Johnson's sprint car, which was driven for him by hardened veteran Henry Gritzbach. But the stars of this show were his boys, Jack and Joe who would go on to brilliant careers in stock cars.	Ladabouche Photo A Dexter Dorr crewman tightens the lugs on his new sportsman at Fairmont Speedway, 1966. Local driver George Rogers [facing us] checks it out in the background.	Courtesy of David Alex, Sr. Frank Ariano, owner of the familiar 8X driven by George Peters and Johnny Coy stands beside one of his cars.
Ladabouche Photo This photo of Ray Richards' new 15 car also captured driver, Jim Spaulding , Tom Perry, Ray, and his father.	Courtesy of Rick Luke The tall Utica driver Jim Luke poses with the Burns & Wilson 100. It also caught a guy with a "Whitbeck's of Canajoharie" jacket in the background. Bob Whitebeck was a major stock car racing pioneer in the region.	Ladabouche Photo Norwood Arena transplant Jerry Driscoll obliges me for a photo, at Catamount and I also got technical genius John Merrick in the background.	Courtesy of Michael Cranston This victory lane shot of Bobby Isaac at Albany - Saratoga captured Ken Squier at right who must have been called in to do some announcing.
	Courtesy of Rick Parry Ken Shoemaker wins one in the former Kittler / Wolfe 37 now owned by A.C. Caprara [to the left of Shoe]. At our far right we see the ever - present Ed Pieniazek - not only valued mechanic but darned good driver, himself.	Ladabouche Photo This shot was meant to get the C.A. Crouch 36 of Tom Glaser. it also captured CA, talking to Barney McRae on the other side of the car.