Here you will find both asphalt and dirt modified images. Also included on this page is a section for Sprints and Midgets, a new area devoted to racecar models and a section called "Odds and Ends"... which is where I put all my other racing pics!
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Page last updated Saturday, February 23, 2008
Asphalt Modifieds
- Jolt'n Joe Orso - and the Scream'n Six. This was my favorite on the Fulton/Brewerton circuit when I was a kid. The car was # 96 and the scream'n Six referred to the six banger under the hood that beat all the flat-heads back then. Owner Andy Susco sent along this image and said... "it was a very fast car. We won a lot of races with this car. In 1964,at Fulton speedway,we won every race that we finished, heats,semis,and features." (127 kb)
- Mike Zopp/Dutch Hoag - This is a 1965 modified feature with Mike Zopp in Wes German’s potent Broome Heating modified beating a newly arrived Dutch Hoag of Bath, NY in the Turner Brothers coupe. Shangri-La where this picture was taken had offered a bounty in 1965 on Zopp after he had won several consecutive features at the Owego facility. Dutch collected the $500 bounty the next week breaking Zopp’s dominance at Owego. Of interest German was one of the first to use Grand National (now Nextel Cup) motors from the Ford factory team of Holman and Moody. These were motors that had run 500 mile races and resold to other teams. This 04 had a giant 427 CI Ford under the hood. (66 kb) image and description courtesy of Gary "AJ" George
- Billy Rafter -or is that Dave Lape... along with Lou Lazzarro and the Shampine mustang seen here lining up for the 1967 Fulton 100 spring race. (66 kb)
- Lee Osborne's -"Orange Crate" coach leads Dutch Hoag and Wimble (rough, but worth a look). I believe this and the following two images to be from 1967. (32 kb)
- A much better shot - of the Osborne #81 taken by John Grady at Albany Saratoga. (89 kb)
- A much better shot - of the Turner Bros. #18 also by John Grady at A. S. (88 kb)
- The coupes scatter - on the front straight of the NYS fairgrounds in 1968, as seen from the old grandstands. (36 kb)
- Dick Clark's -neat mustang at Fulton (April 1969). (74 kb)
- Dick Clark's -Coupe... (43 kb)
Dick's son, Duncan says this is the same car (chassis) as the Mustang pictured above. Duncan went on to say..."Dad did in the Mustang in a crash at Wall Stadium in an All Star League race later in '69. Up until 1970, we only ran Fulton a couple of times a year, usually early in the year and late. NASCAR used to frown upon running "outlaw" tracks. Dad drove for Hugh Hedger, and we were regulars on the Malta-Fonda-UticaRome circuit. In 1970 we followed Richie, Sonny Seamon and a couple of others to become regulars at Shangri-La and Fulton. Dad won his first feature at Fulton in that coupe in '70, and another one in '73 in a Barracuda."
- Dutch Hoag -at the "Fulton 100" in '69. that's Bobby Merz alongside. (51 kb) You can read a great article at stockcarracing.com about Dutch and his Langhorne adventures.
- Lou Lazzarro -leads off turn 4 at Fulton. (90 kb)
here's another shot from the same day. (1969) (72 kb)
- Sam Reakes -lines up for a Fulton race, that's Bill Wimble and Norm Mackereth in the background. (57 kb)
- Evans - was once a hired gun... he got the ride in the Wright-Zautner #24 after kenny Shoemaker vacated the seat in 1968. The ride didn't last long as Zautner was not impressed at the time and told Richie, "get out out from behind that wheel, you will never make a driver!" This rare shot was taken at Albany Saratoga Speedway by the equally legendary John Grady. (85 kb)
- correction.. Ted Renshaw -... not Roy Makinson I am told, at Fulton. I have learned that this is the former Lee Osborne built orange crate #81. It was driven by Jackie Evans at Langhorne and then sold to Renshaw. (47 kb) I have now learned that there were actually 4 Osborne coaches:
*The offset motor asphalt car from '66-'67, that won all the races around this area was sold to Bill Sandman, who converted it to a Dirt Car.
*There was a dirt sedan purchased from the Bill Wimble team (McCready?) - I think that was only raced 1 or 2 times and sold again.
*The dirt car Lee built (1968) - Won at Lebanon Valley, Waterloo, Monroe County, etc. - this one had the 'shortened' front section on the body.
*and the Jackie Evans-Renshaw Langhorne car (1968)
- Maynard Troyer -unveiled this gem at Fulton. It was the beginning of his modified dominance!. (58 kb)
- Maynard and Dutch -battle on the Fulton asphalt in the spring of '69. (60 kb)
- Troyer -really became competitive with this spotless machine (40 kb)
- Maynard -Lapping the field (42 kb)
- Mike Loescher's -beautiful #88 coach. (72 kb) (courtesy of www.Turn5Photo.com)
- Bentley Warren -piloted this potent #44 coach. Later this car would become the stars n stripes Diffendorf s-360. (64kb)
- Bill Henry and Gary Reddick -that's the red Turner brothers #18 corvair in the background. (1970)(71 kb)
- Renshaw coach - being chased by Richie Evans at Lancaster in 1971. (84 kb)
- Merv Treichler's dirt Corvair - under construction at Gil Bruss' shop in January 1972. Although Merv drove it on dirt, Pete Snyder (1970 Lancaster Speedway Late Model champion) drove it once or twice for Merv at Lancaster in '72.
- #7 Hoag coupe - taken at the Syracuse Motorsports show in 2005. (84 kb)
- Don Diffendorf -cops a Fulton feature with the S/360 coupe. (88 kb)
- Don Diffendorf -again... 1968? (image provided by mike Burley) (55 kb)
- Hot Shoes -ready to take the green on the Fulton asphalt. Guy Chartrand has the pole with the Pine outside, Richie Evans and Bob Sweeny make up row two. (82 kb)
- Maynard Troyer -at Oswego... his cars were always show stoppers. (79 kb)
- Bobby Merz -wins at Fulton in the Turner bros. #18 (34 kb)
- Roger Treichler -sketch of the #74 coach. (52 kb)
- Legends -on the Fulton asphalt: Sammy, Dutch and Lou. (56 kb)
- Storm'n Norman -Mackereth, tried his hand at mods too. (90 kb)
- Jerry Cook's -Daytona modified... photographed at Oswego in '82. (94 kb)
- Richie Evans -restored mods at Oswego. (87 kb)
- Richie's -Rusty Nail special, an illustration I did many years ago from a photo I took at Fulton speedway. (73 kb) Take a look at what the International Motorsports Hall of Fame has to say about Richie.
- The sharp looking cover - of a new book about the life and times of Richie Evans (82 kb) by Bones Bourcier (that's Bones seated in front of Richie's car). I got my copy of the book from Coastal181.com. These folks have lots of great books about all kinds of racing...
- Richie's first Pinto - bodied modified debuted in '72 at Oswego speedway (he won). This is possibly a shot of his '74 Pinto. (John Grady photo) (89 kb)
- Evans again - Photographer John Grady told me Richie was sporting the beard because of a bout with chicken pox. 1980 or '81 maybe. (87 kb)
- 1978 shot -or maybe '77 of a Troyer Pinto at Oswego (photo by mike Burley) (49 kb)
- Maynard's cars always looked good -and his crew wasn't too bad either! (94 kb)
- Charlie Jarzombek's -#1 gets cradled off after a hard hit in turn one while trying to qualify for the 1981 Port City event. (111 kb)
- Mike Stefanik -gave the third turn wall a mighty wallop... also during the '81 Port city race. (39 kb)
- ROC Modifieds -This is a thumb-nail recap of the Modified portion of the 2005 Jim Shampine Memorial event.
- 2005 Classic Weekend (ROC Modifieds) -This is a thumb-nail recap of the Modified portion of Classic weekend.
Dirt Modifieds
- Cliff Kotary's - coupe at the 2005 Syr. motorsports show. (79 kb)
- This Falcon bodied car - from the same motorsports show, I am told this Falcon bodied car was driven by Jack Johnson or Joe Johnson... maybe both? (75 kb)
- Dutch Hoag -Was nearly unbeatable in this Turner brothers ride,
shown here at the Syracuse mile... 1968? (36 kb)
- Rolling Wheels -raceway... in the early days. (62 kb)
- Cliff Norton -always a contender at Rolling Wheels. (45 kb)
- Cliff Norton -again at Rolling Wheels. (47 kb)
- Don Bushbacker's -coupe at the Wheels, around 1969. (68 kb)
- 1st turn action -at the NYS fairgrounds during DIRT week. (37 kb)
- Lou Lazzarro -One of the best. This is a sketch I did in '76. (96 kb)
- Wayne Reutiman -at the Port in '77, note the injectors! (37 kb)
- Lou Lazzarro -pauses for a nice shot with with his potent coupe. (111 kb)
- Same image as above -but bigger. popups do not respond well to this larger pic in some browsers. You will get the full sized image when you "Save as", or you can simply right click directly on the link and "Save target as" to download the image file without viewing it.(1024x730). (156 kb)
- Lazzarro again -relaxing between the action. (79 kb)
- Will Cagle -and Charlie Castle at the 'Port (32 kb)
- "Wiley Will" -won everything in sight in those days! That's Frankie Mears in front and
Magic Shoes on the outside.(26 kb)
- Darrel Welty -drove the Binner 66 in 1977. (75 kb)
- The Reading fairgrounds -where greats such as Gerald Chamberlain, toby Tobias, johnny Botz and Kenny Brightbill honed their skills.(1977) popups do not respond well to this larger pic in some browsers. You will get the full sized image when you "Save as", or you can simply right click directly on the link and "Save target as" to download the image file without viewing it.(111 kb)
- legends, Toby Tobias & Frankie Schneider -at an equally legendary racetrack, the Reading fairgrounds. (128 kb)
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- Darrel Welty -... I think, at rolling Wheels in '78. (72 kb)
- Buzzie -Reutiman at the NYS fairgrounds... 1978? (82 kb)
- Jimmy Horton -leads Sammy Beavers into the first turn at the NYS fairgrounds. This was the rained out '77 Schaffer 200, run in the spring of '78. (75 kb)
- Frankie Schneider's -red and white #2 races in a pack in the '78 spring Dirt week show. (79 kb)
- October 1978 - program cover and starting lineup.
- Merv Treichler - has the edge on Will Cagle. (23 kb)
- craZ8 -of Magic Shoes Mike McLaughlin and one of his earlier modifieds. (58 kb)
- Charlie Castle's -first modified at the Port in 1979. (67 kb)
- the yellow #9 -of George Ely. (74 kb)
- Phil Mott -and hi 5x at Weedsport. (80 kb)
- Sandman coach -Chuck Ciprich wheels it at the Wheels! (46 kb)
- Merv Treichlers -coach at Rolling Wheels. (111 kb)
- A view of the Weedsport pits -and Alan Johnson's 14j. (63 kb)
- Jimmy Horton's -Statewide ride at the Port. Merv Treichler's 58 in the background .(1980) (36 kb)
- A J slideways -and the original Mudbus at the Wheels... 1981 (82 kb)
- Alan Johnson's -Conely farms 14j at the Wheels in 1981. This was the first Troyer Mud Bus. (77 kb) - Alan and Tico Conley debuted the Troyer's Mudd Bus #1 at Canandaigua in the spring of '81 where they smoked the field. The next day at the Wheels, Alan put the car in the wall in a heat race, but they got it fixed in time for Alan to again dominate that day. Mudd Buss numbers 2 and 3 went to Danny Johnson and Will Cagle: Cagle's being something of a surprise as he typically built his own cars and Troyer feared he might copy this design. Merv Triechler also got a Mudd Buss late in the season and proceeded to lap the field at the Northeast 150 at Weedsport that September. A month later that car took him to victory at Syracuse. Last I knew, Mudd Buss #1 was sold to Canada's Harvey Hainer, but I have no idea what happened to it after that.
- Merv Treichler -had some great runs with his Troyer Mudd Bus. 1982 (20 kb)
- "Magic Shoes" -Mike Mclaughlin and the craZ8 at weedsport. (81 kb)
- The '82 CRC event -at Weedsport attracted invading hot shoes Jimmy Horton and Brett Hearn. (86 kb)
- Alan Johnson -ready for action in 1982. (91 kb)
- a gaggle -of cars race down the backstretch at Weedsport. On the low side are Lou Lazzarro (or is that Bob Podolak?), Magic Shoes and C.D. Coville (68 kb)
- My cousin -Charlie Trump's modified effort ... well, we had fun anyway! (1983) (78 kb)
- Another shot -of the Trump modified at Brewerton. That's George Rinaldi wrenching the motor. (63 kb)
- Another cousin -Bob Trump, just another member of this finely tuned team... ummm, guys, the valve cover fell off again! (78 kb)
- Roger Phelps -was a real strong runner on the small block circuit. (53 kb)
- Joe Sobodka -enjoys a rare quiet moment in the brewerton pits... 1990? (32 kb)
- mod sketch -for your viewing pleasure :-). (21 kb)
- Charlie castle -won the modified invitational during the '81 WOO show at Rolling Wheels. (77 kb)
- Merv Treichler -Gary Ulig and Chuck Akulas charge off of turn 4 during the '81 invitational. (73 kb)
- Maynard Forette's -Grant King machine at Rolling Wheels in '81. (69 kb)
- Craig Keel -terrorized the DIRT regulars with this low slung machine. (81 kb)
- Mike McLaughlin -brought his crazy 8 to the same show in 1981. (86 kb)
- 'Ole Bones -Dave Kneisel, truly a class act. We lost Dave and Jim Shampine on the same 1982 Labor day weekend. (82 kb)
- Dave Kneisel's coach -Jim Walker's beautifully restored and street legal! Shot taken during July 10th 2004 "retro event" at Oswego. (110 kb)
- same day -as above, from a different angle! (29kb)
- Frankie Schneider -is ready for hot laps at the old Reading fairgrounds in 1977. (96 kb)
- Another illustration -Gould Construction has helped Tom Bliss out frequently over the years. this was one of Tom's earlier modifieds. (74 kb)
- Jack Johnson -flanked by two family members of mine! ... late'80's or early '90's (83 kb)
Sprints/Midgets
- Thumbnail race re-cap -of the Can-Am TQ Midgets at Oswego Speedway (June 4, 2005)
- Pete Pazer - runs to the outside of Greg Furlong in that same Oswego TQ show. Pete has also represented Syracuse NY well during his trips to Atlantic City
- Thumbnail image page -of the first Ford Focus midget event on the short track at Oswego Speedway (May 14, 2005)
- Mario Andretti's - # 1 and the # 51 of Roger McCluskey at Oswego Speedway 1966. (52kb) photo and info courtesy of: Rich Edwards racing photos.
- Don Branson - also was in the show in '66. (42kb) (Rich Edwards racing photos)
- Jimmy Horton -at a 1980 URC show at the Wheels (35 kb)
- Same show -Jimmy Horton and his Statewide spinter prepares to be pushed off. (77 kb)
- Jeff Swindell -at the Wheels (48 kb)
- Sammy Swindell -Rolling Wheels outlaw show (83 kb)
- same show -and one of my better shots, with a twin lens reflex! (86 kb)..larger image
- Steve Kinser -wins a WoO feature at the Wheels (same day). (89 kb)
- same show again -Joe Marotta and Ted Johnson. Steve Kinser in the background (30 kb)
- The winning pass -on the low side, and Tom Bliss takes his first ESS feature at Fulton in 1987. This is the same Stanton chassis that Steve Kinser used 6 years earlier (see Kinser pics above). (84 kb)
- Victory lane -sure feels good! (57 kb)
- Doug Wolfgang -had just fired it up in the Wheels pits, and was making a hell of a lot of noise when I snapped this shot! (35 kb)
- that's me! -and one of Tom bliss' midgets (30 kb)
- 41 midget - Owned by Eddie Griffith with driver Goug Cross shown here at I.R.P. (77 kb)
- Two beasts -The 9 was piloted by Dave Darland, also at I.R.P. (80 kb)
- supers were king -during the '78 wingless WOO show on the Syracuse mile, and Bentley Warren owned the show! Bob Stelter sped to the pole in the Tobin #21 supermodified in that show as the outlaw sprinters had a pretty rough day without the wings on the big moody Mile. Here is a page that provides much more info on this unique event.
- Mike Arminio -I think... in the Smith sprinter on one of the Victoria weekend sprint races (late '80s?), he hit the wall full bore coming out of turn two. (88 kb)
- Craig "Cricket" Keel -flying high and wide at Fulton on his way to the ESS championship. This was 1994. (79 kb)
- another feature win -for Cricket. (70 kb)
- Bobby Podalak -in Tom Bliss's former car battles with Tom, in the former Keel #8 at Brewerton Speedway in 1988. (55 kb)
- This ESS sprinter - was a joint effort between Tom Bliss and Darren "Snake" beach. This machine had won the URC title the previous year. tom exits turn 4 at Fonda in this shot. (87 kb)
- Tom bliss -also tried his hand in a TQ midget indoors in Buffalo NY. (84 kb)
- Pat Abold's - # 69 at Gateway Intl. Speedway, Madison, Il. (45kb) photo and info courtesy of: Rich Edwards racing photos.
- Bentley Warren's - # 29 at Gateway Intl. Speedway. (46kb) photo and info courtesy of: Rich Edwards racing photos.
- Pat Abold's - # 01 at IRP, In. car owned by Jeff West. (61kb) photo and info courtesy of: Rich Edwards racing photos.
- Bentley Warren's - # 29 at IRP, In. (56kb) photo and info courtesy of: Rich Edwards racing photos.
- #110 sprinter - owned by Jeff West, driven by Joe Gosek and Brad Armstrong. I think Brad Armstrong might still be driving the #110. (60kb) photo and info courtesy of: Rich Edwards racing photos.
- Davey Hamilton - at Gateway Intl. Speedway, Davey Hamilton won the Oswego Classic in 1997. (45 kb)
- Neat vintage midget -taken during the retro show at Oswego. (7-10-04)(66 kb)
- Brad Doty - one of the nations all time champion sprint car drivers and a true gentleman, seen here interviewing WoO sprint car driver Terry McCarl at I-55 Raceway, Missouri 15 April 2006.(124 kb)
- another midget -from the same day... cool! (67 kb)
- Mike Stelter's - sharp looking ESS car was on hand at the 2005 Syr. motorsports show. (86 kb)
- The Can-Am TQ's - put on one heck of a show on Oswego's short track in '05. They are always a big hit with the fans. (92 kb / Marie Bristol photo)
- Skip Matczak - at DuQuoin Il. (84 kb)
- And speaking of Skip... could this be the first "Polish cannon"? - (image relayed to me by Rich Edwards) (80 kb)
- Link... Anderson Speedway "Little 500" drivers records
A new Maxim ESS sprinter joins the Mike Stelter/Tom Bliss team as they prepare for an assault on the 2007 season...
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Rich Edwards collection
- August 2005 - 34 images from my most prolific contributor! This collection is from I-55 Raceway (MO) and Belle Clair Speedway (Illinois)
Models
- A collection - of wicked cool supermodified models crafted by Norman Sterner
- Mike Burley's 1970 Troyer Falcon - a real nice piece!
- Mike Burley's Dutch hoag and Lee Osborne models - really nice...
- Mike Burley's Bodine, Evans and Loescher models - must see
- Mike Burley's Bob McCready asphalt pinto model - a unique piece... and Don Diffendorf's S/360 coach and coupe.
- Mike Burley's White Lightning Troyer asphalt pinto model - When Maynard left Nagel to build cars the skeptics said he would fail. Boy were they wrong...
- Mike Burley's Ray Burley coupe - a really nice way to honor his dad!
- Cick Clark's 'Cuda - Rob Miezejewski, of Tucson, Arizona built this fine replica of Dick Clark's Barricuda modified.
- Ben Williams collection - Charlie Jarzombek, Ralph Holmes, Richie Evans, Greg Sacks and Curtis Turner.
- Ben Williams collection - Richie Evans Cavalier and Merv Treichler Mud Bus.
- Ben Williams collection - More assorted cool stuff from Ben.
- Fred's Resin Workshop - Model crafting website with an awesome photo gallery!
Models by Mike Kapuscinski
- Mike "Kapper" Kapuscinski - tribute page.
Odds & Ends 
- The Hurst Floor Shift Special - 1964 Indy: Smokey Yunick showed up at the track with one of the most radical cars ever to enter the 500-mile race. Called the Hurst Floor Shift Special, it featured a catamaran-like layout with the driver placed in a pod adjacent to a second pod containing the engine, front and rear suspension, fuel tank, and radiator. The car was practiced by Duane Carter but the driver was to be Bobby Johns. Unfortunately, Johns—the guy who almost won the Daytona 500 with Smokey’s Pontiac in 1960—had trouble adjusting to the car’s handling characteristics and eventually backed it into the turn one wall during practice for the the last day of qualifying. The car was too unique for the Indy folk and was was outlawed and never allowed to compete. (114 kb) all photos by J.D. Ellis
Here are some more shots from J.D.:
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engine
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pod- Hurst Floor Shift Special wallpaper - zipped 1024x768 version (162 kb) zipped 1600x1200 version (260 kb)
- Katelyn Patrick - is making quite a splash in the Legends division down around Charlotte NC. Katelyn is the step-daughter of my cousin Gary Trump.
- Dirt late model - at Rolling Wheels in Elbridge NY... from around 1969. Don't know who, but a real sharp piece (61 kb)
- Gordie's Indycar - Rich Edwards took this photo in 1965 at the old Jack and Benny diner, Gordy Johncock stopped by Oswego for a visit. (50kb) photo and info courtesy of: Rich Edwards racing photos.
- Here's an old one - from John Grady... action at Lounsdale RI. John told me this was the only racetrack in that state and that it closed in the mid 50's. (49 kb)
- My recent visit -to Bristol Motor Speedway. (87 kb)
- My recent visit -to the Kodak team shop. (80 kb)
- DW's 1987 Daytona 500 winner -at his Tennessee auto dealership. (80 kb)
- Me charging up the middle -in the Penzoil car! A screen capture from my NASCAR racing2 game.(63 kb)
- Rusty Wallace -at the Glenn (81 kb)
- Butch miller's -#52 was on hand for the ASA show in 1984. (74 kb)
- Bobby Allison's -ASA car... around 1984 (60 kb)
- Roger Ward's -'62 Indy winner (60 kb)
- Billy Vukovich -overcome from the heat after his '53 Indy win (54 kb)
- 800x600 wallpaper -The Gray Ghost (54 kb)
- Old Calhoun -Parnelli Jones' famous ride. (97 kb)
- STP tubine- dominated the '67 Indy 500 (44 kb)
- another shot -of the Granatelli machine, with a good look at the helicopter turbine powerplant. Many thanks to my friend Jim for this contribution! (72 kb)
- Granatelli promotional pic -also submitted by Jim. Jim says Andy and Parnelli were in the original picture and Joe and Vince Granatelli were added for a marketing deal later. (88 kb)
- A.J. Foyt's -career is showcased at the Indy museum. (73 kb)
- F1 Ferrari -illustration I did many moons ago. (76 kb)
- old Ferrari -illustration I also started long ago, and finished recently with Paint shop Pro. (44 kb)
- Good friend, Larry Clift - was a top runner with his orange #6 microd back in 1967-68. (49 kb)
- Iv'e had race cars too -they were just a little smaller! (41 kb)
- beach racer - Mike Thornton sent me this pic. He visited the Birthplace of Speed Park in Ormond Beach Fla in '05. The first sanctioned race meet occurred here in 1903. (49 kb)
- Dale Earnhardt and son - It was Jr's first IROC... 2000? (John Grady photo) (87 kb)
- DE -Gone but never forgotten... (91 kb)..larger image
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