Fred desarro race car driver

Cook, who was running second, two laps down, assumed the lead and took the win. Bushey family photo few people have heard of bob bushey hat on, looking at camera or his car, the spud 19. He was part of that deal in the late 1960s and early 1970s with bugsy stevens and fred desarro and ed flemke sr. Old race cars, vintage race car, dirt track, car makes, car and driver. Below is an ad that appeared in the july 19, 1949 issue of illustrated speedway news for stock car. From 1966 to 1975 he was never lower than sixth in nascars national modified.

Posted on 19730809 20170810 author flemke categories fred desarro, len boehler, other, photos len boehler len is in the centerright, wearing the dark shirt and the dark beard, talking with driver fred desarro. Thompson speedway motorsports park stock car racing wiki. Fred agabashian 19 1989 national midget auto racing hall of fame. Race cars antique cars monster trucks racing vehicles ram cars auto racing cars vintage cars. Fred says, it had a flatknocker flathead engine, a full bellypanthe whole nine yards. Posted on 19720101 20171205 author flemke categories fred desarro, len boehler, other, photos. May 25, 2001 ray went on to say that the only dark moment of lens career was when fred desarro died in a monstrous crash at the thompson speedway in connecticut. Richie evans art print 61 stock car driver nascar race short track racing gift. Len boehler, fred desarro and ron bouchard set for empa hall. Left 1969 dover race wreck involving new england driver sal dee. Desarro died from injuries sustained in an accident at thompson speedway in 1978.

Motor racing expert bruce cohen in the center and car ownermaster mechanic len boehler on the right. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by john56h, apr 11. He had just won that first spring sizzler in 1972 and would go on to be staffords track champion. October 24, 1985, was an american racing driver who won nine nascar national modified championships. Miguel paes do amaral is a portuguese businessman and amateur race car driver. The twins in 1972 were 125 mile dashes for starting positions in the daytona 500, as always. Freddie hunt racing career profile driver database. Carl bugs stevens eastern motorsport press association.

Frederick john desarro was an american racecar driver. United president harvey tattersall and his son harvey jr who collectively. Driver deaths in motorsport motor racing wiki fandom. Up auto classic race cars old race cars f1 racing vintage race car car and driver grand prix amazing cars courses. In the 60s and 70s, thompsons sunday night program was a whos who of modified greats such as carl bugs stevens, fred desarro, fred schulz, ron bouchard, ed flemke, leo cleary, smoky boutwell, and geoff bodine.

The 10 car is old v8 that is owned by bill slater and driven by dick dixon. The cars were driven to multiple championships by bugs stevens 19676869, wayne anderson 1994 and tony hirshman 19951996. The driver known as carl bugs stevens retired from modified competition in. It was the 18th lap of the race when, on a restart, a tire on the dodge of david ray boggs went flat and as he slowed on the back straight, cars began to pile into each other, with jimmy.

Ne short track racing history art print bugs stevens. Famed drivers such as fred desarro, ron bouchard and mike mclaughlin also had success in the boehler number 3 car. Race car skidded on a patch of oil, hit a stone, flipped and crushed giuseppe marco campos bra october 15, 1995. The race which will likely be remembered as richies most successful side job was one filled with tragic irony.

Len boehler, fred desarro and ron bouchard set for empa. In the 60s and 70s, thompsons sunday night program was a whos who of modified greats such as carl bugs stevens, fred desarro, fred schulz, ron bouchard, ed. Giovanna amati 1962 only the fifth woman to enter a formula one. Fred desarro jumped the dirt banks before walls were there, and was killed.

Margaret allan 1909 1998 achieved successes both as a racing driver and as a rally driver in the 1930s especially in mother gun, the 6a. Race car bumped into the back of another car, ran over the back wheels and went endoverend several times giuseppe campari kingdom of italy september 10, 1933 open wheel alfa romeo tipo b. Deaths among racers and spectators were common in the early years of racing. He drove his own homebuilt cars from 1967 through 1969. November 8, 1970 ray hendrick sweeps 1stever martinsville. Cook would battle stevens for the title throughout the year only to lose it to the popular bugman when he lost an engine at thompson during the final show of the year. Nascar modified race martinsville speedway, martinsville, va november 8, 1970 200 laps on 0. Racing history minute 1972 daytona 500 racersreunion. The modified division is nascars oldest division, and is the only openwheeled division that nascar sanctions.

In nascars modified alltime top 10 drivers, he was ranked eighth. Aug 21, 2004 the 1970 national modified champ fred desarro was killed at thompson in 1978. Below is an ad that appeared in the july 19, 1949 issue of illustrated speedway news for stock car races at stafford motor speedway. In what is to this day considered a true racing moment, arutes car coowned by ray and rich garuti took the first checkered flag under his track ownership with eddie flemke aboard. After a successful career as a driver, pennsylvania sprint car kingpin, fred rahmer hung up his racing helmet to wear that hat of racing promoter. Desarro ended up replacing stevens in boehlers car and won the inaugural spring sizzler at stafford motor speedway with boehler in 1972.

After returning to culver city, larsen joined the screwdrivers car club. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers. Cars which have stood out in my a vintage stock car racing site. Bugs stevens, fred desarro, jerry cook, and richie evans all won at stafford on their way to nascar national modified championships. Fred desarro was the 1972 and 1976 winston racing series modified track champion at stafford. Oct 26, 2018 during prerace activities on sunday nascar continued their 60 years of racing recognition with 1955 champion bill widenhouse from nc, 1970 champion fred desarro and 1967 thru 1969 champion carl bugsy stevens honored. Although the name on the car says tom baldwin, for some reason i remember wayne. Some more photos of fred desarro the desarros in victory lane with the kozellas. After landing a date during pennsylvania sprint car speedweek an event that drew the largest car count of the week and a standing room only crowd fred rahmer promotions was launched. Fred desarro, the 1970 national modified champion who began his career at the waterford speedbowl, will also be inducted. Another brian cholerton photo of tommy racing fred harbach in the x90. Ray went on to say that the only dark moment of lens career was when fred desarro died in a monstrous crash at the thompson speedway in connecticut. Phil smith rpw westerly, ri sixty five years ago in 1955, sid dimaggios speedbowl history noted that speedbowl race director rex records resigned as president of the united stock car racing club and formed his own american auto racing club, which would sanction the races at the speedbowl. Pavement modified champion at connecticuts stafford speedway 1972 and 1976 and thompson speedway1974 through 1977 and 1970 nascar national.

Short track racing art print bugs stevens desarro stock car. Cars which have stood out in my a vintage stock car. Sonny kourafas was hit in the drivers door on the apron of the race track. Quote the x6 was fast, it had some good drivers such as tom commerford, john blewett jr. Pavement modified champion at connecticuts stafford speedway 1972 and 1976 and thompson speedway 1974 through 1977 and 1970 nascar national modified titlist. Alltime top 10 modified drivers nascar imc january 5, 2016 reposted by. Frederick john desarro july 3, 1937 november 1, 1978 was an american racecar driver. The 57yearold baldwin was a 20year veteran of the tour and had won six career nascar.

Like yesterdays photo, this is an image of fred desarro in the legendary boehler ole blue coupe. His cars were always homebuilt and made on a strict budget. Fred was killed in a horrible crash at thompson ct speedway six years later. He earned nascar state championships in connecticut and massachusetts in his career. Empa hall of famefred desarro eastern motorsport press. In 1971 bugs stevens and fred desarro made headlines off the track when they switched rides. Old race cars, vintage race car, dirt track, car makes, car and driver, pavement, coaches. This series was known as the winston modified tour from 1985 to 1993 and as the featherlite modified tour from 1994 to 2004 for even more detail on these races and many other series, please visit the third turn. Courtesy of lou lazarro louie, with his valiant and the asl helmet.

The photo was used in the publicity for the first spring sizzler at stafford springs speedway in connecticut. Lancaster speedway modified driver rosters of the 70s 1970. One of the first secondgeneration open wheel race car drivers, michael andretti is the oldest son of racing legend mario. Fred smith was an extraordinary shutterbug, traveling the northeast and recording racing activities for over 25 years.

The alltime champions list shows every stafford motor speedway nascar track champion from 1959 to present and dirt to asphalt. Although the name on the car says tom baldwin, for some reason i remember wayne anderson driving the car the night the engine erupted in this. Corky cookman, stuck throttle, hit the wall full force. Fred desarro modified series champion, 19641978 desarro was the 1970 nascar national modified champion and died from injuries suffered in a practice crash at thompson international speedway in 1978. Billy clark and fred desarro billy darragh billy greco billy greco billy harmon front roll bar was on his neck.

Fred desarro was the 1972 and 1976 winston racing series modified track. His biggest wins were the 1970 stafford 200, which sewed up the 1970 nasacr national modified championship with and the inaugural spring sizzler in april of 1972. This event frequently draws over 600 race cars in 15 separate divisions over three days. Desarro started his stock car racing career at the then new london waterford speedbowl, then moved over to the norwood arena. Due to the obviously dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions. A history of racing at lebanon valley speedway by lew boyd. During prerace activities on sunday nascar continued their 60 years of racing recognition with 1955 champion bill widenhouse from nc, 1970 champion fred desarro and 1967 thru 1969 champion carl bugsy stevens honored. Pavement modified champion at connecticuts stafford speedway 1972 and 1976 and thompson speedway1974 through 1977 and 1970 nascar national modified titlist. Aug 17, 2007 fred desarro jumped the dirt banks before walls were there, and was killed. Fred was the track photographer at eleven different. On the first weekend in november, 1975, evans hauled his pinto to connecticut to compete in the smallblock modified portion of the thompson speedways world series of speedway racing. Mainly a touring car driver but has raced at le mans, finishing 3rd in 1983. Mike anop photo the popular fred desarro, at am asl race at riverside park.

Bill balser photo i may have this one on the page already, but i cant find it. Fred desarro led from lap 20 through lap 492 when his battery shorted out. Posted on 19710330 20170411 author flemke categories cars, other cars driven by ed at least once, photos 36 on july 17, 1971, ed drove john rosatis late model fairlane in a 100lap race at catamount. The nascar whelen modified tour nwmt previously the nascar winston modified tour and nascar featherlite modified series from 1985 until 2005 is a stock car racing series owned and operated by nascar in the modified division. I believe bentley warren is still racing super modifieds at oswego speedway last edited. One of fred bordens falconi bros 10s was special and nearly unbeatable due to some tech innovations. Bill slater v8, bugs stevens 3 n and george pendergast 53 bring up the end of this pack. Fred desarro 1970 nascar national modified champion jimmy spencer 1986 and 1987 wmt champion reggie ruggiero the best driver to never win a championship, his 44 victories rank him second to stefanik since the modern era began in 1985. The 1970 national modified champ fred desarro was killed at thompson in 1978. This series was known as the winston modified tour from 1985 to 1993 and as the featherlite modified tour from 1994 to 2004 for even more detail on these races and many other series, please visit the third turn click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for that year.

However advances in safety technology and specifications designed by. A race for jim clark in spain the scottish race car driver jim clark on the circuit of jarama, march madrid, spain. This year, however, the first 125 would claim the life of a very popular driver, raymond friday hassler. Fred desarro stock car racing, racing, old race cars. Richie evans tribute nascar modified legend youtube.