Thank you to all who responded in the thread a little ways down the page to this weekend's "Modified/Sportsman Car Owners of the 60's & 70's Trivia question. I had a few minutes today to come up with a couple more that hopefully you guys will remember, and may jar the memories so that you guys come up with a few more! A few more from mostly Flemington/East Windsor (1970's or close to it.): Wayne Markovich maroon #96 (Driven by Chip Slocum, Paul Fitzcharles, Rich Polenz.) Also had a gold #96 for a while driven by Paul Fitzcharles. Pat Rissi: light blue #59 Falcon and Gremlin (Driven by Paul Fitzcharles.) Tony Klimchek (Tony K) red & black #11 coupes, sedan, Mustang, Pinto, (driven by Lee McBride, Al Michalchuk, Carmen Scarpati). Curve Miller may also been involved in owning? Dan Spinelli (?) #22 Blue Gremlin driven by Phil Meisner, Carmen Scarpati, other?) Larry Marvel gold#17 Gremlin (Driven by Phil Meisner.) Lou Inzeo #80 Sedan and Gremlin (Driven by Bob Pickell, Nokie Mallory, Craig McCaughey, Howie Cronce.) Lou was also the driver of the early #80 sedan.)
Scamardella purple & yellow #7 sedan (Driven by Mike Grbac and Fred Dmuchowski), red/gold #121 & #122 sedans driven by Sammy Beavers and Fred Dmuchowski, marroon #121 Plymouth Sapora, and white #121 Plymouth Arrow (Driven by Mike Grbac.) Cream colored Gremlins (Driven Billy Pauch and Billy Osmun.) Liedl Bros red #L Gremlin shape (Driven by Larry Kline and Billy Pauch.) Pete Chesson white #76 Chevette and Pinto (originally driven by Pete) driven by Billy Osmun, Stan Ploski, and later, the white #76 Barker Bus driven by Vinnie Brown, Gary Butler and Billy Pauch. DiBlasio white #5 (Driven by Billy Pauch) Not sure if the car was trailered to the track by the DiBlasio's or by Billy. Nandor Hoffer red #10 Vega (Driven by Paul Rochelle, others.) Jorge Verdura yellow and then blue #38(?) Vega (Driven by Craig McCaughey) Campbell white #Harley 1 (Driven by Dick Havens, Ray Neary) Verona/McCabe #10 & #23 red Gremlin, red #23 Chevette owned (Driven by Glenn Fitzcharles) Dale Clickner red #32A coupe (Driven by Bobby Ayres, Dom Buffalino, Paul Ielmini.) Vic Gilbert #147 and #148 white coupes (Driven by the Lee and Larry Taylor.) Earl Schloeder white #K46 Valiant (Driven by Al Tasnady, Mike Grbac & Bobby Pickell.) Then son Kerry drove the coupe/Gremlin/Vega afterwards. Council Harroll maroon #35 coupe, Gremlin, other (Driven by Don Stives, Jay Stong, Glenn Fitzcharles, Wayne Weaver, Tom Hager, others) Benny Shearer white #1A (Driven by Howie Cronce, Ken Brenn, Jimmy Horton, others.) George Thode blue Weld #33 (Driven by Sammy Beavers, Fritz Epright.) Mark Yaple silver #99 Mustang (Driven by Johnny Leach.) Jim Romeo blue #44 (Driven by Fred Loesch, Gene Coyle, Ken Brenn, Doug Hoffman Don Morris #111 Gremlin (Driven by Pete Madsen and Stan Ploski) Critelli (?) Supreme Welding #$ driven by Bill Dubovich and Stan Ploski Stashluk red #71 (Driven by Scott Kania and Ken Brenn Jr.) Not sure if car was brought to track by driver or owner, or if Stasluk was a sponsor and not the owner? Don Arnold black and orange #57 Gremlin (Driven by Billy Pauch.) Bob and Adam Schwegel's red 77 coupe (Driven by Don Stives, others at East Windsor.) Bill McConnell orange #28 coupe (Driven by Bob Pickell and Tom Eppolite.) "Pop" Gibbons white and aqua #13 coupe (Driven by Joseph Kelly). Later cars driven by Steve Davis, Kim Cooke and others. George Smith (Statewide Racing) #3 Sedan, coupe, Weld Gremlin, (Driven by Harry McConnell, Lee or Larry Taylor, Billy Osmum, Gary Balough, Jimmy Horton, Kenny Brightbill (white Weld Gremlirn). There's another few hundred more if you think about it long enough, and if you include the 60's & 70's.... and if you include both dirt and asphalt. Today, there are probably less than 3 modified/sportsman "owners only" that trailer their car in for somebody else to drive. I guess that's because back in the day we had "tinkerer's" who liked to tinker, and racerss that wanted to race. There was room for both and the economics of the sport allowed for both. Now it's pay to play, (rather than tinkering/homebuilt/etc.) and there just aren't that many (any) guys that are willing to stand back and write checks just to have their name on a car while somebody else wheels it. Really sad when you think about it, because a lot of us were drawn to the sport for both... Those that could "tinker" and those that could "wheel it!"
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