More Lakeside Coupes – “Who Are These Guys?”

[Jerry Lee]

While Spring cleaning the storage bins of an auto racing ‘pack rat’, here’s just a few of the dozens of photos I found and forgot I had.

From the C.A.R.C. archives comes these “crew shots” I copied featuring people I know little or nothing about. You Lakeside guys can fill in the blanks and school us all on these great snapshots of racing past.




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2218
(CARC Archives) What kid wouldn’t want that Quarter Midget coupe?




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2217
(CARC Archives) Bob Robertson, 1963. Which one is Bob? Same B.R. that ran Figure 8’s at Englewood?




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2216
(CARC Archives) I think that's Bob McDowell on the far right.




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2215
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2214
(CARC Archives/Duncan Photographers)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2213
(CARC Archives) I wonder what street this was on?




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2212
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2211
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2210
(CARC Archives) Cool pic of the Modifieds all packed into the Lakeside pits.




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2209
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2208
(CARC Archives) Lloyd and Larry McLaughlin. ARM’s own COUPE RACER!




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2207
(CARC Archives) Someone once told me that the guy on the left was RMMRA Midget historian
Gary Martelon as a pitman. My question is…..did their driver really climb in and out of that
little hole on top of the car?

[Mitch G.]

Jerry Lee, awesome photo's !! I don't know any of those guys, I'm not even close to a coupe expert, but what great pictures. That does look like a young Gary Martelon. Great post.

[TPF]

Great ol pics Jerry. The guy with the vicky body #23 is Jack Burch. He raced at Lakeside and Englewood. He was also the last driver get killed at Englewood speedway in 1978.

[Thomas E]

Good for the memory . . . Let's see . . .

I think, I believe, could it be ? ? ?

#30 is a Mike Wahl car

#14 and #35 are Bob McDowell cars.
#14 was driven Ronnie ? ? ? ?
#35 was driven by Corky Blair

#81 Larry Baldwin owner driver

#34 Driver was Joe Wyatt

[rebels471]

The last picture of the #28 car is Ron Dike. He is the one standing behind the guy almost sitting down. He worked on my mom's race car as well as his wife's car (Donna Dike). I can't remember who the other guys are but will ask my mom to see if she remembers them. I know they work on her crew as well as the Caulkins twins did.

[superstroke]

The #57 Taco Bell car was owned and driven by Joe Ellis. His wife (whos name I cannot recall, maybe Nancy) did very well in the powder puff class. The #13 Sturgeon Electric car was driven by Greg Wilson. I lettered the #13 and the #28 cars. I think the #69 car is Don Judish, only cus he carried that number with him for years. In the photo of the #30 modified, Bob Robertson stands furthest to the right. Bob is Odie Robertsons older brother. The #63 picture was shot in the driveway at the V&C Garage on west 34th Ave???? Of course the #63 was driven by Bill Starks and owned and built by Velmer St Peter. I see Shorty Weitzel in this photo too.

[Quick Time]

Jerry Lee,

Nice photos of some cars we don't often see here. Possibly "B" class, well except Starks. Several are still flathead, the big change was around 60/61 and many are the infamous in-line six.

Chuck

[lakeside #29]

#57 -
Joe Ellis - Joe's wife's name was AnneMarie. His kid was very lucky to have a mini duplicate of his dad's stock car. This car was previously owned by Larry Balderston.

#30 -
Mike Wall, Bob Bobinson, Ed Wall
In this photo from 1963 The gentleman on the left is unidentified. Mike Wall owner is second from the left (with receding hairline), Bob Robinson (who is Bill, Jack, and Scott Backman's uncle), and Ed Wall

#14 & #35
From the left is Jean McDowell owner of #35, next is Theola "Sug" Cummings, Ron Tomsic driver of #14, and Bob McDowell, owner of #14. This photo ran in the Lakeside program September 8, 1963. Jean had a variety of drivers in #35 before it was totaled out. "Sug" is Bob and Jean's daughter and the mother of Dean Cummings.. By the way, I have the gas tank out of #35 and a mag wheel and slick from the #14 car.

#69
This photo of Don Judish ran in the Lakeside program June 21, 1963. Don was a long time CARC member and was safety man in 1972
.
#41
Photo was from 1963. Rex Snell owned the car and shared driving with Jerry Carlill. Rex also drove Bob Stone's #20.

#63
In this photo that ran in the Lakeside program July 4, 1964 are pictured, standing L to R Vern Niles, Shorty Weitzel, Phil Campbell. Kneeling L to R Ken Heberling, Bill Starks, Tex Curtis, and Kennie "Cannonball" Ritchie

#23
Jack Burch. Long before he lost his life at Englewood Speedway he had the misfortune of losing part of a foot due to a clutch explosion. This led CARC to require scatter shields.

#81
This photo of Don Barnum ran in the Lakeside program July 28, 1964. In the article Don Barnum was listed as owner and driver. Baldwin Auction was listed as his sponcer.

#34
Joe Wyatt's photo ran in the Lakeside program August 16,1964.

#13
Greg Wilson worked at Sturgeon Electric in the fleet maintenance shop where he worked with Terry Boyle and Miss Peggys brother Bill Thompson. Peggy's dad Dee Thompson was an electrician for Sturgeon. This photo is from 1974 when we raced against each other.

#52 and #56
This photo was misidentified some time in the '70's or '80's. This photo is actually of #56 Dave Snell and #52 Rex Snell. This photo ran in the Lakeside program July 16, 1961.
Larry McLaughlin didn't have a brother named Lloyd. His dad was Lyle and His brother was Leon or Fuzz as he was known in his racing days. Larry, Fuzzy, and Lyle all raced at Lakeside. Larry's son Greg followed his dad and grandad and races modifies himself

#28
This photo is of Ron Dike and his pit crew. I believe is from '75 or '76

[Thomas E]

This sure a fun website, even when my thinker is a stinker.

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:green: :yellow: :red: :black: :white: :checker:

[Jerry Lee]

Well, there you go! This most certainly is a fun web site! Looks like I didn't have my facts straight on much here, but that was the purpose of wanting to be schooled on these neat pics. Thanks to everyone who joined in. I may post more down the line for another round................

[rapid30]

Jerry,
These are some great old shots of some of the coolest cars that ever graced a racetrack, and such a historic track as Lakeside is greatly missed by many of us.
Bruce

[Thomas E]

Side bar about numbers.

Did CARC retire number 19 and ??

[lakeside #29]

Thomas, The CARC retired the #19 back in the '90's to honor John Pachello and when Bob Land retired from racing the club retired the #99 in his honor.

[Thomas E]

Thomas, The CARC retired the #19 back in the '90's to honor John Pachello and when Bob Land retired from racing the club retired the #99 in his honor.

That really great, John and Bob are very deserving of the honor :up:

[parrot]

Jerry thanks for all those great photos, some I'd not seen before. Also appreciative of the history added by Professor Coupe, great stuff. Info going into my scrapbook.

[schafer1]

While Spring cleaning the storage bins of an auto racing ‘pack rat’, here’s just a few of the dozens of photos I found and forgot I had.

From the C.A.R.C. archives comes these “crew shots” I copied featuring people I know little or nothing about. You Lakeside guys can fill in the blanks and school us all on these great snapshots of racing past.




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2218
(CARC Archives) What kid wouldn’t want that Quarter Midget coupe?




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2217
(CARC Archives) Bob Robertson, 1963. Which one is Bob? Same B.R. that ran Figure 8’s at Englewood?




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2216
(CARC Archives) I think that's Bob McDowell on the far right.




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2215
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2214
(CARC Archives/Duncan Photographers)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2213
(CARC Archives) I wonder what street this was on?




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2212
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2211
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2210
(CARC Archives) Cool pic of the Modifieds all packed into the Lakeside pits.




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2209
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2208
(CARC Archives) Lloyd and Larry McLaughlin. ARM’s own COUPE RACER!




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2207
(CARC Archives) Someone once told me that the guy on the left was RMMRA Midget historian
Gary Martelon as a pitman. My question is…..did their driver really climb in and out of that
little hole on top of the car?

the street the 63 is on is 32nd and umatilla just off Vallejo st where some great engines were built at custom grinders by Ed Smith in the flathead and in line 6 cylinder days, I got to learn a lot from Mr smith, and also drank a lot of coffee with him there at the corner cafe, look at my number 63, and the one with starks and crew? one and the same? I had this picture of the 63 but lost it somewhere along the line with too many others. Harold Schafer

[schafer1]

the street the 63 is on is 32nd and umatilla just off Vallejo st where some great engines were built at custom grinders by Ed Smith in the flathead and in line 6 cylinder days, I got to learn a lot from Mr smith, and also drank a lot of coffee with him there at the corner cafe, look at my number 63, and the one with starks and crew? one and the same? I had this picture of the 63 but lost it somewhere along the line with too many others. Harold Schafer

the only other coupe with the number 69 was red with white numbers that i can remember other tha Don Judish was Randy Richardson, he drove in mid 60's, maybe Roy Jackson can remember him?

[parrot]

the only other coupe with the number 69 was red with white numbers that i can remember other tha Don Judish was Randy Richardson, he drove in mid 60's, maybe Roy Jackson can remember him?

Don Judish's car always a favorite of mine back when so many were going to thirty twos and 'A' bodid cars. Reminds me of yet another coupe carrying that number (dating myself here) and that was the red and cream '34 coupe of Floyd Ruth when he changed his number from 68 to 69 during the mid fifties. He usually put it in the fast A at Lakeside. Like to find a photo of that one.

[Jeff Isenhart]

#57 -
Joe Ellis - Joe's wife's name was AnneMarie. His kid was very lucky to have a mini duplicate of his dad's stock car. This car was previously owned by Larry Balderston.

#30 -
Mike Wall, Bob Bobinson, Ed Wall
In this photo from 1963 The gentleman on the left is unidentified. Mike Wall owner is second from the left (with receding hairline), Bob Robinson (who is Bill, Jack, and Scott Backman's uncle), and Ed Wall

#14 & #35
From the left is Jean McDowell owner of #35, next is Theola "Sug" Cummings, Ron Tomsic driver of #14, and Bob McDowell, owner of #14. This photo ran in the Lakeside program September 8, 1963. Jean had a variety of drivers in #35 before it was totaled out. "Sug" is Bob and Jean's daughter and the mother of Dean Cummings.. By the way, I have the gas tank out of #35 and a mag wheel and slick from the #14 car.

#69
This photo of Don Judish ran in the Lakeside program June 21, 1963. Don was a long time CARC member and was safety man in 1972
.
#41
Photo was from 1963. Rex Snell owned the car and shared driving with Jerry Carlill. Rex also drove Bob Stone's #20.

#63
In this photo that ran in the Lakeside program July 4, 1964 are pictured, standing L to R Vern Niles, Shorty Weitzel, Phil Campbell. Kneeling L to R Ken Heberling, Bill Starks, Tex Curtis, and Kennie "Cannonball" Ritchie

#23
Jack Burch. Long before he lost his life at Englewood Speedway he had the misfortune of losing part of a foot due to a clutch explosion. This led CARC to require scatter shields.

#81
This photo of Don Barnum ran in the Lakeside program July 28, 1964. In the article Don Barnum was listed as owner and driver. Baldwin Auction was listed as his sponcer.

#34
Joe Wyatt's photo ran in the Lakeside program August 16,1964.

#13
Greg Wilson worked at Sturgeon Electric in the fleet maintenance shop where he worked with Terry Boyle and Miss Peggys brother Bill Thompson. Peggy's dad Dee Thompson was an electrician for Sturgeon. This photo is from 1974 when we raced against each other.

#52 and #56
This photo was misidentified some time in the '70's or '80's. This photo is actually of #56 Dave Snell and #52 Rex Snell. This photo ran in the Lakeside program July 16, 1961.
Larry McLaughlin didn't have a brother named Lloyd. His dad was Lyle and His brother was Leon or Fuzz as he was known in his racing days. Larry, Fuzzy, and Lyle all raced at Lakeside. Larry's son Greg followed his dad and grandad and races modifies himself

#28
This photo is of Ron Dike and his pit crew. I believe is from '75 or '76

The no.57 car of Joe Ellis was as stated previously owned by larry Balderston and was sponsored by Zip food stores, they were like the 7-11" stores of the day. Joe also ran a late model at Englewood for a year or so. If my memory serves me right seeing how i was on his crew for awhile the car was a bright orange 57 ford numbered 113. Also that is Gary Martelon in the picture with car 28.

[Jeff Isenhart]

As mentioned before the previous owner of Joe ellis' modified was Larry Balderston, and was sponsored by Zip food stores. Zip was the 7-11"s of the day. Joe Ellis also ran a late model at Englewood for a while,I was on his crew then,the car was a bright orange 57 Ford and was numbered 113. That is Gary Martelon in the picture of modified # 28

[lakeside #29]

When Zip Food Stores came to town in the early '60's, my step-dad's company, Santa Fe Heating and Sheet Metal installed the heating and ventillation systems in about half of the stores. I remember going with my dad after hours to check on his guys work. Dad also did quite a bit of work for Lee Kinnie Construction, "Need a teepee, see Lee", who sponsored Merle Burrow's yellow #2 at Lakeside for several years.

[theflyinfireman]

While Spring cleaning the storage bins of an auto racing ‘pack rat’, here’s just a few of the dozens of photos I found and forgot I had.

From the C.A.R.C. archives comes these “crew shots” I copied featuring people I know little or nothing about. You Lakeside guys can fill in the blanks and school us all on these great snapshots of racing past.




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2218
(CARC Archives) What kid wouldn’t want that Quarter Midget coupe?




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2217
(CARC Archives) Bob Robertson, 1963. Which one is Bob? Same B.R. that ran Figure 8’s at Englewood?




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2216
(CARC Archives) I think that's Bob McDowell on the far right.




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2215
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2214
(CARC Archives/Duncan Photographers)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2213
(CARC Archives) I wonder what street this was on?




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2212
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2211
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2210
(CARC Archives) Cool pic of the Modifieds all packed into the Lakeside pits.




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2209
(CARC Archives)




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2208
(CARC Archives) Lloyd and Larry McLaughlin. ARM’s own COUPE RACER!




http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=287&pictureid=2207
(CARC Archives) Someone once told me that the guy on the left was RMMRA Midget historian
Gary Martelon as a pitman. My question is…..did their driver really climb in and out of that
little hole on top of the car?

The picture of the 63 could be in front of the old CARC clubhouse????

[lakeside #29]

The picture of #63 is looking north from the V&C garage driveway. That's 33rd. Ave. behind the car. If it was in the frame Tejon St. would be to the right.

[lakeside #29]

I guess I really ought to read what I put up a little closer. I put everything but the answer. No sir, that isn't the old clubhouse in the background. This building was an old drugstore. I don't get over that way much anymore, but more recently it was a coffee house. If it's not that it's probably a restaurant. That old neighberhood has become real trendy.