Driver Nickname Trivia

[Jimmy McKinley]

Fun threads

Name the driver's real name. Some of these'll be pretty easy; some, you might have to think back a bit. Now, there may be more than one answer for some of these (I'm mostly lookin' for local Florida guys), but after they're all answered, I'll give ya the ones I was lookin' for

1) Buzzie

2) Rodeo

3) Ducky

4) Rapid (and no, I'm not looking for Richie)

5) Chargin' (there's at least three of these I can think of right off the top of my head, but lookin' for one Florida guy)

6) Wiley

7) Spider

8) Hot Shoe

9) Speedy

10) Pistol

[ancrdave]

Here's a few more that might be a little difficult... Some FL guys and some not...

"Air Canada"
"Ironheart"
"Fidel"
"The Tinley Park Express"
"A. J. Slideways"
"Florida Hurricane"
"Magoo"
"The Fresno Flash" or "The Mad Mussian"

[williston19]

Fun threads

Name the driver's real name. Some of these'll be pretty easy; some, you might have to think back a bit. Now, there may be more than one answer for some of these (I'm mostly lookin' for local Florida guys), but after they're all answered, I'll give ya the ones I was lookin' for

1) Buzzie Reutimann

2) Rodeo

3) Ducky

4) Rapid (and no, I'm not looking for Richie)

5) Chargin' (there's at least three of these I can think of right off the top of my head, but lookin' for one Florida guy)Charlie Jarzombeck

6) Wiley

7) Spider

8) Hot Shoe Balough

9) Speedy

10) Pistol

Pistol Pete Close

[Frasson118]

Wiley is Will Cagle
AJ slideways is Alan Johnson
The Fresno Flash was Bill Vukovich Sr.
.... guess here.... Ducky is Tommy Duckworth
Pistol.... Pete Orr???

[Jimmy McKinley]

"Magoo"

Tom Waring, I believe.

Yes, Jerry, "Ducky" was Tommy Duckworth.

[egspeedway]

Here's a few more that might be a little difficult... Some FL guys and some not...

"Air Canada"
"Ironheart"
"Fidel"
"The Tinley Park Express"
"A. J. Slideways"
"Florida Hurricane"
"Magoo"
"The Fresno Flash" or "The Mad Mussian"

Tony Betenhausen was the Tinley Park express

[John Berti]

What were the real names of the following drivers?

Nutsy Fagan
Red Carr
Bugs Stevens
Les Ley
"The Racin' Mason"
"The Outlaw" Who did I always refer to as "The Outlaw" at Monadnock Speedway
Jim Cash
Punky
Beaver
King Cambo
Ted Tappett
Perk Brown
Jacques Martin
Johnny Lobo
Sal Dee
Barn Rat
Gentleman Jack
Sonny O
Billy Billy
Desperate Dan
The Connecticut Valley Rocket
Travelin' Man
Wild Bill
The Flying Greek
"Spud"

[palmbayer]

"fidel'....Glen Castro ???? Total guess

"air Canada"....Trevor Boys (because of taladega nascar flip ???)

[ocalasp76]

9. Speedy Pete close jr.
10. Pistol pete Close sr.

Years ago I started calling Speedy Pete 'Sneaky Pete' for coming up behind me leading the race and spinning me out.. Sneaky is something I still call him..

What about the name 'Sweetpea'?? Anyone know what that is??
Still races when he can afford it too..
-JIM-

[backrow]

Pistol Pete Pistone

[Boneman]

From announcer Chip Green: "Pistol Pete" Luefkins.

[Frasson118]

I got a few...:
Bugs Stevens is Carl Berghman (great guy, and total goof-off)
Langis "Punky" Caron
Harmon "Beaver" Dragon
Sal "Dee" DiRoma
Sonny O' Sullivan (another great guy)
Travelin' Man, Pete Fiandaca
Flyin' Greek, Ron Narducci ( who may be coming to 2013 Reunion)

Thinking I just remembered the Ted Tappet answer... Phil Walters?

And I'm SURE I know the Les Ley answer, but it's trapped behind a fog of Budweiser right now...!

[Frasson118]

Just noticed the bottom one... the recently passed "Wild Bill" Slater.

[Don Nerone]

C.B.
Conan
Dirty Mike
The Duck( not Duckworth)
Push rod
Abe
These are over most of your heads. cant look them up or have been up north racing..
Dave will get most of them


Don62

[Frasson118]

A couple more for you well-traveled fans:

Captain Sizzle
Captain Crunch
Dynamite
Goober
White Lightning
The Doctor
Mr. Modified
The Corporate Jet
Chocolate Thunder (as I sit listening to thunder right now)
Lanky Pete
The Pink Panther
Daytona Don
The Canadian Blast
Double "0"
The Ferrum Flash
Satch
The Krazy Kanook
Rickshaw
This ones tough, because it was a mistake in the first place. This driver, a Jewish man, painted "Crazy Kike" on his roof. The announcer either mis-read it, or was being politically correct, announced him as "Crazy Mike", which is NOT his first name.
The Young One
Handsome

More later when you guys catch up... and I know you WILL.