Driver Nickname Trivia

[Frasson118]

Rogero's number was 17

[Frasson118]

As for Balough, I would agree that the 112 was his most often used number, and had a lot of success.

However, most Northerners saw gary's biggest wins in the 73 car. 3 of his 4 Syracuse wins were in the maroon 73 cars. The later versions were gorgeous Grant King built cars.

[ancrdave]

Balough drove a ton of different numbers... Remember how dominant he was at OSW back in the early-90s with Pee Wee Griffin's black #3?

[John Berti]

PS-John... Ron Narducci had been announced for years as Ron The Greek Narducci. In fact, all these years, and getting to meet his son and daughter inlaw, I found that they pronounce their own name different than the rest of us have been. They pronounce more of a Nar-du-seee , rather than the Nar-du-chi that I'd always heard.

Not trying to correct, as much as passing on something that threw me for a loop also.

The man most commonly acclaimed as the Flying Greek in New England was Johnny Georgiades. He really was of Greek ancestry. Drove #87 for many, many years. According to one of my dear friends Dave Dykes, Ron Narducci was known as "Top Wop" because of his Italian heritage.

[John Berti]

To Mr Berti's trivia answers:

Wild Bill Greco
Gentleman Jack Lecuyer
Desperate Dan Galulu
Tony "Jap" Membrino
Jocko Maggiacomo (sp)

A few more, if not too late;

The Frito Bandito
The Flying Dutchman
Rolling Orange
George "Moose"
Big Ed

1. Bobby Santos
2. Fred Harbach
3. Richie Evans? When the car was #6, not #61
4. George "Moose" Hewitt
5. "Big Ed" Patnode

What was Jocko's real first name?
"Desperate" Dan Galullo
Tony "Jap" Membrino

[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"

Answers to ones not solved:

Red Carr - Al Fini
Les Ley - Harry Dominick. Was killed at Riverside Park Speedway while driving Beebe's Mighty M-6
"The Racin' Mason" - Jeff Stevens
"The Outlaw" - Ted Chalmers because he always wore black.
Jim Cash - Jim Ashe
"Punky" - Howard "Punky" Caron was one of the most exciting racers you could ever watch Never a dull moment when he was on the track.
"King Cambo" - Johnny Cambino
Perk Brown - Jack Thomasson
Jacques Martin - Jack Reinhardt
Johnny Lobo - John Lobudek
Sal Dee- Salvatore DeLucia
Billy Billy - Bill Carlbert, Jr. who races at a number of Central Florida Speedways. Just saw him this past Saturday at Showtime Speedway. Man can he drive the wheels off a race car. His nickname should be "Relentless"
"Barn Rat" - Bob Devaney
"Wild Bill" - Bill Greco
"The Flying Greek" - Johnny Georgiades
"Spud" - Alfred "Spud" Lecuyer

[Denman]

Mr Berti,

Jocko was Chauncey
Jap was Anthony

Do you remember the original "Jalopy King" at Riverside. ? (Tuesday night programs.)

To all others; How about the Flintstone Flyer ?

[Trash Inturn4]

The Crescent Hillbilly....the late great, Pete Corey.

[egspeedway]

To put a reverse spin on this topic there was a famous driver who later settled in Florida and had an automotive connection with race tracks who would go to fist city with those who called him "chief".

[Denman]

Have to think about the question for awhile. Just wanted to let you know that the memory wheel keeps turning. I watched Pete Corey and Bill Wimble have many battles at the Stafford half miler when it was dirt, prob the mid sixties. Seems as though Jeep Hebert always ran third to these two guys. Great racing.

[Frasson118]

Flintstone Flyer was Mike Duval, Gaffney SC. Also known as the Caveman

[palmbayer]

Patrick "Sweet Pea" Mennenga... for Jim...

Anybody remember "The Caveman" from OSW back in the mid-1980s.. I'm sure Nerone does... He was a hoot!

The "Caveman" your talking about has got to be bomber driver Ralph Jones. He was fun at the slot car tracks too. Anyone seen him lately ?

[Tweety16]

Flintstone Flyer

Long before Mike Duval, Todd Gibson was the Flintstone Flyer. Todd had that nickname in the 1960's, painted on the side of his super modified roadsters.

[Trash Inturn4]

Have to think about the question for awhile. Just wanted to let you know that the memory wheel keeps turning. I watched Pete Corey and Bill Wimble have many battles at the Stafford half miler when it was dirt, prob the mid sixties. Seems as though Jeep Hebert always ran third to these two guys. Great racing.

The late Howard "Jeep" Herbert. Jeep passed away in 2002.

[Denman]

Thanks so much, that photo of Jeep is so awesome. I know his cars were under powered but he always put on a great show at Stafford.