|
Points Champions
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1952
|
Modified |
Norm
Brioux |
|
1953
|
Modified |
Ben
Lalomia |
|
1954
|
Modified |
George
Bower |
|
1955
|
Amateur |
Len
Cameron |
|
1955
|
Modified |
Don
Fleming |
|
1956
|
Amateur |
Murray
Poirier |
|
1956
|
Modified |
Ken
Fisher |
|
1957
|
Amateur |
Ernie
Breeze |
|
1957
|
Modified |
Ted
Hogan |
|
1958
|
Amateur |
Bob
Keen |
|
1958
|
Modified |
Jimmy
Howard |
|
1959
|
Amateur |
Ross
Clapison |
|
1959
|
Modified |
Jimmy
Howard |
|
1960
|
Amateur |
Ed
Del Grande |
|
1960
|
Modified |
Ted
Hogan |
|
1961
|
Amateur |
Ted
Tufford |
|
1961
|
Modified |
Gary
Witter |
|
1962
|
Amateur |
Norm
Johnston |
|
1962
|
Modified |
Harvey
Lennox |
|
1963
|
Amateur |
John
Spencer |
|
1963
|
Modified |
Jack
Greedy |
|
1964
|
Amateur |
Pat
Duke |
|
1964
|
Late
Model |
Jack
Cook |
|
1965
|
Hobby |
John
Clapham |
|
1965
|
Late
Model |
Jack
Cook |
|
1966
|
Hobby |
Terry
Dickinson |
|
1966
|
Late
Model |
Jack
Cook |
|
Trivia
-Ken Fisher was the first driver to win the feature 4 weeks in a
row - did it in 1956
-races usually started on Good Friday in the early years
-raced rain or shine
-from 1952-58 the season was put on hold for the CNE - resumed again
in mid-September and ran until Thanksgiving
-from 1959-66 the season ended before the Ex started and did not
resume after
-the track was surrounded by a wooden fence from 1952-58 - it was
very common for cars to go right through
-by 1957 the top cars were costing $4000-$5000
-the races were covered by TV some years
Opening Day, 1955 |
Tom Cuzzilla
courtesy of Tom Cuzzilla, Jr |
Tom Cuzzilla
courtesy of Tom Cuzzilla, Jr
|
Hobby Division,
around 1965 or 1966 |
Hobby Division,
around 1965 or 1966 |
Hobby Division,
around 1965 or 1966 |
Hobby Division,
around 1965 or 1966 |
Late Models,
probably 1966
Rick Spence #60, Jim Hallahan #33 |
Modifieds,
sometime between 1959 and 1963
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