[Russ]

I've got some more 1966 Paragon Photos I need ID help with. Any help is very much appreciated.
#54- does say Driver "Bub" on the side

Thanks.
Russ

[racerjim2]

That #401 car is the Tobias car out of Missouri. This must have been a long race like the 150 lapper at Paragon. The #62 is an old CAE supermod with a bigger fuel tank on it. Thanks for posting this stuff, I really enjoy it.

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Someone was talking about Jim Bob Leubbert on one of the other threads. Here's Jim Bob racing at Greater Pittsburgh Speedway at Clinton, Pa. in 1965.

[racerjim2]

Here's Jim Bob Leubbert in 1965

[jd1sprint]

Had my dad take a look at these pics he said the 39 is Rex Mitchell, the 81 was Mike Blake and he thought and 62 could've been Frank Hollingsworth. He was pretty sure about the 39 but not so much on the others.

[Speedwrench]

The 54 is Jim Johnson from Mooresville, In. His nickname was Bub.

The 81 is probably Gene Blake, Mike's father. I think Mike was still in grade school in 66

I tend to agree with the earlier poster's identification of the 62 as Frank Hollingsworth.

[Supermod]

401 was owned by Ellis Tobias, he had several drivers over the years, this possibly is Wib Spaulding.

later,
Bob Mays

[Russ]

Thanks for all the responses and information, I really appreciate it.

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Originally Posted by racerjim2 Here's Jim Bob Leubbert in 1965

Cool shot of Jim Bob! If you are around the Speedway anytime soon, take it into his shop and show it to him. I'm sure he would love to see it.

[Butch47265]

#54 bub johnson, 81gene blake, 62 frank hollingsworth, 39 rex mitchell

[dirtnonwingfan]

Dick Vance from Hannibal MO drove the Buick-powered #401 at the old Pittsfield IL speedway. Back in the early 1960s, the speedway decided to have a special month of races. For 4 weeks in a row, the feature would pay $1,000 to win, an big purse back then. The gimmick was that the winner the first week would start in last place the second week, and so on through the third and fourth weeks. If one driver could sweep all 4 weeks, they would get an additional $1,000 bonus.

Although Dick was always competitive and won every once in a while, Ellis Tobias obviously thought he needed a better driver if he was going to have a chance for the sweep. The first week there were cars from 13 states at the track. We were thrilled when the announcer said that driving the #401, from Waco, Texas...

Yup, the legendary Gordon Wooley was right there in little Pittsfield, Illinois. And yes, he did pick up the bonus for sweeping the 4 weeks. I think that was the only times I got to see him, but he was certainly worth the price of admission. What a driver!

[racerjim2]

Years ago there was a national magazine (can't remember if it was Hot Rod, Car Craft or what one) that had a 3 or 4 page article and photos of the Tobias car. I remember the car had a tail section from a Allis Chalmers tractor. I thought it was kind of crude even for the time but it was a winner.