Sammy, Mario, Larry

SpfldMile · 2/26/08, 1:57 PM

That #83 Gapco Special was around for quite a while.

dirtnonwingfan · 2/26/08, 2:51 PM

Great shot! Thanks a lot for sharing it with us.

Frank Daigh

Dwight Clock · 2/26/08, 3:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Wallsracing

WHAT YEAR

Had to be late 60's. I believe USAC only ran Oswego between 1966 & 1969.

FishBurger · 2/26/08, 3:57 PM

Leave it to Al to get the juices flowing on a cold February day. Great shot. Thanks Al.

That Smith Speed Shop #4 was a great ride for Larry Dickson......or should I say that Dickson was a great driver for Ray Smith? Works both ways I guess. Is that A.J. Watson's DOHC Ford #2 being wheeled by Andretti?

RacinFool · 2/26/08, 4:04 PM

I think the #2 was Mike Mosley:confused:

FishBurger · 2/26/08, 4:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RacinFool

I think the #2 was Mike Mosley:confused:

We watched Mike Mosley kill himself, or so we thought, in the car at the Dayton Speedway. Thank God, Mike wasn't seriously injured. A week or so later some guy named A.J. Foyt was in it at Terre Haute.

grinch · 2/26/08, 4:39 PM

"and i found this old photo while i was cleaning up"..............need any help? what a remarkable photo!:applaud::checkered:

cecil98 · 2/26/08, 4:41 PM

Mario won twin 50's at Oswego when the car was painted white. I saw Al Smith drive it when it was gold. He dumped it at Dayton also (ala Mike Mosely). This photo would lead me to believe that this was after the Smith Dayton crash because the nose is a different color from the rest of the car, as if it had been repaired. I didn't know that Mario had driven it when it was gold. That's interesting! Great photo, AL!

Al Consoli · 2/26/08, 5:17 PM

My memory is somewhat fuzzy after 40 years, but the photo is from 1968 at Oswego. Mario was definitely driving the Watson car that day. The race was suppose to be 100 laps, but due to the sweltering heat, they ran 2 races at 50 laps each and tried to cool off between races. I remember Sam Sessions won the first 50. I'm not sure if he also won the second race. Maybe somebody has the the USAC yearbook from '68.

IndyBound · 2/26/08, 5:28 PM

Great photo Al, I was at that race with my Dad. At the time it was one of the greatest racing experiences of my life, today the photo brought a bright spot to an otherwise cold, snowy Oswego day.

Patti

2/26/08, 1:57 PM	#11 Re: Sammy, Mario, Larry
SpfldMile Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,345	That #83 Gapco Special was around for quite a while.

2/26/08, 2:51 PM	#12 Re: Sammy, Mario, Larry
dirtnonwingfan Senior Member Race Count This Year: 6 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7,031	Great shot! Thanks a lot for sharing it with us. Frank Daigh

2/26/08, 3:57 PM	#14 Re: Sammy, Mario, Larry
FishBurger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,356	Leave it to Al to get the juices flowing on a cold February day. Great shot. Thanks Al. That Smith Speed Shop #4 was a great ride for Larry Dickson......or should I say that Dickson was a great driver for Ray Smith? Works both ways I guess. Is that A.J. Watson's DOHC Ford #2 being wheeled by Andretti?

2/26/08, 4:04 PM	#15 Re: Sammy, Mario, Larry
RacinFool Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 612	I think the #2 was Mike Mosley:confused:

2/26/08, 4:39 PM	#17 Re: Sammy, Mario, Larry
grinch Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 241	"and i found this old photo while i was cleaning up"..............need any help? what a remarkable photo!:applaud::checkered:

2/26/08, 4:41 PM	#18 Re: Sammy, Mario, Larry
cecil98 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,399	Mario won twin 50's at Oswego when the car was painted white. I saw Al Smith drive it when it was gold. He dumped it at Dayton also (ala Mike Mosely). This photo would lead me to believe that this was after the Smith Dayton crash because the nose is a different color from the rest of the car, as if it had been repaired. I didn't know that Mario had driven it when it was gold. That's interesting! Great photo, AL!

2/26/08, 5:17 PM	#19 Re: Sammy, Mario, Larry
Al Consoli Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 169	My memory is somewhat fuzzy after 40 years, but the photo is from 1968 at Oswego. Mario was definitely driving the Watson car that day. The race was suppose to be 100 laps, but due to the sweltering heat, they ran 2 races at 50 laps each and tried to cool off between races. I remember Sam Sessions won the first 50. I'm not sure if he also won the second race. Maybe somebody has the the USAC yearbook from '68.

2/26/08, 5:28 PM	#20 Re: Sammy, Mario, Larry
IndyBound Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,626	Great photo Al, I was at that race with my Dad. At the time it was one of the greatest racing experiences of my life, today the photo brought a bright spot to an otherwise cold, snowy Oswego day. Patti