[SUPERDUKE]

Originally Posted by brc FishBurger, Thanks for posting this with the results. When I seen IMCA + 1970, I figured Jerry B would be in the mix somewhere. Sure enough He was. At the front! I would guess you were at this particular race. This was just a few years before I started going to races. I'm always looking for cool old tidbits for some of my fav 'boyhood' heroes. I'll post some links here in regards to Jerry Blundy. They may or may not interest someone here. I just found this cool old poster/program from 1969, about two months ago. It is a scan that is hanging in the 'office" out at Calistoga CA Raceway of JC Agajanian interviewing Jerry for the Second annual Sacto 100. This was definately a rare find for yours truly! Jerry won it all three years they had it. The last year being cut short on lap 35 when three people were killed. A sad day in racing for sure. If you look in the one posed shot you can see the IMCA sticker on the side of Jerry's car. Jerry always run the full length ' behind the rear axle headers'. Boy nothing sounded sweeter than that! By the way take a look at the air cleaners on the car http://www.eazylivin.net/jb-jc.jpg http://www.eazylivin.net/blundy-florida.jpg http://www.galesburg.com/homepage/x469075100 Take Care, BC

BILL VUKOVICH AND I WENT TO THAT RACE! ERNIE PURCELL FLIPPED TO HIS DEATH GOING IN THE FIRST TURN DRIVING A SUPER MOD. IN A HEAT RACE AND AS THE CARS CAME DOWN THE FRONT STRAIGHAWAY TO THE RED FLAG DRIVER WALT REIFF WENT ON THE TRACK TO SLOW THEM DOWN AND A CAR SWUNG TO THE INSIDE AND RAN OVER WALT AND KILLED HIM! THEN IN THE FEATURE JIMMY GORDAN WAS KILLED ON THE BACK STRAIGHTAWAY WHEN HE FLIPPED IN LEN FASS'S SPRINT CAR THERE WAS SEVERAL CARS INVOVLED! THEN LATER OWN WAYNE WEILER TOOK PEAT BROTHER'S SUPER OVER THE FORTH TURN WALL AND WAS UNHURT! JERRY BLUNDY HAD ONE OF THE FIRST 4 BY 4 CHEVYS AND HIDE FROM THEM! MOST OF THESE GUYS HAD LITTLE OR TIME ON A MILE TRACK!:checkered:

[Seadog]

Originally Posted by FishBurger Boy Gregg, you missed some great racing. That's what you get for being a young whippersnapper. One season they had USAC Midget races every Thursday night....won by Mel Cornett, Danny Caruthers, Jimmy Caruthers, and others. Stock cars shows featuring A.J. Foyt, Roger McCluskey, Jack Bowsher, Don White, Norm Nelson, Butch Hartman, Johnny Rutherford, Al Unser, some great Larry and Gary sprint shows. I guess everyone wishes they were younger at times. If they haven't, they probably will someday. :wink But, I'd hate to give back the great racing my advanced age has allowed me to witness. Edit: Upon further review I now see that you were saying the Roahrig win was the race that "sticks in your mind", not that it was the first race you watched there. Reading comprehension not my strong suit. :doh:

Marv,I think your reading comprehension is still better than mine, so don't let that bother you.

I also recall being at a race there when it was still dirt when Jim Malloy got a rock thrown up into his face during the race. As his goggles filled up with blood, he continued and finished the race. He pulled into the pits, got out of the car and collapsed.

They don't make them like that any more.

Those Thursday night races of which you spoke - I could not attend as I worked Thursdays back then until 9 P.M. That really hurt not seeing those.

Do I remember right that Steve Chassey won his first USAC sprint feature there too?

[smith19]

marv, that indeed is george harbour in our car. we won our first track championship that same year at atomic speedway. ran against jd leas and junior many times. i have one of those imca trophies somewhere . i think that little fella i bring to the races with me got a hold of it and his mom hid it (DAMAGE)= busted ass from his granny if she found out...george did a real good job for us with many wins. lived a block from jim doran who ran queen city speedway when it was paved. the place is leveled now.

[mscs20]

Steve,
In one of the last seasons Jerry raced full time, he would come over to the track at Champaign IL. on friday nights. I think it was '77 or '78, same red #44 Trevis chassis, he got in line for hot laps and a riot nearly broke out when a green and white chevy push truck came up behind him to push him off. To say he was a little superstitious would be an understatement.

Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE BILL VUKOVICH AND I WENT TO THAT RACE! ERNIE PURCELL FLIPPED TO HIS DEATH GOING IN THE FIRST TURN DRIVING A SUPER MOD. IN A HEAT RACE AND AS THE CARS CAME DOWN THE FRONT STRAIGHAWAY TO THE RED FLAG DRIVER WALT REIFF WENT ON THE TRACK TO SLOW THEM DOWN AND A CAR SWUNG TO THE INSIDE AND RAN OVER WALT AND KILLED HIM! THEN IN THE FEATURE JIMMY GORDAN WAS KILLED ON THE BACK STRAIGHTAWAY WHEN HE FLIPPED IN LEN FASS'S SPRINT CAR THERE WAS SEVERAL CARS INVOVLED! THEN LATER OWN WAYNE WEILER TOOK PEAT BROTHER'S SUPER OVER THE FORTH TURN WALL AND WAS UNHURT! JERRY BLUNDY HAD ONE OF THE FIRST 4 BY 4 CHEVYS AND HIDE FROM THEM! MOST OF THESE GUYS HAD LITTLE OR TIME ON A MILE TRACK!:checkered:

I've got some clips of that race on an old Dick Wallen VHS I have. It doesn't show the front stretch deal, but does mention it. It does show Jimmy Gordon's crash from a camera angle high in turn three. If I remember right, Gordon got on the inside berm and started a nasty series of flips down the backstretch. He flipped right into the path of (Ronnie?) Ray and Ray had nowhere to go. Gordon's car disintegrated, and you didn't have to wait for the tape to tell you that he didn't survive. It shows footage of a shaken, but unhurt, Ray getting into the ambulance after the crash. Bad deal, indeed.

[Pat O'Connor Fan]

I recall a summer or two when Jerry Blundy drove a "super" on Sunday nights (when he wasn't off racing sprint cars somewhere) at the little track at Lincoln, IL. The track, long gone, was just northeast of IL 10, across the street from the fairgrounds. I think the car was a #117 owned by an explosives guy named Jay Ellis. Those Sunday nights were almost like an ATM for Jerry.
Thanks to Marv for rekindling some great memories, but it does remind me that I am truly an oldtimer* now.

*One of those darned gray-haired old coots always talking about the "good ol' days".

[brc]

Pat O'Connor Fan,
Thought I'd post a few more photos of Jerry for You and everyone here like myself being 'oldtimers' to feed on Don't mean to turn this initial posting into a J Blundy post,but its kinda neat to see some of these old moldie pics,if it's someone you seen race 'from way back'.
Superduke, 10-4 on the 4x4 setup.If this thing didn't have a sound all of its own at the time,with the full length 3.5 inch headers. Sweet! Jerry actually engineered up most of the block stuff such as main caps etc. Jerry pretty much done everything on his own cars. Not many drivers can say that and still be competitive. Not a nicer guy either. But come race time Jerry was strictly business,having to do everything from stem to stern,in regards to maintaining the car.
Here is one from Lincoln Ne '62. This would have been an IMCA race as well. Can't think of the flagman's name? How many flagman these days wears a tie to the races? How many women wear a dress anywhere,let alone to an auto race. This is Jerry with his wife Marge.I like this shot, Pretty classy. Marge passed away about two years ago BTW.

http://www.eazylivin.net/margejerryblundylincoln.jpg

Here is one from Sedailia Mo. '68 .1 mile track. Ray Lee Goodwin on the inside.

http://www.eazylivin.net/blundygoodwinsedalia68.jpg

This pic is taken not sure were. I'm guessing about '73 '74. Notice the 'roof' This was the year after Jerry got both arms broke,so hence, He had Floyd Trevis put a roof on it so his arms couldn't go outside the roll cage ,if he got knocked out.These old Trevis cars had some sweet lines on them, Full belly pan,grill,upholstery nicer than a Cadillac,weight jackers both sides, the whole 9 yards. This is not a real clear pic.

http://www.eazylivin.net/BlundyCali.jpg

Take Care,
BC

[SUPERDUKE]

Thats gene vanwinkle from lincoln! Gene and al sweeney they ran imca national speedways and frank winkley had the rest of the imca races like st.paul and races in wis. (ect)

[interpreter66]

Originally Posted by brc FishBurger, Thanks for posting this with the results. When I seen IMCA + 1970, I figured Jerry B would be in the mix somewhere. Sure enough He was. At the front! I would guess you were at this particular race. This was just a few years before I started going to races. I'm always looking for cool old tidbits for some of my fav 'boyhood' heroes. I'll post some links here in regards to Jerry Blundy. They may or may not interest someone here. I just found this cool old poster/program from 1969, about two months ago. It is a scan that is hanging in the 'office" out at Calistoga CA Raceway of JC Agajanian interviewing Jerry for the Second annual Sacto 100. This was definately a rare find for yours truly! Jerry won it all three years they had it. The last year being cut short on lap 35 when three people were killed. A sad day in racing for sure. If you look in the one posed shot you can see the IMCA sticker on the side of Jerry's car. Jerry always run the full length ' behind the rear axle headers'. Boy nothing sounded sweeter than that! By the way take a look at the air cleaners on the car http://www.eazylivin.net/jb-jc.jpg http://www.eazylivin.net/blundy-florida.jpg http://www.galesburg.com/homepage/x469075100 Take Care, BC

do you know where the picture of him standing next to his car was taken?
i used to watch IMCA at plant field during the florida state fair in feb.
it would have been around 1971 or 1972

[brc]

interpreter66,
The posed pictures of Jerry is at Plant Field Tampa, '72. I like that picture. He looks like he is ready to take numbers and kick,,,you know what!How many years did you attend races at Plant Field,anyway? What names do you remember most? Just curious.I'm not sure Jim Riddle even raced there? I would think he would have around this time.