Midwest Connection - Looking Back A Few Years

Midwest Connection · 8/15/08, 7:59 AM

I took this photo of Indiana racer Buzz Gregory in sprinter #54, at the Oswego Speedway Classic for supermodifieds back in 1965. Buzz finished 15th out of 40 starters. Ohio's Gordon Dukes won the 1965 Oswego Classic. :Steer

Have a good day...see you at the races, :thumb

Midwest Connection
Rich Edwards - Arnold, Missouri
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Dwight Clock · 8/15/08, 8:04 AM

1965 - Oswego in it's prime. A pit full of home built supers. Nolan Swift, Armond Holley, Todd Gibson, Norm Mackereth, etc. Some of the best short track racing ever.:thumb Thanks again, Rich!

mac miller · 8/15/08, 9:02 AM

"Buzz" drove for us a few times, when I was working on the Iddings #93 USAC car.
Very cool guy. Steven "Buzz" Gregory, eventually, became curator of a California car museum and died a few years ago, I believe, in his early 60s.

IndyBound · 8/15/08, 9:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Clock

1965 - Oswego in it's prime. A pit full of home built supers. Nolan Swift, Armond Holley, Todd Gibson, Norm Mackereth, etc. Some of the best short track racing ever.:thumb Thanks again, Rich!

Dwight, you described that era at Oswego perfectly. My Dad & I never missed a Classic fom the 60's until 1997, his cancer battle prevented him from attending the1998 & 1999 Classic's.

Patti

IndyBound · 8/15/08, 9:21 AM

Rich, Thanks for another great photo. I wish I could say I was as excited about the upcoming Classic as I would get in the 60's. Today that same level of competition is missing from Oswego.

Patti

Speedwrench · 8/15/08, 2:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mac miller

"Buzz" drove for us a few times, when I was working on the Iddings #93 USAC car.
Very cool guy. Steven "Buzz" Gregory, eventually, became curator of a California car museum and died a few years ago, I believe, in his early 60s.

Buzzie drove a car that I helped on in the late sixties, and he and I had other interaction over the years. I will guarantee that there was only one like him and that they broke the mold.

#1Brad Kuhn Fan · 8/15/08, 2:35 PM

I really like how you always post pics...I'm only 15 years old and when i get to see pics like that and here all you guys talk about it.....its really kind cool..Thanks for letting us look at your pics.keepem coming. :thumb

sprinter25 · 8/15/08, 5:12 PM

I thought that I recognized the car....after blowing up the photo using a picture program, it turns out that the car is the Howell Transportation car, a Trevis Chassised car that Dean Mast used to drive at the Greater Pittsburgh Speedway in Clinton PA...or maybe he drove the Howell #75.....

Midwest Connection · 8/15/08, 5:38 PM

The Howells Transportation sprinter it is. At the time that Buzz Gregory drove the #54 his teammate Dean Mast drove the # 64 Howells Transportation sprinter at Oswego Speedway Classic in 1965. I have a photo of the # 64 with Dean Mast aboard also.

Have a good day...see you at the races,

Midwest Connection
Rich Edwards - Arnold, Missouri

8/15/08, 7:59 AM	#1 Midwest Connection - Looking Back A Few Years - #54 Buzz Gregory
Midwest Connection Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 581	I took this photo of Indiana racer Buzz Gregory in sprinter #54, at the Oswego Speedway Classic for supermodifieds back in 1965. Buzz finished 15th out of 40 starters. Ohio's Gordon Dukes won the 1965 Oswego Classic. :Steer Have a good day...see you at the races, :thumb Midwest Connection Rich Edwards - Arnold, Missouri Journal Link: http://journals.aol.com/redw492070/midwest-connection-/

8/15/08, 8:04 AM	#2 Re: Midwest Connection - Looking Back A Few Years - #54 Buzz Gregory
Dwight Clock Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,233	1965 - Oswego in it's prime. A pit full of home built supers. Nolan Swift, Armond Holley, Todd Gibson, Norm Mackereth, etc. Some of the best short track racing ever.:thumb Thanks again, Rich!

8/15/08, 9:02 AM	#3 Re: Midwest Connection - Looking Back A Few Years - #54 Buzz Gregory
mac miller Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 240	"Buzz" drove for us a few times, when I was working on the Iddings #93 USAC car. Very cool guy. Steven "Buzz" Gregory, eventually, became curator of a California car museum and died a few years ago, I believe, in his early 60s.

8/15/08, 9:21 AM	#5 Re: Midwest Connection - Looking Back A Few Years - #54 Buzz Gregory
IndyBound Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,626	Rich, Thanks for another great photo. I wish I could say I was as excited about the upcoming Classic as I would get in the 60's. Today that same level of competition is missing from Oswego. Patti

8/15/08, 2:35 PM	#7 Re: Midwest Connection - Looking Back A Few Years - #54 Buzz Gregory
#1Brad Kuhn Fan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,012	I really like how you always post pics...I'm only 15 years old and when i get to see pics like that and here all you guys talk about it.....its really kind cool..Thanks for letting us look at your pics.keepem coming. :thumb

8/15/08, 5:12 PM	#8 Re: Midwest Connection - Looking Back A Few Years - #54 Buzz Gregory
sprinter25 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 547	I thought that I recognized the car....after blowing up the photo using a picture program, it turns out that the car is the Howell Transportation car, a Trevis Chassised car that Dean Mast used to drive at the Greater Pittsburgh Speedway in Clinton PA...or maybe he drove the Howell #75.....

8/15/08, 5:38 PM	#9 Re: Midwest Connection - Looking Back A Few Years - #54 Buzz Gregory
Midwest Connection Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 581	The Howells Transportation sprinter it is. At the time that Buzz Gregory drove the #54 his teammate Dean Mast drove the # 64 Howells Transportation sprinter at Oswego Speedway Classic in 1965. I have a photo of the # 64 with Dean Mast aboard also. Have a good day...see you at the races, Midwest Connection Rich Edwards - Arnold, Missouri