Some may have seen this photo before. It was taken after the first race run on the Stafford Speedway Asphalt in 1967. Ed Flemke won the race with Pete Hamilton 2nd and Dick Watson 3rd. From Left to Right in the front row, Midget Racing Great Johnny Kay doing some announcing on this night, Former Stafford Speedway Owner Mel Barlow,  Eddie Flemke,  Pete Hamilton and Dick Watson. Behind the announcer is left to right, David Gagliardi, Bob Hutchinson, Jim Cagliantry, wearing glasses and Mike Dindra, who raced some in the novice division at Plainville Stadium and was killed in Vietnam in December of 1968.  Eddie drove the #2x and car owner Bob Judkins is behind Mel's left shoulder.

Eddie and Pete were in the first class of inductees into the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame in 1998.
Dick Watson and Bobby Judkins are being inducted into the 2003 Class of the Hall of Fame on February 2nd.
Tickets are still available for the event, but time is running out fast.  Tickets must be in by this Friday the 24th.
You can download an order form on the NEAR Web Site at www.near1.com or call (860) 569-1299.

Photo from the DONN COTE Collection