05.31.03_141_KAG_VIN_0058

Photo ID #	05.31.03_141_KAG_VIN_0058_1
Car #:	#141
Driver (s) :	Reds Kagle
Location:	Vineland, NJ
Date:	1957
Photographer:	William Curley
Photo provided by:	Russ Dodge
Comments:	Comment provided by Russ: Richard "Reds" Kagle stands in the back window of Nick Rose's # 141 and talks to a NASCAR official. Reds was a real fine driver and had just won the feature at Vineland Speedway on August 27, 1957. After losing a leg in the World "600" NASCAR event, he returned to racing as a car owner at first and then again as a driver. He went on to win over 100 feature events in a late model sportsman. Before retiring from his Monster Mile Driving Experience, which he created and operated at Dover Speedway, he acted as a crew chief for the Allison's and was crew chief for Clifford, Davey's brother, when Clifford lost his life in testing. Reds is highly respected in the racing world. In the 60's section of the Vault there is a picture of Al Tasnady in the Deasey # 707. This # 141 used a Plymouth coupe also and in some regards reminds me of the "Big Donkey" # 707. Tas used to get in and out of that car thru the back window, here Reds is standing in the back window. If you look closely you can see the massive fuel lines feeding the carburetors on the big Chrysler. Of course the 707 had a Lincoln. This is a William Curley Photo

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06/01/03	Jim Murrow	Another great picture, Russ. I don't remember seeing Reds in this Plymouth coupe. I remember Reds in the black 141 fords at Alcyon very well, however. I also remember Jackie McLaughlin driving a white 026 car at Vineland, (and used to have a picture of it), when Vineland was still dirt. The only white 026 Pete Ambrosia ran, I believe, all the rest were turquoise. Alcyon used to have a contest every Friday night, to pick the top 3 in the feature. If you picked them, in order, I think you won free tickets to the next show. It was difficult enough to just pick the winner, because there were so many top notch cars and drivers there every week. In the late 50s, the top 6 winners were probably:Jackie McLaughlin, Al Tasnady, Reds Kagle, Glen Guthrie, Ed Lindsey, and Budd Olsen.
01/21/06	John Armbruster	I had the chance to work with Reds during his stint with Clifford. We ran the first 9 races that year (from Daytona to Rockingham to Martinsville to Atlanta, Darlington and Richmond and some others...) with the same car. That may have been the hardest I've ever worked in my life, but Reds was always good for a laugh. It was a seriously old school racing experience, I can tell you.
06/22/06	Bill Ore	I remember watching Reds Kagle at Old Dominion in Virginia in the mid 70's. His LMS was a red-orange Nova #1, and he was a real terror in this car. He ran the same car up at Beltsville, MD on Friday nights, a consistent winner at both tracks. He was also experimenting with an automatic transmission because of his leg injuries.
04/19/08	Bill Little	I was in the infield at the 1961 World 600 when Reds had his wreck. I was directly across from where Reds' 1961 White #2 Starliner impaled itself on the guard rail. I was in the same area as Mike Clemments who was the son of Rex White's car owner/chief mechanic, Louie Clemments. Mike now runs Heartbeat Engines, a kart racing supplier and we have become friends over the years. The Red's Cagle wreck was very violent. From what I remember. the armco was lapped in the wrong direction and when Reds hit it right on a joint, the rail went through the grill, radiator core support, deflected off the engine block and exited through the floor board knocking the door open. The car was literally hanging on the guard rail. It was a very violent accident. Bill Little North Carolina
02.24.13	Ratus Walters	No comment about the picture - just want to say that Reds was by far the best driver who ever drove for me. A great driver and even a terrific all around guy. God Bless his soul.