Photo ID # | I05.31.12_031_PUT_DAY_0055S_2 |
Car #: | #31 |
Driver (s) : | Woodrow R. Smith (Ralph Smith) |
Location: | Daytona Beach |
Date: | 1955 |
Photographer: | George Heffner |
Photo provided by: | Larry Jendras Jr. |
Comments: |
Senior Moment From Larry
Jendras: Headed for Florida...
In the 50's, Daytona Beach
and NASCAR provided the perfect winter getaway for the local
Sportsmen-Modified racer and owner. Mid February was the annual Daytona
Speedweeks. There were separate races for the Sportsman and the Modified
along with a Convertible GN race ending with the big Grand National late
model race. Some drivers ran multiple events and it provided the blending of
drivers from all over the country. |
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Date: | Visitor's Name: | Comment: |
06.02.12 | Charlie Lindmar | Greg Fielden's beach racing book shows a #31a,1939 Ford with Eddie Adams as the driver in the 1955 mod/spts race. Larry, wasn't he a Maryland racer? |
06.04.12 | George Gwynn, Jr. Frederick, MD |
If memory serves me correctly, Eddie Adams was out of Rising Sun, MD. He built the blue and white '37 Ford coupe that my Dad campaigned in 1951 and 1952 at Georgetown and Wilmington Speedways. Then in 1953, Eddie built my Dad's '37 Ford sedan, that is pictured elsewhere here on 3 Wide at Pitman. I knew that Eddie had driven but I was only a couple of years old at the time and don't remember watching him race. Sounds like he had a very productive driving career to go along with the very nice racecars he built back in the day. |
06.05.12 | Russ Dodge | I remember Eddie Adams driving the brown
and tan number 39 sportsman at Alcyon Speedway. The only shot I have when
Eddie drove is the "Flip" shot from the 4th of July show in 1958. Jimmy
Smith, from Ridley Park, I believe, drove the car later in the summer. You
can see the body work in progress from the flip earlier in the season. Jimmy
changed the colors to maroon and white later. |
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