Memory Lane

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Rich Morganti's photos.  


This is a picture of Dick Swartzlander getting ready to leave the pits. 
I believe the year is 1970.



This is the Indy sprint car that Dick Swartzlander raced at Marion Center Speedway 
when the URC sprints visited here, I believe the year was 1966. He started last 
and finished second in a very exciting race.

A little history about the car. This car sat on the pole of the 1959 Indy 500 and it almost won the race. It only raced 4 times at Indy. In 1959 it started on the pole with Johnny Thompson finished 3rd. 1960 it the motor broke while going for the lead and Johnny still finished 5th. During the 1960 season the car broke with Paul Goldsmith driving. Don Davis drove the car during the 1962 and last race the roadster was to see at Indy. Don drove the car to a 4th place finish.

With the introduction of rear engine cars for the 65 season the car sat. Dick purchased the car from Herb Porter for the 66 season and converted it to dirt and raced it here in western Pa as well with the URC sprint series up and down the east coast. Tracks like Williamsgrove, Trenton, Langhorne. He sold the car sometime in 1968....

 

Marion Center Speedway on September 12th, 1969

Late Models

DASH  --   1. Nestor Peles (100L);  2. Dave Hoffman (43); 3. Ken Neal (L88);
                   4. L.J. Dennis (Rainbow 7).

* L.J. Dennis was the evening's fastest qualifier with a clocking of 20 seconds flat.

FIRST HEAT --  1. Dick Hecker (99); 2. John Rupp (12); 3. Henry Cook(27);    
                    4.  Paul Betton (54); 5. Ike Isenberg (777).

SECOND HEAT  --  1. Turk Burkett (88); 2. Ed Boyer (30; 3. Ken Neal (L88);
                    4.  Dave Hoffman (43); 5.  Joe Peles (100L).

PURSUIT  --  1.  Henry Cook (27); 2.  Blackie Watt (11); 3.  Ken Neal (L88);
                    4.  Dave Hoffman (43).

FEATURE --  1.  Paul Betton (54); 2.  Blackie Watt (11); 3.  Turk Burkett (88);
                    4.  Henry Cook (27).

POINT STANDINGS
(as of Aug. 15, 1969)

LATE MODEL

Place Driver Points
1. Joe Peles 255
2. Nester Peles 254
3. Blackie Watt 222
4. Henry Cook 203
5. Paul Betton 188
6. Ed Boyer 182
7. Ken Neal 154
8. Ollie Snyder 135
9. Ben Bussard 117
10. Herb Saxman 113
11. Ike Isenberg 109
12. Don Luffy 108
13. Bob Roberts 90
14 Charles Long 71

CADETS

FIRST HEAT --  1. Al Smith; 2.  Russ Rousch; 3.  Kick Mumau; 4.  Junior Fairman

SECOND HEAT --  1.  Don Good; 2.  Terry Rosenberger; 3.  Larry Adamson;
                    4. Bob Mumau.

CONSY  --   1.  Ron McIntyre; 2.  Jim Sebring; 3.  Dave Boyer; 4.  George Miller

FEATURE  --  1.  Bob Mumau; 2.  Junior Fairman; 3.  Al Smith; 4.  Russ Fairbanks; 5.  Russ Rousch; 6.  Willie Reeseman.  DNF  Larry Adamson, Howard Shaffer,  Frank Good Ron McIntyre, Dick Mumau, Chet Johnson, Larry Beers, Terry Rosenberger, Paul Ferringer, Don Good, Dave Boyer, George Miller, Cliff Haight.

POINT STANDINGS
(as of Aug. 15, 1969)

CADETS

Place Driver Points
1. Frank Good 240
2. Harold Keith 221
3. Dick Mumau 209
4. Junior Fairman 205
5 Jerry Trudgen 185
6. Bob Mumau 176
7. George Miller 167
8. Jerry Myers 164
9. Dave Boyer 139
10. Don Hetrick 138
11. Jim Sebring 137
12. Paul Ferringer 127
13. Deb Geer 113
14 Willie Reesman 99
15. Larry Beers 95
16. Russ Fairbanks 85
17. Jim Smith 74
18. Terry Rosenberger 72
18. Lowell Shant 72
20. Howard Shaffer 67
21. Cliff Haight 63
22. Larry Adamson 61

 

                    

Marion Center Speedway on September 11, 1970

MINI-STOCK

FIRST HEAT  --  1.  Dick Curry; 2.  Wayne Simmons; 3.  Fred Yocca; 
4.  Gene Stomer.

CONSY  --  1.  Walt Keller; 2.  Al Reddinger; 3.  Bob Miller; 4.  Brady Rising.

FEATURE  --  1. Dick Curry; 2. Wayne Simmons;  3. Brady Rising;  4.  Walt Keller;  5. Allan Reddinger;  6.  Miller; 7.  Wade Croushore. 8.  Richard Good 9.  Dan Wright; 10.  Bill Ramer.

Cadets

FIRST HEAT --  1. Jack Hollowood; 2.  Bob Mumau; 3.  Lloyd Lockard; 
4.  Ron McIntyre.

SECOND HEAT   --  1.  Dick Mumau; 2.  Cliff Haight; 3.  Don Gamble; 
4.  H.G. Rosenberger.

CONSY  --  1.  Frank Good; 2.  Larry Hill; 3.  Ted Stancombe; 4.  John Weaver

FEATURE  --  1.  Bob Mumau; 2. Dick Mumau;  3.  Ron McIntyre; 4.  Jack Hollowood; 5.  Larry Adamson; 6. H.G Rosenberger;  7. Larry Hill;  8. Ted Stancombe  9.  Frank Good; 10. Cliff Haight 11. Don Gamble;  12.  John Weaver; 13.  Harold Keith; 14.  Lloyd Lockard; 15. Don Hetrick.

LATE MODEL

HELMET DASH --  1.  Blackie Watt; 2.  2.  Squirt Johns; 3.  Bill Britsky; 
4.  Paul Betton.

FIRST HEAT  --  1.  Ike Isenberg; 2.  Ollie Snyder; 3.  Gary Conklin; 
4.  Henry Cook.

SECOND HEAT  -- 1.  Roger Watt; 2.  Ben Bussard; 3.  Bill Britsky; 
4.  Ken Neal

CONSY  --  1.  Squirt Johns; 2.  Paul Betton; 3.  Doug Fordyee; 
4.  Nestor Peles

FEATURE  --  1.  Squirt Johns; 2.  Paul Betton; 3.  Bill Britsky; 
4.  Nester Peles; 5.  Ollie Snyder; 6.  Gary Conklin; 7.  Ray Swonger; 8.  R. Watt; 9.  Henry Cook; 10.  Ike Isenberg; 11.  Ken Neal; 12.  Ben Bussard; 13.  Doug Fordyce; 14.  Blackie Watt.