Let's Begin the Countdown! 100+

[Tracy87BB]

OK, the poll is closed, and the results were actually pretty close. Posting drivers and pictures for each number won by a narrow margin over "where are they now?" and leaving it as it has been. Combined, these three accounted for more than 80% of the 49 votes cast. In order to keep the countdown open to everyone, I am proposing a "combination" of the ideas. I would love to see people post pictures, and invite anyone who has some to do so wherever possible. On the same note, if you know of the current whereabouts of any inactive drivers for a particular number, please, share! However, if all you have is a name to go with a car number, feel free to do as you have done in the past and list it.

Thanks to some info from Bob Finan, I'm going to actually kick the countdown off with #100 and above...
#100 - Richie Donovan, Islip Modified, 1970s.
#100 - Bob Slavik, Islip Figure Eight, 1970s. (Nephew of the late Carl "Whitey" Voelker)

#107 - Joe Biondolillo Sr., Islip Figure Eight, 1970s.
#155 - in the Kenny Kerrivan back-up Figure Eight machine in the 70's at Islip the late Richie Thorbin.

[W. J.]

#101 George Wagner - Cromwell's Auto Body Modified from 1969

[Fat Albert]

#100- Modified Coupe at Islip in the '60s was Donovan Kempster!
Sorry, I don't have a picture! Who do you think I am: Marty Himes?
Speakin' of Marty, he's become a great Author....Check this out...
..........http://www.flyinbryan.com/himes/stories.html

[Tracy87BB]

Another whole slew of 'em, courtesy of BF. Anyone have any pictures?

#555 Islip Modified Jay "Junior" Dillmore

#333 Ed Brunnhoelzl Sr. in the Artie King owned racer.

#747 "Tiger" Tom Baldwin in his early days in Falcon bodied Modifieds at Islip.

#282 "Flying" Brian Brill in his Islip Figure Eight days before running Enduros at RR

#181 "Papa" Joe Mamalito in a silver Figure Eight car as a teamate to Ernie Maynor

#310 Bill Stockert at Islip in Figure Eights (ummm, 310, you better post your own picture!)

[wayne]

#777 ken finnell, freeport

[Jeff T]

701 mod-Wes Zaleski
701 mod, early 1970's Wes Zaleski Jr.
701 Bomber-Greg Zaleski
100 Bomber- Paul McElearney
380 mod-Gary Winters
380 Sportsman-Joe Krukowski
(sorry, no pictures)

[RACENUT]

659 Parker Bohn
555 Jerry Bowers Fig. 8

[Fat Albert]

No, Walt! That's Richie Donovan! Donovan Kempster had a blue coupe.

[Fat Albert]

Got It! Here's the car! Richie Gomes drove it for Dave Horne, after Kempster.
They later renumbered it X27. It eventually became the first 9A, driven by Bobby Holmberg.
Originally it was a Lenny Boehler car driven by Bugsy Stevens.
Thanks to Marty Himes for the photo.

[Fat Albert]

[QUOTE=Tracy87BB;115549]Another whole slew of 'em, courtesy of BF. Anyone have any pictures?
#747 "Tiger" Tom Baldwin in his early days in Falcon bodied Modifieds at Islip.
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This car became the second 9A!

[Fat Albert]

# 447 Jim Lacy
A150 Reggie "Flip" Himes

[310fig8]

OK Here are my pictures of triple digit cars, most of which are from the Marty Himes museum web site.
For Tracy LOL My first fig 8 car purchased from Fred Dunlop Sr Previously the Mike Ferruzo # 34.
Bobby Doyle #156
Charlie Puleo # 952
Don Royce # 140
Fred Lamac # 123
Kenny Kerrivan # 555
Richard Simmons # 771 (came from Florida for most of the World Championship Shows)
Richie reed # 575
Richie Schaeffer # 747
Sammy Atkins #147
Modifieds
Red Raynor # 393
Eddie Brunnhoelzl # 333
Gary Winters # 380
Junior Ambrose # 7-11
Junior Dilmore # 146

Sportsmen

Frank Macowich (SP) # 104
Big Bill Woolard # 019

And Al DeAngelo in a TQ that ran the Island Garden Arena in the 1960s.

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[Fat Albert]

....and here's your #9A, with Bob Holmberg at the wheel. (Again from the Bob Finan collection)
..also, the #X27, from the Kirby Champion collection
...very busy car...

Nice job, Walt! That picture is from 1971. In 1970 the car had gold numbers.
Thanks to Bob Finan for the pictures, he was a big Bobby Holmberg fan.