Nicknames

[originalpoet]

How about a list of racing nicknames... one name per post, should be able to keep this going for awhile..

[broz]

#1 "Bunny"

Great Thread! :applause:

[allhailunc]

#3-"Ironhead" :applause:

[Invisible1]

"Wonderful Wuz" Teddy Wesnofske, multiple numbers.

[Teds Race Tours]

for my buddy Danny, The Flying Dutchman.

[wayne]

Anyone Remember The Pink Panther ?

[art11758]

26 the "Duke"

[Racer53]

My cousin "Buzzy" Eriksen...

[Old Man]

Charging Charlie :cool:

[Old Man]

Dynamite Dan :wave:

[allhailunc]

Hey what about "The Flying Hawaiian", Ed Paulino (with his Don Ho music blaring out his windows). :lol:

[RacinRob]

Jay, the "Incredible Hulk", Hulse

[DriveitinDeep]

Frank "Mississippi" Curtis

[gzenduro12]

#98 'Racin' Jason McGarry...one heck of a fabricator

[maestri fan 1]

"Slick Pick" Tom Pickerell

[maestri fan 1]

Eddie "Bubba" Zwickel

[44chargerfan]

Racin Jason Carpenter

[Wheel Racing]

Ernie "The Wrench" Maynor 82/182



Poet, only 1 name per post or per day??? This sure can take a while. My car will be ready before this string ends!

[RGeeProductions]

The Flying Mailman?!?!?

[DriveitinDeep]

Richie Evans "The Rapid Roman"

[randomrodder]

Downtown George Brown

[Invisible1]

Hey Allhailunc, what about "Papa Smurf"?

[Jeff T]

"The Polish Rocket", Tony Jankowiak (R.I.P.)

"Magic Shoes" Mike McLaughlin

"The King of the Outlaws" Steve Kinser

[randomrodder]

Mousey Kempster

[CIN]

Ray Fitzgerald was recently "tagged" by Uncle Petey...

RADAR RAY

'Cause he has a "map of the minefield" in enduroville.

[broz]

3-LANE WAYNE :lol:

[TheVinylAnswer]

Tommy T :applause:

And since the message would not post due to being too short :confused: , I'm adding a 2nd..

Pistol Paul Parisi :)

**hey looky that.. my Tommy T post was # 27!**

[RGeeProductions]

My goodness people
Tiger Tom Baldwin

[Wheel Racing]

"The Dean" Bill Steen

(we miss ya Billy)

[The Bullfather]

What was Tom McCann's nickname????

Wasn't someone known as Buster Brown?

[Wheel Racing]

[QUOTE=The Bullfather] What was Tom McCann's nickname????

"The Racer"

[unowho243]

"The Hurricane" Ron Humes and Doug Wholey

Also "Jumpin' Jac Handley"

[unowho243]

How the heck could we forget "Slim Jim"?

[CIN]

Racinrich Johnson

Sorry So Late Dear!

Your "loving" Wife

How Bout Wildchild

[Gravel]

From the old Freeport days. Frank "Tiger" Kinike. Drove an old sedan painted with tiger stripes #5.

There were 2 "Flying Mailman" Bruno Brackey was one and I think Johnny Zell was the other.

[Teds Race Tours]

Superman Sacks.

[RGeeProductions]

OFF TOPIC: NEAL, got your messages but forum is not letting me access them now nor can I upload avatars, when fixed will be back at ya....we are trying to fix it now.....JA HELP!!!!!!!!

[Old Man]

Jim "Flying Farmer" Malone :wave:

[Jones44]

Kim "Wingfoot" Moore #54 BB.

[allhailunc]

how about "Steady" Eddie Kyfe :applause:

[allhailunc]

Hey we almost forgot Mike Mortimer, or should I say, as he is called (among other things, :lol: ) "Mighty".

[Tracy87BB]

And we can never forget Larry "King" Costa...

[allhailunc]

What about "Crazy" Eddie Mistretta :lol:

[Mortgage Guy]

The Fancy Farmer Dave Brigati

The Wildchild Tom Wolkowiak

[originalpoet]

Neal "The Wheel"... are both Neal's "The Wheel", or just "Big"? (Sr.)

[broz]

The Ace of Spades

Al D'Angelo :applause:

[Ace]

"Radiant" Ray Mineri

[310fig8]

How about "The Count Of Monte Cristo" Al DeAngelo???
"Mr. Clean" Jimmy Hendrickson???
"The Bearded one" Carl Voelker???
"Irish" Mike Sheehan???
Emil "Buzzy" Reutimann???
Lou "Monk" Lazzaro???
May I go on???

[broz]

Actually, it was supposed to be ONE nickname per post, but seems we lost track of that long ago, :lol:
So, I say....
LET 'ER RIP! :D

John "Junior" Ambrose :applause:
7-11, 71, 2, 88, 2

[art11758]

Spencer "Dizzy" Hulse 00

[Hollywood]

What about "Bugsy"

[The Bullfather]

Mr. Excitement Jimmy Spencer

[broz]

The GREAT...

LONG JOHN SILVER :applause:

[AJ17x55]

"The Pineapple" Ed Paulino

[Mortgage Guy]

PIGARONA, PIGARONA, PIGARONA....... :lol:

[randomrodder]

Not local but, the Silver Fox David Pearson one of the all time greats of NASCAR racing, bar none, IMHO.

[Invisible1]

The "Mac Attack", Paul McElearney!

[99racing]

"Slippery" Tom Slee

[Wheel Racing]

Neil "The Wheel"... are both Neil's "The Wheel", or just "Big"? (Sr.)

Good question!
Neal Sr has always been Neal "The Wheel", but I on the other hand have been referred to a couple of ways(easy people,be nice)

When I started racing, my father said I was just a little s**t and not worthy of "The Wheel" nickname.I was then labeled "Training Wheel",which some people from the old days still call me.However after I won a feature on Fathers Day weekend a few years back, my father told me that I earned "The Wheel" name. I have also been called Little or Young Wheel, so you see I have just found a way type forever without actually answering anything.Maybe I should run for office or something.So my final answer actually is,I don't know.

Just to stay on topic:
"The Villain" Ron (when he was slender) Harrison

[trigger22]

from many years of go-karting on the local, regional, national, and grand national racing............
last lap, last turn- Frank Bonsignore.

[allhailunc]

Let us not forget our Great "Gravel" :applause:

[Tracy87BB]

I don't think anybody's mentioned "The Phantom" Henry Cataldo yet...

[Duke22]

#18-Fig-8 AJ "the turtle"
#29-Fig-8 Will "the thrill"
#64 Fig-8 "mean" Gene Hopkins
#07 Fig-8 "papa Joe" Joe Biondolillo Sr.
#2-Fig-8 Anthony "knuckles" Nunziata

I'm done

[unowho243]

how about TK tommy kraft

[LongIslandJam]

The "Ax" Carl Baxter!

[W. J.]

One of the most obvious, and everyone has missed it so far: "The Intimidator", Dale Earnhardt Sr. :p

[wally28]

The "Rushville Rocket"

[wally28]

..."Sniper"...

[wally28]

The "King" Richard Petty

[Wheel Racing]

#123 "Farkle" Freddie Lamac
Hope I spelled that right.
He seemd to be the king of the hold over Fig 8 features run on the oval at Islip when I was a kid

I also remember him being called Camel

[VNmotorsports]

Figure8--09 Tommy (Gigs) Ryan
flyin Brian Miller
hammerin Hank Krammer

[Ace]

"Smoke" Tony Stewart

[Ace]

"Rocket Man" Ryan Newman :applause:

[AJ17x55]

"Jimmie Jon" Ellwood!!! :wave:

[AJ17x55]

the "Bowatcher"!!, Dan "Spot" Szczepanik: Future Goldwrencher... :applause:

[RacinRob]

tom the racer McCann

[allhailunc]

Don't know if it's been mentioned but how about Carl"The Thriller" Miller

[Jones44]

Mod 18 "Captain" Joe Mammalito
Mod 36 "Iron" Mike Ewanitsko
... and this might be a stretch, but how about #17 LM "The Man of Steel" Ron Thiel?

[Jones44]

Northeast open wheel legend Billy "The Kid" Pauch....

[Tower Man]

Hey 310...welcome back.

How about "Jumping" Johnny Kraft
Paul "Look out for the Wall" Grodewold
"The Swinger" Larry Lalone
Here's one from '05...Johnny "The Chair" Denniston

[allhailunc]

don't forget "The Hebrew Hammer" too

[art11758]

some of the other demo guys
Tom "the mad hatter" Kilkenny
Craig "Oliver" Westerfeld
Andy "the gleep" Gleese
"Flyin' " Brian Kennedy
Bob "Killer Bee" Bennison

[originalpoet]

Bobby "The Skunk" Gardner

[originalpoet]

Chris "The Shadow" Chirico

[originalpoet]

"Lightnin" Lenny Costa

[originalpoet]

Mike "Moonjuice" Mujsce.

[310fig8]

Thank you Tower, I'm Slowly on the mend.
Give me a call, I'm starting to feel the need for a game.

A few more for the topic: "Pickles" Bicklehaupt (Midgets) and Red Wines, (Fig 8)

[MalvertyRacing]

Of course I can't leave my husband out
Demo, Eugene Malverty [RUNNING SCARED]
Frankie Phillps [Frankie the Fruit]
Joe Palmeri [Jumping Joe]
Jimmy Rennick [Bonzo]

[CIN]

Bobby "Peaseman" Pease

[allhailunc]

Hey, we forgot Billy "Ric Flair" Slotkin. :lol:

[Fat Albert]

Two great nicknames; one great racer!
"The Cigar Chewin' Frenchman" and "The Champ"!
Rene Charland

http://www.near1.com/HALL-OF-FAME/1998/Charland_Rene.htm

[AJ17x55]

From the DIRT circuit:

Brett "the Corporate Jet" Hearn

"The Hurricane" Steve Paine

"Barefoot" Bob Mccreadie

"AJ Slideways" Allen Johnson

WOO: Danny "The Dude" Lasoski

[originalpoet]

Howie "The Beaver" Brodie

[originalpoet]

"Jumpin' Jack" Orlando
"Jumpin' Jac" Handley

[originalpoet]

George "The Rocket" Crockett

[originalpoet]

Tom "Slickpick" Pickerell

[originalpoet]

Dont know if it was the driver, or the car...
AJ "The Turtle" Van Ness

[originalpoet]

One of my all time favorites...
AJ "The Tough Texan" Foyt
AJ "Super Tex" Foyt

[Scotty Wolf]

Pete Pernasglio's Dad, "Mazda Pete"
George the "Duke" Kent.

[Gravel]

Andy Gleiss' nickname was "Hitman" . Gleep was a nickname that belonged to a young man who worked for "Bumpin" Bob Viala.
Also, welcome back 310fig8. Yeah, a game and some special hamburgers!!! :drool: :drool:

[CarWarsVet]

Good memory Grav. :cool:

[Tracy87BB]

I also remember Joey Lomardi being called "Jumpin' Joey Lombardi".

[Gravel]

Who was his brother that worked for you CWV? Had the nickname of "Flounder"?

[Wheel Racing]

How about "Jake the Snake" Anthony Aiello

[Wheel Racing]

Hey Poet, How can we ever forget the world famous "Termite"

"Goober" Gordon Huyler #41 BB

[Wheels]

Wonderboy - Jeff Gordon
Happy - Kevin Harvick
Mike "The Hammer" Bliss
Mini-me - Jason Leffler
J.J. Yeley - when his real name is Christopher Beltram Hernandez Yeley
and if anyone can think of a nickname for Denny Hamlin....let me know.

[The Bullfather]

Golden Boy Jimmie Johnson ugggggggghhhhhhhh!

[Mortgage Guy]

How could I forget....

The "Lightning Bolt" Carl Lehmann

Scotty "The Kid" Lehmann

And did anyone say Keith "Flash" Gordon

[Jones44]

Allhailunc and I call Geoffrey, Todd, & Brett Bodine "The Bung From Chemung", "Bung #2", & "Bung #3" (in that order). Does that count? :lol:

[broz]

Geoff

THE SCHMUCK FROM CHEMUNG :lol:

[310fig8]

Done Deal on the burgers Gravel!!!!! Lets get a date together. My house is ready.

Rene Charland was also known as " The Clown Prince of Auto Racing"
There have been many mentioned here... was Carl "Bugsy" Stevens???

[wally28]

"Fireball" Roberts

[CarWarsVet]

Kudos to that memory of yours. "Flounder" was Keith's ("gleep") bro, Richie.

[Tower Man]

Remember Batman & Robin? Al Vetter and Robin Vollmoeller in the 70's?

Hey 310 and Gravel. I'm in...and we will play match the pot. I need the money. Wait Gravel, didn't you match the pot so bad you went to the ATM? My play money is in the street if you know what I mean.

[chrome horn]

Some of my favorite. I know some of these have been posted,
Tony "the racing school teacher" Siscone
"THE EASTERN BANDITS" Flemke, Charland, Foote, Hamilton and Zimmerman
"Bump and go" Bo (Gunning)
Jimmy "SHOWTIME" Blewett
Captain Joe Momolitto

[maestri fan 1]

"the lovable one" Lou Maestri
John "Pickel" Rigney
THE INTIMIDATOR R.I.P. #3
"Lighting" Lew Hallock

[Jones44]

"The Racing Lawyer" Larry Altholtz

[Wheel Racing]

Racin Bobby Mason/Dandy Andy Rhode
Oops! Maybe I shouldn't have put those two in the same post.LOL

[W. J.]

Sorry, can't resist: JA "Jet Action" Ackley, used to drive go-karts upstate (Rochester), LOL!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[RGeeProductions]

Jamie 'The Jet' Tomaino
Brett 'The Jet' Hearn
'Corky' Cookman
'Fireball' Roberts
'Tiny' Lund
Walter 'WJ' Johnston
Richie 'RGee' Grodski
Dan 'Danielson' Dombal
Peter 'Bullfather' Milano
Keith 'Flash' Gordon
Chris "Bub' Turbush
John 'Junior' Ambrose
Sean 'Broz' Ambrose I know I added after the fact, sorry Sean

[broz]

But how about....

Sean "Broz" Ambrose?

I did enjoy a short-lived racing career here in Texas :lol:

[LongIslandJam]

Jet Action, lmao :lol: ... That's funny... Yes, I have a varied racing background, from racing the Go-Karts in Buffalo, to racing Neons (against DeLoreans, Vettes, etc.) at Watkins Glen, to Late Models at Thompson... I'm just waiting for the call from Richard Childress for his driver development program. Me and Richie C are good buds and I got the pic to proove it LOL.

And funny thing... Walt DeMorris was known by his close friends as Jet Jail... Funny you relate that name "Jet" to me.

And don't worry Broz... Everyone needs to toot their own horn sometime., Even I... Mr. Jet Action...

[TheVinylAnswer]

Ray *The Rabbit* Kovarik :applause:

[Jeff T]

How about...
"Fast" Freddie Rahmer (for you Williams Grove Sprint car fans)
Dick "Pickles"Clark (Mod driver from Munnsville, NY)

Did anyone mention "Steady" Eddie Flemke, "Goober" Scheidel, or Mario "Fat's" Caruso yet? (For you old time Stafford and Riverside Park fans...)

"The Reg" Reggie Ruggerio ( "Hit the wall Reggie, Hit the wall" was always the chant at Thompson in the late 80's)

[LongIslandJam]

And don't forget about our own Anthony "Pickles" Foerster... :p

[originalpoet]

Hey Neal Jr., I thought Anthony Aiello goes by the handle "The Bubblegum Kid"?

[Tracy87BB]

I almost forgot Russell Savoy...wasn't he called "The Pepsodent Kid"?

[TheVinylAnswer]

Flyin' Brian Schwarz

The Colonel Dennis Krupski

[art11758]

Andy Gleiss' nickname was "Hitman" . Gleep was a nickname that belonged to a young man who worked for "Bumpin" Bob Viala.
I stand corrected. Coulda' sworn I heard Finan refer to him that way though.
Andy and Joe Tuffarelli used to come over to our shop at night in the early enduro days. Andy would take issue with the engines that we ran. Something about "that engine never came in that car" and the like. "Musta' been a special order" was my standard answer. Back to the topic at hand.......
Jamie "the Jet" Tomaino 99 on the WMT
edit
Seeing as RGee got that one already, (teach me to review) perhaps a lesser known one...
"Disappearing" Dan Webster former Enduro driver.

[Ace]

"J Rod" Jarrod Hayes
Charles "Buddy" Turbush
"Fast Freddy" Kraft
Chris "Short round" Lescenski

[CIN]

Stan - "Polish Wonder" - Wangenstein

[Jeff T]

"Racin" Bobby Mason

[DAN D.]

What about race car names like ..TEACHERS PET, and TEACHERS PET II ? who's car was that from ??

[originalpoet]

Well, that would have to be "Racer" Frank Saladino...

[DAN D.]

Who would know that better than you, originalpoet and don't know it? Hmm does that rhyme, I just recieved the teachers pet II modified car that was made about 30 years ago and it is in pieces - lots of pieces. Once I get to it, I will photo it and post a picure or 2. That's where I saw the name on the rear body panel, Teacher's Pet II. I should be able to have it restored by spring of this year.. I will keep ya posted

[wayne]

Ya can't forget "chum", Don Howe.

[figure849]

Roger Maynor the Karaoke King

[originalpoet]

Dan, are you restoring the "real" Teachers Pet modified, or the model (I think your brother built), that was on top of the wedding cake?

[Lad3der]

My nickname is from the guys in the firehouse that I used to create my racing team name. The guys in the firehouse call me redneck and now I actually answer to it.

[W. J.]

"Travelin' Man", Bob Park. I will NOT tell you Steve Park's nickname, I'm told he doesn't like it very much, LOL! ;)

[DAN D.]

its the one you mentioned.. here is what I am left with.. I think I have my work cut out for me ... check out the pics below

[W. J.]

Uh-oh, more than 4 parts, Danny will be at this one for a while! :lol:

[DAN D.]

My brother made this model of Frank Saladinos car from a few different models (they did not have modified model kits made back then), and it was a fact that it was on top of his wedding cake .... and his wife did not take to much liking to that ...(didi not speak to my brother for a while) all the fabrication, and glueing, heating bending shaping .. he gave this bag of parts and told me to have fun... Mr. Body Man! , I actually am putting together a modified model kit now of a Pinto and getting alittle carried away with details.. (i painted the rocker arms and springs then glued rocker covers over them.. atleast I know that they were detailed) any way thats the story of the Teachers Pet II, boy also another name frome the past was on that car ... HESH THE WRECK!! remember Mike?? and Cassel Auto Wreckers(Gene Scibelli),

[maestri fan 1]

I looked through all of them quickly and I don't think I saw this one which has surprised me very much. If I accidently slipped over it and someone already posted it sorry, but how about "The Tiger" Tom Baldwin!

[RGeeProductions]

I looked through all of them quickly and I don't think I saw this one which has surprised me very much. If I accidently slipped over it and someone already posted it sorry, but how about "The Tiger" Tom Baldwin!
See Post #28

[maestri fan 1]

LOL, Sorry Rgee, skipped over it accidentally.