Vintage Racing Cars - Colorado Automobile Racing Club

# 4 Blu Plemmons
# 5 Ralph Acierno
#6 Don Clark
# 11 Fritz Wilson
#16 Gordan Herring
#19G Sammy Gallo
#24 Harold Gilbert Aka Charlie Brock
#29D Fritz Wilson
# 41 Joe James Sr.
# 45L Keith Lane (track champ for 1953)
# 51 John Guttormson
# 53 Vern Grams (L) and car owner Vern Erb

#63 Bill Starks
#68 John Palmer
#73 Dan Day
#96 Frank Manley
#100 Larry Dechant
1958 Powder Puff Ladies

1958

#1 Norm Engblom
#2 Bob Giles
#5 Ralph Acierno
#11 John Miller
#24 Bill Jones (r) Owners George Freeman Joe Choate
#28 Elmer Sauer
#29 John Pierce
#51 John Guttormson
#55 Jim Snyder
#57 Larry Balderston

#6D-FritzWilson
#11 Jim Malloy
#12D Bob Hasse
#16 Shorty Weitzel(L) Jerry Malloy(R)
#18 Jim McIntyre center Walt Neff right, Thx. Chris Ertler
#19 Bill Ward
#30 Dan Pantano

1953

#11 Frank Wilson. Brother of Fritz and Don
#24 Glen Majors. L to R, Glen Majors, Owners George Freeman & Joe Choate
#28 Bobby Wallace
#57 Fritz Wilson
#88 Frank Carter
#98 Sam Gallo

1950

tHANKS TO bILL PERatT FOR these comments

#51 John Guttormson Voodoo Wagon
#53 Eddie Jackson
#63 Bill Starks
#77D back row l to r Don Wilson and Ed Mailo front row l to r Bob Walker Fritz Wilson
#81 Deloy Naeb
#93 Charlie McBride #94 Bill Brown

1951

#63 CarOwner(L-R) Jimmy Gordon Bill Starks Shorty Weitzel
#65 John Guttormson
#78 Don Palmer
#78 #68 #58 Don Palmer John Palmer Karl Post
#83 George Sykora Owner, on the right
#88 Dan Day
#91 Powder Puff
#141 Don Wilson
#185 Eke Chapin
Longmont Speedway 1957

#52 Johnny Hochmiller
#57 Jean Balderston
#55 Dick Piscitella,Tony Onorato making the presentation
#62 Tedo Spano
#69 Russ Sutherland
#93 Bud Potter
#98 John Gallo
#100 Clarence Krieger
#114 Fritz Wilson
#185 Dick Piscatella
#11 Jim Malloy
#105 Joe Krpan #98 Sammy Gallo

1955

#1 Bill Starks
#2 Merle Burrow
#3 Dan Day
#6 Joe James Jr.
#9 Dan Day
#11 Jim Malloy
#12D Bob Hause
#14 John Tadolini
#16 Jim Malloy
#20 Dot Lavey
#22 Ronnie Lee
#25 Bill Jones
#28 Sam Sauer
#30 Dan Pantano
#38 John Hochmiller
#48 Fritz Wilson
#50Pat Fogarty
#52 Johnny Hochmiller

picture from Paul brendenberg, comments From richard Dana Losh

Hover Then Click to enlarge

the 1950's really started the coupe movement in colorado!

# 53 Vern Grams
#81B Reinhold Naeb
#45L Keith Lane, #53 Vern Grams, #1 Pete Ducker, #1G Don Dunlap#45L Keith Lane, #53 Vern Grams, #1 Pete Ducker, #1G Don Dunlap
#51 John Guttormson's "VooDoo Wagon" spins in front of Jerry Malloy and his #37, 1953 I think. Oh yeah, notice the leather belt on the "A" pillar holding the door closed.
#29 (Scott & Cindy Wilson collection) Fritz Wilson wins in the Bushy Busheff #29 coupe in 1953

#61 Vic Gammel
#61 Bob Harrington
#81 ??
#89 Jerry Gassetta
#112 Johnny Pedroza
#114 Fritz Wilson

#1 Pete Ducker 52 Lakeside Champion - (Dino Mattern collection) Lakeside's first "Stock Car" champion.
#5 Ralph Acierno
# 6D Fritz Wilson
#29 Sam Gallo

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1959

englewood speedway #00 Tex dalton

# 34 Ed Matters
#45L Keith Lane
#50 Howard McGee
#55SonnyJones
#96 Shorty Weitze

tHANKS TO bILL PERatT FOR SHARING THESE TREASURES

#24, Harold Gilbert (aka Charley Brock. Car owned by George Freeman)
#55 Joe Lehman
CARC 1950 Lakeside Action

#32 Bernard (Frank) Manley
#33 Jim Malloy
#38 Gale Dolsby
#44 Gus Thomas
#45 Keith Lane
#46, L to R, Driver Vern Grams, owner Vince Streck, pit man, Bill Morton
#51 John Guttormson

Fritz Wilson always seems to be driving more cars than there were seasons during several of these early years. An explanation is in order here concerning the #53 (1956). Fritz began driving the purple #53 at the first of the '56 season, a twin to the #63 car, driven by Bill Starks, both listed as owned by Bob Jump. Somewhere near mid season, according to one of the programs I have, he began driving #114. About that time there was a disagreement involving Fritz and Blu Plemons with the CARC. At that point they both finished the season at Englewood speedway. Since I was commuting from western Nebraska to see the races, I didn't know about that until later when the point standings in the program tipped me off. I Never did learn the reason for that disagreement with the CARC. Also, to give credit where credit is due, some of the Fritz Wilson photos are from his album by way of Race Fan 2 who shared them with me, just thought I'd share what I knew.
Bill Peratt

1952

1954

#4 Blu Pemons
#10 Don Dunlap
#11 Floyd Ruth
#22 Ronnie Lee
#25 Eke Chapin
#27 Chuck Skinner
#28 Elmer Sauer
#29 Sammy Gallo

#53 Fritz Wilson
#54 Joe Jmaes Sr
#55 Joe Lehman
#55 Jim Snyder
#79 Al Star(owner)L-Paul Lenord (sponsor) R-Ken Nelson (not shown) Driver
#68 John Palmer #33 Jim Malloy #78 Don Palmer

1956

the driver is Tex Dalton. I posted a complete story about Tex in Auto Racing Memories a few years ago. tex's son Lee also supplied some short films that I posted on You Tube listed as Englewood Speedway 195? Tex and his car can be seen in these short films which shows E-Wood in it's dirt days.

#45 Audrey Bolyard
#46 Fred Floth
#51 Ken Nelson
#52 Sis Hochmiller
#53 Bruce Ruth
#55 Red Dyer
#55 Dick Pisciterlla
#57 Larry Balderston

1957

#10 Don Dunlap 1954 Track Champ
#6D Fritz Wilson
#11 John Mill
#18 Dan Day
#19 John Sapp owner Bill Oatman driver
#24 Bill Jones(center) Driver Co-owner JoeChoate(left) and Pitman Keith Deems(right)
#26 Bob Giles
#29 Johnny Pierceer
#29 Pete Slavinski Sonny Coleman
#45 Keith Lane
#50 Roger Miller

#? Wayne Stallsworth
#1 Bob Bushef
#4D Blu Plemons
#15 Dixie Elrod
#16 Sonny Bramlett
#18 Harry McCool
#20 Harry McKown
#22 Ronnie Lee
#33 Jim Malloy
#46 Fred Floth
#53 Bruce Ruth
#55 Dick Piscittela (Sam Sauer had some seat time in this car also that year