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Jake(Private Message)
12/08/05 12:34 AM
I had not thought about Ray in many years. He was exciting to watch.
What caught my eye in this photo is that the car / driver Ray is passing is Gary Raven. The car Gary is driving belonged to his father Dick who had raced at Raceway for many years. Gary took over his father's race car / seat once he proved he could qualify faster than his father.
Another interesting fact about the car Gary is driving is that it was first owned by Kevin Reidy and had a '72 Chevelle body. Dick Raven drove the car in the '72 skin briefly (it was all black with the "111" placed on the door in duct tape). The very next year it was re-skinned with '73 to '77 Malibu sheetmetal. I do not recall the exact year, but it must have been around 1978 to 1980. Raceway had a late model sheet metal rule that forced the change.
After Dick and Gary drove this car in the Late Model division, Gary drove the car in the Sportsman Division for a few years. Those of you who follow Raceway history know that Gary went on to be a Raceway Park track champion in the Late Model Division.
Noting how beat up both cars are in this photo...I would guess it is a "sportsman" race vs. a late model.
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What caught my eye in this photo is that the car / driver Ray is passing is Gary Raven. The car Gary is driving belonged to his father Dick who had raced at Raceway for many years. Gary took over his father's race car / seat once he proved he could qualify faster than his father.
Another interesting fact about the car Gary is driving is that it was first owned by Kevin Reidy and had a '72 Chevelle body. Dick Raven drove the car in the '72 skin briefly (it was all black with the "111" placed on the door in duct tape). The very next year it was re-skinned with '73 to '77 Malibu sheetmetal. I do not recall the exact year, but it must have been around 1978 to 1980. Raceway had a late model sheet metal rule that forced the change.
After Dick and Gary drove this car in the Late Model division, Gary drove the car in the Sportsman Division for a few years. Those of you who follow Raceway history know that Gary went on to be a Raceway Park track champion in the Late Model Division.
Noting how beat up both cars are in this photo...I would guess it is a "sportsman" race vs. a late model.