My Father (Eddie Niedermayer) was flagman in Pensacola & Mobile starting in 1947 until he died of cancer in October 1972. He helped build MIS and had an unbelievable ability to keep up with the order of cars in the races he flagged. He loved racing and would be amazed to see racing today.
Not many know how he came to this area. He was mechanic for the famous midget driver Leroy Warriner, who won the first " Night Before The 500" midget race in Indianapolis, Ind. They were touring the South and he met my Mother in Pensacola, Fl in 1947 and married on Dec 1947 and said goodby to Leroy.
If anbody has pictures of him, please contact me @ 850-994-3050 or E-mail me @ jnie@mchsi.com .
Charlie Stofel has the 87(stofel) and the 88(Brady) cars in mint condition. (In Columbia TN). I remember in a mid season championship race in Montgomery(1961 or 62) They started by points and not time for starting position. All three of the of the Columbia TN cars (87, 88, &89)started at the rear of the field. Brady started picking them off. With three laps to go Brady was in 2nd behind Red Farmer. At Montgomery the passing was done low on the inside. The final turn Brady drove off the outside of turn four and passed Farmer for the win. Brady stopped driving when they put fenders on the cars. Brady probably had as much talent driving a modified as anyone. Fryer,Hassler,Burchem.Farmer,Ruether, Greggs, Coo Coo. and the Allisons were all very good as well as many others in TN &AL. An obnoxious old gentleman was laughing at Brady and his # 88Olds.prior to entering the track that night. He must have felt ignorant about racing after the chekered flag waved. Brady won against the best of the best,in Alabama and Tennessee. He won at Bristol as well against Hooker Hood in Lakeland.
Incredible! I've been waiting for a site like this for a long time. My dad turned me on to racing before I can remember. He worked at Montgomery Motor Speedway on the Old Selma Road! I can still hear Bob Harmon on the loud speaker calling the races with Sonny Black, Jake Hatcher, Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Red Farmer, Friday Hassler. I remember cars going over turns 1 & 2 and everyone holding their breath to see if they came back up on the backstretch. Would love to see old photos of MIS. THANK YOU !!!!!
I am the daughter of Jack Tanner. Jake Hatcher, Sonny Black and Gene Tapia are all names I grew up with as a child. Jake Hatcher raced for my father at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola and all over the gulf coast area in the 60's. Racing was our way of life and I have alot of good memories. My father is 80 years old and would love to know how "Jakie, Jimmy and Bethie" are doing? And thank you for all the memories. Please be so kind and answer my email. Thank You for your time I appreciate this so very much. Jackie Tanner Proud Daughter of Jack Tanner #7 Racing Team-Pensacola, Florida 1960's email address: clintsbab@yahoo.com
If anyone has any photos of any race cars from Montgomery speedway . I would to get copies of them. you can e-mail them to me at showcarfan@gmail or mail them at 3104 Warbler Drive Montgomery Alabama 36108.
If anyone has any photos of any of the cars I drove around the Huntsville, Nashville tracks, I would really appreciate seeing them. I had an ex-wife that pretty well destroyed my whole collection. This is a great site. Brings back memories.
Wow! This is great. I grew up in Mobile, in the Springhill area. After school I used to ride my bike out Old Shell road and hang out at a Pure gas station that was run by a fellow named Roy Cooper. He had an old primer grey Ford Coupe, no fenders, Buick V-8 named "Wild Child".... Anyone remember him? I went down to Dauphin Island dragway with him a couple of times.... Also, enjoyed the photos of the Mobile track. If I wasn't there on opening night, it wasn't long after. I remember that the big thing was when Bobby and Donnie Allison would come up from Florida. How about the announcer? Remember" Get em in a wad, get em in a bunch, bumper to bumper and wheel to wheel"! Great Stuff!!
I belive I meet this gentleman a couple years ago at Talladega , I would like to speak with him , If he is from huntsville or in that area I will call Information or If you speak with him let him know I was asking about this .
Thanks For Your Help . Mike Beam .
Guest Bobby varnon wrote:
Sunday, September 9, 2007 - 12:45 PM
.. The best photos taken in the race scene were made by Buster Walker in Huntsville Alabama. He has many very good photos.. He has several of Butch.. Also he has not been given credit for the Dale photo of him by his sportsman nova number 8 that was used nation wide.
Wonderful Photos you have done a great job ,To bring back all the memorys of the great men that made the sport what it is today , Was fortunate to work for Butch Lindley in the 70,s we had some good times at Huntsville and all those bullrings down south , great drivers and great people to race with , If anyone has any photos of Butch I would love to purchase them to share with my family , It was sad the way Butch's career ended, He was agreat person and a great driver , I was 21 years old and didn't think about buying pictures back then what a mistake all we wanted to do was race . Thanks again for all of the pictures .
Guest Dave T. wrote:
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 9:57 PM
Great allaround photos,keep em coming.Glad I caught on to this on Super Daves site.Have some memories of Armond Holley racing here in Ohio,and seeing that Hite super reminds me.What a find.Wish it could come up to Sandusky,and Lorain Co.speedways for any old vintage shows like Hi-Miler.
These pictures bring back many memiors I had with my dad John Taylor owner of Taylor's Garage in Prichard Alabama. He and Gene were good friends and even worked on some of Gene Tapia's early cars in the late 40's. He even started building his own cars in the early 50's (cars #400 and #02) and maybe more as I was just a little kid then and will always remember the great times at the Lake View track in Eight Mile Alabama.
I also had a great opportunity to become very good friends with Gene Tapia and his wife over the years and miss him as we used to have lunch frequently at the "Bama Belle Resturant" in Mobile.
Johnnie Taylor Formally of Eight Mile/Prichard Alabama
Great web site. I have been out of the loop,.so to speak, for several years but am surprised don't see anything on Mr. A.J Weldon of Anniston. he built some pretty awesome cars back in the 50's. I recall Calvin Cobb driving Mr. Weldon's # 41 to a several wins at the Fairgrounds. Another builder who had a major impact on both oval track and drag racing in Alabama, Bill Hamner., is noticeably missing also..Hamner began making his presence known at such a young age he may not be old enough to be considered a pioneer.
Thanks so much for this site. I grew up going to races beginning at a very innocent age when I would ask my dad who had carried me in at old Midfield Dixie Speedway,,,Dad, why that man behind us bring his water in a jar? I remember seeing the Allisons,Neor Steptoe, Red Farmer,,Wow, memories!
I remember Jerry Macormac's awful wreck on the front stretch at BIR and some years later working on the same job with him at Miller Steam Plant.
My Fathers Plumbing company was Jerry Lawley's sponsor in 67,the year he won track championship . Every Friday at Bham,Saturdays at Montomery,,had a blast!
Keep up the good work and Thanks a million for the effort you have put into this.
i could visit this site everyday and never get tired of looking at the pictures. i hope that people continue to submit as many pictures as they can. it was an era that will never die in motorsports history. if you have any stories about my uncle BABE POCOPANNI please email me about them. he was my hero and i was very young when he was killed during a work accident. i would like to know as much as possible. my email is jpocopanni@gatorford.com. thanks
I was going to ALL PRO and Nascar Grand American events back then and have some programs i can scan,if you want some pics.I'm looking for the same type of LM pics from about the mid 70's to late 80's.Any paved track then,but really trying to find LM pics from:
Sharon Speedway when it was paved. Mt.Clemens Toledo Sandusky New Smyrna World Series etc...
but any will do.Looking for pics of Hanley,Biederman and other Canadians that used to run stateside.
What great pics! I grew up at Nashville Speedway in the 70s. A lot of Bama drivers came north to Nashville. These names are the drivers of my youth - Jimmy Means, Alton Jones, Neil Bonnett, Walter Wallace, and Paddlefoot Wales. Paddlefoot drove for a while for one of my father's friends and was sponsored by Benward Construction. Was too young to see all these guys run their 60s era modifieds, but I definitely remember them in their 70s late model Novas at Nashville.
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