Top Photo: Bob Simpson
Second Photo: Chalmitty B
Third Photo: Mitch Lester
Top Photo: Bob Simpson
Second Photo: Unknown
Third Photo: Unknown
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Racer turned lawyer Mark Fluery had himself quite a
career at Lebanon Valley, in many aspects.
The son of Arnold Fluery, the inventor of the color television tube
(again, probably wrong, but not too far off), and brother to Jeff, Mark was a
standout out sportsman runner in the 70’s and gradually moved up to the
competitive Modified division in 1978.
Mark scored his first big block win in June 1979, and later went on to
become Modified high point champion in 1987.
Mark then took on the thankless job of pit steward at the valley,
following Marty Beberwyk’s depature be chief steward at Fonda speedway.
Second
Photo: Mark Fluery
and his widely popular Tobias Chassis “Wild Thing” #52, made popular with
Rick Fieden’s excellent bright graphics. Everybody’s
preparing to do battle in what was either the
Third Photo:
Possibly one of the first “Tweety Bird” specials Mark drove, at
an age when He wasn’t too far removed from watching the Looney Tunes cartoons
on a Saturday morning.
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