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Year: Top two Photos are the Early 70's, Third 1988 | |
Driver: Tom Athanas | |
Photos
Contributed by:
Top Photo: Bobby Ely Second Photo: Bobby Ely Third Photo:
Andy Skumin |
Photos Credits: Top Photo: Chuck Ely Photo Second Photo: Chuck Ely Photo Third Photo:
A. Skumin photo |
The Back Story:
Top: Though I grew up
watching Tommy Athanas run, I personally really don’t know too much about
him. All I can say, as a kid growing
up, I liked his cars because it had what looked like a hybrid cross breed of
the Road Runner and the “Thrush” shifter mascot painted on the side of the
car….and that was way cool. Second: Tommy ran this straight 6 cylinder against all the V-8 small blocks back in the day. As LVC visitor Bert Poland mentioned, Athanas is running either this car, or one very similar to on the northeast vintage racing series nowadays. Third: Longtime LV chauffer Tommy Athanas and Johnny Holland out of CT
slide up the banks in search of the evening’s sportsman class win. Tommy competes in the vintage racing
circuit with his old #56 coach while John owns and operates New England Fuels
and is a co-owner of the potent #98 Troyer Modified piloted by Jimmy Phelps.
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