Rene charland nascar driver

The western massachusetts auto racing scene lost a legend monday, as agawams rene charland passed away at age 84. Charlands racing career began at the former riverside park speedway in his hometown of agawam, mass. Rene charland stock car racing wiki fandom powered by. And when he stopped running for nascar points, rene decided to make fonda his adopted home. Old speedways vintage lebanon valley speedway volume 2. As time went on, hyatt and wood raced in the nascar circuit with driver rene charland, who won nascar sportsman championships. The driver on any circuit who comes close to that mark is rene charland, who won four straight championships in the old nascar sportsman series now the xfinity series from 196265. Rene charland nascar sportsman norm house late model hobby nascar sportsman results date laps winner 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 20may 25 ed ortiz lou lazzaro jeep herbert pete corey 27may 30 rene charland jeep herbet ed ortiz 3jun 30 rene charland jeep herbert ed ortiz 10jun 30 rain.

Three drivers top the alltime win list with three wins each. Due to very different point style, these years do not count toward official whelen modified tour statistics. Charland retired from racing in 1984 after running at fonda n. Rene charland, the cigarchompin hall of famer whose pranks were almost as legendary as his driving ability, died monday after years of. Rene charland, a member of both the new england auto racers hall of fame and the dirt hall of fame passed away monday. Apr 06, 2011 volume 2 vintage lebanon valley speedway more rare footage offered in another edition of classic auto racing history, stepping back to the early years of this unique speedway now called howies. August 30, 1963 ray hendrick takes virginia 400 nascar. Ernie gahan, jeanpaul cabana, rene charland, bill wimble, bob bruno, and ernie reid.

Charland s racing career began at the former riverside park speedway in his hometown of agawam, mass. Oct 01, 20 rene charland, a member of both the new england auto racers hall of fame and the dirt hall of fame passed away monday. We remember rene charland as one of those drivers who always was chomping on a fat cigar as in the undated photo below, photographer unknown. Unfortunately charland tangled with ralph earnhardt resulting in a massive crackup that eliminated many cars. Nascar racing auto racing ridge runner old race cars sprint cars vintage race car dirt track car makes dale earnhardt. Julian buesink stock car racing pioneer chautauqua sports. Rene m charland, legendary stock car driver who blazed numerous tracks from canada to florida passed away peacefully on monday sept 30 at the wilkinson residential care facility in amsterdam, ny where he. Choose drivers to display or select a range of years. Rene charland american stock car racing driver dead at age 84. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. He also ran right with the nascar boys when they came to fonda years ago. Stafford springs, ct the first leg of stafford motor speedways stafford salutes nascar at 50 program came to fruition friday night, may 8th as staffords president and abc sports personality jack arute announced the 50 greatest modified drivers of all.

Starting 29th in the massive seventycar field, bergin completed 308 of the 364 laps in route to a 36th place finish. Known as much for his everpresent cigar and endless pranks, rene loved to tell everyone at the uticarome speedway that he was promoter joe lesiks brotherinlaw and thus would be favored with upfront starting positions and other favors. Rene m charland, legendary stock car driver who blazed numerous tracks from canada to florida passed away peacefully on monday sept 30 at the wilkinson residential care facility in amsterdam, ny where he had resided for the past several years. The car was first wheeled by riverside legend danny gallulo, who drove it to multiple feature wins and the 1966 track championship. The nascar xfinity series nxs is a stock car racing series organized by nascar. Find highquality rene charland stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Rene charland stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Dig deeply enough in the annals of this sport and youll see names like richie evans, frankie schneider, rene charland. By the early 60s, airborne was at the center of the nascar sportsman universe. Click on the site to see rene charland s career results at that track. And when he stopped running for nascar points, rene decided to make fonda his adopted. Julian buesink stock car racing pioneer chautauqua.

Charland began his career which landed him in both the new england antique. Also a one of the eastern bandits that teamed up with rene charland,eddie flemke,zimmerman to clean house at. Charland, legendary stock car driver who blazed numerous tracks from canada to florida passed away peacefully on monday, september 30, 20, at the wilkinson residential care facility in amsterdam, ny where he had resided for the past several years. Looking back on past nascar premier series awards banquets. Click on the site to see rene charland s career results at that track glossary. Charland was fondas winningest driver in 1967 and the track champion in 1970.

New jersey ace bob rossell, a pioneer driver and builder of stock cars in the 60s and 70s, will be honored as a 2018 inductee into the northeast dirt modified hall of fame. Charland was also named as one of nascar s top 50 drivers at stafford motor speedway. View latest articles, news and information about what happened to rene charland, american stock car racing driver, that died on monday september 30th 20at age 84 rene charland american stock car racing driver. Throughout his career, lennie boasted accolades including the 1973 premier series rookie of the year title and a. Rene was a 4time nascar national sportsman champion from 1962 thru 1965. Display items come from the collections of driving legends jumpin jack johnson, the late pete corey, and the immortal rene the champ charland, who was actually from agawam, massachusetts but was long a dominant new york driver, and actually raced very briefly under the pseudonym nutsy fagan. Rene charland, new england auto racers hall of fame nosalgia weekend. At the marf metropolitan auto racing fan club 1965 banquet, rene charland, who raced johnny for many years, was asked if there was a particular driver. Agawam, ma rene charland, whose career began and ended on dirt, with an amazing stint on asphalt in between, is a 1996 inductee into the dirt motorsports hall of fame and and an initial inductee into the near hall of fame. View latest articles, news and information about what happened to rene charland, american stock car racing driver, that died on monday september 30th 20at age 84.

Fourtime nascar national modified champion rene charland of agawam, ma, talks with glen wood of the wood brothers nascar cup team in the garage area at daytona international speedway. Rene charland bob hilbert sportswear dirt racing national. Nascar whelen modified tour results view all series statsseries drivers. He competed in two cup series events in his career. Complete nascar cup series history of every car number. Rene charland november, 1928 september 30, 20, nicknamed the champ, was an american stock car racing driver. He was also a member of the allstar league for many years. Rene charland november 1928 september 30 20 nicknamed the champ was an american stock car racing driver he was a fourtime champion of the nas. Rene was a original member of the allstar league and the eastern bandits.

Here is a list of the 32 drivers who are set to be a part of it. Race results for the 1966 nascar grand national series 196632 at fonda speedway. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Charland was fondas winningest driver in 1967 and the track. Nascar grand national drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. The majority of his wins and points came at stafford, which at the. He was a fourtime champion of the nascar national sportsman division, now known as the nationwide series.

If true, it is almost certain the car would have run places like hindsdale, nh, west brattleboro, vt, millers falls, ma, and the cheshire fairgrounds, near keene, nh. The fulltime field for the 2018 nascar cup series season is set. In the early 1960s charlands pursuit of nascar points took himto fonda speedway twice a year for double point races. In thirteen total years of nascar grand national competition, julian buesink competed in 107 races, entering 156 cars, driven by 15 drivers. Nascar race result for the 100 miles at fonda speedway at fonda speedway. During his twoseason tenure in the czepial car, charland competed on both the nascar circuit and with the midweek allstar league. Volume 2 vintage lebanon valley speedway more rare footage offered in another edition of classic auto racing history, stepping back to the. Then fourtime nascar national sportsman champion rene charland took over the no. Rene charland nascar results, statistics and car numbers.

Rene charland nascar sportsman nascar sportsman results date laps winner 2nd 3rd 4th 10sep 30 bill rafter rene charland lou lazzaro 17sep 30 bill wimble jeep herbert jack sleicher 24sep 50 ed ortiz ernie gahan pete corey jeep herbert total nascar sportsman wins driver wins bill rafter 1 bill wimble 1 ed ortiz 1. On the upper end of the age spectrum was bill champion at age 41, carl burris at age 39, and twotime nascar national modified champion eddie crouse at age 38, along with runt harris at 36. Rene charland november 1928 september 30 20 nicknamed the champ was an american stock car racing driver he was a fourtime champion of the. Nascar extends its condolences to the friends and family of lennie pond, a true racer and for decades a fixture at virginia short tracks where he was a fivetime late model champion. It is promoted as nascar s minor league circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level circuit, the nascar cup series. The driver melvin red foote has raced in the 1963 daytona 500 and several other nascar races in 63 with the early big boys. Oct 01, 20 it was just posted on face book that rene charland passed away last night. Gene bergin is a former nascar driver from enfield, ct. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for rene charland on. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Check out the latest rene charland photos and pictures on. Drivers in nascar s top series who have won three or more consecutive races in a season.

Nascars most impressive and interesting streaks sporting news. The western massachusetts auto racing scene lost a legend monday, as agawams rene charland passed away at age 84 charland began his career which landed him in both the new england antique. Then fourtime nascar national sportsman champion rene charland took over the triple eight, racing it at speedways ranging from the tiny riverside oval to the highspeed trenton, nj mile. Rossells road buddy rene charland pushed him across the line when he ran out of gas at the finish. Pete hazelwood pete torres ralph moody red byron rene charland richard riley rick mast roger mccluskey ron bouchard ron fellows sam mcquagg. Fantasy nascar racing cheat sheet is not owned, affiliated or sanctioned by nascar national association for stock car auto racing. Dec 18, 2015 then fourtime nascar national sportsman champion rene charland took over the triple eight, racing it at speedways ranging from the tiny riverside oval to the highspeed trenton, nj mile. The national association for stock car auto racing. Both came in 1956, when bergin debuted at darlington.

His career began on the dirt tracks of the northeast in 1949. Bill wimble, new england auto racers hall of fame nosalgia. Legends of nascar driver rene charland statistics, pictures, stories on rene charland, winner of over 250 races. Every one of these was in the top standings in 1961.

Charland was also named as one of nascars top 50 drivers at stafford motor speedway. Charland primarily raced in nascar s late model sportsman lms division, now the nationwide series. He was one of the original eastern bandits that enjoyed tickling the skills of the drivers in the south. Charland coupe comes to saratoga museum speed sport.

Read the history of the famed nascar number as daniel hemric brings it back for a full season with richard childress racing. Nxs events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a cup series event scheduled for that weekend. Rene charland ran the nascar modifiedsportsman race in. Rene won the uticarome speedway championship in 1961, 62 and 64. Rene charland racing career profile driver database. Rene is also a 3 time uticarome speedway champion, winning the title in 1961, 62 and 64. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. The contributor, daniel hansell, thinks it is the first rene charland car. Nascar sportsman division 1964 standings driver database. An interview with the former nascar national sportsman champion bill wimble. Driver rene charland 1965 nascar grand national results.

Rene charland ran the nascar modifiedsportsman race in february at daytona international speedway eight times between 1962 and 1972. Winner ray hendrick was age 34, as were sonny hutchins, rene charland, bob mcginnis, lionel johnson and ej brewer. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. Dig deeply enough in the annals of this sport and youll see names like richie evans, frankie schneider, rene charland, freddie flemke, and, today, dick trickle. Old speedways vintage lebanon valley speedway volume 2 youtube.