Seventh: Before Christ (we think) How old is Butch? Eighth: 1980, Ninth 1979
Photo Contributed by:
Top Photo: Bobby Ely
Second Photo: Bob Simpson
Third Photo: Joe & Leslie Friscia
Fourth Photo: Bobby Ely
Fifth Photo: Doug Olds
Sixth Photo: Hotrod
Seventh Photo: Larry Faulkner Jr.
Eighth Photo: Dave Healey
Ninth Photo: Larry Faulkner Jr.
Photo Credits:
Top Photo: Chuck Ely Photo
Second Photo: Bob Simpson
Third Photo: Unknown
Fourth Photo: Chuck Ely Photo
Fifth Photo: Doug Olds
Sixth Photo: Ely Photos
Seventh Photo: Moses?
Eighth Photo: Unknown
Ninth Photo: Faulkner Family
Top Photo:
Butch strikes a pose next to the Riiska X before hot laps. Looks like another great crowd is gathering on a perfect looking Saturday Night.
Second Photo:
Butch Jelley hot on the hammer driving the Williams and Kingsley owned #28 machine out of Pittsfield.
Third Photo:
April 22nd,
1989, and Butch Jelley once again found victory lane in the always potent
Williams and Kingsley Auto Repair owned #28’s, wrenched by Dickie Williams and Billy Kinglsey. This was the last time Butch ever graced
victory lane at
Fourth Photo:
This
was just another picture of Butch Jelley in the Martin Riiska yellow X, until
I noticed something interesting in the picture.
I’d have to say Butch was just assigned this ride, as the name of the
original driver of this car has been crudely scratched off, and Butch’s name has
been added in the next available spot.
I looked closely, and all I can make out is the first name began with
a “J”. I know Bill Wilson took a whack
at the X cars, but it definitely isn’t his name, this may be easy for some of
the LVC regulars, but I have no clue who shoed this before.
Fifth Photo:
Early season picture of Butch posing next to the new wide body Williams and Kingsley Olsen #28.
Sixth Photo:
Two of
the best run nose to tail through 3 & 4,
Seventh Photo:
This is a picture of Butch Jelley
tempting fate by driving Larry Faulkner Sr.s midget
in this undated photo. That’s big Larry standing directly behind Butch with
his hand on the ambulance (probably didn’t want that thing getting too far
away given the safety of the midgets back then )*
Larry Faulkner Jr.
*Those are the words of Hot Rod, Not Larry Jr.
Eighth Photo:
Perhaps
one of thee fastest and advanced cars of it’s era, this gorgeous Bruce Berger
owned rocket was I believe one of the first 5 Olsen chassis ever built. The car went like hell, and if I remember
right, Bruce and Butch would travel weekly up to Canada for the majority of
the season, cleaning up the big $$ the tracks offered.
Later in the season, the pair parted ways, and Bruce called on long
time friend Russ Blake to pilot the potent 26 for the remainder of the
season.
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