Photo Contributed by:
Top Photo: Krusj
Second Photo: The LV Vault
Third Photo: Bobby Ely
Fourth Photo: Chalmitty B
Fifth Photo: Arnie Ainsworth
Sixth Photo: Chalmitty B
Seventh Photo: Arnie Ainsworth
Eighth Photo: Mitch Lester
Ninth Photo: BC Designs
Tenth & Eleventh: John Gallant Jr.
Photo Credits:
Top: Chuck Ely
Second: Chuck Ely
Third: Unknown
Fourth: Unknown
Fifth Photo: Arnie Ainsworth
Sixth Photo: Unknown
Seventh Photo: Unknown
Eighth Photo: Unknown
Ninth Photo: BC Designs
Tenth & Eleventh: John Gallant Jr.
Top Photo:
Leck in his
second year of racing (according to Bobby Ely) is shown in the old
hand-me-down 115L coach, that was made available when the Tremont’s built the
beautiful new pinto for Chuck Ely, also in the photo.
Second Photo: Leck posing next to the famous Hellwig #37 in a car which he had a lot of success. Leck acquired this Hellwig seat when Doug Garrison retired.
Third Photo: My first instinct when I saw this
picture was Dave Leckonby, but then Bobby Ely was
quick to point out Billy Pauch also shoed this car. I’m now confused.
I know if this turns into a debate, I can get in touch with my go to Leck fan, and she’ll know for sure, for now, let the debate begin.
Fourth Photo: The always fast Leck puts the 3D machine through it’s paces on the high banks back in 1986.
Fifth Photo: Dave at Syracuse in the Zebra paint scheme.
Sixth Photo: Dave and one of the first “new style” bodies DIRT had imposed on the modified field. I believe Dave won the Valley season opener that year with this car.
Seventh Photo: A very young Dave Leckonby gets ready to tackle the high banks as a team
driver to Chuck Ely aboard the familiar Tremont owned 115’s.
Ninth Photo:
Dave Leckonby readies for the Syracuse 200 in Cliff Barcomb’s
renumbered 71 Troyer car. Part of me
thinks this may be 1985, the year Swindell took the other Barcomb #11 and put
her on the pole, this was also the year Buzzie Ruetimann was involved in the
horrific crash with Swindell.
Both theories are thrown out the window though if you look at the date stamp on the photo. I knew Syracuse has been racing a long time, but didn’t realize they had Troyer’s and Olsen’s back in 1385 at the Moody Mile.
Tenth: Looking a lotta bit like the Brenn 24 of that era, the Williams #44 had some impressive chauffers in the past, and Leck was one of them here at Syracuse circa 1981.
Eleventh: Dave ventured out into the Winged Sprinters with this #37 of
his, this time against the big boys in the World of Outlaws at Syracuse. There was something significant I can’t
remember about Dave winning a sprint car race. Maybe it was his first attempt behind the wheel of one at a mid
NY state track?
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