Ed Sanseverino's Billy Biscoe/Philip Walker Photo

I really enjoyed seeing the photo recently posted by Ed Sanseverino of our members Billy Biscoe and Philip Walker side-by-side at the old Trico Speedway.

Growing up in Richmond, not many of our guys ran the old dirt Trico layout, but ran South Boston's asphalt instead on Saturday night. After Trico was paved some of the Richmond guys would go down. The first paved Trico race was held on September 5, 1970.

My buddy Frank in Pennsylvania has a great series of color transparencies of Ray Hendrick getting airborne in the first turn, landing by a pond after the track was paved. I'd love to get him to post some of his stuff on RacersReunion one day.

I was curious to see when my racing hero Ray Hendrick made his first Trico appearance. Didn't take me long. The archived November 30, 1970 edition of The Danville Bee carries the story.

http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=100287549

Ray showed up there for the first time for a big 150 lap show paying $1,200 to win on Sunday, November 29, 1970. Although Ray "only" qualified on the outside pole beside pole sitter Eddie Royster, it was Hendrick who led ALL 150 laps and took home the money. Al Glascock was the only car to finish on the lead lap with Ray. If there was a big payday on the east coast in modified or late model, Ray was usually there and more often than not took home the winner's purse.

I hope I can get Frank to post some photos some day. He's got 'em from everywhere starting around 1962.

I was at that race and if i am not mistaken Ray replaced that windshield after going out of the track in practice.Someone blew an engine and he hit the oil and away he went.Ray was one of the best i have every seen.

Oh, I forgot he won the race!

Thanks, Frank!

That's funny, Billy. Thanks for sharing.