Ray platte

David l steelman
@david-l-steelman
12 years ago
31 posts
Died at south Boston speedway va, 1963. Driving #9 owned by franh Steelman Jr, Boonville nc. Regular driver was ken rush, high point nc. Ken had broke his ankle playing softball, ray was filling in. I know this for sure, I was there and drove the tow truck home with the wreck car. David Steelman brother of frank.
updated by @david-l-steelman: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
12 years ago
9,137 posts

Ray Platte was remembered for many years with memorial races at South Boston and Langley Field.

This photo of Ray, taken in a Norfolk studio, was posted online by the daughter of racer Ralph Rose at The Vintage Racer site.




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