FLEMINGTON 100
Flemington Fairgrounds
Flemington New Jersey
Tuesday, July 21, 1970
Grand American race #22 of 1970 was held at the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway a square shaped mile dirt surface with the corners rounded. It was the fourth of a 5 event STP Northern Tour after a 340 mile trip from Loudon on Sunday. Starting line ups were determined by qualifying heats won by Tiny Lund and Jim Paschal.
Tiny Lund led the first 16 laps while most drivers struggled with mud covering their windshields before yielding to Paschal who stayed out front until lap 51 when he was caught up in a wreck that injured two drivers. The NASCAR Newsletter race result list Stan Starr Sr. was driving the #9 Camaro but news reports of the accident list Stan Starr Jr. as the driver. The #9 Camaro spun out in 3 and 4 and was hit head on by Ken Rush running wide open. Both drivers were hospitalized in serious condition with Starr suffering a broken leg and Rush loosing 12 teeth while breaking his sternum and jaw. Paschal was able to pit under the caution and repair the damage to his Javelin enough to continue. Tom Cox was also involved but was able to continue until a later wreck side lined him that involved Starrs other Camaro driven by Tom Tiller. After the wreck Lund would move into the lead and hold it the rest of the way to record his 15 th win of 1970 with Jim Paschal close behind in second.
Lund earned $1,400 of the $9,030 purse. Of note on the purses for the Tour events was how the funds were distributed. The payout did not drop off as fast as you went down the order. No finisher got less than $200.
Twenty four cars took the green and 10 were running at the finish. There were 3 cautions for 26 laps.
Fin Srt Car # Driver Car Laps Status
1 1 55 Tiny Lund 69 Camaro 200 Running
2 2 14 Jim Paschal 70 Javelin 200 Running
3 4 3 Doug Aldridge 69 Camaro 199 Running
4 5 15 Wayne Andrews 70 Cougar 198 Running
5 12 88 T. C. Hunt 68 Camaro 191 Running
6 8 87 Buck Baker 70 Firebird 191 Running
7 22 26 Richard Childress 68 Camaro 187 Running
8 15 7 Jimmy Vaughn 69 Camaro 171 Running
9 13 39 Earl Briggs 69 Camaro 170 Running
10 20 27 Jerry Hufflin 68 Camaro 163 Running
11 17 89 Tom Cox 68 Camaro 149 Wreck
12 11 17 Ernie Shaw 68 Mustang 134 Engine
13 16 0 Al Hammond 68 Camaro 125 Wreck
14 10 8 Phil Wills 69 Camaro 96 Broke axle
15 21 19 Bobby Brewer 68 Camaro 67 Rear end
16 6 44 Ken Rush 69 Camaro 49 Wreck
17 18 9 Stan Starr 68 Camaro 48 Wreck
18 9 64 Joe Phipps 70 Mustang 32 Oil leak
19 19 33 Joe Dean Huss 69 Camaro 20 Radiator
20 14 82 Bill Chevalier 68 Mustang 14 Rear end
21 23 24 Phil Spiak 68 Camaro 14 Heating
22 24 96 Jim Hall 69 Javelin 5 Water pump
23 3 16 Max Berrier 70 Javelin 3 Rear end
24 7 86 David Boggs 69 Firebird 1 Broke valve
Personal note: Wayne Andrews drove the same 70 Cougar in this event that he used in the Paul Revere 250 at Daytona where it was equipped with lights and a windshield wiper. The lights were removed but the wiper came in handy early in the race when the track was muddy. Wayne flipped on the wiper and it worked keeping the windshield clean.
Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway
Paschal leads Lund early in the race. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.
#82 Bill Chevalier and #3 Doug Aldridge. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.
#15 Wayne Andrews and #33 Joe Dean Huss. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.
#44 Ken Rush and #87 Buck Baler. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.
#8 Phil Wills and Phil Spiak. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.
#64 Joe Phipps. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.
#26 Richard Childress and #87 Buck Baker. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.
#9 Starr Camaro and # 89 Tom Cox. Somewhere in that cloud of smoke is the Ken Rush Camaro. Rush sustained injuries that took him out of the car the rest of the season. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.
Tiny Lund in the Ronnie Hopkins prepared Pepsi Camaro. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.
updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
