By TOM AVENENGO
Here is part 2 of 6 parts on ARDC (mostly) midget racing in the northeast.
1946 – Midget racing in the Northeast – continued:
This week’s featured photo is Tony Bonadies in the Buck Wheeler # 21 Ofy.
Vernon Land in his # 15 Ford.
George Fonder in a Ken Hickey Ford midget
Pushing the Barzda # 33 Ford over the bridge at Danbury. Joe might be at the right side of the car.
Hinchliffe Stadium, NJ
16th June 1946
1 Lew Volk
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Rex Records
Yellow Jacket Speedway, PA
17th June 1946
1 Larry Bloomer
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 George Fonder
Lanham Speedway, MD
18th June 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Len Duncan
3 Tony Bonadies
West Springfield Speedway, MA
18th June 1946
1 George Rice 25 laps
2 Ed Casterline
3 Jeep Colkitt
4 Dee Toran
5 Dutch Schaefer
Victory Speedway, Orange County Fairgrounds, NY
19th June 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Art Cross
West Haven Speedway, CT
20th June 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 George Rice
3 Bill Holmes
Danbury Speedway, CT
22nd June 1946
Feature
1 Ray Nestor
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Dutch Schaefer
Bloomer crossed the line first but was penalised for passing Nestor under yellow.
West Springfield Speedway, MA
22nd June 1946
1 9 George Rice Hagedorn
2 Herm Delisle Barlow V8
3 Art Cross
4 Bill Holmes Curtis Offenhauser
5 Ed Eng
Hinchliffe Stadium, NJ
23rd June 1946
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Bill Schindler
3 Mike Josephs
Yellow Jacket Speedway, PA
24th June 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Shorty McAndrews
3 George Fonder
Lanham Speedway, MD
25th June 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 George Fonder
3 Larry Bloomer
Victory Speedway, Orange County Fairgrounds, NY
26th June 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
1 Bill Holmes
-2 Ray Nestor
3 Dutch Schaefer
West Haven Speedway, CT
27th June 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 George Rice
2 Ray Nestor
3 Jeep Colkitt
Hinchliffe Stadium, NJ
28th June 1946
1 Shorty McAndrews
2 Rex Records
3 Mike Josephs
Danbury Speedway, CT
29th June 1946
Feature
1 George Fonder
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Ted Tappett
West Springfield Speedway, MA
29th June 1946
1 9 George Rice Hagedorn 25 laps
2 Lloyd Christopher Hough
3 Chet Gibbons Wheeler Offenhauser
4 Al Lockwood
5 Chet Conklin
Yellow Jacket Speedway, PA
1st July 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Art Cross
3 Charlie Breslin
Lanham Speedway, MD
2nd July 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Mike Josephs
Danbury Speedway, CT
3rd July 1946
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer 19 laps
2 Ray Nestor
3 Len Fanelli
Victory Speedway, Orange County Fairgrounds, NY
3rd July 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
1 Charlie Breslin
West Haven Speedway, CT
4th July 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Lloyd Christopher
Yellow Jacket Speedway, PA
4th July 1946
1 Rex Records
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Dutch Schaefer
Hinchliffe Stadium, NJ
5th July 1946
1 Rex Records
2 Ted Tappett
3 Charlie Miller
Danbury Speedway, CT
6th July 1946
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Ted Tappett
3 George Fonder
West Springfield Speedway, MA -31
6th July 1946
1 George Rice 25 laps
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Jeep Colkitt
Victory Speedway, Orange County Fairgrounds, NY
10th July 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
1 Ray Nestor
2 Len Duncan
3 Jeep Colkitt
West Haven Speedway, CT
11th July 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 George Rice
3 Ray Nestor
Yellow Jacket Speedway, PA
11th July 1946
1 Johnny Jars
2 Len Duncan
3 George Fonder
Hinchliffe Stadium, NJ
12th July 1946
1 Jeep Colkitt
2 George Fonder
3 Rex Records
Danbury Speedway, CT
13th July 1946
Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Rex Records
West Springfield Speedway, MA
13th July 1946
1 George Rice 25 laps
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Lloyd Christopher
Victory Speedway, Orange County Fairgrounds, NY
17th July 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Rex Records
West Haven Speedway, CT
18th July 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 George Rice
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Al Lockwood
Hinchliffe Stadium, NJ
19th July 1946
1 Jeep Colkitt
2 Art Cross
3 Dutch Schaefer
Danbury Speedway, CT
20th July 1946
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 George Fonder
3 Lou Volk
West Springfield Speedway, MA
20th July 1946
1 Chet Gibbons Wheeler Offenhauser 25 laps
2 Len Fanelli
3 Ted Tappett
4 Jeep Colkitt
Victory Speedway, Orange County Fairgrounds, NY
24th July 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
1 Bill Schindler
2 Bill Holmes
3 Dutch Schaefer
Yellow Jacket Speedway, PA
25th July 1946
1 Ted Tappett
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Bill Holmes
Hinchliffe Stadium, NJ
26th July 1946
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Bill Schindler
3 Charlie Miller