York Reunion and Nostalgia Nationals

[Dave Stinner]

If anyone will be in the area this weekend, there's the York Reunion and Nostalgia Nationals going on at Toyota Arena, York Expo Center, York Fairgrounds, York, PA

Personalities include "Miss Hurst Golden Shifter" Linda Vaughn, Akron Arlen Vanke, "Ohio George" Montgomery, "Miss Mighty Mopar" Judy Lilly, Bruce Larson, Joe Jacono, Bob Harrop, Sam Auxier, Jr., Ken Montgomery, Ed Hedrick, the World Super Stock Champions Ray Allen,
Bernie Agaman, and Ed Miller; Bud Faubel, Jim & Alison Lee, Tom Sneden, Jere Stahl, Ed Kohler, Jungle Pam, Paul Blevins, and the list goes on and on. All will be available for autographs and one on one conversation.

The Legion of Honor ceremonies will be held on Friday evening at 6 p.m. Twelve deserving individuals will be inducted into the Legion of Honor. They will receive individual awards and their names placed upon a perpetual award that will be placed in the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing at York Springs, PA. This year's recipients include Ralph Truppi, Don Yenko, Malcolm Durham, Ray Allen, Bernie Agaman, Paul Mayo, George Weiler, Tom Sneden, Walt Weney, Jr., Marvin Rifchin, Wally Bell, and Harold Ramsey.

The show opens Friday, July 13 at 1 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. Saturday, July 14 from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Admission is $20.00 for special two day discount ticket, $12.00 single day, children under 12 free, and free parking.

Sunday action turns to Beaver Springs Dragway for the Fourth Annual York Nostalgia Nationals for the East's finest nostalgia drag racing event. Gates open at 8 a.m. Spectators $20 or $50 a carload, or race for $30.

I spoke with my father, Jerry Stinner, and he said Frank Iaconio might also show up if he's not too busy building engines for Mike Edwards. BTW, there's an article about Frank over at Competition Plus

[Michael Beard]

6th Annual York Nostalgia show info is available at www.yorknostalgia.com

Beaver Springs will be having a Nostalgia Test & Tune that Saturday. The race flyer for the 4th Annual Year One York Nostalgia Nationals is on www.beaversprings.com

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

I want to go to this deal, but mainly would love to get my parents to go to it.

[Michael Beard]

What, and go to probably one of the coolest races on the planet?



Tons more pictures and event info at http://www.beaversprings.com

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

hey both our Monza's are 1975, wonder what class they would fall into. Wish i would have checked sooner on this.
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[Rich Biebel]

I would like to be at this event... Out in York, that was a great racetrack in the old days and many people I kew from the old days....Ralph, Bernie, Ray and others that have special memories to me......like Linda Vaughn who shared the winners circle with me when I won the SummerNationals. I just saw her on TV at Daytona for the Pepsi 400......She's a great lady and I love seeing her. She has a smile for everyone and I still remember our special winners picture session! She even helped me win the event...sort of!

[ss wannabee]

Rich, were you the 1970 Summernationals Stock Elim. winner?

[Rich Biebel]

No....the 1970 SummerNationals was the very first and it was held at York. Dave Boertman won if I remember right. My partner and I had an H/S '68 Chevy II. We did not make the field. We made poor runs in the heat of the summer compared to earlier that spring. Wrong flywheel, wrong trans.first gear...... Many racers today have no idea what it was like to run on asphalt....no concrete starting lines and 7" slicks in the hot summer......Let the clutch out and "dig a hole"...........We needed an aluminum flywheel and maybe less first gear or less rear gear.....The right lane had an abnormal number or redlites in the first round of some categories....SuperStock mainly, and drivers were waiting to be sure and stay green....they lost...Ray Allen was one in the Chevelle when he could easily have won that race......well that's how I remember it anyway!