| as your earliest memory of auto racing? I | | | | favorites], Bruno Brackey aka the Flying Mailman |
| remember watching a weekly TV show called | | | | due to his day job, George and Ed Brunnhoelzl, |
| "Jalopy Races From Hollywood". This was my | | | | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. [George Jr. built the famed |
| earliest memory of having interest in following the | | | | Brunnhoelzl jack used by many NASCAR Winston |
| sport of auto racing. | | | | Cup teams today.], Axel Anderson, Richie Evans, |
| One of my most favorite memories when | | | | Jerry Cook, Charlie Jarzombek, Gary Winters, |
| growing up in the 50's and 60's was being able to | | | | Fred Harbach, George Wagner, Bill Spade, Tom |
| hear the auto racing action [stock cars and open | | | | Baldwin, Red Raynor, Reinhardt and many more. |
| cockpit midget] at Freeport Speedway in Freeport | | | | Freeport Stadium had gone through a series of |
| New York, from two [2] towns away. They ran | | | | different promoters over the years. This list |
| races during the summer on Tuesday night, | | | | included the names Kedenburg, Larry Mendelsohn, |
| Friday night, and Saturday night. Going to the | | | | Duke Donaldson, and Don Campi. Duke Donaldson |
| races as a spectator was also a rush for me. | | | | was well know as the voice of Freeport |
| I loved everything about it, the smell of racing | | | | Speedway. As the track announcer, Donaldson for |
| fuel, burning rubber, sawdust and hot dogs from | | | | many years opened a race event with |
| the food concessions. During the late 50's and | | | | announcing, "Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to |
| early 60's the racing drew large crowds of | | | | Freeport Stadium, the oldest continuously-run |
| spectators. I can see in my minds eye to this | | | | racetrack in the United States" and thanking |
| day, all the activity, the vendors selling race | | | | everyone for visiting "Freeport Speedway in |
| collectibles, the sound and smell of the concession | | | | tropical Freeport." His style did much to create a |
| stands [pop corn, hot dogs and the like. I can still | | | | feeling of great action and professionalism for any |
| hear the beer vendor as his went up and down | | | | given race event. |
| the stands yelling out the familiar phrase of "Get | | | | The second half of the 60's began a decline in the |
| Ya Cold Beer Here" Of course I was too young | | | | popularity of stock car racing in Freeport. There |
| to become one of his customers. Other vendors | | | | were still many promotions being done but paid |
| sold copies of Speedway News, programs, hot | | | | attendance declined. |
| dogs, replica racing flags and many more items. | | | | Racing at Freeport took a final curtain in 1983 |
| Some of the great racers that ran a Freeport | | | | after 50 years of continuous operation. |
| Stadium are Les Ley, Jim Lacy [One of my | | | | |