The Historical Site for the New London-Waterford Speedbowl
1953 Feature Winners
1953 WEEKLY DIVISION WINNERS
DATE
LAPS
SPORTSMAN STOCKS
LAPS
NON-FORDS
EVENT NOTES
04-05 (sun)
25
Dom DeLaura
20
Lou Tetreault
EASTER SUNDAY
04-12 (sun)
RAIN
RAIN
04-19 (sun)
RAIN
RAIN
04-26 (sun)
RAIN
RAIN
05-03 (sun)
50
Red Foote
20
Bud Matter
APRIL CHAMPIONSHIP
05-09
25
Red Foote
17
Bud Matter
NF feature shortened (red flag)
05-13 (wed)
25
Red Bolduc
20
Bud Matter
05-16
25
Red Foote
20
Bob Tyson
05-20 (wed)
25
Fred Luchesi
20
Bob Cahoon A
05-23
25
Fred Luchesi
18
Tom Van Epps
NF feature shortened (red flag)
05-27 (wed)
RAIN
RAIN
05-28 (thu)
25
Fred Luchesi 1
20
Bud Matter 1
05-30
50
Red Foote
20
Ted Dean
MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
05-31 (sun)
25
Joe McNulty
off
06-03 (wed)
25
Red Foote
20
Tom Van Epps
06-06
50
Cy Yates
off
SM feature – Mad Cap event
06-10 (wed)
25
Joe McNulty
20
Lou Tetreault
06-13
25
Dave Humphrey
20
Tom Van Epps
06-17 (wed)
25
Joe McNulty
18
Tom Van Epps
NF feature shortened (red flag)
06-20
25
Don Collins
20
Tom Van Epps
06-24 (wed)
25
Don Collins
50
Bud Matter
06-27
25
Leo Boudreau
20
Bud Matter
07-01 (wed)
RAIN
RAIN
07-04
off
20
Bud Matter
4th of JULY SPECIAL
07-08 (wed)
25
Joe McNulty
20
Charlie Eccleston
07-11
25
Fred Luchesi
20
Bud Matter
07-15 (wed)
25
Fred Luchesi
20
Ray Legary B
07-18
25
Red Foote
19
Ray Legary
NF feature shortened (red flag)
07-22 (wed)
25
Red Foote
20
Ed Priest
07-25
25
Ray Delisle
20
Bud Matter
07-29 (wed)
25
Leo Boudreau
20
Ted Dean
08-01
25
Johnny Thompson
20
Lou Tetreault
08-05 (wed)
25
Fred Luchesi
20
Bud Matter
08-08
100
Ray Delisle
20
Lou Tetreault
MID-SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP 100
08-12 (wed)
25
Red Foote
20
Bud Matter
08-15
25
Red Foote
20
Frank Chapman
08-19 (wed)
25
Red Foote
20
Frank Chapman
08-22
25
Don Collins
20
Bud Matter
08-26 (wed)
23
Red Foote
20
Johnny Savage
SM feature shortened (red flag)
08-29
25
Fred Luchesi
20
Ted Dean
09-02 (wed)
25
Red Foote
20
Jack Connell
09-05
25
Red Foote
20
Darwin ‘Bud’ Matter
09-07 (mon)
50
Ray Delisle
50
Tom Van Epps
LABOR DAY SPECIAL
09-09 (wed)
25
Don Collins
20
Lou Tetreault
09-12
25
Red Foote
20
Lou Tetreault
09-16 (wed)
25
Red Foote
20
Tom Van Epps
09-19
25
Fred Luchesi
20
Bob Tyson
09-26
48
Fred Luchesi
20
Tom Van Epps
SM feature – Mad Cap event; shortened (red flag)
10-04 (sun)
100
Dave Roghoff
20
Charlie Schreiber
FALL CHAMPIONSHIP
10-11 (sun)
100
Red Foote C
20
Bud Matter
CALVALCADE OF CHAMPIONS/non-points
10-18 (sun)
off
20
Bud Matter
non-points
1 rescheduled from 5-27 (rain) A awarded victory when Bud Matter was penalized 4 spots for jumping initial start B awarded victory when Irwin Fox was DQ’ed (illegal motor) C awarded victory when Foote’s protest for being dumped for the lead by Ray Delisle was upheld; $500 purse split evenly
