The Historical Site for the New London-Waterford Speedbowl
1959 Feature Winners
1959 WEEKLY DIVISION WINNERS
DATE
LAPS
SPORTSMAN
LAPS
NON-FORDS
LAPS
BOMBERS
EVENT NOTES
04-19 (sun)
25
Johnny Sandberg
25
Benny Derosier
10
Ed Priest
04-26 (sun)
RAIN
16
Charlie Webster
10
Ed Priest
NF feature shortened (rain)
05-03 (sun)
25
Dick Beauregard 1
25
Bill Greco
10
Dick Dunn
25
Red Foote
05-10 (sun)
25
Bill Slater
25
Charlie Webster
10
John Arrigoni
05-17 (sun)
RAIN
25
Benny Derosier
10
Lou Caso
05-24 (sun)
25
Dick Beauregard 2
23
Rene Charland
10
John Arrigoni
NF feature shortened (red flag)
25
Don Collins
05-30
50
Joe McNulty
25
Rene Charland
10
John Arrigoni
MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
06-06
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
06-13
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
06-17 (wed)
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
06-20
25
Bill Slater
25
Charlie Webster
10
Turk Hewitt
06-24 (wed)
25
Don Collins
25
Tom Sutcliffe
10
Turk Hewitt
06-27
25
Johnny Thompson
25
Rene Charland
10
Turk Hewitt
07-01 (wed)
25
Bill Slater
25
Charlie Webster
10
Turk Hewitt
07-03 (wed)
off
off
15
Turk Hewitt
4th of JULY SPECIAL
07-04
35
Bill Slater
25
Rene Charland
10
Walt Dombroswki
07-08 (wed)
25
Russ Foote
25
Benny Derosier
10
Turk Hewitt
07-11
35
Bill Slater
25
Rene Charland
10
Dick Dunn
07-15 (wed)
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
07-18
35
Don Collins
25
Charlie Webster
10
Turk Hewitt
07-22 (wed)
25
Fred Luchesi
25
Benny Derosier
10
Walt Dombroswki
07-25
25
Bill Slater
25
Tom Sutcliffe
10
Walt Dombroswki
07-29 (wed)
25
Bill Slater
25
Charlie Webster
10
Turk Hewitt
08-01
25
Ted Stack
25
Tom Sutcliffe
10
Walt Dombroswki
08-05 (wed)
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
08-08
RAIN
25
Tom Sutcliffe
off
08-12 (wed)
25
Bill Slater
25
Dick Beauregard
10
J. Martin
08-15
50
Bill Slater 3
25
Tom Sutcliffe
10
Newt Palm
$10,000 NEW ENGLAND SWEEPSTAKES
25
Don Collins
08-19 (wed)
25
Bill Slater
25
Charlie Webster
10
Newt Palm
08-22
25
Bill Slater
25
Ray Delisle
10
Newt Palm
08-26 (wed)
25
Bill Slater
25
Ted Stack
10
Newt Palm
08-29
24
Don CollinsA
25
Ted Stack
10
B. Strong
Mod feature shortened (see footnote)
09-02 (wed)
25
Dick Beauregard
25
Ted Stack
10
Newt Palm
09-05
25
Bill Slater
25
Charlie Webster
10
Newt Palm
09-07 (mon)
25
Dick Beauregard
25
Ted Stack
25
Turk Hewitt
LABOR DAY SPECIAL
09-12
25
Red Foote
25
Charlie Webster
10
Turk Hewitt
09-19
25
Don Collins
25
Dick Beauregard
10
Lou Caso
09-26
25
Dick Beauregard
25
Charlie Webster
10
Newt Palm
10-04 (sun)
25
Don Collins
25
Ted Stack
10
Newt Palm
Trapeze Thrill Show
10-11 (sun)
25
Johnny Sandberg
25
Bill Greco
10
Turk Hewitt
10-18 (sun)
50
Bill Slater
25
Charlie Webster
10
Newt Palm
OCTOBER CHAMPIONSHIP
10-25 (sun)
50
Bill Slater
50
Ted Stack
21
Newt Palm
FINALE
1 rescheduled from 4-26 (rain) 2 rescheduled from 5-17 (rain) 3 rescheduled from 8-8 (rain) A race was declared only 24 laps in length (scoring error) via protest by Bill Slater