Gary Reddick
| Gary Reddick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gary M. Reddick August 19, 1938 Ottawa Canada |
| Died | August 6, 2014 (aged 75) |
| Debut season | 1960 |
| Car number | V-3 |
| Championships | 7 |
| Wins | ≈200 |
| Finished last season | 1981 |
Gary Reddick (August 19, 1938 – August 6, 2014) was a driver of modified stock cars. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he captured 7 track titles and nearly 200 feature wins in the northeastern United States and the southeastern Canada.[1][2]
Racing career
Gary Reddick was born in Ottawa, Canada, and as a teenager moved with his family to a farm in Depauville, New York, a small hamlet with just one service station. John Geng, the station's owner, fielded a car numbered Suzy-0 at the Watertown Speedway NY, and eventually added the S-1 and S-2 to the stable. Reddick joined the pit crew in 1959, and by the end of the 1960 season, was driving the S-3. The following season the S-3 became his enduring V-3.[2]
Reddick won his first feature event in 1962 and went on to win track championships at Brewerton Speedway NY, Can-Am Speedway NY, Evans Mills Speedway NY, Kingston Speedway ON, and the Watertown Speedway.[2] He also competed successfully at other east coast tracks, including the Capital City Speedway ON, Fulton Speedway NY, Martinsville Speedway VA, Oswego Speedway NY, the Syracuse Mile NY, and Trenton Speedway NJ.[2][3][4][5][6]
In 1967, Reddick and fellow racer Dutch Hoag were credited with saving the life of veteran racer Billy Blum in a fiery crash at Fulton Speedway. Eleven years later, Reddick was faced with a similar situation at Can-Am Speedway, where he and driver Lew Miller pulled driver Kurt Bronson out of his burning car, although Bronson succumbed to his injuries weeks later.[2]
Reddick was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2010.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Reddick receives Hall of Fame call". Watertown Daily Times. March 16, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via NNY360 Archives.
- ^ a b c d e f Rowe, Gary (May 9, 2010). "Reddick To Be Honored At May 30 NE Hall Inductions". SuperDIRTcar Series. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Reddick winner at Fulton track". The Post Standard. April 21, 1969. p. 53. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Reddick is winner of title race". Watertown Daily Times. September 14, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via NNY360 Archives.
- ^ "Reddick car headliner". Ottawa Citizen. June 8, 1972. p. 20. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Reddick Wins". The Post Standard. May 23, 1977. p. 34. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.