Class A Coupes

Northeastern Speedway Class A/Coupe division feature event winners and champions, 1959-1965. Division ran limited schedule in 1964, raced most of 1965, did not race in 1966 season.

CLASS A/COUPE TRACK CHAMPIONS, 1959-1965

1959 - JOHNNY GAMMELL - ST. JOHNSBURY, VT

1960 - GLEN ANDREWS - OXFORD, ME

1961 - RONNIE MARVIN - BETHLEHEM, NH

1962 - LEE INGERSON - NORTH HAVERHILL, NH

1963 - LEE INGERSON - NORTH HAVERHILL, NH

1964 - DENNY DEARBORN - PLYMOUTH, NH

1965 - DOUG INGERSON - NORTH HAVERHILL, NH

ALL-TIME CLASS A/COUPE FEATURE WINNERS, 1959-1965

Ronnie Marvin - 14

Lee Ingerson - 11

Glen Andrews - 8

Tony Colicchio - 8

Johnny Gammell - 7

Harold Hanaford - 7

Denny Dearborn - 4
Larry Granger - 4

Doug Ingerson - 4
Ray Stygles - 4

Bob Bissell - 3

Mutt Dexter - 3

Chet Wood - 3

Jack Coolbeth - 2
Skip Easter - 2
Ken Fenoff - 2

Roy Forsythe - 2

Russ Ingerson - 2
Paul Martel - 2

Freddie Mills - 2
Merlin Bean - 1
Paul Belknap - 1

Jerry Bigelow - 1

Pete Bryant - 1

Ray Coffin, Jr. - 1

Al Corey - 1

Mickey Cross - 1

Glen Gadapee - 1

Dick Gammell - 1

Clint Gerard - 1

Steve Huckins - 1

Satch Hunt - 1

Harold Marshall - 1

Jim Thomas - 1

Bobby Waugh - 1

1959

Date Winner Hometown

7/18 Johnny Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT

7/25 Johnny Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT

8/01 Johnny Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT

8/08 Paul Belknap St. Johnsbury, VT

8/15 Johnny Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT

8/22 rained out

8/29 Mickey Cross Burlington, VT

9/07 Ken Fenoff St. Johnsbury, VT

9/12 Mutt Dexter Lisbon, NH

9/19 Johnny Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT

10/03 Jack Coolbeth St. Johnsbury, VT

10/10 Johnny Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT

1961

Date Winner Hometown

5/20 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

5/27 Bobby Waugh Barre, VT

6/03 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

6/10 Ray Stygles Fairlee, VT

(Triple Crown)

6/17 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

6/24 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

(Triple Crown)

7/01 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

7/04 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

7/15 Tony Colicchio Barre, VT

(7/08 rainout)

7/15 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

7/22 Larry Granger Barre, VT

(Triple Crown)

7/29 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

8/05 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

(Mid-Season Championship)

8/12 Tony Colicchio Barre, VT

8/19 Bob Bissell Cabot, VT

9/02 Tony Colicchio Barre, VT

(8/26 rainout)

9/02 Tony Colicchio Barre, VT

9/04 Tony Colicchio Barre, VT

(Vt. State Stock Car Championship)

9/09 Tony Colicchio Barre, VT

9/16 Ray Stygles Fairlee, VT

9/23 Bob Bissell Cabot, VT

9/30 Paul Martel Plymouth, NH

1963

Date Winner Hometown

5/25 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

6/01 Glen Gadapee St. Johnsbury, VT

6/08 Ray Coffin, Jr. Fairlee, VT

6/15 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

6/22 Johnny Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT

6/29 Harold Hanaford Plymouth, NH

7/03 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

7/06 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

7/13 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

7/20 Denny Dearborn Plymouth, NH

7/27 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

8/03 Chet Wood Orange, VT

(Mid-Season Championship)

8/10 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

8/19 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

(8/17 rainout)

9/02 Freddie Mills Groveton, NH

(Vt. State Stock Car Championship - 50 laps)

9/07 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

9/14 Harold Hanaford Plymouth, NH

(Northeastern 100)

1965

Date Winner Hometown

5/22 Chet Wood Orange, VT

5/31 Doug Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

(Memorial Day special)

6/05 Harold Hanaford Plymouth, NH

6/12 rained out

6/19 Harold Hanaford Plymouth, NH

6/26 Doug Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

7/05 Doug Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

7/10 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

7/17 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

(Triple Crown)

7/24 Tony Colicchio Barre, VT

(Triple Crown)

7/31 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

(Mid-Season Championship)

8/07 rained out

8/14 Doug Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

8/21 Jim Thomas Meredith, NH

8/28 ??? (no information available)

1960

Date Winner Hometown

5/21 Freddie Mills Groveton, NH

5/28 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

5/30 Jerry Bigelow St. Johnsbury, VT

6/04 Glen Andrews Oxford, ME

6/11 Ray Stygles Fairlee, VT

6/18 Glen Andrews Oxford, ME

6/25 Skip Easter St. Johnsbury, VT

7/02 Glen Andrews Oxford, ME

7/04 Ken Fenoff St. Johnsbury, VT

7/09 Pete Bryant St. Johnsbury, VT

7/16 Skip Easter St. Johnsbury, VT

7/23 Glen Andrews Oxford, ME

7/30 Glen Andrews Oxford, ME

8/06 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

8/10 Jack Coolbeth St. Johnsbury, VT

8/13 Satch Hunt Franconia, NH

8/20 Harold Hanaford Plymouth, NH

8/27 Steve Huckins Plymouth, NH

9/03 Glen Andrews Oxford, ME

9/05 Glen Andrews Oxford, ME

9/10 Glen Andrews Oxford, ME

9/17 Al Corey Hardwick, VT

(Vt. State Stock Car Championship Event)

9/24 Dick Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT

10/01 Harold Marshall Groveton, NH

1962

Date Winner Hometown

5/19 Ray Stygles Fairlee, VT

5/26 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

6/02 Paul Martel Plymouth, NH

6/09 Tony Colicchio Barre, VT

(Triple Crown)

6/16 Ronnie Marvin Bethlehem, NH

6/23 Chet Wood Orange, VT

7/03 Larry Granger Barre, VT

(Triple Crown)

7/07 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

(6/30 rainout)

7/07 Merlin Bean Wrightsville, VT

7/14 Clint Gerard Littleton, NH

(Triple Crown)

7/21 rained out

7/28 Roy Forsythe Keene, NH

8/04 Larry Granger Barre, VT

(Mid-Season Championship)

8/14 ??? (8/11 rained out, 8/14 scheduled to be make-up date - no results known)

8/18 Roy Forsythe Keene, NH

(Triple Crown)

8/25 Mutt Dexter Lisbon, NH

9/01 Harold Hanaford Plymouth, NH

9/03 Larry Granger Barre, VT

(Labor Day special)

9/08 Mutt Dexter Lisbon, NH

9/15 Bob Bissell Cabot, VT

(Northeastern 100)

9/22 Twin State Championship Race, rained out after 10 laps - running order: Rip Lowe, Sylvio Bilodeau, Skip Easter, Russ Ingerson, Glen Gadapee

1964

Date Winner Hometown

5/23 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH

5/30 Harold Hanaford Plymouth, NH

6/06 Denny Dearborn Plymouth, NH

6/13 ??? (no information available)

6/20 ??? (no information available)

6/27 ??? (no information available)

7/11 Denny Dearborn Plymouth, NH

9/07 Denny Dearborn Plymouth, NH

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