Thank you Larry Woodruff for the second picture of car #30; Also, thank you Larry for stirring up the question about who the driver of the car actually was..... Ron Taylor
From Ford Easton comes a report that he has been in contact with the brothers - Doug & Don - and received a phone call which should put the question of the driver of the car #30 to rest in his original photo:
"I sent the two pictures shown --- to the living brothers that were part of the great 3 that raced together as the 3 "D"s. A call from one of the brothers, Don, this morning confirmed that the unknown
driver is Del Yochum (Dellus Frank Yochum). Del passed several years ago and doesn't know his picture has been seen by thousands across our land. Don drove the 31 car, Doug the 3D car and Del the 30 car. The brothers would sometimes switch the cars they drove to many winner circles
back in the 50s and 60s. Don thinks the picture of our unknown driver and car was taken at Lancaster Speedway when the track was dirt(1959 - 62 or 63)."....Ford Easton.
summary......
Picture #1 supplied by Ford Easton is probably Del Yochum as he raced at the dirt version at Lancaster Raceway between 1959 & 1963.
Picture #2 supplied by Larry Woodruff is possibly a "switch driver" of Doug Yochum driving the #30 car of his brother, Del at Cuba NY Raceway.
Both pictures are of the same car......
For 100% certain, it has been a fun time discussing the question of an unknown of the greatest time in racing, the 50s and 60s including ALLEGANY COUNTY NY's contribution to the sport! Ron Taylor
