Joy Fair fans

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Michigan's winningest racer with over 700 feature wins. His career spanned 50 years.

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Joy Fair photos

Joy Fair at Stan Yee 150 at Flat Rock 2009

Joy Fair racing Tommy Maier and Ed Howe

Track Championships (work in progress)
Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio:
'67, '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, '74, '81
Flat Rock Speedway, Flat Rock, Michigan:
'65, '67, '69, '70, '71, '72, '75, '76, '79, '81
Mt Clemens Racetrack, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. (ARCA racetrack):
'74, '75, '76, '77 and also 1981 Latemodel champion
Dixie Motor Speedway, Birch Run, Michigan (Superstocks)
'64, and winner of the first Dixie Classic in '64 and again in '66 and '75.

Note: In 1973 Joy broke his back in a racing accident and wasn't able to drive. I believe it was at Toledo. No track championships that year, but Joe Ruttman drove the 4 door Maverick to many victories subbing for Joy.

Discussion Forum

Dennis Schalm's story of Joy's Cavalier 3 Replies

Started by Pete Banchoff. Last reply by Dennis Schalm Aug 19.

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Comment by bnorton734 on November 30, 2009 at 10:08pm

Comment by bnorton734 on November 30, 2009 at 10:06pm

Comment by Pete Banchoff on November 10, 2009 at 12:13pm: Joy Fair at Sandusky

Comment by Pete Banchoff on November 10, 2009 at 12:11pm: Joy Fair 1969?

Comment by bnorton734 on November 6, 2009 at 10:30pm

Comment by Dennis Schalm on September 26, 2009 at 4:11pm: In the many years I've known Joy he let me buy lunch . . . once.

Comment by Pete Banchoff on September 22, 2009 at 7:41pm: Found out from a good friend who had lunch with Joy who "Sid the Kid" was. (BTW, Joy bought). Turns out it was a crew member named Larry Conger. He got the nickname from the movie "el Cid" from 1961 starring Charleton Heston and Sophia Loren. When Herman, who didn't know the history, did the car he spelled it Sid. According to Joy he wasn't a great mechanic by any means but Herman put him on the car because he was on the crew. DAR on the other hand was fantastic and could make parts from Joy's description. No drawings or measurements. He just knew what Joy was looking for. I think he was a pattern maker at GM.

It just blows my mind the kind of memory these race drivers have after all these years.

Comment by Pete Banchoff on September 11, 2009 at 10:08am: Does anyone have a picture of the yellow #799 Ford that Joy won the track championship at Flat rock in 1965? I think it was a '58 ford.
Pete