Calvin
Reynolds has been involved in racing at a variety of levels - as
a stock car driver and owner, as a flagman, as a track owner and
back as a race driver. Calvin has even raced motorcycles and
snowmobiles.
But, it is his accomplishments at Beech Ridge Speedway where
he is most known, excluding his success in the business world
selling motorcycles and snowmobiles.
Calvin’s stock car racing career began in 1960 in the Class
B Bomber division at Beech Ridge. He won back-to-back Bomber
track championships in 1969 and 1970.
Three years later, Calvin shocked the Maine racing community
when he purchased Beech Ridge from founder Jim McConnell. In
1981, eight years after purchasing the track, Calvin sold the
speedway to Ralph Cusack.
Calvin dusted off the racing helmet and returned to racing,
driving in the speedway’s Late Model division. In 1983, Calvin
finally retired from the driver’s seat to watch son Steve race
and to concentrate on his growing motorcycle and snowmobile
dealership business.
Calvin is a member of the Beech Ridge Hall of Fame and
recipient of the Memorial Blazer.
