| Dick
Garrett is recognized as the first race driving "star"
in the State of Maine.
He
began his racing career at Beech Ridge Speedway when the track
opened on Memorial day weekend in 1949. Dick raced at most, if
not all, of the race tracks in southern Maine during his almost
30 year racing career. He was no stranger to tracks in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts and finished his career racing at
tracks in Florida.
He won the first of
three consecutive driving championships at Beech Ridge in 1949.
In
1950, Dick was voted one of the top ten drivers in the United
States based on points for wins and second place finishes.
Dick
won five track championships in 1950. In addition to Beech
Ridge, he won titles at Lewiston Fairgrounds, Sanford Speedway,
Dover (New Hampshire) Speedway and West Peabody (Massachusetts)
Speedway.
Driving
the renowned "Cripple Duck" #1, Dick won a total of
six track championships at Beech Ridge, the last two in 1970 and
1971, and ten championships overall.
Dick
is a member of the Beech Ridge Speedway Hall of Fame.
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