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Harold "Harry" Peek was an American stock car driver. Track announcers coined his driving style as the "Patented Peek Charge", as he would wait until the end of the race to make his move to victory.
Ken "Kenny" Meahl is a retired American Modified racing driver. He was the driver for teen car owner Jerry Cook for several years before the NASCAR Hall of Fame driver came of age.
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- ↑ Weidener, Nolan (October 8, 2004). "Up to the task: Gary Tomkins takes the wheel for a top team". The Post Standard. p. A1. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
- ↑ "Tomkins leads way at Can-Am". Watertown Daily Times . August 17, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via NNY360 Archives.
- ↑ Newlyn, Dennis (February 9, 2009). "Tomkins leading the V8 Dirt Modified charge". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ↑ Elkins, Doug (August 11, 2016). "How Gary Tomkins won on final lap at Weedsport Speedway". The Post-Standard . Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Horton & Tompkins Selected To NE Dirt Modified Hall of Fame". Speed Sport. 31 January 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.