Floyd Gilbert
Floyd said he told someone he never saw a good picture of himself. He said the
next week he was presented with this picture.
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This is a picture of an oil painting of Floyd painted in the 70's by Sandy Cox.
Photo by JT LeFever
A clean shaven Floyd Gilbert in 1968.
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This picture is the way I will always see Floyd in my mind. Take a look at
those glasses and keep in mind this was 1973.
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Floyd Gilberts first race car in a 1951 Demo Derby at Glen Este Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert #29 in 1953.
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Floyd Gilbert in 1954 at Glen Este Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert in 1955 at Glen Este Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Bob Busener #195 in 1964.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Bob Busener #195 in 1964.
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Floyd Gilbert in Tommy Simmons #3 in 1964.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Bob Busener #195 in 1966.
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Floyd Gilbert with car owner Bob Blair after an indoor win at the
Cincinnati Gardens.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Bob Busener #195 in 1967 at Glen Este Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert #9 at Northern Kentucky Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert #9 at Northern Kentucky Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert in Ralph "Pappy" Clary's #1 GTO at Whitewater Valley Speedway
in 1970. This was this first race car Floyd ever drove with power steering. Floyd
said after that he never drove a car without it.
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Floyd Gilbert after a 1970 feature win in Ralph "Pappy" Clary's #1 GTO at
Whitewater Valley Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert in Ralph "Pappy" Clary's #1 GTO races with Gene Petro in the
Ruth Motors #29 at Whitewater Valley Speedway in 1970.
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Floyd Gilbert #11 races with Ron Baker #73.
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(l-r) Gene Petro, Vern LeFevers, and Floyd Gilbert at Whitewater Valley
Speedway Liberty, Indiana 1971
Floyd Gilbert in the Jim Stahl #7.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Jim Stahl #7 at a Tri County Mall Car Show.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Jim Stahl #7 at a Tri County Mall Car Show.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Jim Stahl #7  and Chuck McWilliams #18 at
Tri County Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Bob Buesner #195 at Tri County Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Bob Buesner #195 and Dick Dunlevy #11 at
Tri County Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Bob Buesner #195 at Tri County Speedway.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Ruth Motors #29.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Ruth Motors #29.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Ruth Motors #29 at Tri County Speedway.
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(Left to Right) Cecil Snell, Roy Bell, David Gilbert(Floyd's son), Morgan
Chandler(in driver's seat), Floyd Gilbert, Bobby Ashcraft, Buddy Rich.

It was a bad omen for the crew that day, yet they hadn't a clue. Morgan's
haul-truck broke down on the way to the racetrack, so he called Pat Curry
of Rural Auto Parts, and Pat provided the trailer the car is sitting on, and
I think a truck to pull it, too. When they arrived at the track, they took a
driver and pit crew photo before unloading. Just a few hours later, #28 lay
on it's top all mangled right at the end of the back straightaway at the
Tri-County Speedway. I thought the year was over, but Floyd won 42
races that year, just like he said he was going to do, because he was 42
years old at that time.
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Floyd Gilbert opening day 1972 at Tri County Speedway West Chester, Ohio.  
This was not a sign of things to come. Flying Floyd went on to win 42 features
that year in the Morgan Chandler #28 and 7 more feature wins in 3 other cars
for a total of 49 feature wins in 1972.
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Floyd Gilbert coming out of turn two at Tri-County Speedway. This was
taken after the big wreck. To my knowledge, this was the last time we
ever  raced there.
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Floyd Gilbert in the Morgan Chandler #28 at
Whitewater Valley Speedway 1972.
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Floyd Gilbert and crew in 1972. ( Back Row L to R ) Mike Roland, Pat
Curry, Floyd Gilbert, Ed ?, Morgan Chandler, ?, Cecil Snell. ( Front Row
L to R ) David Gilbert, Jullian ?, Buddy Rich, Ron Kilgore, Roy Lee Bell,
Ed Gibson.
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Morgan Chandler's 1973 Camaro #28 at the 1973 Cavalcade of Customs
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Some may remember in 1974 Chevrolet came out with
the two tone RS Camaro with this same paint design.
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Floyd Gilbert at NKS (Florence, KY) in 1974.
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Floyd Gilbert #59 and Vern LeFevers #33 race at
Whitewater Valley Speedway.
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Vern LeFevers in the Bill Osborn #33, Floyd Gilbert in the RL Duncan #59,
Bubby James in the Jim Dorn #77, and Billy Teegarden  in Floyds #11.
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Floyd Gilbert in "Ole Big Iron" at NKS (Florence, KY) in 1975.
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Floyd Gilbert takes the win at Whitewater Valley Speedway Liberty, Indiana in
Mike Shepherd and Will Wagner's Black Magic #23.
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(Stage standing) James Essex inducting Flyin Floyd Gilbert into the National
Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2004.
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