Alfred A. "Freddy" Adam (January 31, 1931 – February 1, 2013) was an American stock car racing driver. Adam centered his racing career on the Mid-Atlantic states, and won three track championships at Hatfield Speedway PA, as well as the final Modified title at the Dorney Park Speedway in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1][3][4]
| Freddy Adam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alfred A. Adam January 31, 1931 Kutztown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2013 (aged 82)[1] |
| Retired | 1986 |
| Modified racing career | |
| Debut season | 1949 |
| Championships | 4 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1964 Langhorne National Open[2] | |
Racing career
editFreddy Adam drove for 57 car owners and successfully competed at more than 40 tracks, including Evergreen Speedway PA, Langhorne Speedway PA, Nazareth Speedway PA, Orange County Fair Speedway NY, Penn National Speedway PA, Williams Grove Speedway PA, and Yellow Jacket Speedway PA. He was the only driver to have raced at the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway in every season that Modifieds competed.[5][6]
Adam was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b Mitchell, Lisa (February 12, 2013). "Saying Farewell to a Racing Legend, Freddy Adam". Reading Eagle. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Two crashes mar race won by Adam". The New York Times. October 12, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Fred Adam Pacesetter at Hatfield". Reading Eagle. April 21, 1961. p. 19. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Drive into Dorney Speedway reunion". The Morning Call. November 2, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ Weisel, Paul Jr. (2010). The Life and Times of the Kutztown Komet, the Freddy Adam Story. KLASCAR, Inc. ISBN 0615400205.
- ^ a b "Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame announces 2017 entrees". The Citizen (Auburn, New York). March 8, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "EMPA Hall of Fame – Freddy Adam". Eastern Motorsports Press Association. Retrieved August 10, 2023.