Dave Dykes’ Racing Through Time
He was known as “Gentleman Dick” Watson and in later years, simply as the “Silver Fox”.
The late Dick Watson was one of the most-respected drivers of his era. A fellow competitor that raced against Watson during his heyday stated that “He was a driver that you could run with lap-after-lap. You simply never had to worry about him doing something that would get the both of you in-trouble. Dick was that good.”
The accompanying image captures Watson after a 1965 Bowl’ victory in the Bob Garbarino-owned “Mystic Missile”. The same year, the team captured the Connecticut Modified Championship before moving-on to success within the NASCAR circuit.
Watson was inducted into the prestigious New England Auto Racing Hall Of Fame in 2003. (Shany photo courtesy of Linda Watson).