Buddy Krebs

Competitor
CLASS OF 2000

Charles “Buddy” Krebs racing career spanned 26 years, from 1948 to his retirement in 1974. During these years, he won an estimated 200 features, competing in the modified, sportsman and grand national ranks.

Krebs was probably most known for his accomplishments at the Riverside Park Speedway, where he won three modified, two sportsman, and two grand national championships. He also took down six Riverside 500 wins, with his 1st coming as a teammate of Jocko Maggiacomo in 1952. Other Riverside 500 wins came with teammates Benny Germano, Gene Bergin, Ed Flemke, Jerry Humiston, and Ed Patnode. Buddy was a winner at the Westboro Speedway, Plainville Stadium, Millers Falls, Candlelight Stadium Thompson Speedway and Stafford Speedway.

Buddy has run at tracks up and down the East coast, including Langhorne, PA and Daytona. Fans remember him driving the #502 at tracks like Candlelight Park, Plainville, and Riverside. He drove the familiar 10 pins car at Riverside, Stafford, Thompson, and Westboro. He was also strongly associated with the “Flying Zero”. The Eastern States track in Springfield, MA was another one of Krebs’ “regular” stops.

Buddy is a founding member of NEAR, and served as their first-ever President. He passed away on January 14, 2006 at the age of 74.