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RacersReunion BlogHello..I am seeking people info or others who remember the following dirt tracks in NC and SC. Leland, Kinston, Pender Co, Fayetteville and Wilson speedways. I am the daughter of Jim and Charlotte Kelso. I grew up on the dirt tracks and then onto...6 Comments 3 LikesI wish Alexis DeJoria well for the future as her driving career comes to a close at the end of this season. She sat down with me in the spring of 2016 and shared some of her NHRA and personal stories....1 Comments Likeshttp://speedwayreport.com/nascars-modified-tour-races-on-without-ted-christopher/1 Comments LikesSome big NASCAR names have stepped out of the driver's seat. Who would make big Daytona 500 one-shot splashes? http://speedwayreport.com/drivers-to-spice-up-the-2018-daytona-500/4 Comments LikesSpeedway Report columnist Paul Blaufuss checks in on F1, NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA, and IMSA. http://speedwayreport.com/a-cranky-curmudgeon-mulls-over-the-2017-racing-year/Comments LikesThe Phoenix Legendtorial for March 21, 2017 The Phoenix is a mythological bird, which, it is said, arises from the ashes. The way my teacher told it to me way back when, is that the Phoenix would rise from ashes of failure to be an even more...3 Comments LikesCan't Believe the Change Legendtorial for February 28, 2017 Remember a couple of shows ago when I did the story about my first trip to Daytona in 1962? Things were different then in so many ways, not only the racing but also the actual trip...Comments LikesI have not posted a blog in years. Have not watched NASCAR in years. I think I want to come back and watch something I used to enjoy. Last blog I posted was in 2012. It has been years since I actually watched a NASCAR (Now Monster) Cup racing. I...Comments LikesBaby Its Cold Outside Legendtorial for January 10, 2017 That is the name of a song played usually around Christmas, is it not? If not so, forgive me for it is not my intention to construe "flirting" with the use of "Baby". But that song came to...1 Comments LikesDebunking a NASCAR Myth Legendtorial for November 8, 2016 I will begin this post by stating, unequivocally, I respected Dale Earnhardt, Sr., I loved to watch him drive, and while I didn't always agree with this on-track tactics, I believe what he...Comments 1 LikesLife Story Hello! I presume you came here to listen to my story. Well, sit down and listen; it's an interesting journey that brought me here. It’s hard to believe that it has almost been 20 years. It feels like it was so long ago… It was a day in...Comments LikesA Day at the Races with Big Bill France By: Dave Fulton Things were different at Daytona International Speedway thirty years ago, on Thursday, February 17, 1983. I was 34 - not 64 as I am today. And, Bill France, Sr., then aged 73, was...Comments Likes
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Wilson County Speedway MemoriesSOUTHERN LATE MODEL 200 - TOP 10 RESULTS - WILSON COUNTY SPEEDWAY
Wilson, NC
200 Laps - One-Half Mile Dirt Track - 40 Cars
NOVEMBER 1977
(As Reported in the next day's Wilson Daily Times)
1) Dale Earnhardt Kannanapolis, NC #17 Camaro $2,500
2) Tommy Houston Hickory, NC #95 Nova$1,500
3) Monk Tate Ruffin, NC #86 Nova$1,150
4)John Matthews Raleigh, NC #16 Chevelle$ 850
5) Earl Arnold Raleigh, NC #1 Nova$ 650
6) J.E. BeardBailey, NC Nova$ 590
7) Dennis Smith Goldsboro, NC Nova $400
8) Sam Ard Asheboro, NC Pontiac$300
9) Tommy TudorEmporia, VA Chevelle $ 200
10) Stick ElliottShelby, NC Mustang $ 150
Margin of Victory - < 1/2 lap
Earnhardt drove the #17 Robert Gee owned Camaro, starting 11th
LEADERS AT HALF-WAY (100 LAPS)
1) Earl Arnold - Raleigh, NC
2)Billy Scott - Gaffney, SC
3) Dale Earnhardt - Kannapolis, NC
4) Sam Ard - Asheboro, NC
5) Monk Tate - Ruffin, NC
TOP-5 QUALIFIERS
1) Monk Tate - Ruffin, NC 25.18 Seconds
2) Dennis Smith - Goldsboro, NC 25.37 Seconds
3) Earl Arnold - Raleigh, NC25.42 Seconds
4) Glenn McDuffie - Sanford, NC 25.42 Seconds
5) Shelton McNair - Plymouth, NC 25.44 Seconds
Results of 25-Lap Consolation Race for Non-Qualifiers
1) Joe Huss - Roanoke Rapids, NC
2) Bud Elliott - Emporia, VA
Another notable Wilson County Speedway regular not making the field was Junior Johnson of Florence, SC.
Note: This was the first dirt track race for 2nd place finisher Tommy Houston in eight years.
@will-cronkrite Good to see you post something Will. Glad to hear about your new book & look forward to getting and reading it.
Interesting to note that Ray Platte's and Ned Jarrett's cars were both built by Ralph Earnhardt. Norfolk's Platte would later lose his life at South Boston Speedway driving a modified usually driven by Bobby Isaac.
Is Sellers the man with his leg up on the pit wall, or the man with the radio to his ear? I have never seen a pic of Mack Sellers, so thank you for sharing this!
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Latest VideosAt Rolling Thunder Dragstrip in Iowa Aug 31 2012.
Comments LikesMaking exhibition passes during the Gezzer Gasser event August 25-26 2012 at Rolling Thunder Dragstrip. Jim Howe the manager is who is talking.
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