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THAT was 44 years ago!

Monday September 8 2008, 10:13 PM

Here on RacersReunion, y'all may have noticed my three recents blogs, Wilmington, NC: Cape Fear Racers, it's been a trip down memory lane. Some of the content was from memory, and some gained from research; it's pretty amazing where a single phone...

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Wilmington, NC: Cape Fear Racers (part III)

Saturday September 6 2008, 11:19 PM

"Spud Long had led every lap, and he would have WON that race, if he hadn't blown a radiator hose...........!" My dad proclaimed, to me and my mom, at the dinner table. "Spud's even making his living RACING, now!" ........my dad continued.It was...

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Wilmington, NC: Cape Fear Racers (part II)

Thursday September 4 2008, 10:30 PM

"Well, we built the race track, BECAUSE WE WERE RACE FANS!"........ Mrs. Betsy Adkins' simple explanation for why she and her former husband, Buddy Burnette, and his family, had built the Carolina Beach Speedway. "We liked to go to the dirt tracks...

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Wilmington, NC: Cape Fear Racers (part I)

Wednesday September 3 2008, 4:30 PM

Once the capitol of North Carolina, this antebellum city on the banks of the Cape Fear river, could claim, even boast, of a rich stock car racing history. Much documentation surrounds native sons Sonny Jergenson, Roman Gabriel, Michael Jordan, and...

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My first Unlimited Sportsman Race.

Monday September 1 2008, 2:42 PM

After racing in the Amateur Division for two years, we decided it was time to move up to the Sportsman class.We scraped enough money to buy a crankshaft assembly that was stroked with pistons that were as large we dare use. We bought a used Cam...

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Soapy's Benefit Race

Monday September 1 2008, 11:28 AM

This is the third and final segment of stories written in 2003 connected to Darlington RacewaySoapy CastlesOne of the few things that NASCAR has done to curb the spiraling cost of auto racing is cut down on the number of days a team needs to be at...

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Darlington Raceway - Written August 27, 2003

Monday September 1 2008, 11:25 AM

This is the second of three stories written in 2003The end of an eraDarlington Raceway August 27, 2003 From Dargan WattsIf you want to start a good argument, just mention making changes in auto racing. Six people will be in favor of changes, but a...

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Darlington Raceway as written August 28, 2003

Monday September 1 2008, 11:21 AM

Five years ago, when it was announced that the France family was pulling annual Labor Day Southern 500 event from Darlington and moving it to California, I was asked by the Sumter (S. C.) THE ITEM to write a series of articles about my experience...

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Untitled

Sunday August 31 2008, 7:31 PM

CHURCH VERSUS SPEEDWAYIn recent years, we have heard a lot about the separation of church and state. It seems that there are a lot of people who think that these two don't belong together and that prayer and Bible reading in public schools is...

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Lowe's Motor speedway quick facts

Thursday August 28 2008, 7:50 PM

Here are some quick facts about Lowe's Motor speedway in Concord, North Carolina.Length: 1.5 miles or 7, 920 feetFront stretch: 1,980 feetBackstretch: 1,500 feetTurns 1 & 2: 2,400 feetTurns 3 & 4: 2,040Radius Turns 1 & 2: 685...

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Fifty Years Ago

Thursday August 28 2008, 11:31 PM

At the ninth annual "Southern 500", a 1957 model Chevy race car was more valuable than its newer 1958 brother. There were real and valid reasons, of course, and none of them were lost among the mechanical wizards of the time. Fireball Roberts...

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Tag Team

Wednesday August 27 2008, 10:37 AM

No this isn't about Pro Wrestling. Back in the early 50s most Sportsman (anything you can't see) Features were between 30 and 50 laps. This was because the old 37/39 Flathead Fords couldn't last any longer.Big Bill France was one of the best...

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