LEGENDTORIAL ~ From Memories to Cows and Chickens
by: Tim Leeming
I extracted myself from The Lair this past Friday to travel to Spartanburg to attend the event on which Perry Allen Wood had worked so hard. It was to be a recognition...
Loss is Never Easy
This past week end we lost a dear friend in the racing community. John Ronald Pestana, age 57 died during a race at the All American Speedway in Roseville, CA. Ron Pestana was passionate about racing and his music. The...
One Single Race Stands As a Defining Moment in NASCAR History
*Author's note: This race was referred to in the last column to run in this space, commemorating the death 19 years ago of Davey Allison. If you have never seen this race in its...
Superman Drove a Blue Plymouth
by: Tim Leeming
Sometimes, these days, when I’m listening to the younger people talk, I wonder what happened to the days when kids had heroes. Someone they could emulate for the good and benefit of actually...
In Loving Memory of David Carl Allison
February 25, 1961 - July 13, 1993
It's mid-July of yet another year, and it's time once again to mark the passing of a young man that might well have become NASCAR's biggest star, if only... As you'll read...
JULY 10, 2012 LEGENDTORIAL ~ But First a Word From Our Sponsors
by: Tim Leeming
If you watched the Fourth of July Parade on TNT Saturday night, also referred to as The Coke Zero 400, you saw what was billed as wide open racing. The “Wide...
A Voice For The Fans ~ Some Questions For Mr. France
by: PattyKay Lilley
Good day race fans, and welcome to RacersReunion, a site we know is read by folks that matter. NASCAR CEO Brian Z. France gave a "Press conference" on Friday, which...
My NC Back Roads Journey Unearthed a Petty Family Remembrance
by: Dave Fulton
Johnny Mallonee recently posted on this site about Georgia back roads and the luck brought to racers who traveled them. Johnny and Tommie Clinard were...
By Robert Walden
Kingsport Speedway Media/Public Relations
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (July 6) — While the East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia region continues to swelter under hot summertime conditions with temperatures in the mid-90s, Nate Monteith...
For my entire life I have struggled with patience. I hate to wait for anything or anyone. I do not like dealing with people who are not on time…I’m always early. Even worse-I can’t stand it when folks do not see things my way. You can imagine...
I Went and SPENT My Fireworks Money on This Ol' Relic!
by: Billy Biscoe (Arustyracer)
Well I've "BUMPED" my head again, at least according to my loving wife Karen. She has to be one of the BEST to allow me the freedom to go out and spend...
Down Memory Lane ~ Fireball Roberts
by: PattyKay Lilley
Author's Note: On Monday, July 2, the birthday of King Richard Petty, something kept pulling at my memory, but simply would not come back to me. Today I realized what that...
JULY 3, 2012 LEGENDTORIAL ~ Fourth of July
by: Tim Leeming
When the sun comes up in the morning, or, if it is raining where you are, the United States of America will be celebrating a birthday. July 4, 1776, when the founding fathers...
The Lady in Black: Thoughts and Hissy Fits
by: PattyKay Lilley
After a hefty number of requests for more, more, more of the rather rough-edged Lady in Black, I decided, as promised, to let her pitch this hissy fit, something she does...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE EARLY DAYS REVISITED
YORK, PA - Every second full weekend of July the early days of drag racing at York US 30 Dragway are revisited.
From the early makeshift timing tower that was portable and pulled onto the grass...
