By Tim Leeming
Well, folks, after THREE of the TEN special season races affectionately called “The Chase”, what do you think? Do you think NASCAR is getting what they want out of The Chase and the revamped points awarding system? Let’s just...
By Tim Leeming
Perhaps I should entitle this week’s Legendtorial “Mystery Theater” as it seems I have at least two unanswered questions that my research, through noon on Monday, September 26th, has been unable to answer. I’m curious, but...
By PattyKay Lilley
Almost eight years ago (Gee, time flies regardless of fun), NASCAR announced a new format, which included a convoluted version of a play-off, though we were directed never to call it a play-off. It was, and still is, "The...
By Tim Leeming
It would seem to me that as many events I have attended through Racers Reunion, at places like Columbia Speedway, Occonneechee, Middle Georgia, events at The Memory Lane Museum in Mooresville, the races at The Rock, that by now...
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The Most Influential Cars in Georgia Racing History
By Cody Dinsmore
Cars and history are like bread and butter, they just have to be together. And for...
Remember back in the day when you could get a book of matches, for free most places just because the matchbook cover contained advertising for some place or product? Remember how many of those matchbooks had the little picture inside with the...
By Tim Leeming
I am writing this Legendtorial on Monday Night, September 5, 2011, the Labor Day holiday. For many years I would have been in Darlington on this day, or, after the race was moved to Sundays, would have been recovering from the...
The History Of Atlanta Motor Speedway
By Cody Dinsmore
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Planned in 1958 by Walker Jackson, Lloyd Smith, Garland Bagley, Ralph Sceiano and Ike Supporter, the...
Hi folks, I hope everyone has had a great week!
This week, we continue our look at the 2011 Class of Inductees into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame over at Georgia Racing History.com.
When you ask people about George Elliott, you'll hear a...
Down Memory Lane ~ Junie Donlavey
(As posted on our Blog Page in October of 2010) This piece, originally written in 2002 (A Door Closes) and reprinted in 2003, is offered in loving memory of Phyllis Donlavey, Junie's wife of 68 years. She will be...
A Friday Thought or Two For You
Friday morning! Usually a day reserved for yard work but today I'm taking it easy because my doctor had to schedule an appointment at 11:50, right in the middle of the day to screw up anything I had planned to do. I...
Richard Petty Motorsports
Legendtorial for August 16, 2011
Congratulations to Marcos Ambrose and Richard Petty Motorsports for the victory yesterday at The Glen. Marcos had won three times there in Nationwide but a win in the Cup series has...
By Cody Dinsmore
Back in the mid 1920’s, a boy named Jimmy Mosteller was born in the rural part of Roswell, Georgia. He grew up around a farming community, where your friends and neighbors always were willing to help if needed and could be...
Thursday, August 11, 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of J.D.'s death and there is no better day than today to share this with you. This was originally written in November of 2004, but things down Memory Lane don't change much with time. As you...
Remember When
By-Cody Dinsmore
Remember when -- when racing was considered a sport only for the ones with the most guts and adrenaline? Even though some women raced, it was known as a “Man’s Sport”. Back when racers were the toughest, built from...
