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Bud Wamsley passes on(copied from a post on racerap.com
Saturday January 10 2009, 6:18 PM
Another legend, Bud Wamsley has passed away.Bud started racing in 1949. He drove the first Roadsters that had a brief run in this area. Bud won a 25-lap feature at Strawberry Hill (now RIR) in 1949. The following year, Richmond Stock Car Racing...
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Herman 'The Turtle' Beam may hold unbeatable NASCAR recordBy Jeff Bobo
Friday January 9 2009, 11:24 AM
I found this article written by Jeff Bobo back in 2007 and thought it offered some entertaining reading.JeffPublished August 20th, 2007Some sports records may never be broken.Joe DiMaggios 56-game hitting streak.Wilt Chamberlains 23,924 NBA...
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Petty, GEM comlplete deal, will run four cars in 2009
Friday January 9 2009, 9:07 AM
By NASCAR.COMJanuary 8, 200910:30 PM ESTSTATESVILLE, N.C. -- Richard Petty will remain a prominent figure in the garage. However, Petty Enterprises -- a 60-year staple in the Cup Series -- has closed its doors.Gillett Evernham Motorsports and...
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From the race track to the restaurant TO THE DOG HOUSE !
Thursday January 8 2009, 4:06 PM
We were racing on the quarter mile dirt track Dinwiddie Speedway in Petersburg, Virginia about 51 years ago one Saturday night. You know one of those long nights when there were lots of wrecks and caution flags on the race track. Time delays from...
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HOW A LOW BUDGET GN TEAM SAVED $ MONEY $
Wednesday January 7 2009, 5:49 PM
Every Grand National Car that started the race received a certain amount of money just for completing the first lap of the race. Bill Champion's engine builder once told me that they would wrap a steel wire around the oil line and tie the other...
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RACING HARD and PLAYING HARD
Tuesday January 6 2009, 5:40 PM
Back in the day racing was a lot of fun ! Joking around was a normal past time. A friend of mine who lives near was a crew member on Bill Champion's Grand National team. Bill Champion was an independent driver and car owner, his car number was #...
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NASCAR VS NHRA
Tuesday January 6 2009, 1:03 PM
Look for the listing on your cable guide. Should be 1/18/09-1/24/09 on Speedchannel. It is hosted by Nascar commentators,so it is part Nascar fix too. This is the Big Fundraiser for the BODYN BOBSLED program. Nascar Drivers vs NHRA Drivers....
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Bo Dyn Bobsled Challange
Tuesday January 6 2009, 10:17 AM
You can see the Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challange on Speedchannel. I think Geoff told me it will air 1/18/09 to1/24/09. Look for listings on your cable guide. Its a great show,and is hosted by the same commentaters from Nascar. This is one of the...
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Dirt Racing With A Edge / Advantage
Monday January 5 2009, 4:35 PM
One of the best races that I have ever seen was on a 1/4 mile dirt track in Norfolk, VA named Chinese Corner Speedway one Sunday afternoon in 1959. The old modified coupes were racing, back then the feature race was only 25 laps long, but what a...
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1965 Rookie of Year Sam McQuagg Dies
Monday January 5 2009, 9:09 AM
Sam McQuagg of Midland Ga. died Saturday of cancer at the age of 73. He ran on the Grand National Curcuit and won the Rookie of the year title in 1965. In 1966 he won the Daytona Firecracker 400, he was better known through out Georgia,Ala,and...
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