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The first and only track in the late 40s was Occoneechee Speedway at Hillsboro (sp) NC. The Drivers and Cars were mostly from Up North, Atlanta Ga, Western Va & NC.There were no drivers from Eastern NC until early 50s and most of the were poor...
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14: Roger Penske after winning the 50th Daytona 500 (Feb. 18, 2008) 13: Tony's Goodyear Rant (Mar. 10, 2008) 12: Reggie Jackson takes heat for being all-time strikeout king (Feb. 26, 2008) 11: Kevin Costner on acting, racing and riding buffalo...
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to all my friends!!! how about that jimmie johnson! hes on a roll and going for the cup yes he is well 9 more on his side!! so sit back and watch the 48!!!!! TAKE THIS ONE BOYS!!!
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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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"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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"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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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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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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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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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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