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It Wasn't Cheating When Smokey Did It... Mostly
With all the recent talk of "cheating", it seems like the perfect time to bring up the name of Smokey Yunick, and this brief resumé of his life and accomplishments is offered in loving memory of a...
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All connected to the old day,60's and 70's,Pocono Drag Lodge and Lynwood Welding is the bands. Many bands had many different names and members over the years. Here are a few:Eddie Day and The Starfires, also known as Eddie Day and TNT. The Bouys...
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This week, we remember one of North Georgia's great drivers over at Georgia Racing History.com . Known for his gold No. 75 Skeeter, Charlie Burkhalter was one of the toughest drivers to beat on North Georgia's race tracks. Burkhalter was always...
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Henry Ford said, either about the model A or model T, that you can “get it in any color as long as it’s black”. Car buyers didn’t have many choices back in the day. But still, people were buying the cars almost as quickly as Ford could...
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Sorry to everyone for the delay in this week's update. We had some internet outages in our area Thursday night/Friday morning, and we decided to push the update back 24 hours as a result. Thanks for your understanding. This week, we look back a...
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I am trying to find anyone that has home movies of races ar Beech Bend Drag Strip Bowling Green Ky in period 1965 to 1969I am also trying to find a Tom Freemal that used to live in Cleveland Ohio area that has older pictures from the trackI am...
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When I sat down in my recliner this past Thursday and kicked it back to watch the Duels from Daytona, I realized that it had been 50 years since my Uncle Bobby, Aunt Mary Ruth, cousin Debbie and I had left Columbia on a very foggy Friday night...
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Here is my response to Brian France's letter. I tried to write this as sarcastic as possible.Dear Brian France,Thanks for that niceeloquentlydone letter to the fans. I feel much more better knowing you are listening to the fans. Because after all...
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For your records, right out of Glenn Roberts journal.1. Feb.,4, 1962 - 1st Place - "Daytona 500" Pole, driver pay $350.002. Feb., 10, - 1st Place "Challenge Cup Race", driver pay $500.003. Feb., 11, 2nd Place - NART "Continental Race", driving #22...
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This week, we look at one town that has produced a lot Daytona racing history over at Georgia Racing History.com . One town in North Georgia can boast a racing record that is very impressive. This one little town, situated about an hour north of...
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