This is kind of a rant, maybe, but don't you all get a bit tired of hearing how these guys today have just become the 8th wonder of the world for doing something "never done before in the history of NASCAR".... which is mostly because the twits that write that BS don't KNOW the history, or else because it wasn't ever recorded at the time!The recent "amazement" when Kyle Bush won 2 races in a day, a "never before accomplished feat" is just the last of this. Heck, I saw Tiny Lund do it, at Augusta, in about '67, back to back LMS 100 milers. And don't tell me that doesn't count as a touring series, 'cos we damn sure toured our poor worn-out sorry asses off!!!Joe Thurman, of Rocky Mt, Va famously won the LMS National championship by aggressively "touring" in a small plane, allowing him to compete at enough tracks to pile up sufficient points to make up for lack of speed in the borrowed or "loaner" cars he drove. He never tore up or damaged anything, just raced carefully for position, getting all he could from the car without forcing the issue, a lesson I wish I'd learned better!He was a pioneer in use of the light airplane, along with Bobby Allison, and both made it work way before it was safe or easy.
updated by @nick-sinclair: 12/03/16 05:48:07PM
