25 Years - May 17, 1987 - Pass in the Grass

Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
12 years ago
9,137 posts

The Pass in the Grass with the players being Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt is remembered by all.

Hard to believe that May 17th marks 25 years since that afternoon.

Many have forgotten, though, the huge feud that broke out between Dale and Geoff Bodine.

It was a show at the 1987 Winston. I happened to have business with Humpy Wheeler at CMS early the next week, prior to the 300/600 weekend..

Bill France, Jr. had borrowed the Marketing office next door to Humpy's. In it he had Richard Childress and Rick Hendrick. They were being reprimanded for the actions of Geoff Bodine and Dale Earnhardt and the feud that had developed. Earnhardt had won every encounter and Geoff kept trying to retaliate. Bill, Jr. told them it was time to end their "boys have at it."




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updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
LAVERNE ZACHARY
@laverne-zachary
12 years ago
117 posts

Don't remember who said it but the statement was made afterwards that Bill Elliott was so mad you couldn't

tell where his forehead ended and his hair started!!!