2/1/1950 - Fireball Swears Off Pre-Race Smooches... 3 Kisses, 3 Crashes

Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
11 years ago
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The February 1, 1950 edition of the Daytona Beach Morning Journal revealed that driver Fireball Roberts had sworn off any more pre-race kisses from a blonde Tar Heel fan. She'd kissed him 3 times before a race and he'd crashed 3 times.

Three days after the article, Fireball finished 2nd behind Gober Sosebee in the NASCAR Modified race on the beach at Daytona, followed by Bob Flock , Joe Jernigan , Fonty Flock , Curtis Turner and Dick Blackwell .




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updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM