Race report for the April 3, 1971 season opener at Sumter Speedway written by RR's Dargan Watts and published in the April 5, 1971 edition of Sumter SC's The Daily Item .
Racing is still held at [ Sumter Speedway ]. - Harvey Tollison
Nice to see stories with RR member bylines from years past. Sounds like Sumter promoter Pete Kiker was indeed a promoter. I found a story the following year where he even talked the Police Department into sponsoring a race! Story link below:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19720720&id=...
Sumter Daily Item
Dargan has a nice little photo piece at The Vintage Racer showcasing what some southern promoters - including Pete Kiker - used to do to draw a crowd:
http://www.thevintageracer.com/watts/early_days.htm
Anybody know when "Co Co" Marlin transformed to "Coo Coo?" See photo in Dargan's piece above.
