Whats going on here?

Do you know the story behind this?

Hope this works!!!

Disregard my message. It is here now.

Looks Like David Pearson Car-

Thanks--Harlow Reynolds,Lynchburg,Va.

Thanks for posting this. Can't wait to read the story.

Thanks!

This is definitely the LMS/Bud/Busch Series garage at Charlotte before they built the canopied garage.

I'm guessing this is the October 1983 Miller Time 300 when Jan's driver, Sam Ard beat Dale Earnhardt in Robert Gee's car.

Sam only ran the Busch Series at CMS in 82, 83 and 84.

The #21 Pearson car was driven by Larry in both 82 races and was running at the finish.

#21 only ran Fall race in 83 and Larry went out with rear end problems.

#21 with Larry was running at finish in May 84, didn't run in Oct.

NEXT TO #21 IS HOOD-UP #3 OR #8 BLACK/SILVER RACECAR AND #17 RED SHIRT MAN DIRECTED TO THE LEFT ? PHOTO #1

NEXT TO #21 IS HOOD-UP #3 OR #8 BLACK/SILVER RACECAR AND #17 RED SHIRT MAN DIRECTED TO THE LEFT ? PHOTO #2

Thanks for any information or photos posted.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va.USA

NEXT TO #21 IS HOOD-UP #3 (ABOVE IS AN #3 MIKE PORTER RACECAR PHOTO 1981) OLDS OR PONTIAC ?

Thanks for any information or photos posted.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va.USA

Mike Porter's car in the photo (taken at the old Martinsville Speedway duck pond) is a Pontiac and was used for the cover of the 1981 Dogwood 500. Mike was the defending champion of the LMS portion, having won in 1980.

Motor Racing Programme Covers (as recently posted by TMC Chase)

I'm even more sure now that Jan's photo is from the October 1983 Miller Time 300 Busch Series race at Charlotte. Mike Porter's #3 blew an engine very early and finished 41st, four positions behind Larry Pearson's #21 in 37th. DW was running his own Busch car #17 in the race crewed by Eddie Jones out of the little shop at the old Goodyear building beside Morehead road at US 29. Might be a DW crew member... or someone wearing one of Robert Gee's #17 shirts from his dirt car operation at the time.

The gray haired fellow on the left in the photo below is Eddie Jones in 1986 with DW's #17 when it won at Georgia International. Whoever is wearing the #17 shirt at Charlotte is definitely not Eddie. Eddie was on our Osterlund/Earnhardt crew and later opened a business building rear gears after he left the Waltrip Busch Series operation.

There is more to the story but I can't remember all. Who knows the rest of the story?

*** It was Sam Ard's first win on a superspeedway.

*** Larry Pearson (in the photo) started on the pole.

Spartanburg Herald-Journal report

Someone thought a fight was about to break out...I was in stands that day and don't know...so that is reason photo wasn't posted before.

I love this car and miss this kind of racing.