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The Dethroning of our leader

General

I don't go in too much for ranking numbers, but there is only one Grand Poobah and that's Jeff Gilder. No contest!! Maybe give him two hundred thousand points for creating Racers Reunion and the radio shows he and Dustin set up. Hummm, Dustin deserves more points too. Also more points for the guests and hosts of radio shows, including you too Johnny.Just my humble opinion. I'm happy just to be an active member.Pete

IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE

Stock Car Racing History

This news makes me feel the same as Richard's last race in 1992 at Atlanta...very sad. It's just so hard to compete with the multi million dollar mega teams of today.Pete sad in Michigan

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Trivia

Dennis, it seemed to me the use of the plates and window nets at Michigan was a race track test to see how it would work at Talledega. There was NO need to put the restrictor plates on at the Yankee 400 except to see how they would perform on a superspeedway. The qualifying speeds at the time at MIS were 162.7 during the June 1970 race with the pole won by Pete Hamilton in a Petty Superbird #40. The 1969 races at MIS were pole speeds of 160.1 by Donnie Allison and 161.7 by David Pearson, hardly a huge jump in speeds and no races had tire problems. The Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbirds were raced for the first time at Michigan in 1970. Charlie Glotzbach's qualifying speed in the August 1970 race at MIS was 157.3.The Glotzbach and Cale Yarborough 2 car battle was anticlimactic because the only caution that flew that day was for Cales blown engine on lap 188 and the next 9 laps were run under caution. Cale finished 10th that day, 9 laps down, with 23 cars out of 40 running at the end. It was one of the most boring races I'd ever seen. Only 2 cars finished on the lead lap, Charlie and Bobby Allison.Pete

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Dennis, I'm enjoying this discussion too. I was at the 1970 Yankee 400 at Michigan and I also found an article from a old MIS racing program about the race. The qualifying speeds were off by about 5 mph and 1.2 seconds per lap from previous races at MIS. There was a carb restrictor plate mandated and the man who came up with the idea Paul Goldsmith was the crew chief on Charlie's car that day. It was basically a 2 car race between Cale Yarborough (Wood Bros. Mercury) and Glotzbach's Dodge Daytona. Cale blew an engine at the end and the race finished under caution. According to Joe Frasson, the top teams were able to make the equipment change but he had to dig deep down in his pocket at a cost of about $600 to make the change. The independents were really hurt by the plate and Frasson said Nascar was up to their old tricks of stepping on the independents.Also for this race, Nascar mandated the drivers side window be protected by window netting for the first time.

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And who won that Yankee 400 in 1970 at Michigan? Charlie Glotzbach in the #99 Ray Nichols Dodge. He also won the pole for that race. Wonder if the development of the restrictor plate by Goldsmith and Nichols had anything to do with their dominating that day.


Pkl said:

Tricky question Dennis, but I think I can answer it. The first race that required restrictor plates was the 1970 Yankee 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Before that race, the tires were tested at Talladega that year by Paul Goldsmith and Ray Nichels, working in concert with Goodyear. Those much hated plates were actually designed by Goldsmith.

Information is from a book by Peter Golenbach... "Stories of the Men and Women Who Made Stock Car Racing." I've read much of what Golenbach has written, and I've yet to catch him out doing anything wrong. I regret that I have not read this particular book, but I think that will soon be remedied.

Link to the page with that info from Google Books:

http://tinyurl.com/26vrfj5

(Yes Tim, I do know how to work the Internet pretty well...and I'm more stubborn than a bulldog.)

YOU HEAR ABOUT THE SINKHOLE AT CHARLOTTE????

Trivia

How about Brainless France standing around the sinkhole with all his buddies wondering why it can't fix itself?

A bounty has been put on each of the remaining chase Races

Current NASCAR

I was kinda in and out but got to see the last 30 laps. Like Jeff Gilder, I either have something more important to do or fall asleep. This time, I was working on cleaning up the yard and mowing the grass. I'm so glad to see Biff win one. I cracked open a beer and enjoyed it.

Dennis Schalm said:

To be honest, I didn't watch the race this weekend. I figured it would have been just another Ky. Busch or Hamlin running over people and bulldozing their way to victory lane.

Pete Banchoff said:

Dennis, Biffle had 'em covered, didn't he? I was holding my breath the last 30 laps hoping there wouldn't be a caution to take it away. I think he still could've pulled 'em, but you never know on those restarts.

Pete


Dennis Schalm said:

Biff didn't take long to grab a chunk of that, did he?

A bounty has been put on each of the remaining chase Races

Current NASCAR

Dennis, Biffle had 'em covered, didn't he? I was holding my breath the last 30 laps hoping there wouldn't be a caution to take it away. I think he still could've pulled 'em, but you never know on those restarts.Pete

Dennis Schalm said:

Biff didn't take long to grab a chunk of that, did he?

A bounty has been put on each of the remaining chase Races

Current NASCAR

Don't you feel sorry for the guy who is ahead of Cousin Carl on the last lap going for the win? Whoever that is will either be in the grandstands, on his roof or in the parking lot.

Danicamania

Current NASCAR

Maybe this Danicaaaamania will get her into stock cars so Robbie and I can enjoy watching the Indycars without all the hype she gets there. You can have her Nationwide series. She can be a middle of the pack and back of the pack runner there in good equipment.