The Golden Era of NASCAR Vol. 2
Stock Car Racing History
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Stock Car Racing History
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The Golden Era of NASCAR Vol. 1
Stock Car Racing History
Shared on YouTube by OldSchoolNASCAR. Something to enjoy watching as you ring in the new year.
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Dec 29, 1963 - The King wins in Savannah GA
Stock Car Racing History
Yep. Even this late in the year, Richard Petty scored another victory.
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/12/december-29-this-day-in-petty-history.html
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Sad news: death of Johnny Hayes
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Saw a tweet from Steve Waid tonight about the passing of former car owner and US Tobacco Company rep, Johnny Hayes. Then found this article:
[ Former NASCAR team owner Johnny Hayes dies in accident ]
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Would You Do This to Meet Richard Petty?
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Meet Richard Petty?? He's my favorite!
January 31?? That's my birthday!
Buy tickets to Kentucky Speedway!! Ehh, I'm out.
I thought the Waltrip boys were big up there. They can't move tickets? And how about that other guy from Owensboro - whatsiz name? Mayfield - that's it! What's he into these days? Oh... wait... oh yeah. Never mind.
Mother, Racing & Christmas
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My uncle took me to my first race as a kid - a 200 lap NASCAR late model sportsman race in 1974. I don't even remember who won it. I just remember the night as the most jaw-dropping experience I'd ever had.
Even though my uncle took me to my first overall race and to my first Cup race, it was my parents who took us regularly in the 70s to see the likes of Sterling Marlin, Alton Jones, Steve Spencer, Mike Alexander, P.B. Crowell, Flookie Buford, Paddlefoot Wales, Doris Vaughn, Maurice Hassey, Sonny Upchurch, etc.
My mother went though I'm not too sure how much she really enjoyed it. There is no doubt one reason she continued to go was because I liked it. She liked Sterling Marlin because I did. And when the Cup cars came to town, she and my dad took me to practice and qualifying for the 420s and yelled for the 43 because that's who I liked.
The woman I married doesn't give a rip about racing. My kids care little about it. Most of my co-workers aren't fans of it. But each year, my mom carefully screens my Amazon wish list and generally gets me something racing related for Christmas. I've put a few obscure, out-of-print book titles on my list - mainly as a placeholder for myself to eventually pursue a book or two over time. But she often beats me to the punch by finding it for me.
This year is no exception. We exchanged gifts with my folks and my sister, bro-in-law & niece tonight. Sure enough, my mom gave me these two books.
An out-of-print 1988 biography about future NHOFer Maurice Petty...
And Perry Allen Wood's Declarations of Stock Car Independents.
God bless moms, racing and the magic of Christmas (and for Amazon wish lists).
Now I know how a portion of some cold, winter days will be spent. And hopefully, I'll get a nugget or two of info to enhance my Richard Petty 200 Wins blogging series.
TMC
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Men, forced to reside in the cave or face the wrath of a wife's scorn
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We needed a 'dirty Santa' gift to take to a Christmas party this month. She came in and started glancing around my hang-out corner. Its not even a man-cave - more of just a pushed-to-the-margins part of the house.
Her: Do you still need this Richard Petty car with the decals falling off it?
TMC: Absolutely!
Her: What about this Richard Petty trivia game?
TMC: Put it down.
Her: {Scans the tops of 2 bookshelves where I have few Schaefer momentoes and a fishbowl of matchbooks collected from my years of travel.}
TMC: Don't even think about it. I have at most 50 square feet I can claim in this whole house with something on display. Everything else is in a box in the attic, garage or crawl space. Go somewhere else.
Men, do NOT be overrun. Stand firm. Do not allow a bowl of dried potpourri or a Yankee Candle jar cross your DMZ.
Could Kurt Busch land NASCAR's most legendary ride?
Current NASCAR
Hope this doesn't mean the 'N' in NASCAR now stands for Nostradamus (from July 2009 issue).
Could Kurt Busch land NASCAR's most legendary ride?
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Ding, ding, ding!!
The winner!!
And keep the Dinger, Dinger, Dinger!
Could Kurt Busch land NASCAR's most legendary ride?
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Jim Paschal won driving 43 for Petty Enterprises. Twice - back in 1963.