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Question for listerners to the Tuesday Night "Racing Through History"

General

100% more stories! And not just audio. Capture 'em here in word too. Unsure how the audio archives work.

And to Jeff's point - yes more stories from everyone! Tim has done a great job over the years capturing the facts of a ton of races. I've chimed in where I could with pics and articles - as well as done many write-ups from other races.

But a lot of that stuff can be gleaned from documented, historical records. What really needs to be captured are folks' memories from races.

• Did your dad take you?
• Did your wife or girlfriend ride shotgun?
• Do you have funny camping story?
• Did you go all-in and drop some hard earned cash to have a lavish trip?
• Did you leave your packed clothes at home? (Guilty: Did so just a few years ago. Loaded my cooler with Schaefer in trunk - but forgot my clothes bag.)
• What kept you laughing all weekend or mad as a hornet?
• Did you get to meet a driver, crew member, legend, etc.? Especially at an unexpected location like the hotel pool or local watering hole.
• Did you travel a long distance to a race or basically just go next door?
• For those who worked in racing, how about more stories re: thrashing in the shop, borrowed parts, welding misfortunes!, road side communications with law enforcement, eating on the cheap, etc. 

updated by @tmc-chase: 01/18/20 05:20:38AM

Let Me Know What Problems You're Having Posting

Using The Site

Better on links Jeff. Thumbs up.

On to next formatting issue. I can bullet items like this:

• Petty
• Pearson
• Foyt

The bullets show up on my screen and preview. But when I post, they aren't there.

updated by @tmc-chase: 02/08/17 06:02:05PM

Racing History Minute - February 8, 1964

Stock Car Racing History

All true Petty fans, most NASCAR fans, and even several racing novices know Richard Petty won his first of seven Daytona 500s in 1964. He started from the front row alongside Paul Goldsmith and went on to dominate the 500.

However, I learned a new trivia nugget today about how the front row was determined that year. Goldsmith and Petty laid down the quickest laps with their Plymouths and newly unveiled Hemi engines during qualifying on Friday, February 7. Prior to 1964 and in each year after 1964, the top two speeds guaranteed the top two starters for the 500.

In 1964,however, a new wrinkle was added. The odd and even numbered qualifiers from Friday raced in twin 50-mile races on Saturday, February 8. The winners of the two races secured the top two starting positions. Goldsmith and Petty won their respective twin, so it worked out the two quickest cars did earn the front row. However, had the duo NOT won their races, they would have had to earn their spots in the traditional 100-mile twins held a few days before the 500.

Though the 100-mile twins counted in the pre-Winston era as official races, the 1964 50-mile pole races did not. (Nor did other Daytona consolation and Firecracker qualifying races held between 1959 and 1967.) So add another win to Richard's list of Daytona accomplishments - especially when the media compares Earnhardt's Clash, twins, IROC, and other non-GN/Cup wins to the King.

With King's domination in the 500, it likely didn't matter where the 43 started - though his number of laps led may have decreased by a couple. He ran out of gas coming to the checkers in his 100-mile twin allowing Bobby Isaac and Jimmy Pardue to squeak by for the win. If someone other than Isaac had won the 50-mile race, King may well have started 8th vs. 2nd in the 500.

updated by @tmc-chase: 01/18/20 05:20:38AM

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Using The Site

Curious if there is reason links in forum posts and elsewhere aren't distinguishable from other text. Unless someone deliberately hovers over a link, you might not know it's there. Yes, if a URL is posted - e.g. http://www.whatever.com - it's somewhat more noticeable. However, the link isn't a different color, underlined, etc. I'm sure I can CHOOSE a different color or add bold, underlining, etc. But I'd rather not for all the historical posts.

Where the links really get buried is when the page URL is "behind" a string of text. I often do this. In many posts, I've referred to a Tim Leeming Racing History Minute or one of Dave Fulton's posts. But I attach to link to the text label vs. including the actual www link.

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February 10, 1952: Teague Tames The Beach...Again

Stock Car Racing History

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February 7, 1965: Katona Kaptures Daytona ARCA 250

Stock Car Racing History

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February 6, 1955: The HOFer narrowly defeats The Local

Stock Car Racing History

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February 5, 1950 - Harold Kite soars to victory in Daytona

Stock Car Racing History

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Need a Translator? I can help... maybe

Current NASCAR

Sandeep - I really don't think the  beach suits expect the young'uns to understand the new points format. I THINK their goal is to motivate the teams to race harder for the new available points to create more "excitement" - code for wrecks and angry fits IMO. If that happens, young'uns MIGHT tune in more often for the expected harder racing and spectacles during the first 2 segments of several races. Time will tell obviously with the metrics being ratings, attendance, and social media chatter.

Who is the greatest race car driver of all time?

General

Recently completed reading a really good book: Foyt Andretti Petty - America's Racing Trinity. Solid read about how the careers of 3 of the greatest traveled separate but equally successful paths as well as the overlaps between the 3 of them. Recommended.

 

updated by @tmc-chase: 01/18/20 05:20:38AM