Great to see Billy Biscoe get some air time - though he did get skipped over between interviews of Barry Dodson and Richie Barz. Guess they wanted him just for his good looks.
Goodyear may not have brought Blue Streaks to race. But the Wood Brothers brought a mounted one to show folks. Even Dale Inman was interested.
Saw that & immediately honed in on your name BB. Very cool gesture. I've been on the fence about going - and have a ticket available for me if I choose to go. But lots of other stuff happening. Pretty low odds that I'll pull the trigger and make the haul from middle TN.
As a retro and a Petty fan, I hate it. I'm done with RPM's relationship with Roush - and I hope they are too. Wearing my feelings on my sleeve with this one. A trib to Roush? AND to Mark Martin? And to a BUSCH vs. Cup scheme? Sheesh.
On the flip side, I've calmed down.
Yes, Valvoline and HMS are joined at the hip. And I get that. Dale Jr. may be the biggest name in racing as a driver. But Big Rick still commands some of the biggest cash inflows and makes the big decisions. Based on this tweet by Ray Evernham's show, I'm convinced Jr's "Cale" throwback was less about a tribute and more about a multi-level marketing program.
Valvoline sponsors HMS.
HMS employs Evernham.
Evernham has a TV show - which also features Hendrick.
I'm guessing Ray restored one of Cale's Buicks (or a close replica). The project will probably be featured in an episode. Valvoline likely chose to advertise not with commercials but with the in-episode signage and such. And then Dale Jr probably shows up at some point with the 2015 "tribute" version.
Nothing to see here kids. Just move along.
Ugh. You HAD to do it, didn't you Dave? The COT, Dinger AND the Valvoline rip-off scheme. Glad when all three passed. Saw that version race a handful of times - and 43 ran terribly in all of them.
Of all the Valvoline schemes over the years, the one on Cale's in 81-82 was least memorable. There was only one obvious choice for Dale Jr and HMS to run as a 'throwback' at Darlington - and they blew it.
Tim Leeming won't like this one, but it makes the most sense in my opinion. They could've pulled it off too as Gatorade is owned by Pepsico. Instead, I'm betting the check from Valvoline was bit larger.
Guessing too DW's relationship with Mr. H and Junebug isn't as strong as he'd like.
From Statsman
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