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Rusty Harpe Memorial 250

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CONTINGENCY SPONSORS RETURN FOR

5 ^TH ANNUAL RUSTY HARPE MEMORIAL 250

(Winston-Salem, NC): On July 6 ^th , Caraway Speedway will host the fifth annual Rusty Harpe Memorial 250 presented by Daggett and Shuler Attorneys at Law . The annual event remembers Rusty Harpe who was a long-time competitor at the .455 mile oval located in Asheboro, NC and Bowman Gray Stadium. The 250 lap feature for NASCAR Late Model Stock cars always draws a big field of cars and some of the best late Model division drivers in the Carolinas and Virginia. Caraway Speedway regular, Dan Moore , was the 2010 winner of the event.

Some familiar faces have returned as Contingency Sponsors for the event. Heading the list is Hank Thomas Performance and SUNOCO Race Fuels . They will award a $50.00 certificate to each of the first 30 starters. That certificate is good for any of the top line parts in the Hank Thomas Performance warehouse or for SUNOCO Race Fuel. Certificates can be redeemed at Hanks shop at 917 Dixie Club Road in Winston-Salem, NC or on line at www.hankthomasperformance.com .

Also on board is Arctic Chill Radiators . Arctic Chill will award a standard size Late Model Stock Car radiator to the leader at half-way.

Five-Star RaceCar Bodies will award a $125.00 product certificate to the hard-luck driver of the race and another $125.00 certificate in a random drawing of all the starters.

Basset Racing Wheels will award a $60.00 discount certificate on the purchase of four new Basset wheels to the 2 ^nd place finisher and a $30.00 discount certificate on the purchase of two new Basset wheels to the driver coming home third.

Forsyth Community College also returns as a display sponsor for the event.

Lap sponsorships are still available for the Rusty Harpe Memorial 250. A $100.00 Lap sponsorship includes two tickets to the big race plus a meal on race day at the Caraway Speedway Hospitality Tent. All proceeds go directly to the drivers purse.

Advance Tickets for the 5 ^th Annual Rusty Harpe Memorial 250 presented by Daggett and Shuler Attorneys at Law, are available for purchase at the speedway. Tickets are $20 Per Adult with children 11 & Under Free.

Practice and qualifying is set for Tuesday with practice from 2:00 till 6:00 PM and qualifying at 7:00 PM. The schedule for Wednesday July 6 ^th has Grandstands opening and qualifying starting at 5:00 PM. A special on-track Autograph Session begins at 6:00 PM and the green flag drops at 7:00 PM. The 250 Lap NASCAR Late Model Stock Rusty Harpe Memorial is the featured race but the Limited Late Models, Late Model Trucks and Legends are also on the schedule.

For more information on the Rusty Harpe Memorial or to purchase Lap Sponsorships, call Renee Hackett at Caraway Speedway, 336-629-5803 or Chip Harpe at 336-347-1470.

updated by @randy-myers2: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

Where did she go

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toomuchcountry said:

Bill Broderick was a race queen??? Man, talking about being out of touch.

William Horrell said:

I haven't known a race queens name since the days of Bill Broderick and the Union 76 racestoppers..

William was closer to right than he knows.

Bodine Loses Lawsuit - Sounds Kinda Stupid

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Now THIS is RR's form of "Boys, Have at it". Opps! I meant "Boys & Girls, Have at it".

Mobilgas Economy Run

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I remember those as well as the Pure Oil Economy Runs. I worked for Pure Oil during some of the years of the Pure Oil runs. They were held at Daytona at the speedway and featured most of the top Detroit "iron" of the day. To the best of my foggy memory, it was 1966 & 67 and I has various duties that included monitoring the speed of the cars on the backstretch through a "speed trap" that was set up mid-way down the backstretch. NASCAR and Pure Oil put the cars through several phases of "break-in" before the actual controlled runs to test milage. And I'm sure some "fudged" a bit but I had a ball as a kid doing that.

A "rustyracer" Feel Good Story

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I'll second that and say thanks again for himmaking it possible for Don to get what he had earned 33 years ago.

A "rustyracer" Feel Good Story

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Back in April I was at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Food Lion Auto Fair. Ol "rustyracer" had a few pieces on display for sale in his spaces and while I was sitting there talking with Mr. Bisco, a lady picked up a tarnshed silver bowl from the piles of stuff on display. She carefully examined the bowl, then gently placed it back on the table.

Curious doesn't describe my thoughts as the lady gazed at the bowl. I asked Billy where thebowl came from and he told me to just get it and have a look. As it turned out, the tarnished silver bowl was the trophy from the Pocono Raceway Modifed "qualifier" at Bowman Gray Stadium in 1978. Billy had the trophy priced quite reasonably at $125.00 but that was out of my price range so Billy, knowing how much I loved racing history, gave it to me. Only thing he asked was to let him know what I found out about the trophy. He said he bought it at a Hospice "tag" sale in Burlington. We both wondered how it came to be at that sale.

Well, to make a long story short, I came home and got an old BGS program and looked up the winners from the 1978 season. Paul Radford's name came up several times along with Philip Smith, Billy Middleton, Melvin Swisher, Jerry Cook, Don Smith, Johny Johnson and Al Hill. First on my list was Radford since he won several times that year and after a couple of other calls, I kinda hit a dead end. I was telling my story to a friend who just happened to have all the issues of Hank Schoolfield's "SouthernMotoRacing" papers. A bit of quick research turned up the winner. Even had a photo of the winner and his trophy. Turns out, the trophy in the photo is not the tarnished silver bowl but the "track" trophy. We did a bit more checking to make sure we were dealing with the correct trophy and race winner of the 1978 "Rose City 200", that wasthe only Pocono Raceway Qualifying Event held at BGS in "78".

This past Saturday night, I made one of my infrequent trips to the "Madhouse" but before I left home, I cleaned the tarnish from the silver bowl, wrapped it in newspaper and placed it in a bag and delivered it to it's rightful owner. I found Don Smith, who beat Jerry Cook to the checkered flag,sitting in the stands andexplained to him what I had. He had no knowledge of the "other" trophy that was provided by Pocono Raceway to all the winners of "qualifiers" for their big Modified races. I guess we'll never know why Don never received the trophy or how it wound up at a "tag" sale in Burlington. We do know that after 33 years, it has found it's way home to it's rightful owner. Thanks to ol "rustyracer", the circle is now complete.

updated by @randy-myers2: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

The Perfect Kyle Busch Gift

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PRICELESS!!!

RANDOM NOTES FROM THE 600

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Tim! Sounds like saw some things you can't unsee!

USAR ProCup Schedule

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Don't know if everyone has the same problem I am having viewing the dates so I will post them again.

May 28 - Langley Speedway - Hampton, VA

June 11 - South Boston Speedway - South Boston, VA

June 18 - Lonesome Pine International Raceway - Coeburn, VA

July 16 - Shenandoah Speedway - Shenandoah, VA

July 30 - Motor Mile Speedway - Radford, VA

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

August 13 - Concord Motorsport Park - Concord, NC

TBA

September 17 - Lucas Oli Raceway - Indianapolis, IN

October 8 - Hiclory Motor Speedway - Hickory, NC

November 5 - Rockingham Speedway - Rockingham, NC

USAR ProCup Schedule

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Great series for the youngsters (8 teenagers in the event) as well as a place for seasoned drivers to compete.