O---BY THE WAY he did it again
Current NASCAR
He certainly has the time and talent to reach 8 if things fall his way. He may be "boring" - but, he's darned good.
Forum Activity for @dave-fulton
Current NASCAR
Don't Believe Everything You Read in Racing Books by "Experts" - i.e. Humpy Wheeler's "Growing Up NASCAR"
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I have read many racing books over the years and they've all been so full of mistakes I have just about swore them off.
I just happened into a 2010 ThatsRacin' column about Humpy Wheeler's book Growing Up NASCAR .
The column contained one brief allusion that absolutely infuriated me and I thought I'd take the time to correct it. For someone who portrays himself as an expert, my experience through the years has been that Humpy Wheeler paints with a broad stroke and usually gets most of his facts wrong.
Here's the little piece from Humpy's book that set me off:
O.K. - Jack Watson didn't work for Hanes, he worked for Blue Bell, Inc. He did not work in marketing, he was advertising director for Wrangler Jeans. The Wrangler brand was never associated with Hanes. Dale Earnhardt was never associated with Hanes. Hanes did later sponsor some events at Martinsville.
The president of Wrangler Jeans' Blue Bell, Inc. domestic operations was Bob Odear . Odear had worked for Hanes for a brief period of time where he invented the marketing concept of selling panty hose in drug stores, convenience stores and grocery stores in a little egg shaped container and christened the product L'Eggs . That innovation killed 90% of the sales of hoisery in department stores
Odear had at one time been a top official for RJ Reynolds Tobacco company. Watson worked for Odear at RJR as Winston Brand Manager. Odear was responsible for taking Ralph Seagraves out of the field and placing him in charge of RJR Special Events.
When Odear arrived at the Wrangler brand, Watson left RJR as Winston brand manager and joined Odear peddling jeans. Stock car racing sponsorship for Wrangler was just a step away.
Now, I know most of you could care less, but to me, having been involved in the middle of all this, it is just another example of Humpy and so many other experts not knowing what they're talking about, but acting like they're authorities beyond reproach.
I watched some of those on-line videos of Humpy's that are full of misinformation. When you listen to his interviews just remember to take much of what is said with a grain of salt and check his facts.
Don't believe everything you read. The book Peter Golenbeck wrote was just as bad. Full of factual errors. I guess these folks think that the fan on the street won't know any better, but many do.
Thanks for letting me vent. If the rest of Humpy's book is as full of mistakes as those 5 brief sentences, then a lot of misinformation about stock car racing has been spread about.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM
RICH KIDS HAVING FUN ?
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One thing we do know for sure... that's how former NFL quarterbacks have fared in NASCAR:
Waiting for former Super Bowl winning coach and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs to weigh in. Remind me again how many Super Bowls Roly-Poly McNabb won.
RICH KIDS HAVING FUN ?
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Yessir... former Eagles and Redskins fat boy QB and Campbell's Chunky Soup spokesman, Donovan McNabb managed to do what even DW couldn't... tick off every race fan in the country and earn an invitation from Jeff Gordon to "take a ride!"
Racing History Minute - November 17, 1963
Stock Car Racing History
That's a gut wrenching stat to know that six of the top-10 finishers in this Augusta were dead before the calendar rolled to this date the following year.
Racing History Minute - November 17, 1963
Stock Car Racing History
Phillip Morris' "Little Johnny" in his bellman cap & uniform made it to all the NASCAR races before Winston came along.
Thank Goodness for The Rules of Engagement
Current NASCAR
I think you're dead on target with your observation, Cody.
And - for goodness sake - why didn't they swarm over that car with fire extinguishers when it hit pit road?
Thank Goodness for The Rules of Engagement
Current NASCAR
When we were doing the Heinz racing program, we gave out " Pickle " watches to everybody in the Cup garage.
Should have given one to Brian to remind him of the "pickle" he's put NASCAR in.
Thank Goodness for The Rules of Engagement
Current NASCAR
The fearless leader might be reading the script in the recent photo posted by Danny Quick:
