HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE FULTON!!!!
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Thank you, Raytona.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE FULTON!!!!
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A sincere thanks to all of my friends at RR for the Birthday wishes. 65 today. Now a certified old fogey!
I appreciate the kind words. This is my favorite hangout.
October 9, 1983: The unofficial end of Petty Enterprises
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I was in the press box at Charlotte after that 10/9/1983 race, right next to NASCAR control. Jane Hogan had thrown a small birthday party for me in our Wrangler suite after the race and then Joe Whitlock and I got word that something weird was going on. I watched Richard and Ralph Salvino come up to NASCAR control and sit with Bill France, Jr. I watched Bill, Jr. go to the garage. Seemed like this went on for hours. It had gotten very late when Bill, Jr. came to the CMS press box. He didn't delegate the announcement to any of his NASCAR minions, but made the announcement himself of what had happened and what the penalty was. For the life of me I can't remember if he took any questions and I can't remember if Richard came to the press box with him.
But, I certainly agree with your assessment. That evening marked the beginning of the end of the success we'd grown accustomed to from P.E.
Racing History Minute - October 9, 1964
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California NASCAR driver, Marshall Sargent's racing visit to Australia in the winter of 1964 generated press in the U.S. and Australia:
Racing History Minute - October 9, 1964
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I have found that 9th place Savannah finisher, Marshall Sargent of Salinas, California, making his only 1964 GN start, had a west coast stock car racing reputation of near mythic proportions.
Sargent passed in 1990 at age 59. From the clips I've been reading, I'd sure liked to have seen him race.
Here are just a few memories of Marshall Sargent posted on the Legends of San Jose Speedway web site:
Racing History Minute - October 9, 1964
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Wonder how 9th place finisher Marshall Sargent elected to come all the way from Salinas, California to Savannah for his only 1964 start? Racers are dedicated if nothing else.
Racing History Minute - October 8, 1972
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Looking at the records, it appears to me that you're right on the money, Blane.
Racing History Minute - October 8, 1972
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On October 8, 1988, the late Bobby Hamilton made his NASCAR major series debut with a 14th place finish in Charlotte Motor Speedway's All Pro Auto Parts 300 Busch Series race won by the late Rob Moroso.
1988 All Pro 300
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 28 of 30
Saturday, October 8, 1988 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.0 miles)
Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
1 13 25 Rob Moroso Moroso Performance (Dick Moroso) Oldsmobile 200 54,650 running 12 180
2 2 15 Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 25,300 running 109 170
3 5 81 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Brendle's (Ted Conder) Buick 200 18,905 running 6 165
4 7 52 Ken Schrader Hendrick Team (Ken Schrader) Chevrolet 200 31,450 running 55 160
5 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Exxon Superflo (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 199 11,725 running 0 155
6 27 99 Tommy Ellis J & J Racing (John Jackson) Buick 199 13,550 running 0 150
7 37 5 Jimmy Hensley Advance Auto Parts (Sam Ard) Buick 199 11,050 running 0 146
8 36 47 Billy Standridge Rite-Way Grinding (Billy Standridge) Chevrolet 199 10,600 running 0 142
9 4 66 Rusty Wallace Kodiak (Rusty Wallace) Pontiac 199 10,600 running 11 0
10 12 32 Dale Jarrett Port-A-Lube (Horace Isenhower) Oldsmobile 198 5,000 running 0 134
11 29 6 Tommy Houston Southern Biscuit Flour (Steve Arndt) Buick 198 7,600 running 0 130
12 11 14 Michael Waltrip All-Pro Auto Parts (Ronnie Silver) Oldsmobile 198 3,500 running 0 127
13 21 12 Neil Bonnett Piper Aircraft (Bobby Allison) Buick 198 3,170 running 0 124
14 30 16 Bobby Hamilton Hamilton Racing Chevrolet 198 4,020 running 0 0
15 19 56 Ronald Cooper Speedway Waste Disposal (Lewis Cooper) Buick 198 4,220 running 0 118
16 31 90 Ed Berrier Cox Wood Preserving (Grover Shugart) Buick 197 8,820 running 0 115
17 39 39 Steve Grissom Automatic Curb (Wayne Grissom) Oldsmobile 197 3,620 running 0 112
18 42 1 Ken Bouchard Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb) Chevrolet 196 5,920 running 0 109
19 26 37 Patty Moise Crisco Butter-Flavored (Patty Moise) Buick 194 2,320 running 0 106
20 41 4 Ben Hess Hess Racing (Ben Hess) Pontiac 194 2,720 running 7 103
21 15 44 Sterling Marlin Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 191 2,120 engine 0 100
22 17 21 Larry Pearson Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson) Chevrolet 191 6,370 running 0 97
23 14 9 Bill Elliott Wicassett Mills / Performance Yarns (Bill Elliott) Ford 184 1,920 running 0 94
24 20 2 L.D. Ottinger Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker) Buick 182 3,920 running 0 91
25 33 22 Rick Mast A.G. Dillard (Alan Dillard, Jr.) Buick 179 4,070 crash 0 88
26 10 84 Mike Alexander GM Tech Team (Mike Alexander) Buick 171 4,245 running 0 85
27 24 79 Dave Rezendes K.R. Rezendes (Dave Rezendes) Oldsmobile 168 1,520 running 0 82
28 34 11 Jack Ingram Skoal (Jack Ingram) Chevrolet 160 3,770 engine 0 79
29 25 34 Jimmy Spencer Cicci Racing (Frank Cicci) Buick 140 1,920 running 0 76
30 44 96 Tom Peck Thomas Chevrolet (Mark Thomas) Oldsmobile 132 1,740 engine 0 73
31 40 07 Tommy Sigmon Burke Grading & Paving (Dwight Huffman) Oldsmobile 128 1,820 engine 0 70
32 32 77 Dave Simpson Simpson Racing (Bill Simpson) Buick 114 1,170 crash 0 67
33 3 8 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 102 6,300 engine 0 64
34 28 42 Elton Sawyer Chevy Trucks (Bill Lewis) Chevrolet 86 1,730 oil pan 0 61
35 43 24 Joe Thurman Thackston's Garage (Marvin Thackston) Ford 86 1,580 engine 0 58
36 6 06 Mark Martin Carolina Ford Dealers (Bill Davis) Ford 81 1,120 engine 0 55
37 35 30 Kyle Petty Peak Anti-Freeze (Kyle Petty) Ford 78 1,050 engine 0 52
38 1 7 Harry Gant Skoal (Ed Whitaker) Buick 72 6,930 engine 0 49
39 8 75 Brad Teague Food Country USA (Charlie Henderson) Oldsmobile 62 1,660 engine 0 46
40 23 71 Randy LaJoie D & D Competition (Randy LaJoie) Oldsmobile 31 1,000 crash 0 43
41 38 63 Mike Swaim Texas Pete Sauces (Hubert Hensley) Chevrolet 19 1,600 engine 0 40
42 16 97 Morgan Shepherd Valvoline (Morgan Shepherd) Buick 3 1,000 crash 0 37
43 18 88 Bobby Labonte Winner's Circle Auto Parts (Bob Labonte) Buick 3 1,000 crash 0 34
44 22 00 Joe Millikan Thomas Brothers Country Hams (Howard Thomas) Oldsmobile 3 1,000 crash 0 31
Racing History Minute - October 8, 1972
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I'm impressed... you even had your own near Petty blue portapotty!
Racing History Minute - October 8, 1972
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CMS aerial of 1960 World 600 from CMS published in Concord Tribune
Over the years all of the depressed area was filled under a contract between CMS and BFI to use it as a landfill.
Then, in October 2010, race fans got quite a thrill when a huge sink hole opened over the landfill betweens turn 3-4:
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