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So many times over the years ladies have given themselves away and gotten into trouble when trying to tell a whopper because their eyes give them away.

I am thinking this might be the perfect time to see if we could get Clint Bowyer to endorse the RacersReunion School for Lying Women and get the Michael Waltrip Racing driver to give our lady students some 5-Hour Energy tips on how to keep a straight face and unsuspecting eyes while telling the "Big One."

We already have a girls school veteran, Shan Coughlin affiliated with the Zeus outfit and I bet she could hustle up some sponsorship dollars for wayward gals to benefit from Clint's advice.

Read recently where those Eagles (not the Goodyears) are coming out of retirement to promote a new album. Maybe we could use one of their golden oldies as the theme song for Clint's new venture. At the east, Bristol ought to use "Lying Eyes" as the song to introduce Clint in 2014.

Back in July I posted a Buffalo film on the link I mentioned above at Tim Leeming's post. It may be the same film Bill is talking about:

Bill, you might be interested to see Tim Leeming's History Minute for July 7 which featured the Buffalo Civic Stadium.

Link below:

http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/forum/topics/racing-history-minute-july-7-1956?commentId=1981311%3AComment%3A836027&xg_source=activity

http://racersreunion.com/community/forum/stock-car-racing-history/27275/september-18-1960-richard-wins-his-3rd-race

The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star carried the article above.

"Eastern Bandit" Dennis Zimmerman of Glastonbury, Connecticut made his only career NASCAR Grand National start in this Old Dominion Speedway race driving Richmonder, Bob Adams' #09 Chevy, usually driven by Larry Manning or Roy Mayne.

Zimmerman used to keep his modified at Junie Donlavey's shop in Richmond when he and his mentor, "Steady Eddie" Flemke came south with Red Foote and Rene Charland to terrorize the southern modified and sportsman drivers with their lightweight cars.

4 years after his only GN start in this Mannassas, Virginia NASCAR Grand National race, Zimmerman, on Memorial Day 1971, would be named "Rookie of the Race" at the 1971 Indianapolis 500.

In that same 1971 Indy 500 where Zimmerman finished 8th and was named top rookie were NASCAR stars Donnie Allison(6th) and Cale Yarborough(16th). NASCAR's LeeRoy Yarbrough and Bobby Johns failed to qualify for that event at Indy.

I would have loved to have seen Denny stay in NASCAR and try his hand at Grand National, but he loved the open wheel cars.

Three years ago, 5th place finisher of the September 18, 1964 Old Dominion Speedway race Bert Robbins ' daughter, Linda posted the following wonderful blog about her dad:

Dad gets an award!

Many drivers who have competed on the 3/8 mile oval have went on to make it big in the top rank Winston Cup Circuit. Drivers like Darrell Waltrip, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Morgan Shephard, the Burton brothers, and of course the "King" Richard Petty. By the way, 2 of Petty's official 200 wins are at the Old Dominion Speedway. Other Winston Cup drivers who have visited victory lane include Ned Jarrett (a 500 lap event), Junior Johnson, and the late Elmo Langley.

Dad is now 79 years old and doesn't race anymore. He did race at Old Dominion speedway, however, with many of the drivers mentioned above. I get a kick out of this one race result from the October 1964 Nascar Newsletter. Dad came in 5th behind Ned Jarrett, David Pearson, and Richard Petty.

Here's a photo of one of his first race cars and his last.

Okay, so what has this got to do with cloth and creativity. Nothing! I did make him a single bed quilt once with these pictures in it, but forgot to take a photo of it before I wrapped it for Christmas.

The Gore family's Old Dominion Speedway (which closed last year) has been the site of many historic moments in racing history. One such moment involved the crew chief for the Ned Jarrett / Bondy Long winning Ford #11 of the race chronicled by Tim.

Jarrett's winning crew chief was one of 13 children born in 1934 in Roanoke, Virginia, although most associate his name with the small town of Inman, South Carolina, which lies between Spartanburg and Campobello in the heart of peach orchard country and packing houses.

This young man, who had previously turned wrenches for GN champion Rex White, had an itch to get behind the wheel himself.

When the Bondy Long team headed out from Camden, South Carolina for 1964's annual summer NASCAR "Northern Tour" they carried a backup car for the title seeking Jarrett. On July 8, 1964, the team opened the northern campaign at this same Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, Virginia.

(History Note Interlude: The "Old Dominion" nickname for the Commonwealth of Virginia - also nicknamed "Mother of Presidents" - dates to the year 1660 when England's King Charles II was restored to the throne and thanked his faithful colonists in his "Old Dominion" of Virginia for their loyal support).

The Ned Jarrett/Bondy Long backup car had it's #11 changed to #71 and the young 29 year old crew chief turned 4 laps in the July 8, 1964 Old Dominion 400 in the state of his birth before retiring with a "handling" issue. He'd also start the Ned Jarrett/Bondy Long backup car on the 1964 Northern Tour at Old Bridge, New Jersey and Bridgehampton, New York.

He wouldn't return to the driver's seat until 1966, when he finished 2nd in NASCAR Grand National points and was named NASCAR Grand National "Rookie of the Year!" 601 Grand National / Winston Cup races after that first NASCAR start in 1964 at Old Dominion Speedway the driver took his final NASCAR Cup checkers in 1993. Not included in his total are Grand National East and other NASCAR division starts.

He didn't hang up his helmet, though. He continued to drive in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and this year has driven in every single one of the 19 ARCA races staged to date. He turned age 79 on August 26th of this year and unless you've been hiding under a rock you all know the driver is JAMES HYLTON!

5th finishing Bert Robbins of Washington, DC drove only two 1964 GN races, both for Maryland car dealer Henry "Big Henry" Woodfield .

Woodfield Ford - Mercury would often adorn the #64 rides of Elmo Langley and in 1966, the two formed a partnership, Woodfield-Langley Racing that lasted through the 1969 season and included the first green #64 Elmo machines.

Above - Ned Jarrett/Elmo Langley in Henry Woodfield's #64 run side-by side posted at Legends of NASCAR.

One of Elmo's 1st green #64 Woodfield rides as posted by former Elmo car letterer BNorton734 on RR.

Below - "BIG HENRY" WOODFIELD in a 1970 Washington, DC television commercial :

Soggy white bread.