Racing History Minute - July 22, 1953
Stock Car Racing History
Wonder if the drivers took time to visit Rapid City's most famous attraction?
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Stock Car Racing History
This s the first NASCAR national series race of any kind to be held on dirt in more than forty years.
Current NASCAR
Here's the story Dennis Andrews has posted from the May 16, 1971 national touring series NASCAR Grand American race on DIRT at Springfield, Illinois on the G.A. fans page from the August 1971 Stock Car Racing Magazine.
Thanks, Dennis. Should we send the story to the NASCAR PR office and the television network before Eldora??!!
This s the first NASCAR national series race of any kind to be held on dirt in more than forty years.
Current NASCAR
I, too, am looking forward to this event... BUT, I wish NASCAR would get its facts straight.
The NASCAR Grand American Series was a National Touring Series when Buck Baker beat Tiny Lund in the Lincoln 100 at the Springfield Mile DIRT track at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on May 16, 1971, the season following the Raleigh GN event.
More revisionist NASCAR history.
Racing History Minute - July 20, 1952
Stock Car Racing History
Thanks, Tim & Chase.
That St. Joseph River sure looked close for drivers losing it off turn two.
UVa Library needs help with 1970 stock car racing ID
Stock Car Racing History
By the way, for any of you who haven't visited the UVA Library site of WSLS-TV clips, there is some awesome Martinsville 16mm stuff there as well as Rockingham, Charlotte and Daytona, including clips from final beach race.
Here is the link below to that wonderful collection:
UVa Library needs help with 1970 stock car racing ID
Stock Car Racing History
That gentleman "John" may have also been a promoter or a sports writer for the Roanoke Times or Roanoke World News. NB Arnold needs to see this clip.
UVa Library needs help with 1970 stock car racing ID
Stock Car Racing History
I see that Morris Stephenson is still doing a racing column for the Franklin (Rocky Mount, Va.) News-Post . Here's a contact e-mail address at that publication. I bet Morris will recognize the individual in the WSLS interview.
fnpcharles@franklinnews-post.com
Morris Stephenson
