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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Driver Ron Hornaday Jr. Penalized Following On-Track Incident at Rockingham Speedway

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Hadn't heard that.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Driver Ron Hornaday Jr. Penalized Following On-Track Incident at Rockingham Speedway

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This was about what I'd expected.

Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Teams Penalized Following Race At Texas Motor Speedway

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Big penalties for Penske. 7 employees suspended for 6 events. That new suspension must have fasteners made of monkey metal and be able to recite the alphabet.

A Racing History Minute - April 17, 1977

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Thanks, as always, Tim, for refreshing our memories and taking us back to some of the "glory" days. Junior's cars were awesome at Bristol for quite a period of time with several drivers.

Tighe Scott was another of those drivers I loved to hear the announcers get to in driver introductions. His hometown of Pen Argyle, Pennsylvania was custom made to roll off the tongues of the southern P.A. and radio announcers in a sweet cadence of multiple syllables. Always wondered if Tighe wore argyle socks. Any of you folks who were at the track then know?

Welcome Former Union 76 RACESTOPPER Doshia Wall to RacersReunion

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I just noticed that former Union 76 Racestopper (1969-1983 ), Doshia Wall recently joined our site.

You've all seen Doshia's photo many times in prerace and Victory Lane back in the day.

Welcome Doshia to RacersReunion.

Link to Doshia Wall's RR page:

http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/profile/DoshiaWall?xg_source=profiles_memberList

Union 76 Racestopper Doshia Wall force feeds crew chief Harry Hyde some of Buddy Bakers No. 1 cake after Baker (right) won the pole for the Daytona 500. National Speed Sport News photo

updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

A Racing History Minute-April 16, 1961

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As Tim mentioned a year ago, this was the first NASCAR Grand National race that North Wilkesboro track promoter, Enoch Staley named in memory of his brother Gwyn .

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Gwyn Staley lost his life three years earlier in March 1958 on the first turn of the first lap of a NASCAR Convertible race at the Virginia State Fairgrounds half-mile dirt layout in Richmond. To date, Staley is the only fatality in any division of racing in the various configurations of the Richmond venue dating to its opening 68 years ago in 1946.

A Racing History Minute-April 16, 1961

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And I see from your clips that my Richmond racing hero won that Sunday at Moyock, NC's Dog Track Speedway over two superb Maryland drivers, even if Associated Press did spell Rapid Ray's last name incorrectly.

A Racing History Minute-April 16, 1961

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Perry's chapter clears up quite a lot, including mistakes on the Racing Reference site regarding Tommy Irwin. The Keysville connection comes from Tommy building a car at Monroe Shook's shop in Keysville. Burton & Robinson Concrete Construction of Fairfax, Virginia, who'd later sponsor Ned Jarrett and Jimmy Pardue owned the car that Tommy took down to Inman, SC.

If TooMuchCountry (Chase) and Legend (Tim) haven't read Perry's chapter on Tommy, it is a must for them, since Lee Petty invited Tommy to leave his car at the Pettys and work on it there. He became great friends of Lee and Richard.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Ypr_kpYZNSoC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=tommy+irwin+nascar&source=bl&ots=diA3BGI4r0&sig=pqnOittQSzuqZyJRBbgGoDHsVBU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TahtUf7IIYWB0AHz9oGoDA&ved=0CHoQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=tommy%20irwin%20nascar&f=false

Thanks, Perry

A Racing History Minute-April 16, 1961

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I should have checked RR member, Perry Allen Wood's "Declarations of Stock Car Independents" before I asked about Tommy Irwin. There is a chapter devoted to him in Perry's book:

http://books.google.com/books?id=Ypr_kpYZNSoC&pg=PA30&lpg=P...

A Racing History Minute-April 16, 1961

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By the way, tiny Keysville, Virginia has produced some other racing notables. Emanuel "Golden Greek" Zervakis' two GN/Cup wins came in cars owned by Keysville resident, Monroe Shook.

And we are still fortunate to be blessed today with the presence of one of racing's truly nice fellows - former Charlote PR head and current President & GM of Atlanta Motor Speedway - Ed Clark, who was born in Keysville in 1954.

Ed's mom was a Keysville and Farmville, Virginia school teacher.

Must be something in the water in tiny Keysville, population 832, that leads folks to stock car racing!