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I believe she has an abrasion on her cheek. Must be a tire rub!
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One of the best looking "race queens" I ever saw was Miss Lemon Tree Inn riding on the hood of a car during the parade laps of the 1971 Southern 500. Photos anyone? Raytona?
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If Danica flops in the driver's seat, maybe SPRINT can add a brunette for Jeff, now that she is unattached!
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Sprint on Saturday unveiled the complete 2013 Miss Sprint Cup lineup. Newcomer Brooke Werner (Granville, Vt.) will join returning members Kim Coon (Orlando, Fla.) and Jaclyn Roney (Ann Arbor, Mich.) this season.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM
Passing of Joe Carver
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Joe Davis Carver, Sr. (March 18, 1934 - January 19, 2013)  Guest Book | Sign Guest Book
 Joe Davis Carver, Sr., 78, of Concord, passed away on January 19, 2013, after a long battle with cancer, with his loving wife Diana by his side. Joe was born on March 18, 1934 in Springfield, TN, to the late Samuel Ellis Carver and the late Carrie Kirby Carver. At 15, Joe quit school and took a job as a bellhop. When the Hotel management learned Joe's age, he was told he was "too young". After wrestling with the problem he had the idea to contact the Governor. Joe literally walked to the Capital and Governor Browning personally issued a special permit for this youngster to keep his job. Joe joined the Navy in 1952, serving during the Korean War, and traveling the globe to Japan, Hawaii, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong, Saigon, and Italy. As a sailor, Joe served under Admiral Briscoe and among his many life-long many adventures Joe hitchhiked across America four times. Upon his discharge Joe returned to Nashville where he worked for Specter Freight Lines. He took a part-time job with Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway where he began his racing career selling hot dogs. He soon graduated to selling ice cream. The next year he became the concessions manager and later became race car inspector. The following year Joe was hired as a full time employee and became the track announcer, flagman, and public relations director. In 1968, he created a racing radio network, broadcasting to 10 cities in middle TN. This would later become the Performance Racing Network. In 1970, he negotiated with ABC Wide World of Sports to telecast the first live flag to flag, Winston Cup NASCAR race. For three years, Joe produced a weekly television racing show "Pit Stop", with such guests as Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Marty Robins and numerous others. Joe also produced many musical concerts starring Sonny & Cher, The Jackson 5, Willie Nelson, and Evel Knievel. In July 1972, Joe and Diana Carver were married. Then in 1973, they moved to Hampton, VA as general managers of Langley Motor Speedway. In five short years Joe helped build the Langley track into one of the most successful short track in the United States. In 1977, he was voted Promoter of the Year and in 1980 he was appointed to the prestigious, NASCAR Stock Car Racing Commission. In 1985, Joe joined Darrell Waltrip Motorsports as Vice President where he oversaw the management of all of Darrells racing projects. In 1998, Joe joined Carter-Haas Motorsports as their General Manager. Joe and Darrell were reunited in 1999 when Darrell joined Carter-Haas for the final two years of his NASCAR Hall of Fame career. In 2006, Joe took on the role of Show Car Director for JKS Incorporated based in Welcome, NC. Despite the ravages of cancer and chemotherapy, Joe continued to work at JKS even up to the final week of his passing. Joe is survived by his loving wife Diana Carver; sons, Joe Jr. and wife Marianne of TN and Samuel Ellis II and wife Summer of NC; daughters Marita Carver, Lolita Kinnard, Shirley Schettino, and Jennifer Greenwood, all of TN; 11 grandchildren; 4 great-children. He is predeceased by daughter Sharon Ann and grandson Cody. As a Christian Joe was devoted, spreading the word to many. He was a sports fan, an avid golfer, music and art lover, and he was known to be the kindest and most honorable of gentleman. Joe was truly loved and will be missed by all who knew him. The funeral service will be held 3 PM January 25, 2013 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord Chapel, with Pastor Robbie Stofel officiating. Military honors to be conducted by Cabarrus County Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Motor Racing Outreach and/or the Wounded Warriors Project. Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Carver Family. Online condolences may be made at www.Hartsellfh.com . |
Passing of Joe Carver
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Joe Carver Will Be Missed By Friends, NASCAR
Larry Woody | Senior Writer, RacinToday.com
Sunday, 20 January 2013
J oe Carver served up Dale Earnhardt to Nashville media and fans. (File photo courtesy of NASCAR)
Joe Carver dictated the first racing story I wrote when I was assigned the beat in the late 1960s, and he once prodded a grumpy Dale Earnhardt into the Sports Department so I could interview him.
Joe, as PR director of Nashvilles Fairgrounds Speedway, had a major influence on my career as a fledgling racing writer. He introduced me to drivers and NASCAR officials, provided insight into the sport, and steered me through a lot of stories.
But more than being my mentor, he was my friend.
When I received word that Joe had died of cancer Saturday, at age 76 in Concord, N.C., it brought a flood of emotions and memories.
In 1968 I was in college, working part-time in The Tennessean sports department, when the sports editor told me go to the Fairgrounds and interview Richard Petty.
I had two questions: Wheres the Fairgrounds and whos Richard Petty?
Id never been to a racetrack or seen a race.
Ask for Joe Carver, the sports editor said. Hell help you out.
I did, and a life-long friendship was born. Joe introduced me to Petty and walked me through an interview in which Joe asked most of the questions. Later, as I typed the story, Joe hovered over my shoulder offering gentle suggestions. The first racing story that carried my by-line was largely written by Carver.
Joe was a dedicated PR person and shared the promotional flair of colorful track owner Bill Donoho. Carver was constantly hustling stories to the Nashville media. Once, a few days before a big race, he called the newspaper and asked me to come out and interview a driver hed brought in for some pre-race publicity some guy from North Carolina named Dale Earnhardt.
I explained to Carver that I was stuck in the office I worked on the copy desk in addition to writing and I didnt have time to go out to the track. Carver said that was no problem hed bring Earnhardt to me.
Shortly afterwards, Joe escorted a reluctant Earnhardt into the sports department. Dale slumped into a chair and prodded by Carver mumbled through an interview. In ensuing years Earnhardt and I became good friends and hed often joke about getting dragged around by Carver.
Joe served a stint as Darrell Waltrips PR person. (I once asked Joe what his title was, and he laughingly replied, Servant.)
Everybody liked Joe, and he often ran interference for the sometimes-acerbic DW. Whenever Darrell peeved some thin-skinned media type, Joe was there to smooth things over.
Carvers career eventually took him to Langley Speedway and although I didnt work with him while he was there, Id often hear reports about the great job he was doing. Wed sometimes cross paths along the NASCAR trail and re-live yarns about the good old days at the Fairgrounds.
Joe was a tremendous good-will ambassador for racing. He devoted his career to drumming up publicity for the sport on every level from Saturday-night fender-benders to the big-league Cup Series.
In those early days PR people had to hustle to sell racing, and nobody did it better than Joe. He understood the power of the press and how vital it was to the sport. He brought the media and drivers together. He made covering racing fun.
The sport will miss him, and so will his legion of friends.
I trust that somewhere Joe is proof-reading this story and just as he did with the first one I wrote some 45 years ago shaking his head and chuckling over my spelling and typos.
Larry Woody can be reached at lwoody@racintoday.com
Larry Woody | Senior Writer, RacinToday.com Sunday, 20 January 2013