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Hershel McGriff
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Since it appears we didn't restrict our listing to stock cars, I want to make two additions:
* TED HORN - Magnificent driving talent who won multiple AAA driving titles racing primarily on dirt. A sentimental favorite for me because he won the very first event at the Richmond Fairgrounds 1/2-mile dirt in 1946. Killed at the DuQuoin Mile.
* TOMMY HINNERSHITZ - Known as the "Oley Dirt Farmer" - this late Pennsylvania sprint car driver is in all the halls of fame acknowledging the exploits of dirt sprinters and won more races than anyone will ever know.
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Here's the proof that Don Macon was promoting the Wake County Speedway in Raleigh in the early 70s, as well as still driving - very competitively.
When this rule book was posted by a member at Local Race Chat several years ago, our Bobby Williamson commented on how dirt tracks today ought to get together with common rules like Wilson, Wake County and Fayetteville did in the 70s. Makes too much sense, I guess.
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I didn't know it previously, but Don Macon's nephew was killed at Wake County Speedway in 1965:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w04cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3296,512005&dq=don+macon+wake+county+speedway&hl=en
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Charles,
I think you'll enjoy these links... you'll see a lot of photos of Wilson County Speedway cars from around 1973-1977:
http://www.localracechat.com/forums/showthread.php?66450-1973-Wilso...
AND
http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?sc...
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Farmer John's #16 Cliff's Drive-In Late Model at Wilson around 1975. Tim Hamm photo.
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That's Don Macon in the foreground, Dennis Smith driving the famed Carlton Lamm BBQ Barn car in the center and Carl Horton with his cigar on the inside lined up at Wilson County Speedway in the mid-70s. Don, who had been promoting Wake County Speedway in Raleigh, tragically passed away in 1982 from carbon monoxide poisoning. He was always a crowd favorite. Track Stewart, Cliff Winstead, owner of Wilson's Cliff's Drive-In is lining 'em up! Kristi Maynard photo.
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I'd definitely add two-time NASCAR National Modified Champ, Eddie Crouse to the list. He was seldom beat on the dirt.