Renee Langford Sullivan
12/26/11 09:51:01AM
@renee-langford-sullivan
Daytona I remember going with my Daddy to Daytona just after I'd gotten married (during the 1980s)and saw Tim Richmond racing. I sure thought he was going to win that year (not exactly sure when it was but it was 86 or 87) as he was running so well but he didn't. My Daddy never went to movies but there were two that I remember him taking us to. The first when I was a kid, was The Richard Petty Story with Greased Lightening as the second feature at a local drive-in. I think it was the first time I'd ever been to a drive-in! The one line that I remember the most about the Richard Petty movie was his wife being upset because Richard was working on his car on his wedding night was her saying, "Now, I can finally tell everyone that Richard brought up his RPMs on his wedding night!" ...lol. The next movie that we went to see was Days of Thunder, with Tom Cruise who portrayed Tim Richmond in a loose fashion. He was a very good driver and of course I thought he was cute too! lol His death was a huge loss to NASCAR.Days of Thunder.....
The Richard Petty Story....
Greased Lightening (story of Wyndell Scott)....
Good times!Renee Sullivan
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TMC Chase

September 30 - This day in Petty history


9/30/70 - Richard wins the final NASCAR Grand National race run on dirt in the Home State 200 in Raleigh, NC. Richard drives car owned by Don...
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TMC Chase

September 29 - This day in Petty history


9/29/63 - Richard finishes 26th in a field of 28 in the Wilkes 400 driving car #41. Finishing just ahead of him in 25th spot is Jimmy Massey in a...
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TMC Chase

September 28- This day in Petty history


9/28/69 - Richard wins the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville in his Ford.
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TMC Chase

September 27 - This day in Petty history


9/27/64 - Richard clinches his first championship by finishing 2nd in the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
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J.C. HAYES

CAN YOU TELL ME WHO GOT BILL ELLIOTT THE MELLING SPONSER ?


THIS PERSON INTRO HARRY MELLING & BILL ELLIOTT
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TMC Chase

September 26 - This day in Petty history


9/26/54 - Lee finishes 2nd to Herb Thomas at Langhorne Speedway in Pennsylvania.9/26/65 - Richard finishes 2nd behind Junior Johnson in the Old...
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TMC Chase

September 25 - This day in Petty history


9/25/49 - Lee finishes 2nd to Red Byron in a 200 lapper at Martinsville. This was NASCAR's first season with the Strictly Stock series (later...
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J.C. HAYES

did you know?????????????????????


If it wasn't for Benny Parsons , Greg Biffle wouldn't be in NASCAR & Bill Elliott would have never meet Harry Melling
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TMC Chase

September 24 - This day in Petty history


9/24/67 - Richard keeps his win streak alive & extends it to 9 races in a row by winning the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville.9/24/72 - Richard...
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TMC Chase

September 23 - This day in Petty history


9/23/62 - Richard finishes 2nd to Nelson Stacy in the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville. Teammate Jim Paschal finishes 9th in the #41...
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