@dave-fulton8 years ago
That darn fire suit with the incorrect "s" added to Ray's last name.
@tmc-chase8 years ago From November 3, 1970 Danville Bee
@dave-fulton8 years ago
Thanks for the article, Chase, explaining "Rapid Ray's" preference for adding the "s" to his last name. Had never heard that. By the way, not only did Ray go on to win that very first Martinsville Late Model Sportsman race, he also won the companion Modified event (called by darkness), becoming the first driver to ever win two Martinsville races (for two different car owners) in the same day enroute to his record 20 Martinsville wins. Below is Associated Press coverage from the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star . Would be interesting to see the actual race day coverage story from the Danville Bee if you can access it. P
@dave-fulton8 years ago
WSLS-TV from Roanoke, Va. shot color footage of the Late Model Sportsman half of the 1970 Cardinal 500 at Martinsville Speedway swept by Richmond's Ray Hendrick: Click the link below to see the color footage... that's Al Grinnan spinning the blue #42 out of Newport News, also driven by Randy Hutchison, multiple times. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2218587
That darn fire suit with the incorrect "s" added to Ray's last name.
From November 3, 1970 Danville Bee
Thanks for the article, Chase, explaining "Rapid Ray's" preference for adding the "s" to his last name. Had never heard that. By the way, not only did Ray go on to win that very first Martinsville Late Model Sportsman race, he also won the companion Modified event (called by darkness), becoming the first driver to ever win two Martinsville races (for two different car owners) in the same day enroute to his record 20 Martinsville wins. Below is Associated Press coverage from the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star . Would be interesting to see the actual race day coverage story from the Danville Bee if you can access it.
WSLS-TV from Roanoke, Va. shot color footage of the Late Model Sportsman half of the 1970 Cardinal 500 at Martinsville Speedway swept by Richmond's Ray Hendrick: