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Thoughts of This and That from Under the Hat Legendtorial for November 12, 2013 I’m not even sure where to start with this Legendtorial.  Seems there are so many different things that have caused me to think and re-think several areas involving...
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Thursday November 14 2013, 9:18 AM Authors
My First Stock Car Race I'm sure that most race fans can remember their first race - when, where, with who, etc. I am proud to say I have been a race fan for over half of my life.... except that would only be a decade. I remember it well, back...
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Wednesday November 6 2013, 8:16 AM Legendtorials
The Women Heroes In Stock Car Racing Legendtorial for November 5, 2013 This weeks Legendtorial will reflect on some of the women heroes in stock car racing. Whether by driving or by supporting their drivers, the ladies of racing do not get...
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Wednesday October 30 2013, 9:53 AM Legendtorials
Personal But Not Confidential Legendtorial for October 29, 2013 Tonight’s Legendtorial will be of a personal nature if you all will be kind enough to indulge me for just a few minutes.  There were plenty of options for discussion tonight, from...
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The Mountain Moonshine Festival It's that time of year; the time when friends, family, and members of the small town of Dawsonville, Georgia gather to welcome over 150,000 racing fans and auto enthusiasts. According to the 2012 United States...
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Friday October 25 2013, 7:46 AM Legendtorials
The Big One Legendtorial for October 22, 2013 I guess I entitled this Legendtorial the way I did because during the telecast of the Camping World 500 from Talladega Superspeedway Sunday, I heard this reference no less than 17 trillion times....
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Debris or Not Debris, That is the Question - Now, Let's Have Order in the Court, Please Legendtorial for October 14, 2013 As Shakespeare once said, "Debris or not debris, that is the question." No wait, maybe that's not what he said...exactly. I'm...
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Thursday October 10 2013, 8:24 AM Authors
Theodore Cletis Hunt Theodore Cletis Hunt, known as T.C, was born in April of 1926 in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1952, T.C visited a race at the New Atlanta Speedway, then owned by Bob Flock, eldest of the Fabulous Flock Brothers. Hunt had...
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Thursday October 10 2013, 8:02 AM Legendtorials
What Happened to The Gray (or Grey) Area Legendtorial for October 8, 2013 I’m sure many of you have heard of the “gray area” wherein many of the NASCAR teams work.  Some such notables are Smokey Yunick, Gary Nelson, and, of course, Chad Knaus....
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The Numbers Game - Should Childress Run or Retire the 3 for Cup? Legendtorial for October 1, 2013 When you stop and think about it, numbers play a huge part in the overall scheme of things on this planet.  Think about it, as if I would have to ask...
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Thursday September 26 2013, 12:58 PM Legendtorials
Warmth from the Pot-bellied Stove September 24, 2013 Legendtorial Once, back about 1967, I was driving from Norfolk, VA, where I was stationed while in the Navy, to Columbia for Thanksgiving weekend.  I had the duty Thanksgiving day but I left...
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The NASCAR Grand-Touring/Grand-American Division The NASCAR Grand-Touring or Grand-American division, your preference on the name, was created by Bill France at the start of the 1968 racing season in response to the popularity of similar racing...
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Wednesday September 18 2013, 10:49 AM Legendtorials
Definition of Integrity Legendtorial for September 17, 2013 I thought, for a brief time, that I may get out a dictionary and provide a total definition of the word “integrity” as that seems to be the word of the week with NASCAR since the...
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Are NASCAR Fans Being Penalized for Actions Detrimental to Stock Car Racing? I've waited several days to write this, thinking I might change my point of view as I cooled down from the results from the Richmond mess and yet another cause to wield...
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Monday September 9 2013, 8:05 PM Legendtorials
Pandoras Box Legendtorial for September 9, 2013 NASCAR, you did it to yourself.  Yes, I realize you are an entity, NOT a person, but whomever the person was/is who came up with “The Chase” should be tarred and feathered and sent to watch those...
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