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  • Blog
    Remembering Tragedy At Darlington
    Friday April 29 2011, 1:08 AM
    This week, we remember a scary moment in NASCAR racing history that resulted in the loss of three people, including a Georgia Racing Hall of Famer, over at Georgia Racing History.com . Jerry Elzey was in the pits at Darlington in September of...
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    We'll see . . .
    Monday April 25 2011, 11:30 AM
    Was nominate/elected to the Mich. Auto Racing Fan Club board of directors. The term is June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2013. Ought to be interesting. Never thought I'd be a 55 year-old rookie at anything anymore.
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    Visit to Richard Petty Museum: The other stuff
    Saturday April 23 2011, 3:39 PM
    Originally published here: http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/04/visit-to-richard-petty-museum-other.html After composing a couple of entries about the trophies I found in the Richard Petty Museum, I wanted to wrap-up the series with some...
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    John Henry Maddox – A Tough Georgia Racer
    Friday April 22 2011, 1:14 AM
    This week, unfortunately, we have sad news to share. Longtime Georgia racer John Henry Maddox passed away on April 15, at the age of 75. Maddox, a true Georgia racer, is remembered this week over at Georgia Racing History.com . Last year,...
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    Talladega And The Curse Of Fonty Flock
    Friday April 15 2011, 12:41 AM
    With the NASCAR tour heading for the mammoth Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, we thought we'd take a look at some of the weird goings-on at the track over the years, the the possible connection they have to a legendary member of the Georgia...
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    EFI: Back to the Future
    Wednesday April 13 2011, 2:30 PM
    Yeah, it was WAY cool back in the day, the 1960's. "Stacks" poking through the fabricated hoods of '37 chevy coupes. Hilborn fuel injection was a hallmark of the modified scene for years.Come-to-find-out, it's deja'-vu all over again....NASCAR is...
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    In Racing And In Movies, Needham Is An Original
    Friday April 8 2011, 12:42 AM
    This week, we take a look at a true racing original over at Georgia Racing History.com . Hal Needham came from modest beginnings growing up in Arkansas, but a decision to move to California to work as a treetopper opened the opportunity for him...
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    Richard Petty Museum Visit - the trophies part 2
    Tuesday April 5 2011, 6:34 PM
    Originally blogged here: http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/04/richard-petty-museum-visit-trophies_05.html Having about three to four hours and a butt-load of trophies to view was a bit of a sensory overload when it came to taking pictures....
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    Yes, I am still alive and kicking!
    Tuesday April 5 2011, 12:13 PM
    It has been a wild ride the last couple of years but with a pending move to Savannah complete over the next couple of months time should be freed up to get back involved in the Historic/Vintage racing scene!
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    Wish the cars looked like real cars and keep one paint job
    Tuesday April 5 2011, 12:00 AM
    One of my biggest gripes I have is the lack of character the cars have. I can remember that back in the 80s and 90s the cars looked more like their respective makes. The noses on the cars looked like real grills and not painted or decalled on....
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    Richard Petty Museum visit: the trophies part 1
    Sunday April 3 2011, 9:22 AM
    I originally posted here: http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/04/richard-petty-museum-visit-trophies.html Cleveland, Ohio is supposedly where the phrase "rock and roll" was joined. As a result, the city got the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
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    Visit to Petty's Garage 2: The present
    Friday April 1 2011, 1:48 PM
    I originally posted this today here: http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/04/visit-to-pettys-garage-entry-2-present.html As I turned from Highway 220 onto Branson Mill Road to head for Petty's Garage, I couldn't help but laugh and then...
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