Bowman Gray makes headlines on front page on internet -- and a video to prove it.. They still got the fire in their veins -- look at the video .. live on bowman gray
updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Bowman Gray makes headlines on front page on internet -- and a video to prove it.. They still got the fire in their veins -- look at the video .. live on bowman gray
That could have been really bad
thankfully it wasnt Jeff, but thsts a way of life there... Its been that way for as long as I can remember. They race as though the last lap is now..
another reason not to go there, don't worry about the drivers, watch out for the cops. lol
I watched the rerun on SPEED last night of the Richard Childress episode of A Racer's Life. Much of the episode was devoted to Bowman Gray racing. RC said he wanted to model himself after Curtis Turner after seeing him at the stadium around 1955. Lots of good photos and action shots from Bownman Gray in that episode if you get a chance to catch it in rerun again.
Here's a couple of RC quotes from the segment as provided in a SPEED transcript:
On his first trip to Bowman Gray Stadium:
I came over as a kid (to Bowman Gray Stadium) with my stepdad. I remember walking in and having to peek around the corner of the wall because I wasnt tall enough to see over it, and every seat in this place was packed. And I watched those cars go around here and I thought, Man, this is something Id really love to do. I asked my stepdad I said, Hey, can my brother and I go back over there tonight and get a job? Wed seen these kids selling peanuts and popcorn and programs and stuff. He said, Yeah. So, we went and got us a job.
On making the transition from race fan to driver:
I was about 19, I guess. You had to be 21 or get someone to sign. We forged my moms name to it, and we bought a 47 Plymouth. Paid $20 for it. We taped roll bars and tried to solder some old pipe that we got from a dry cleaner over here. We finally got a cage in it. Back then, you were young and partied and had a good time. It was all about the atmosphere of driving race cars.
On rough racing at Bowman Gray in his early days:
Youd beat and bang, and if you needed something there at the end of the race, youd try to take it on the track. Usually afterwards, youd get behind the old field house here, and I always had some pretty good-sized boys with me and wed start fighting. About every week thered be a fight. Thats the way racing was.
