1967 Northern 300 - Trenton Speedway in New Jersey - and RR member Brian Hauck meets the King for the first time
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-9-this-day-in-petty-history-part-1.html
1968 Maine 300 - Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-9-this-day-in-petty-history-part-2.html
I have heard the tale of the creation of that NASCAR Points System many times.... directly from the three men involved - the late Bob Latford, the late Joe Whitlock and Phil Holmer.
All three told the same creation story as having occurred at the Boot Hill Saloon (which at the time was owned by Holmer) on the cocktail napkin.
Most will remember Holmer better as the NASCAR Goodyear tire at track presence under Leo Mehl, but before that he headed NASCAR PR in Daytona while Whitlock had the Daytona Speedway PR job. Latford was a Daytona native who held many racing pr jobs over the years.
It was primarily Latford's plan, but the three worked it out together in the Boot Hill Saloon before it was presented to Bill France, Sr.
With 2 of 3 of those fellers no longer with us, I sure would like to know from Holmer if any Schaefer was consumed at the Boot Hill as that system was brainstormed. In the early 70s, the brand was still near the top of the heap.
A few clippings from the Lewiston Daily Sun.
The Reading Eagle reported that four major northeastern racing players were joining hands to promote the 1967 Northern 300 at Trenton:
Vicki Nunis, the daughter of Trenton co-promoter, Sam Nunis is a member here at RacersReunion:
http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/profile/VickiNunis?xg_source=profiles_memberList
Southern Racing Stars at Oxford Plains !
There's a "lot" of "unnecessary" quotations in that first picture!
