July 2nd
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AJ Foyt's annual tradition was a rattlesnake barbeque on 'Firecracker' weekend in the Daytona garage area in honor of Richard's birthday.
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July 2nd
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This date is ironic, with Richard and Fireball......... but Richard took the sport and ran with it elevating it even further, back in the '60's, in the tragic aftermath of the 1964 season. A new era had dawned, not unlike Jeff Gordon's first race coinciding with Richard's final race.
July 2nd
Stock Car Racing History
It's July 2nd.........Richard Petty's birthday! Happy Birthday to the King!
updated by @bobby-williamson: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Farmer John Matthews Won Jacksonville's 1964 Leatherneck 150 as Car Owner Burned During Refueling
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William, I was at Dublin and there was a neat looking #1 open-wheel mod.........it had "arnold........." on the side..........was that Earl????
Farmer John Matthews Won Jacksonville's 1964 Leatherneck 150 as Car Owner Burned During Refueling
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Walter "Walt" Zawaski was a sportsman division competitor. He had two coupes a '38 and a'39 Ford, both were #17a. Walt won races into the late '60's at Leland and Little River raceways. By a series of unexpected circumstances, I could have bought one of Walt's coupes recently. It had been barn-stored forever, and was partially disassembled but was a time capsule of 1950's racing technology. I passed though, $3,000.00 seemed too steep. But then, maybe it wasn't.
Farmer John Matthews Won Jacksonville's 1964 Leatherneck 150 as Car Owner Burned During Refueling
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Farmer John, 1980's LakeView Speedway
Farmer John Matthews Won Jacksonville's 1964 Leatherneck 150 as Car Owner Burned During Refueling
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Ken Klutz in action at Carolina Beach Speedway, 1964.
Farmer John Matthews Won Jacksonville's 1964 Leatherneck 150 as Car Owner Burned During Refueling
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Dave, I remember this very race. I recall the TV ads (WECT-6 Wilmington) advertising the big race at Jacksonvilles' "International Speedway" as the event approached. I Did not attend, but I lived on US 17 in Shallotte, NC remember seeingthe modified coupe of Julian Richardson (Conway, SC....#83 '40 Ford painted in Pepsi colors, complete with the "83" emblazoned on a Pepsi bottle cap motif) towing through town, and also the Yon brothers "the Barracuda" #3 Ford coupe from the Charleston area passing through town also, in route to Jacksonville, NC.