Joe WeatherlyStock Car Museum may confuse our new fans, those that don't have a clue as to who that may have been, and aren't expected to sufficiently study the sport's history to determine the answer. Kind of like "moving" to America and not being expected to learn English. Sure wouldn't want to offend any potential new fan.
Big Brother is paranoid of what the neighbors will think.
Sam, like most of his contemporaries (Jack Ingram, Butch Lindley, Morgan Shepherd.....) BUILT their own car with their own hands, towed them to the track, and back home, and drove the 'devil out of 'um'. It was a different era, and one that can't really be compared to today. There's more to the story than just total victories.
Sam Ard: As Good as There Ever Was
I think, that they think, at some future point, auto racing, especially fossil-fuel-propelledauto racing will fall completley out of the favor with tree-hugging, left leaning, big brother. And, as Mike indicated, there's an obvious General Motors-big-money connection in all this too.
OMG! I agree, Randy, thisisa WTH moment. Seems NASCAR is paranoid over big brother, whoever they perceive that to be. The backstetch wall last weekend at Kansas was painted and emblazoned a politically correct green. NASCAR seems convinced its product will not stand on its own merits, if it not supplemented with gizmos. Maybe the gen-6 cars can be remotely started, at some future point........that'll fill the stands, for sure!
That's about on par with NASCAR's blistering of Carl Long.
Too light a connecting rod..........will the 'Carl Long' engine penalty-sentencing be invoked?
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-sports-racing.html
Thanks, Harlow. Thoughts and prayers for Robin and family. Got to meet Robin, in person, last year at the Shelby vintage race, get well soon, Robin.
