Bell & Bell Vintage Modified Series
Vintage Oval and Road Course Racing
LOL! Jim tell her Mother's day don't actually start til Sunday!
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Vintage Oval and Road Course Racing
Bell & Bell Vintage Modified Series
Vintage Oval and Road Course Racing
The 'vintage mod squad' rolls back into action Saturday night May 12 at the Carolina Speedway in Lake View, SC........featuring the recently crowned N. C. State Vintage champions.....Pete Corey, Jr and the #3 Crescent Hillbilly special, and Sherman Garris in the AWESUMMM#9 Shermanator!
updated by @bobby-williamson: 12/05/16 04:07:53PM
What's in a photo?
Stock Car Racing History
Ahhh, the famous Brushy Mountain Motors#55 Pontiac that Junior Johnson rolled and was outta the car before it stopped crashing!
What's in a photo?
Stock Car Racing History
Does anyone know the meaning of the shoe-polish numbers on the windshields of the GN cars? "L3 for Louruori and "L97" for Fireball.......some relation to time trial sequcence, perhaps?
What's in a photo?
Stock Car Racing History
Thanks for the photo, Jim. I was born that June it's always cool to see photos from that period. According to NASCAR records, the #6 Dodge was driven by Ralph Liguori, who completed 21 of the 39 laps, and finished 51st in the 62 car field. The official reason for Liguori's exit was "stalling".
Fireball Roberts started 14th, and finished 8th in the Leland Colvin owned # 25 Oldsmobile. The Roberts-Colvin team was a familiar fixture, in both Grand National and modified-sportsman competition in the early days of NASACR. During the 1954 season, the Darlington-based Leland Colvin-Fireball Roberts team would compete at Daytona Beach, Atlanta, Raleigh, Columbia, and Darlington.
The 1954 Daytona sportsman race was won by Orlando, Fl native Dick Joslin*.
*Marty Little...legends of NASCAR.com
I agree, Johnny, the "7" on the #37 looks to be a "scoring situation" number added, after the fact.
Junior Johnson is Moving WHERE??? FORE!!!!
Stock Car Racing History
Dave, I don't know if a lemon meringue pie would even save junior now. Oh, I know he'd love one, but sound's like he's smack-dab in the middle of the brie-cheese crowd. Maybe I could slip him some blackberries (picked right off the side of the road) and dumplings though............. I'm just sayin'.
You, Too, Can Own a Race Track
Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks
Home on the range.......Lobo Speedway's front gate 
You, Too, Can Own a Race Track
Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks
Artesia Speedway dates to 1947, and 1999 for Lobo Speedway. It appears they may be one and the same, give or take 50 years. It's a 3/8 miler (maybe) around the outside, but more of a 1/4 mile in the groove. From the photos, it sure don't look like noise-complaining neighbors, shopping malls, or housing developments are to blame for its demise. 