Racing History Minute - October 8, 1972
Stock Car Racing History
Pole-winner Pearson with Leonard Wood. - Spartanburg Herald
From Tim's post a year ago today:
Sixth place starter WAS to have been Fred Lorenzen but the night before the race, Hoss Ellington, the car owner, walked into his motel room to find a handwritten not from Freddie advising him that he (Freddie) was leaving and was, in fact, gone, disappeared. In a last minute rush to find a driver, Hoss called on Cale Yarborough who accepted the ride and would start the race in sixth. There are no details available as to what the note from Freddie expressed.
Though we don't know exactly what was in that note, we know a year later the consensus was Lorenzen said Hoss' 28 car wasn't competitive.
http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/forum/topics/october-7-1973-cale-...
Charlotte was the 2nd race in a row Lorenzen failed to show. He skipped out on Wilkesboro as well, and John Sears was tapped to replace him. In retrospect, I'm left to wonder if it was Lorenzen who had become un-competitive vs. Hoss' car. - Spartanburg Herald
updated by @tmc-chase: 10/08/18 11:10:14AM
