A Racing History Minute-April 16, 1961
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Cool tip Dave. Have PAW's book. But have to confess I haven't yet read that chapter. But I will make it a point now to do so!
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Cool tip Dave. Have PAW's book. But have to confess I haven't yet read that chapter. But I will make it a point now to do so!
The NASCAR Sprint Cup to become the NASCAR Dish Dish?
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I'm not a huge fan of the Miss Sprint contingent. But all of them are nicer than the Dish skank Genie. I don't want her in victory lane. Ha!
Signed,
Missing Miss Winstons
April 15, 1963 - Jim Paschal bags Bowman Gray
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Randy Myers - Your memory has served you well.
1968 Darlington - Source: Charleston SC's News and Courier
Smokey and MIckey Thompson collaborate to run the salt flats.
Source: Mickey Thompson book preview on Google Books- page 162
A thread about the GT/Grand Am series at Nashville on Randy Ayers Modeling Forum .
And lastly, boo-yah...
updated by @tmc-chase: 04/14/17 09:23:48PM
April 15, 1963 - Jim Paschal bags Bowman Gray
Stock Car Racing History
From Getty images site:
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&assetType=image&family=Editorial&p=bunkie+blackburn
TALLADEGA, AL September 1969: The pole position for the very first event to be held at the new Alabama International Motor Speedway, the Bama 400 NASCAR Grand American race, was won by this Ford Mustang entered by legendary car owner and mechanic Henry Smokey Yunick and driven by Bunkie Blackburn. The team had to change the number on the car from 13 to 3 for the race because Richard Childress had entered before them with his No. 13 and thus kept his number. Blackburn led 54 of the 56 laps he ran before the engine blew. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)
April 15, 1963 - Jim Paschal bags Bowman Gray
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Not exactly sure how we morphed from Jim Paschal winning at Bowman Gray to Bunkie Blackburn. But hey - as they say in N'awlins, let the good times roll. Here is a blog entry posted by Russ Thompson a couple of years ago about a memorable finish at Nashville between Bunkie, James Ham and Boogity 3x D-Dubya.
http://nashvillefairgrounds.blogspot.com/2011/02/1970-season-banks-are-how-steep.html
April 15, 1963 - Jim Paschal bags Bowman Gray
Stock Car Racing History
Bunkie only ran about 70 races with only 4 top 5s. None of his top finishes were in a Petty Plymouth. However, he did have 2 top 10s in his six career starts for PE back in 1962. Like Jim Paschal and Buck Baker, Bunkie was part of a handful of drivers who helped PE stay in business. They bridged the gap between Lee's career ending injury in 61 and Richard's winning ways that really took off in 64.My hunch saved me too. I asked Russ Thompson about BB living in our area. He replied to say BB lived in Columbia TN. Said he ran at the Fairgrounds some in the early 70's. Also was the local Firestone distributor - direct competitor to P.B. Crowell and his Goodyear distributorship.
April 15, 1963 - Jim Paschal bags Bowman Gray
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And I'm thinking he later settled in middle Tennessee area. But not 100% certain. I'll put out a couple of feelers around town.
April 15, 1963 - Jim Paschal bags Bowman Gray
Stock Car Racing History
Let's try this again.
Greetings from about 35,000 feet on flight from Nashville to Philly. I'll ATTEMPT to post this post with airplane wifi that has the speed of a turtle with a bum leg.
I find it interesting that I'm flying to Philadelphia. This young nation declared its independence in the city of Philadelphia. Yet I'm flying on April 15th where we as tax paying individuals are compelled this country's growing DEPENDENCE on Washington DC. But I digress.
On April 15, 1963, Jim Paschal pocketed some Petty cash by winning at Bowman Gray Stadium while racing a Petty Enterprises Plymouth for the Level Cross bunch. Read more here:
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-15-1963-jim-paschal-bags-bowman.html
updated by @tmc-chase: 04/14/17 09:22:41PM
A Racing History Minute-April 15, 1951
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The start with Fonty Flock and Bill Blair on the front row. Blair was sporting number 41-1/2. - Getty Images
A Racing History Minute-April 15, 1951
Stock Car Racing History
I can tell you from researching many of those 1950s era Lee Petty victories that its durn impossible to find newspaper coverage on many of them. And for those where I've found a clipping, many of them aren't more than 50-100 words or 2" of copy. Its unreal the research he had to have gone through to publish his series.
I'm guessing he visited more libraries and paid for more articles than I'm able to do. But still, his documentation is second to none - especially considering the sanctioning body itself wasn't visionary enough in the historical area to capture the particulars of many of its own events.