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October 9, 1983 - The King Ruined My Surprise Birthday Party at CMS

Stock Car Racing History

Dave - from all of us at RacersReunion

Pack the Schaefer - IndyCar returns to Pocono in 2013 - UPDATE: Fans Mad @ Indycar; Complain to Pocono

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I've already hit up Brandon Igdalsky and Dean Metropoulus (one of Pabst Brewing's owners) on Twitter to encourage them to get Schaefer involved somehow. Clearly they won't be the race's title sponsor, but there simply HAS to be some sort of participation. I've never been to Pocono - for any event. But if somehow Schaefer signed on, I may indeed need to start checking the family calendar and flight schedules.

Bad Boy Kyle in #43 at Martinsville

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Reflecting on PKL's post about James Finch's future , look at some of the drivers in this finishing order. TONS of character, hard work, fun times, personality, etc.

Buddy Arrington

James Hylton

Elmo Langley

Cecil Gordon

Coo Coo Marlin

J.D. McDuffie

John Sears

Neil Castles

Ed Negre

Walter Ballard

Jabe Thomas

Henley Gray

Tiny Lund

Dean Dalton

Dave Marcis

Frank Warren

I've often told friends that what NASCAR needs is a lot fewer motor coaches and Lake Norman homes and a lot more combovers and buck teeth.

The more I think about it, the more I think NASCAR lost its edge when Sterling Marlin got hair plugs.

Bad Boy Kyle in #43 at Martinsville

Stock Car Racing History

For the changes ... or my use of the word "exponential"?

Bad Boy Kyle in #43 at Martinsville

Stock Car Racing History

Yet its only been 9 years since Kurt and Craven had one for the ages. Hard to believe the exponential changes in less than a decade - technology, costs, fan interest, number of teams, etc.

Bad Boy Kyle in #43 at Martinsville

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Ya know, I guess its just the fender/tire tolerances they run today vs. back then. And the tire widths I supposed.

BITD, they could lean and beat the snot out of each other lap after lap before a tire finally gave out.

Today, even with the COT 2.0 or 3.0 - whatever we're up to - seems like a simple door swipe or exhaust nudge can cut a tire.

As a kid, one thing I grew to LOVE about stock cars was the frammin and bammin vs. Indy Cars that couldn't touch at all. Now, like many aspects, I'm wondering if the series' benefits have flipped.

Bad Boy Kyle in #43 at Martinsville

Stock Car Racing History

Some cool footage there Dave. I may edit my post about the King's win that day to include this video clip.

http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-24-this-day-in-petty-history_24.html

Curious who is on Twitter

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For the record, I'm a MIDDLE Tennessee guy - not one in EAST Tennessee.

Second, I'm an open proponent of enjoying a cold one in general and Schaefer specifically. No way I'd choose to waste one ... there (pun intended).

Three, I completely rejected Greek life. Use my limited funds to buy beer vs. friends. Heck, I don't even much life gyros.

Wait a minute - wasn't this thread supposed to be about Twitter?

Signed,

Thread Hog on Dave Fulton's forum posts over last 2 weeks

Curious who is on Twitter

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Tweeted some guy this morning who asked Kyle Petty about Dick and Ron Hutcherson. Said he used to crew for them. Used Twitter in effort to recruit him to this site.

Curious who is on Twitter

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Gotcha there. And I'm a bit of a lurker and occasional poster at HSCRF too.