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The (almost) return of Curtis Turner

Stock Car Racing History

Rick Houston owns a collection of GNS / WCS. Not sure how far into NASCAR Scene he has. But he has told me he owns a full copy of all those early issues. As a bachelor, I held onto multi-years worth of SMR and GNS/WCS. Kept them in brown grocery sacks by year. New bride (and not a fan of racing OR pack-ratting) looked around, wrinkled her nose as she said hmmm, and next thing I know they went to the recycling bin.

I've got maybe 15-20 individual issues from memorable races / events. And I clipped every Petty related page I could. But the rest have now likely composted or been recycled into something else.

The (almost) return of Curtis Turner

Stock Car Racing History

Wouldn't THAT idea make a world of sense? Have the NHOF invest in the purchase and digitization of periodicals that covered the sport better than NASCAR's own leadership/statisticians? SMJ, SMR, GNS/WCS, Stock Car Racing magazine, etc. Imagine the usefulness to fans, historians, bloggers, authors, etc. if NHOF had a digital 'reading room' with all that info available, tagged, and searchable. Rather than spend frivolous money on "Hashtag NASCAR" Twitter promotions screamed at us by Adam Alexander, I'd prefer NASCAR make a grant to the NHOF to work with Google for this type of curated offering.

The (almost) return of Curtis Turner

Stock Car Racing History

Here is the post where BB affirmed the Pickers door came from a Jim Paschal car.

http://racersreunion.com/community/forum/current-nascar/11113/could-kurt-busch-land-nascars-most-legendary-ride

updated by @tmc-chase: 03/08/17 09:14:52PM

The (almost) return of Curtis Turner

Stock Car Racing History

That's the photo I was referring to. Pretty sure I got it from somewhere other than that site. I don't have it here at work. Either way, you now have it. But no question about it - the Biscoe door in the NHOF is 100% NOT from the Lee Roy car. Dinged up or not, the font doesn't even match.

The (almost) return of Curtis Turner

Stock Car Racing History

I thought it was agreed the Pickers door came from a Jim Paschal #43 Petty Plymouth. Billy Biscoe, right?

The (almost) return of Curtis Turner

Stock Car Racing History

I learned about Lee Roy driving the 43 about 2 years ago. Figured it had to do with Richard's drag racing schedule - but was never certain of it. I'm still not. I longed for a photo from that race. And I think it was you Dave who posted one here of the wrecked 43 after LRY popped a utility pole in the infield.

I'm now seeking a pic of Curtis in the Petty Plymouth. I don't know if it was numbered 43 - it likely was since PE was only fielding one car that season.

The (almost) return of Curtis Turner

Stock Car Racing History

As old-school race fans know, Curtis Turner was banned by Bill France Sr. in 1961. It wasn't until 1965 that Pops was reinstated by NASCAR. He made his first start after the 4 year absence in the Southern 500 at Darlington.

But did you know, he originally planned to make his return on August 14, 1965 - about 3 weeks earlier elsewhere in South Carolina driving for the most unlikely of car owners?

http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-almost-return-of-curtis-turner.html

 

updated by @tmc-chase: 09/18/17 10:00:45AM

PAM on the Track - Actual Photos

General

Ahh, I thought you meant Jungle Pam. (Chose a more ... um, uh, ahem, heehee ... conservative photo.)

Source: HubGarage

THE GRASSY KNOLL AT THE GLEN

Current NASCAR

In late 90s, I was in Dallas area for work. Instead of going to a restaurant, we spent our dinner dollars allotment at the go-kart track. I forgot the name of it, but it was one of those super-duper kinds with about a half-dozen types of tracks. By far my fave was the slick track. I could barely drive for laughing so hard. But it was an absolute blast for my brother-in-law, co-worker, and myself as we tried to compete against one another as well as the other customers. We pitched it in the turns, slid coming off, trimmed the esses, etc. in an effort to get one over on the other guy. That's what came to my mind as I watched those guys sling it through the oiled-down surface yesterday.

THE GRASSY KNOLL AT THE GLEN

Current NASCAR

First, good work on stirring the pot Tim. Combining the historical and the contemporary - berry, berry nice.

Second, I too thought about Wilkesboro 1972 with Petty and Allison. I wasn't at the race, and I don't know of any video from it. But with photos I've seen and articles I've read, it was one for the ages. Sadly perhaps, yesterday's finish was compared by many against NASCAR races that have been televised.

I don't think NASCAR was trying to rig things to get Kyle in the Chase - no more than they've tried to get the 48 car to the points lead after having the Daytona 500 penalty overturned. He was about to do it on his own terms. They just wanted a helluva finish. No question about it - the final 10 will be better if he is in vs. Denny. That 11 car is dragging anchor. He has more than a full race's full of points on 11th place + 2 wins in his bank. So he'll make the stage - but I don't see him doing much more.

ESPN and later Speed made a big deal about supposedly examining the 18 car and finding no oil leaking - just as Dave Rogers convincingly said. OK, cool. Then hey TV people - why didn't you move over a few bays or haulers to check out the 47 car. You were so pre-occupied wanting to get a juicy sound bite from Kyle - including a portion that you hoped to bleep on air or apologize for not doing - that you didn't even attempt to report true news, identifying the source of the oil.

And for those who contend Brad used up Kyle, baloney. That was simply some hard nosed racing between 3 drivers had unbelievable control while trying to race on 'ice' and in the dirt. Kyle popped back on the primary portion of the track, but BK had the preferred line. They got together - simple as that.

So for me - no mystery shooter atop the hill.