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"How Much Do I Owe You, Mr. Turner?" - A Tale from the Forgotten Richmond Speedway Ghost Track in 1952 - GHOST TRACK MYSTERY SOLVED!!!

Stock Car Racing History

I found the following information in the hardback book named:

"The History of America's Speedways Past & Present by Allan E. Brown, on page 713 listed under VIRGINIA (race tracks): 301 Speedway - See: New Richmond Speedway (listed race track informaton on page 720).
New Richmond Speedway - Richmond / 4 miles north of town on US 301
1/4 mile dirt oval (4/17/1951 - 1954) / (aka: 301 Speedway)
1/4 mile paved oval (1955)
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I have heard a whole lock of racing stories, racing tales on the mystery ghost race track named: Richmond Speedway aka 301 Speedway aka New Richmond Speedway aka #2 Speedway??? LOL
Located in Hanover County,Va. or Mechanicsville, VA.???LOL
Located near 48 Crosley car on the pole???LOL
Located near the 301 Drive-In Theatre???LOL
Does anyone know the location or heard of 301 Drive-In Theatre???
That it still has visible signs of being old race track!!!
Somewhere in somebody's old dusty attics is big old cardboards boxes of Richmond Speedway aka 301 Speedway aka New Richmond Speedway aka #2 Speedway racing programs??? LOL

"How Much Do I Owe You, Mr. Turner?" - A Tale from the Forgotten Richmond Speedway Ghost Track in 1952 - GHOST TRACK MYSTERY SOLVED!!!

Stock Car Racing History

Hey guys, is this Richmond Speedway?
Photo of Richmond Speedway located in City of Richmond,VA.?
No, it's the old John Marshall High School track & Field, Football field.
Today, in this location is the John Marshall Courts Building parking lot.

Photo 1. shows old photo of 8TH ST., CLAY ST, 9TH ST., SP33(Leigh St.)
photo 2. shows new photo of 8th St. (on left), East Clay St. (at bottom between John Marshal Courts parking lot and the (brown color) John Marshal Courts Bldg.), & 9th St. (on right) , & SP33 (Leigh St. at the top) of photo.

Photo 3. Another view of JJohn Marshall Courts Building parking lot.

Photo 4. shows the (brown color) John Marshall Courts Building , that was built on the same location, after the old John Marshall High School was torn down.

Photo 5. shows old photo the old John Marshall High School before it was torn down.
http://media.northrichmondnews.com.s3.amazonaws.com/news/wp-content...

Photo 6. shows old photo of the old John Marshall High School was torn down.
http://media.northrichmondnews.com.s3.amazonaws.com/news/wp-content...

http://northrichmondnews.com/news/2011/07/15/history-the-demolition...

http://maps.google.com/
8th & East Clay St., Richmond,Va.

Photo 1. shows old photo of 8TH ST., CLAY ST, 9TH ST., SP33(Leigh St.)

photo 2. shows new photo of 8th St. (on left), East Clay St. (at bottom between John Marshal Courts parking lot and the (brown color) John Marshal Courts Bldg.), & 9th St. (on right) , & SP33 (Leigh St. at the top) of photo.

Photo 3. Another view of John Marshall Courts Building parking lot.

Photo 4. shows the (brown color) John Marshall Courts Building , that was built on the same location, after the old John Marshall High School was torn down.

Photo 5. shows old photo the old John Marshall High School before it was torn down.

Photo 6. shows old photo of the old John Marshall High School was torn down.

http://northrichmondnews.com/news/2011/07/15/history-the-demolition...

If you used this below:
http://maps.google.com/

type in:
8th & East Clay St., Richmond,Va.

In the search box ===== you see the above, plus the Richmond Coliseum (1 block to left of John Marshall Courts Building parking lot and Richmond City Hall (1/2 - 1 block) to right of John Marshall Courts Building on Broad St.

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Wow, this very informative information is blowing me away!! LOL
NASCAR said funny looking front-rear-end stuff is LEGAL!!

Bad Brad saidfunny looking front-rear-end stuff is ILLEGAL!!
Could all these winner's burn-outs at end of race, helped covering up these LEGAL-ILLEGAL activities?? LOL
what do you think?

LEGAL OR ILLEGAL??

Rex White remembers Canada

Stock Car Racing History

(2) different times, Richard Petty raced unpainted, unnumbered Plymouth race cars at Ashville-Weaverville Speedway - Weaverville, NC

Stock Car Racing History

(2) different times, Richard Petty raced unpainted, unnumbered Plymouth race cars at Ashville-Weaverville Speedway - Weaverville, NC
1st Time:
Grand National Race No.41
500 Laps at Ashville-Weaverville Speedway
Weaverville, NC
"Western North Carolina 500"
250 Miles on Half-mile Paved Track
August 11, 1963
1st Place - #28 Fred Lorenzen LaFayette '63 Ford
2nd Place - #43 Richard Petty Petty Engineering '63 Plymouth
Listed on Page 220 in Greg Fielden's Volume 2, Forty Years of Stock Car Racing - The Superspeedway Boom 1959-1964
Photo #1. Fred Lorenzen #28 leads an unpainted Plymouth driven by Richard Petty in Western North Carolina 500

2nd Time:
Grand National Race No.37
500 Laps at Ashville-Weaverville Speedway
Weaverville, NC
"Western North Carolina 500"
250 Miles on Half-mile Paved Track
August 8, 1965
1st Place - #43 Richard Petty Petty Engineering '65 Plymouth
Listed on Page 44 in Greg Fielden's Volume 3, Forty Years of Stock Car Racing - Big Bucks and Boycotts 1965-1971
Photo #2 Richard Petty won Western North Carolina 500 in an unpainted, unnumbered Plymouth

updated by @dennis-garrett: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

The (almost) return of Curtis Turner

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NHOF Richard Petty #43 door??
Grand National Race No.7
500 Laps at Bristol Int'l Speedway
Bristol, TN
"Southeastern 500"
250 Miles on Half-mile Paved Track
March 19, 1967
1st Place - # 6 David Pearson Cotton Owens '67 Dodge
On 4th lap Joe Ed Newbert #86 blew an engine and spins as Richard Petty narrowly misses him.
36th Place - #86 Joe Ed Newbert '65 Chevrolet.
On Lap 6 Richard Petty crashed #43 Petty Engineering '67 Plymouth

Finish 36th Place

Listed on Pages 122-123 in Greg Fielden's Volume 3, Forty Years of Stock Car Racing - Big Bucks and Boycotts 1965-1971
Photos #1 - #3 On 4th lap Joe Ed Newbert #86 blew an engine and spins as Richard Petty narrowly misses him

The above 1967 photos of the Richard Petty's funny looking #43 numbers located on the driver's door and roof are the only example I can find.
The Richard Petty's regular looking #43 number located on the trunk is the regular example found on the doors, roof and trunk of other 1967 Richard Petty race cars.

Ray Lamm's photo of car owner Al Rudd's #90 Truxmore Chevy driven by son Ricky Rudd in 1979 NASCAR race.

Stock Car Racing History

Ray Lamm's photo of car owner Al Rudd's #90 Truxmore Chevy driven by son Ricky Rudd in 1979 NASCAR race.
A photo is worth a thousand words, so what is the story with this photo??

Enjoyed looking at Ray Lamm's auto racing photos very much!!!

updated by @dennis-garrett: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

36 Years Since Tim Helped Dale at Pocono

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Dave Fulton: I don't remember how the back end of Dale's car had already been damaged - maybe by Tim? Do y'all remember?
Answer: GRAND NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE JAN. 1983 Volume 2 No.1 Pages 98-99.
Earnhardt led four times for nine laps early going but his problems began on the 59th lap when he was tagged by spinning car of Bobby Wawak through turn three. That ripped the rear bumper partially of his car and he was black flagged three times. However, since the yellow flag came out for Ricky Rudd, whose Piedmont Airlines Pontiac had stalled in tutn three, Earnhardt was not penalized.
Instead he pitted. His crew removed the bumper. But when Earnhardt charged back onto the track , he passed the pace car and given a one-lap penalty.
As Earnhardt was trying to make up on Richmond's Stacy Buick in turn one on lap 135. He tagged Richmond's rear bumper, spun him out, and then lost control of his own car which looped around onto his roof. After an up-sidedown slide of about 50 yards, the "Jeans Machine" came to a halt, destroying a portion of the steel retaining wall, "I lost the brakes going into the first turn, I kept pumping, but there wasn't anything there" said Earnhardt later "I've got a charley horse, but I've put ice on it and I can walk a little bit now."
Except for a few bruises, at first it was thought neither driver was seriously injured .
Later, Earnhardt discovered he had sustained a fractured left kneecap and was admitted to a hospital near his Doolie, N.C., home for surgery.

GRAND NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE JAN.1983 Vol.2 No.1 Front Cover photo

36 Years Since Tim Helped Dale at Pocono

Stock Car Racing History

Dave, Thanks for the information.
I just found this #15 DALE CRASH POCONO July 25,1982 photo.

36 Years Since Tim Helped Dale at Pocono

Stock Car Racing History

Dave, can you locate Bud Moore and youself in the last (2) #15 DALE PIT STOP POCONO July 25,1982 photos.

Didn't this wrecked #15 race car was auction off on e-Bay afew years ago??
I think it was listed and photos of it sitting by an red barn was on eBay!!!