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Dennis Andrews
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05/12/16 09:14:36AM
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BAUGHMAN HI SPEED 100 May 7, 1971


Stock Car Racing History

Thanks for the comments FallsCity48. The picture below is the only picture I have of a Gary Myers car. It is from 1969 but I know a lot of cars were still being run as '70 models in 1971. The article you posted list the Myers car as a '71 so it may not be the same car. Sorry but I can not remember the color scheme of the car.

Dennis Andrews
@dennis-andrews
05/11/16 08:34:51AM
835 posts

BAUGHMAN HI SPEED 100 May 7, 1971


Stock Car Racing History

BAUGHMAN HI SPEED 100

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Friday, May 7, 1971

Race #3 of the 1971 season brought the Grand American Challenge Series to Nashville, Tenn. for the Baughman Hi Speed 100 at the 5/8 mile high banked oval Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. It was to be the first of a four race tour called RED BARON RACE WEEK through the Mid-West promoted by Tiny Lund who was competing with a broken leg. The race was originally scheduled for Thursday night but bad weather postponed it until Friday. Tiny Lund took the pole at a speed of 120.449 miles per hour in a Camaro, one report reported the speed as 114.860 mph, with H.B. Bailey to his outside in a Firebird. This was the third race in a row that found Bailey on the front row at the start. Buck Baker started third in another Firebird. Jim Paschal failed to make the grid after blowing two engines in his Javelin in practice.

The start was delayed by a half hour because of rain that would later cut the event short. Bailey jumped into the lead at the drop of the green and led the first 5 laps until Lund moved around Bailey and led for 30 laps. Bailey went back to the front just before Baker parked his Firebird with a broken oil line. Bailey stayed out front as he extended his lead on Lund who was slowed by a blistered rear tire. The race was halted at 110 laps because of rain with Bailey claiming his first win by a one lap margin over Lund.

Bailey collected $1,270 of the $7,800 purse. There were 3 cautions for a total of 17 laps.

Fin Srt Car # Driver Car Laps Reason out

1 2 36 H. B. Bailey 71 Firebird 110 Running

2 1 55 Tiny Lund 69 Camaro 109 Running

3 21 Tommy Andrews 69 Mustang Running

4 8 Phil Wills 68 Camaro Running

5 41 Gary Myers 70 Mustang Running

6 7 Jimmy Vaughn 69 Camaro Running

7 9 Stan Starr, Jr. 68 Camaro Running

8 70 George Bauer 69 Camaro Running

9 76 Bob Williams 70 Mustang Running

10 74 Al Straub 71 Mustang Running

11 29 Randy Bannister 68 Cougar Running

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16 15 Wayne Andrews 70 Cougar Water hose

3 87 Buck Baker 71 Firebird 40 Oil line

H.B. Bailey


updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Dennis Andrews
@dennis-andrews
05/06/16 01:55:48PM
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DIAMOND STATE 250 May 2, 1971


Stock Car Racing History

DIAMOND STATE 250

Dover Downs International Speedway

Sunday, May 2, 1971

Race #2 of the 1971 season brought the Grand American Challenge Series to Dover, Delaware for the Diamond State 250. Despite the earlier announcement of the newly created International Sedan Manufactures Championship which included the Vega, Pinto, Colt, Gremlin, Hornet, Datsun, Toyota, BMW and Renault that would compete separately yet together with the Grand American cars there were no ISMC cars entered in the Dover race.

Veteran Buck Baker averaged a speed of 128.844 mph to earn the pole position with H.B. Bailey along side to make it an all Pontiac Firebird front row for the second race in a row. Jim Paschal started third in a Javelin with Wayne Andrews in a Mustang fourth. Sonny Hutchins in a Camaro and Gary Myers in a Mustang rounded out the top six.

At the drop of the green flag the leaders quickly caught the tail end of the field with Paschal moving to the front as Tiny Lund charged thru the pack into 5 th when on lap 16 Billy Hagan spun in turn 2 setting off a chain reaction that collected Andrews, Lund, Joe Huss and Coy Blue. Though reported at the time as a wrenched knee, Tiny broke a leg in the crash when Hagan came down the banking and hit Lund in the right front. When the race resumed Paschal ran off and hid from the field, adding several laps to his lead by half way. By now James Raimey had crashed out soon to be followed by Bud Olson. Both were uninjured. Another caution came out on lap 160 when E. J. Trivette wrecked on the front straight away while trying to make a pass. He suffered cracked ribs in the crash. On lap 222 Paschal took himself out when he crashed into the wall in turn 4 with a 5 lap lead on the field. The public address announcer informed the crowd that the #30 Camaro that was running second driven by Kruger Johnston was now the new leader. Out front for the last 28 laps he took the checkered flag with a 10 lap lead over second place finisher Jimmy Capps. When the driver that climbed from the car in victory circle was wearing a Tiny Lund uniform but was obviously not Lund he had to answer as to whom he was. Frank Bradley repeated the announcer. No, Frank Brantley, the winner informed him. The school bus driver from Savannah, Ga. was also in the car at Daytona in February but the record book list the car owner, Kruger Johnston, as the driver. Brantley said they went out early at Daytona with a broken gearbox so no one noticed. Well they should notice now even as a lot of news reports still got he name wrong, they called him Brantsley. The popular late model driver that had been making a name for himself from Columbia to Jacksonville was now a NASCAR touring division winner.

Brantley collected $3,750 of the $23,500 purse. There were 4 cautions for a total of 50 laps which brought the average speed way down from last year. Only 10 of the 34 starters were running at the finish.

Tiny Lund started from the 21 position right behind Ron Trout.

The Firebirds of Buck Baker and H.B. Bailey lead the parade laps.


updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Dennis Andrews
@dennis-andrews
04/11/16 04:20:06PM
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To Be The Legend


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Tim, I'm not sure I know who you are talking about but I can say that any "Legend" comments I have heard I thought were tongue and cheek. Kind of like the "Bopper" ordering the wrong water pump.

"What, it won't fit? It is the same year model as your flat head!" :)

Keep on keeping on Legend"

Dennis Andrews
@dennis-andrews
04/06/16 04:34:57PM
835 posts

Glen McDuffie


Stock Car Racing History

Dave, Dad started driving for Reid Shaw in 1968, a asphalt late model Chevelle, at selected events so he was only running his dirt track Chevelle part time, mostly at Rockingham. Dad did most of the work on both cars so it limited the time he had to run his car. By 1969 all of dad's racing was in NASCAR events.

Dennis Andrews
@dennis-andrews
04/06/16 10:26:04AM
835 posts

Glen McDuffie


Stock Car Racing History

Dave, Both clippings are from 1967.

Dennis Andrews
@dennis-andrews
04/06/16 08:43:59AM
835 posts

Glen McDuffie


Stock Car Racing History

In memory of Glen McDuffie on his birthday


updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Dennis Andrews
@dennis-andrews
03/28/16 04:00:53PM
835 posts

Pete Corey and the Fonda Speedway fan.


Stock Car Racing History

Pete Corey Jr carries left front Shelby Fairgrounds April 21, 2012 Vintage championship Series

Here's a picture Jeff Gilder posted from the race at Shelby of Pete Corey Jr.

Dennis Andrews
@dennis-andrews
03/28/16 01:48:33PM
835 posts

Pete Corey and the Fonda Speedway fan.


Stock Car Racing History

Pete Corey art work

Racers Reunion member Bill Rankin's artwork.

A few years ago I saw Pete Cory Jr. run a #3 Coupe at the RR vintage race at Shelby (old Cleveland County Fairgrounds track) were he was toting the left front all the way thru the corners.

Dennis Andrews
@dennis-andrews
03/27/16 06:05:15PM
835 posts

The break in Racing is for a Reason


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Happy Easter! He Is Risen!

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