Where Have You Gone "Race City U.S.A."?
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And the track public address and radio announcers ALWAYS introduced Roy as "from Shaw Air Force Base..." 
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Where Have You Gone "Race City U.S.A."?
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I well remember Roy Mayne and his #46 Chevy, Tim.
Where Have You Gone "Race City U.S.A."?
Stock Car Racing History
The heart and soul of Mooresville in the early 50s when the photo below was taken was Burlington Industries' massive Mooresville Mill complex. It was still the primary industry pre-racing when I first visited in 1979 and met Osterlund Racing engine builder Bob Burham. 
The population of Mooresville in 1950 (pre-Lake Norman) was approximately 7,000 residents.
Where Have You Gone "Race City U.S.A."?
Stock Car Racing History
My first visit to Mooresville was in 1979 to see a Saturday morning Little League game in the ballpark by the Burlington Industries factory. We were visiting friends who had relocated to the lake and their boys were playing. There were no marinas, country clubs or golf courses. Only the ancient John's Trading Post and a fairly new Lowe's grocery on the edge of Mooresville. We bought new tennis shoes for both of our daughters at the downtown Belk Department Store. There were no shopping centers. Late on Saturday afternoon we met our friends' neighbor and his his twin daughters. His name was Bob Burham and he was an engine builder who had just relocated from California to build motors for Rod Osterlund and his young rookie driver, Dale Earnhardt. The rest is history. The engine builder only lived near Mooresville, however. The race shop was in Croft, near the Metrolina fairgrounds. Mooresville was not the kind of place in 1979 that would prompt a second visit.
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What a cool eyewitness account to illustrate the story posted by Johnny.
NASCAR Hall of Fame & Adjacent Restaurant Damaged by Charlotte Rioters
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From The Charlotte Observer:
NASCAR Hall of Fame among sites hit by vandals in Charlottes overnight violent protests
The NASCAR Hall of Fame was among the sites hit by vandals, when peaceful protests turned violent late Wednesday in Charlotte.
On Thursday morning, a street sign hung like a spear from the front window of the halls news center, after vandals tried prying out one of the front windows. Windows in the lobby of the adjacent NASCAR Tower were busted out, as were windows at nearby restaurants and two hotels.
The looters apparently failed to get into the Hall of Fame and its exhibits, though there are reports of confrontations with a half a dozen looters inside the Buffalo Wild Wing restaurant at one corner of the hall building. One media outlet reported protesters stormed the restaurant and then used bottles taken off the tables to smash windows. Furniture inside the restaurant appeared scattered across the floor before dawn Thursday.
It was the same at a nearby Hampton Inn, where plush lobby chairs were piled like a barricade against smashed out doors.
An official with the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority said they were working early Thursday to assess damage to the NASCAR Hall of Fame building and adjacent convention center, and would release a statement soon.
FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL SHARE Uptown calm this morning; damage from Charlotte police protests evidentA lot of damage occurred in uptown Charlotte overnight along West Trade Street including the EpiCenter and Hornets team store.
dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com DAVE Note: The EpiCenter mentioned in the article is the location of Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s Whisky River nightclub.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM