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Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

I'm not sure what Lou is doing... probably some other members here do. Grant Cooper has a shirt photo on his web site of Dale & the Wrangler history:

Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

I believe that brown car on the inside is actually a #9, not an 8. We need to figure which race this is and see if we can get a rundown.

Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

Tommy Buxton had his recently built tribute to that #8 Hargett/Earnhardt car at Occoneechee this past weekend. Engine builder Lou LaRosa did a double take when he saw it and was giving a history lesson to everyone in earshot about the car. I believe Tommy's tribute car was originally a Pistone-built Late Model Sportsman driven by Joe Hendricks of Hampton primarily at Langley and Southside.

Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

That's good stuff, Dennis. Thanks.

Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

What a great photo, Donald! That's a Who's Who. Look at all those short track masters in that one picture which is the one in your attachment - Dale in the #8 and Sonny in the #01, Harry in the #77. Is Sam in the #00 that day? How about the other cars?

Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

I have really enjoyed seeing the "other" photos of Jimmy Scott and his different 3VA cars you fellows are posting. I, too, was out of the Virginia area and only saw the '58 Chevy Bumblebee car race.

Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

I remember watching both Doug Cooper and his brother Bob on the Richmond dirt. I sure enjoy hearing the old background stuff.

Neat, also to hear Junior Johnson's thoughts on Sonny's driving style, lol! Sonny was a real pleasure to have around the RIR track in his later years and always the center of attention, keeping everybody laughing.

Thanks.

Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

David, when I checked back.. I saw Curtis two other times in 1966 - in the spring Richmond race in a Smokey Yunick Chevy and in the Southern 500 driving for Junior Johnson. I have no memory, though of his performance in either race.

Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

I only saw Curtis twice on dirt at Richmond Fairgrounds.

First time in an ill running modified usually driven by Ed Hendrick. Other time in a Toy Bolton Chevy Grand National car in 1966 - started 8th, finished 4th. That was at the end of his career, but he looked pretty good.

I've told this here before, but I was standing with Glen & Leonard Wood on top of their hauler at Atlanta in spring 1986 and they were watching in amazement how deep Dale was driving down into the old turn 1 before he lifted in practice. Then the two of them started discussing who they thought was the best stock car driver they'd ever seen. One said Curtis and one said Dale.

Dale Earnhardt & Sonny Hutchins - For DAVID EARNHARDT

Stock Car Racing History

Thanks for that great inside look. Sorry to learn of Jimmy's death. He sure won over a lot of fans at Southside.