LUCKY Roads IN GEORGIA
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Yep, PK, you'd have been right at home watching our late Virginia driver Bubba Tatum.
As posted on the RR Tribute page to Bubba.
http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/group/rememberingbubbatatum
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LUCKY Roads IN GEORGIA
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Are we ready now for Johnny to turn into Paul Harvey or do we have to tune in tomorrow?
LUCKY Roads IN GEORGIA
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Taking into the equation that U.S. Highway 129 is considered a "subservient" family member highway to U.S. 29, I made my wild guess taking into consideration ole Johnny's memory might be fuzzy!
"Unlike its parent within the Peach State, U.S. 129 strays away from Interstates for the most part. The U.S. Highway crosses the entire length of the state from the Florida state line southeast of Valdosta northward to the Tennessee state line in the north Georgia Mountains. U.S. 129 does not remain rural in focus throughout Georgia as it visits the cities of Warner Robins (famous for professional wrestling's Brad Armstrong!), Macon, Athens (home to the University of Georgia), and Gainesville on the 300+ mile journey."
LUCKY Roads IN GEORGIA
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After "extensive" research (i.e. this is a wild guess) , I shall choose Newnan, Georgia and the Courthouse Square on U.S. Highway 29 . That was always a lucky road for me. I went to school in Charlottesville, Va. and Highway 29 split the "Grounds." I later lived in Greensboro, NC near Highway 29.
U.S. 29 runs from the racing hotbed of Pensacola, Florida and continues "nawth" through such historic auto racing communities as Charlotte, North Carolina and Danville, Virginia before ending at Mt. Hebron, Maryland. Seems as good a guess as any, lol.
Neunan, Georgia Courthouse Square on U.S. Highway 29
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I heard that pre-race bit from Ned, too. That was interesting.
A NASCAR SPECIAL PRESENT DELIVERED BY BILL SR>
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What a great treasure, Randy. So glad you have kept the "Honorary Fan Member" card.
A TROPHY GIRL FROM THE PAST - NO WAIT SHE IS STILL A TROPHY TO THIS DAY
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We sure do have a lot of pretty ladies related to ole geezers on this site!
NASCAR Made Me Do It Lawsuit
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This is very old news... from 2009 in fact.
But, I am wondering if this lawsuit was resolved. Anybody know??
Inmate Sues, Claims "NASCAR Made Me Do It"
By
M Brian Ladner
March 1, 2009
In the "How NASCAR Changed My Life" department, a federal prison inmate has filed a $23 million lawsuit claiming that NASCAR is responsible for his criminal waysfelonies ranging from speeding to credit card fraud.
According to an article by Larry Woody, serial litigator and prisoner Jonathan Lee Riches has once again filed suit in U.S. District Court, this time in Richmond, Va.
Riches' latest lawsuitone of hundreds to datestates that watching NASCAR races, "influenced him to speed...doing 135 mph and getting tickets."
Not only did NASCAR influence him to speed, but NASCAR addiction drove him further into a life of crime by pushing him to use illegally obtained credit cards to support his habit.
"I used (Kyle) Petty's Discover Card to buy Mark Martin Viagra," according to the complaint, obviously a little out of touch with the times (Viagra hasn't sponsored Martin since the end of the 2005 season).
His NASCAR addiction led him to buy race tickets using credit cards he knew to be fraudulent, "but the defendants insisted they did not care and encouraged me to buy Budweiser beer and funnel cake with more stolen funds."
Finally, he claims that Jeff Gordon's DuPont-sponsored car, "poisoned me with DuPont chemicals. I pray this court will grant my motions for relief. I don't want to die in prison."
This is not the first time Riches has filed suit against a member of the NASCAR community, according to a summary on Justia.com.
On Sept. 12, 2007, Riches sued Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports, alleging that, "Gordon conspired with Barry Bonds, Michael Vick and others to drive his life insane, create madness in the world, and use the No. 24 as a weapon of mass destruction."
He further alleged that Gordon, "tied him to the bumper during the Talladega race, took KITT from Night Rider, used his No. 24 car in illegal car fights at Jiffy Lube Express, and used the No. 24 to hit Juan Valdez's horse."
In that case, Riches was seeking "a preliminary injunction to prevent defendant from driving off without paying at Sunoco stations."
That case was dismissed eight days later.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM