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I WILL BE A LITTLE EASIER ON YOU THIS TIME

Stock Car Racing History

Yes Mam, that old feller from Georgia is correct on this one.

And just like Walter Cronkite, I WAS THERE for the Ice Man's only career truck truck win of his three starts. It came at Richmond where I was handling Media Relations in September 1995, first year of the Truck Series.

It was the opening race of a gorgeous three night RIR weekend and we had a tremendous crowd and tremendous field of trucks and a tremendous race. It's a shame Racing Reference doesn't list how many trucks went home... there were many. I think we had about 62 entries the next night (Friday) for our Busch race. Everybody wanted to drive at Richmond in September. Even ole coach Jerry Glanville was in the truck field.

Look at the field that made the inaugural Richmond truck trace and eat you heart out that you weren't there, too!! You could have put those trucks under a blanket at the end of the race. 15 finished on the lead lap with Terry beating Geoff Bodine by .006 seconds!!!

1995 Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout (stats from Racing Reference)

NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman race number 15 of 20
September 7, 1995 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
150 laps on a .750 mile paved track (112.5 miles)

Time of race: 1:25:53
Average Speed: 78.595 mph
Pole Speed: 116.797 mph Cautions: 10 for 48 laps
Margin of Victory: .006 sec

Lead changes: 8

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status Led Points
1 1 5 Terry Labonte DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 150 27,750 running 45 180
2 3 7 Geoffrey Bodine Exide Batteries (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 150 16,150 running 97 170
3 7 3 Mike Skinner GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 150 7,200 running 0 165
4 2 84 Joe Ruttman 1-800-COLLECT (Mark Simo) Ford 150 5,250 running 0 160
5 15 52 Ken Schrader AC Delco (Ken Schrader) Chevrolet 150 3,780 running 0 155
6 13 61 Todd Bodine Roush Performance Products (Jack Roush) Ford 150 3,100 running 0 150
7 14 32 Derrike Cope Straight Arrow / Mane 'n Tail (Bobby Allison) Ford 150 3,085 running 0 146
8 10 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 150 3,050 running 0 142
9 19 2 Mike Bliss Ultra Custom Wheels (Jim Smith) Ford 150 3,600 running 0 138
10 22 25 Jack Sprague Budweiser (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 150 3,650 running 0 134
11 5 18 Johnny Benson, Jr. Precision Gear (Kurt Roehrig) Chevrolet 150 2,900 running 0 130
12 20 6 Rick Carelli Total Petroleum (Marshall Chesrown) Chevrolet 150 3,350 running 0 127
13 12 00 Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools (Bell Sadler) Chevrolet 150 2,800 running 0 124
14 11 83 Steve Portenga Coffee Critic (Linda Mountanos) Chevrolet 150 3,250 running 0 121
15 4 16 Ron Hornaday, Jr. Papa John's Pizza (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 150 3,375 running 8 118
16 8 43 Rodney Combs Snapper Power Equipment (Petty Enterprises) Chevrolet 149 2,625 running 0 115
17 18 38 Sammy Swindell Channellock Tools (Brad Akins / Bob Sutton) Ford 149 3,100 running 0 112
18 6 05 Rodney Combs, Jr. Comfrey Corners Store (Susan Combs) Chevrolet 149 2,525 running 0 109
19 21 87 John Nemechek Delco Remy America (Joe Nemechek) Chevrolet 149 3,000 running 0 106
20 28 21 Tobey Butler Ortho Lawn & Garden Care (Jim Venable) Ford 149 3,000 running 0 103
21 33 37 Bob Strait Target Expediting (Jim Spicuzza) Ford 149 2,800 running 0 100
22 32 81 Jerry Glanville Fox Sports (Jerry Glanville) Ford 149 2,700 running 0 97
23 38 34 Bob Brevak Scaffidi Mack (Bob Brevak) Ford 149 2,100 running 0 94
24 27 89 Bugs Hairfield Wise Potato Chips (John Redding) Chevrolet 149 2,500 running 0 91
25 29 22 Todd Massey BC Racing (Walter Lane) Chevrolet 148 1,900 running 0 88
26 30 65 Kenny Allen ONSAT / TV Plus (Kenny Allen) Chevrolet 148 1,800 running 0 85
27 31 03 Tommy Archer All American Race Car Museum (Tommy Archer) Ford 147 1,700 running 0 82
28 25 1 Mike Chase Sears DieHard (Scoop Vessels) Chevrolet 145 1,600 running 0 79
29 34 29 Bob Keselowski Winnebago (Ron Keselowski) Dodge 142 2,000 rear end 0 76
30 37 23 T.J. Clark ASE / American Racing Wheels (T.J. Clark) Ford 126 1,900 running 0 73
31 16 77 Gary St. Amant MOMO Wheels (Kevin Doran) Chevrolet 125 1,400 brakes 0 70
32 26 11 Chad Little Itco Tires (Mike Hurlbert) Ford 125 1,400 transmission 0 67
33 9 75 Bill Sedgwick Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) Chevrolet 111 1,900 radiator 0 64
34 17 30 Dennis Setzer Taylor Togs (Grier Lackey) Dodge 111 1,400 engine 0 61
35 23 98 Butch Miller Raybestos (Jim Herrick) Ford 84 1,900 crash 0 58
36 24 24 Scott Lagasse DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 83 1,900 crash 0 55
37 35 20 Walker Evans Barbary Coast (Walker Evans) Dodge 83 1,900 crash 0 52
38 36 14 John Kinder Kinder Motorsports (Bill Stroppe) Ford 35 1,900 engine 0 49

Kyle Busch Loses / Public Wins - Commissioners Rule 6-0 Against His Opposition to Fueling Center

Current NASCAR

Jim... the quote is from "Spaniard" as you identified... I would have never remembered.

Funny, we sat around in a First Year dorm at the University of Virginia in 1966 and took turns reading those passages and passages from "Junior Johnson is the Last American Hero.... Yes!" in the same sessions. What a contrast. A different day and time when we were a little more open to checking out different ideas and trying different stuff.

For me the Junior Johnson stuff stuck, while the John Lennon and Beatles stuff didn't. However, I'll always remember sitting in my favorite beer joint in the summer of 1967 with "Hey Jude" being belted out on the juke box followed by the easy going strains of Scott McKenzie's "If You're Going to San Francisco." It was the "Summer of Love."

Outside, the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), its bearded members dressed in chambray work shirts and jeans contrasting our coats & ties, was protesting our involvement in Vietnam.

I guess comparing that time and place to now is like trying to compare youth to seniors or 60s racing to now. The comparisons get skewed in the remembrances.

Kyle Busch Loses / Public Wins - Commissioners Rule 6-0 Against His Opposition to Fueling Center

Current NASCAR

Actually, this is the direct quote from Lennon's mysterious 1965 writings:

People are always coming up to me and asking - 'Why, if
Griff is so good anb almighty - why does he bring such
misery into the worId?' - and I can truthfully say St.Alf - ch
8 verse 5 - page 9. 'Griff walks in such mysterious ways
His woodwork to perform'

Kyle Busch Loses / Public Wins - Commissioners Rule 6-0 Against His Opposition to Fueling Center

Current NASCAR

Don't know about karma, but John Lennon did say, "The Great Griff moves in mysterious ways his woodwork to perform!"

Kyle Busch Loses / Public Wins - Commissioners Rule 6-0 Against His Opposition to Fueling Center

Current NASCAR

In mid-May I posted an article about Kyle Busch Motorsports opposing a convenience store / fueling center being built near its race shop.

http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/forum/topics/kyle-busch-says-no-cites-security-concerns

Well, the verdict is in and Kyle has lost again. Mooresville, NC commissioners think the center is an excellent fit.

Hurray for the General Public, I say!!

Kyle Busch loses fight against fueling center
By Joe Marusak - jmarusak@charlotteobserver.com
Monday, Jun. 18, 2012

Kyle Busch Motorsports lost its fight Monday night to keep a convenience store, restaurant and truck fueling center from opening near its $11 million shop on Mazeppa Road in Mooresville.

The Mooresville Board of Commissioners voted 6-to-0 to grant a permit allowing Mooresville-based Thunder Road Market LLC to locate the businesses at Mazeppa and Thunder roads across from Overhead Bridge Road.

Commissioners ruled that the project wont hurt nearby properties, despite contentions to the contrary by officials from Kyle Busch Motorsports and a neighboring wind tunnel.

I think its a good fit for the employee base in that area, commissioner Thurman Houston said. I think its a great project. I wish it had been unanimously supported by everyone in that area.

Curt Swanson, a shift manager at the nearby Cardinal Glass 24-hour manufacturer, said he welcomes the development, where workers could get late-night meals.

Read more here: http://www.thatsracin.com/2012/06/18/89975/kyle-busch-loses-fight-against.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy

updated by @dave-fulton: 03/10/17 04:44:40AM

Bennett Speedway

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

What a wonderful piece, Dennis. Thanks.

Shag, Myrtle Beach, Southern 500

General

Had damned shag carpet in our first two 1970s homes, replete with shag rakes and all the proper vacuum accessories. And, of course, what redneck van would be complete without shag upholstery??!!

Shag, Myrtle Beach, Southern 500

General

Back in the day, many of the racers and their families, not to mention race fans, made time for a trip to Myrtle Beach during the Labor Day time period of Darlington's annual Southern 500.

The thought occurred to me that many of the supporters of RR might not be familiar with the national dance of Myrtle Beach - The Shag.

Then another thought occurred to me... I wonder if Darlington ever extended an invitation for Bridget Fonda to visit the Southern 500 after that dance routine she made famous in the 1989 epic movie production of SHAG , celebrating life in Myrtle Beach??

I shall have to defer to experts on all things Shag and Mrytle Beach like Jack Walker and all things Darlington like Tim Leeming - "The Legend" to find the answer.

Anyhow, it's food for thought on a hot Carolinas afternoon.

And a warning... these videos are not for timid eyes such as those of the Rev. Stagger!!

updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

June 19, 1969: The King wins in ... Kingsport

Stock Car Racing History

"The Dirty Dozen" - cool.

June 19, 1969: The King wins in ... Kingsport

Stock Car Racing History

Some of my favorite memories of meeting Richard were at Lawrence Chrysler-Plymouth in Richmond in the 60s. Sometimes the Plymouth still had red clay on it in the showroom because it had just raced at Hickory and there wasn't time to wash it before it went in the Richmond showroom.