National Anthem - Michigan
Stock Car Racing History
Here is that same group performing at Michigan in 2009. It would be hard to go wrong selecting these fellows to perform The National Anthem anywhere.
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Stock Car Racing History
National Anthem - Michigan
Stock Car Racing History
U.S. Army Chorus did an OUTSTANDING rendition of our Anthem today at M.I.S. Thank you.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Danica Needs to Fight Back, Spin Folks Out Like "BIG E" Says Crew Chief, Tony Eury, Jr.
Stock Car Racing History
I think Tony, Jr. may have committed a cardinal sin by even invoking Dale Earnhardt's name in the same sentence as Danica Patrick. Maybe they need to let Tony Eury, SENIOR give her a few tips!
Crew chief: Danica Patrick must fight back to get respect
8:51 PM, Jun. 16, 2012 |
USA Today
By Nate Ryan, USA TODAY
Danica Patrick's crew chief says she isn't getting enough respect and maybe she needs to start spinning people out. / Russell LaBounty, AP
BROOKLYN, Mich. (USA TODAY) Danica Patrick spun three times during Saturday's Nationwide race at Michigan International Speedway.
Her crew chief is hoping she will be spinning other drivers in the near future.
"There's not a lot of respect for her out there right now," crew chief Tony Eury Jr. told USA TODAY Sports. "That's been showing over the last couple of weeks. I'm trying to teach her to understand she's got to get the respect somehow. If they keep running over her, she's not going to get that respect."
After Patrick finished 18th in the Alliance Truck Parts 250, Eury had two long chats with his driver, first on pit road next to her No. 7 Chevrolet and then in the garage.
His message was one of encouragement for Patrick, who has dropped from 10th to 18th in the points standings with three finishes outside the top 15 in the past five races.
But Eury also told Patrick she would be well suited to add a dash of Dale Earnhardt to her game by fighting back when challenged.
"If she's planning on being in this sport along time, she's going to have to get that respect," Eury said. "It's not a deal where you intentionally wreck people, but you have to get their respect. If a guy wants to go in the corner and turn left across the bottom expecting you to lift (off the throttle), and you do every time, then I'm going to keep doing it. But if I go in (the corner) and straighten the wheel and send him for a loop, he's going to figure out, 'You know what? I can't turn across that girl's nose, because she's going to (stay on the accelerator).' That's what I'm trying to get to her.
"I look at 'Big E.' He got a reputation that you didn't screw with him for a reason because I'm going to pay the price at the end of the day. She's never had to do that, and these guys will certainly take advantage of the gender situation and think she won't do it. I'm going to help her get her head right where she can do it."
This season, Patrick made a full-time move directly from the Izod IndyCar Series, where bumping drivers aside is nonexistent because wheel to wheel contact is disastrous, to NASCAR, where hitting a rival to gain a position is widely celebrated.
Until she began moonlighting in stock cars two years ago, virtually all of Patrick's experience was in open-wheel cars. Compounding the transition is that she is one of the most popular drivers in the world, putting a large spotlight on her every move on and off the track.
"Everybody gets excited in the garage, you hear it from officials and everybody whenever she runs good," Eury said. "Everyone wants to know what the No. 7 car is doing because the expectations are not there. I think it bothers them a little bit when she comes in here with her experience in Indy cars and outruns some of these guys.
"She hasn't grown up in Late Models. She ain't drove trucks. She don't even know how to go out and move people around the racetrack like these guys do. Sometimes they take advantage of the situation, and it's teaching her how to handle that, how to do that."
Eury took exception to the way Austin Dillon seemed to close up and take the air off Patrick's spoiler just before her second spin, and he radioed her "they hate that you're running this good" during the ensuing caution.
Eury said Dillon used a "an old trick that's been around for decades" to adversely affect the handling of Patrick's car to aid in making the pass.
"I'm telling her she may be racing him at Texas at the end of year, and she might be a better and smarter driver," he said. "If she's racing him for the win, she might drive up on his left rear and loosen him up."
After qualifying fifth, Patrick battled a loose car from the drop of the green Saturday. She spun on the first lap and then drove through conditions she called "white knuckle" for the next 249 laps.
"I was really loose," she said. "At Charlotte, I qualified third and managed to be OK at the beginning and end of a stint but not the middle. We said, 'We're going to need to free the car up if we're going to run in the top 10, top five throughout the day.' I don't know if it was too loose for that, but I'd say it was very difficult to be aggressive with the car. That's something you need."
Patrick found solace in keeping her Chevy off the wall in the first two spins after lacking such car control earlier in her NASCAR career. She also was running eighth when she spun while racing Brad Sweet with 12 laps remaining, radioing her team that "I'm really sorry. I could give up position and not crash, or I could try to race him. It was just tough to drive."
Afterward, Patrick put her head in her hands and leaned on the hood of her lime-green Impala for a minute collecting herself before chatting with Eury.
"Yeah, I am bummed out," she said. "The positive note is I qualified a lot better than I have lately and drove my way back to eighth. We were a top 10 car from (the first spin) on lap 1. There's a lot to be positive about.
"When you're racing with new people, you're trying to earn each other's respect. You're saying, 'This is where I want to be.' I think I was racing with different people than lately. You have to feel each other out."
Though Eury singled out Dillon's move as an example, he said there weren't any specific drivers who were taking advantage of Patrick's inexperience on a regular basis.
"Nothing is pointing the finger at one individual," he said. "We're still in the learning curve. This is the first full season of trying to understand how stock-car racing is. I've been doing it for 20 years. She's been doing it for three. I'm trying to help her with the ins and outs before they happen or as they happen.
"I told her don't worry about it, keep your head up. We've had a couple bad weeks. That's got to bother her. She had a fast car (Saturday). She had a seventh- or eighth-place car. Think about the positives. We'll improve on it and have another good run."
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
That Goop Marcos Ambrose Eats
Current NASCAR
I remember that episode very well.
If Chase (TooMuchCountry) is watching, he'll probably demand that the Vegemite supplied to Richard Petty Motorsports for Marcos be made from Schafer Brewer's Yeast, lol.
That Goop Marcos Ambrose Eats
Current NASCAR
The TNT broadcast crew had fun during today's Michigan rain delay kidding Aussie pole sitter, Marcos Ambrose about eating Vegemite sandwiches.
Of course, that opened the door to the question, just what is Vegemite??
Here is the answer according to www.whatscookingamerica.net :
History of Vegemite - Vegemite Sandwich Recipe
What is Vegemite?
jar of VegemiteVegemite is considered as much a part of Australia's heritage as kangaroos and the Holden cars. It is actually an Australian obsession that has become a unique and loved symbol of the Australian nation. A Vegemite sandwich to an Australian kid is the equivalent of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to an American kid - but the taste is QUITE different!
Vegemite is one of several yeast extract spreads sold in Australia. It is made from leftover brewers' yeast extract (a by-product of beer manufacture) and various vegetable and spice additives. It is very dark reddish-brown, almost black, in color, and one of the richest sources known of Vitamin B. It's thick like peanut butter, it's very salty, and it tastes like - well let's just say that it is an acquired taste!
Australian children are brought up on Vegemite from the time they're babies. It is said that Australians are known to travel all over the world with at least one small jar of Vegemite in their luggage, for fear that they will not be able to find it.
Did You Know?
22.7 million jars of Vegemite are manufactured in Australia every year - that's 235 jars per minute.
30 jars are sold in Australia for every one exported.
Vegemite is in nine out of ten pantries in Australia.
History of Vegemite
In 1922, Fred Walker (1884-1935) of Melbourne, Australia decided to try to make a special "yeast extract" that would be as delicious as it was nourishing for his Fred Walker Cheese Company to sell. The chief scientist in the company Fred owned was Dr. Cyril P. Callister, and it was Dr. Callister who invented the first Vegemite spread. He used brewer's yeast and blended the yeast extract with ingredients like celery, onion, salt, and a few secret ingredients to make this paste. In 1912, a national competition and a prize of 50 pounds was offered to the winner or winners to name the new product.. The name Vegemite was finally chosen from the entries by Freds daughter Sheilah .
With its unusual and unique flavor, Vegemite was not an immediate success and sales were slow. In 1928 Vegemite was renamed and registered as Parwill in an attempt to boost its sales and to attract customers of the rival spread Marmite (an English yeast spread that dominated the Australian market sinc 1910). "If Marmite...then Parwill" was the rationale behind Walker's strategy to carve a niche in the market for his spread. The name Parwill and Walker's play on words didn't catch on. It was only sold as Parwill for a short time in Queensland. The name was withdrawn in 1935, and the original name was reinstated.
Earlier, in 1925, Walker had arranged with the Chicago, Illinois firm of James L. Kraft to make processed cheese in Australia. A company called the Kraft Walker Cheese Co. was established alongside Fred Walker and Co. In 1935, Walker used the success of his processed cheese to launch a new campaign to revive Vegemite. The company launched 2-year coupon redemption scheme whereby a jar of Vegemite was given away with every purchase of other products in the Fred Walker Cheese Company. Australians tried the product and loved it. Vegemite was well and truly on the road to success.
Two years later, the company held a poetry competition and once again brought Vegemite into the national spotlight. This time its success the prizes were imported American Pontiac cars. Entries flooded in and sales multiplied.
In 1935, the recipe and manufacturing methods was sold to Kraft Foods and has been wholly owned and made by American companies. In 1939 Vegemite received endorsement from the British Medical Association which allowed doctors to recommend it as a Vitamin B-rich, nutritionally balanced food for patients.
In World War II, soldiers, sailors, and the civilian population of Australia all had Vegemite included in their rations. Soldiers Vegemite came in three sizes: seven-pound tins for the platoon, eight-ounce tins for soldiers on the go, and half-ounce rations for behind enemy lines. This war-time demand meant that civilian were limited. Hence, advertisements were run to explain the situation: Vegemite fights with the men up north! If you are one of those who dont need Vegemite medicinally, then thousands of invalids are asking you to deny yourself of it for the time being.
The main change to the original recipe in recent years has been to reduce the salt content from 10% to 8%.
Vegemite's rise to popularity was helped by the marketing campaigns written by J. Walter Thompson advertising in 1954. They used groups of smiling, attractive healthy children singing a catchy The Happy Little Vegemite Song (see below). The song was first aired on radio in 1954 and then on television in 1956. This advertising campaign continued until the late 1960s.
The Happy Little Vegemite Song
We are happy little Vegemites as bright as bright can be,
We all enjoy our Vegemite for breakfast, lunch and tea,
Our mummy says we're growing stronger every single week,
Because we love our Vegemite,
We all adore our Vegemite,
It puts a rose in every cheek!
Vegemite SandwichVegemite Sandwich Recipe
Recipe Type: Sandwich, Vegemite, Australian
Yields: 1 serving
Prep time: 5 min
Using your favorite bread, some butter or margarine, and of course, Vegemite.
Spread butter on a piece of toast or bread.
Cover very thinly with Vegemite (for the optimum Vegemite sandwich you only need a dab). Dip your knife in the Vegemite, and scrape up just a bit (it will mix right in with the butter and spread easily). Some people like to "marble" the Vegemite into the butter/
Eat it open-faced and enjoy!
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM
June 14, 1987: Tim returns to Pocono as a winner
Stock Car Racing History
A magnificent talent whose bright light was extinguished too soon.
June 14: Two Petty wins on Flag Day
Stock Car Racing History
From what I read, James Climer driving for Stutts Motorsports and sponsored by Falstaff was quite a force in middle Tennessee racing in the 70s:
Stutts Motorsports Photos
June 14: Two Petty wins on Flag Day
Stock Car Racing History
Yep, that's the Falstaff billboard I remember from Darlington. Thanks.
If that's the 1966 Southern 500, I was there. We thought Richard had it won, until a late tire issue and the win by Darel Dieringer in the Bud Moore Comet.
June 14: Two Petty wins on Flag Day
Stock Car Racing History
I miss those big Falstaff beer billboards that used to sit outside turn 4 at Darlington and Rockingham.
What does a Saturday nite or Sunday at the races Feel like
Local and Regional Short Track Racing
And Billy... remember that great fried chicken at the South Boston concession stands that you could smell all around the premises?? And, Ernie's was only about 1/2-mile to the south of the track with wonderful home cooked food. Yum.