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Job Opening Friday Night at Darlington - Separate Audition for Kentucky
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Picturing a duck feather boa in that shade!
Job Opening Friday Night at Darlington - Separate Audition for Kentucky
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I understand there is a job opening at Darlington Friday night for someone to sweep duck feathers in the ESPN booth.
ESPN adds Edwards to booth lineup
By Jim Utter - jutter@charlotteobserver.com
Wednesday, May. 09, 2012
One of the NASCAR Nationwide Series' former champions is going to start calling some of the series' races.
Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards, who won the Nationwide title in 2007, will make his debut this weekend as a TV analyst for ESPN's coverage of Friday night's VFW 200 at Darlington (S.C.) Speedway.
Edwards will also work as an analyst for the June 29 race at Kentucky Speedway.
"I am humbled by this opportunity to broadcast for ESPN and be part of their team," said Edwards. "This Friday in Darlington, I will hop out of my Sprint Cup car and trade my fire suit for a suit and tie to see the Nationwide race from a totally different perspective.
"I am honestly a little nervous as it will be my first time being part of the broadcast."
Edwards has been a studio guest for race broadcasts, but has not worked an entire race. At Darlington, Edwards will join lap-by-lap announcer Allen Bestwick and analyst Andy Petree in the booth.
"Having a past NASCAR Nationwide Series champion and active NASCAR Sprint Cup driver in the booth will certainly bring some unique perspective to our viewers," said Rich Feinberg, ESPN's vice president of motorsports production.
"We have a very strong on-air team for NASCAR and this addition makes it even stronger."
Read more here: http://www.thatsracin.com/2012/05/09/86588/espn-adds-edwards-to-booth-lineup.html#storylink=cpy
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM
Willie Short passed away
Stock Car Racing History
A wish for comfort to the family and friends of Willie Short.
May 9, 1970: A rough day for Ol' Blue at Darlington
Stock Car Racing History
Leonard Laye , the Executive Director of the PDA had been a sports writer for the now defunct afternoon paper, The Charlotte News . He was back at the Charlotte publication in 1977 (or earlier) from clips that I find serving as Executive Sports Editor.
In the early days of the Southern Motorsports Press Association, today's National Motorsports Press Association, Laye served as Convention Chairman.
May 9, 1970: A rough day for Ol' Blue at Darlington
Stock Car Racing History
Thanks, Jim for the behind the scenes peek.
May 9, 1970: A rough day for Ol' Blue at Darlington
Stock Car Racing History
Two more Buck Brigance motorcycle pictures from Eddie Boomhower's book. The top shot is the first post World War II event held at Princess Anne Speedway in Norfolk, Va. and the bottom photo is the 1950 AMA 10-Mile National at Richmond. Buck definitely rode with the BIG DOGS!
May 9, 1970: A rough day for Ol' Blue at Darlington
Stock Car Racing History
Here's photos of Joe Weatherly and Paul Goldsmith on their Harleys at Richmond before their stock car days.
Also Eddie Boomhower photos from his book.
If that old Richmond dirt track coulda talked, it would have told as many great motorcycle stories as stock car stories.
May 9, 1970: A rough day for Ol' Blue at Darlington
Stock Car Racing History
Jim... here's photos of Buck Brigance and Dick Beatty on their motorcycles at Richmond from the book The Racer's Book - photos and captions by Eddie Boomhower. I'm guessing the Jimmie Lewter in the photo with Buck Brigance is the famed James Lewter, NASCAR Copenhagen/Skoal All-Star machinist who recently passed??
Photos taken at Richmond half-mile dirt track at Strawberry Hill.
A PIECE OF MOTORCYCLE HISTORY THIS PICTURE IS REALLY A PIECE OF MOTORCYCLE HISTORY IN RICHMOND IN THE LATE FORTIES. LEFT TO RIGHT BUCK BRIGANCE , LEO ANTHONY, BILL HARLEY, JIMMIE CHANN, JIMMIE LEWTER, BILLY HUBER AND HANK SYVERTSEN (H-D RACING ENGINEER THAT PRECEDED DICK OBRIEN) THESE WERE ALL FACTORY GUNS AT THE TIME. BUCK BRIGANCE WAS FROM CHARLOTTE NC , LEO ANTHONY FROM PORT HURON, MI, JIMMIE CHANN FROM NEW JERSEY, JIMMMIE LEWTER FROM CHARLOTTE, AN ACE RACE MECHANIC, AND LAST, HANK SYVERTSEN WHO CALLED ALLTHE SHOTS IN THE RACING DEPT OF HARLEY DAVIDSON. BILL HARLEY WAS THE SECOND GENERATION OF HARLEYS,AND HE WAS CHIEF ENGINEER FOR HARLEY DAVIDSON
DICK BEATTY AMA NATIONAL #46
DICK WAS FROM CHARLOTTE, N.C. HE WAS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST RACERS I EVER KNEW. HE WAS BRUTAL ON EQUIPMENT. HE WAS SO POWERFUL THAT IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR HIM TO BREAK FRAMES THROWING THE BIKE IN A CORNER. DICK RODE FOR THE TRIUMPH CORPORATION IN TOWSON MARYLAND. HE DECIDED WITH THE HELP OF DOUG CREECH IN CHARLOTTE TO GIVE A KR A TRY. TRY AS HE COULD IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO RIDE IT. DICK EVEN WENT TO SUCH EXTREMES AS TO CHANGE THE FORK BACK TO A WR FRONT END AND STILL DIDNT WORK AND HE GAVE UP RACING AND BECAME THE COMPETITION DIRECTOR FOR NASCAR . THE KR THAT I RODE WAS PURCHASED FROM DICK. ONE NIGHT WHEN DICK AND BUCK BRIGANCE WERE LEAVING RICHMOND THEY CENTER PUNCHED A LADY AT THE INTERSECTION OF RT.1 AND RT.58. THEY WERE IN A FORDWOODIE AND IT WOUND UP A PILE OF KINDLING WOOD. IT WAS PITCHBLACK AND BUCK YELLED DICK, HELP ME FIND MY WALLET DICK SAIDTO HELL WITH YOU, HELP ME FIND MY NOSE. THEY FOUND THE NOSE, PUT HIM IN AN AMBULANCE AND RUSHED HIM 80 MILES TO THE MEDICAL COLLEGE IN RICHMOND WHERE THEY REATTACHED THE NOSE AND TOLD HIM TO BE VERY CAREFUL TO NOT BRUISE IT. THE NEXT WEEKEND HE SHOWED UP AT THE TRACK WITH TWO STRAWS IN HIS NOSE AND RACED. REALLY A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW.
May 9, 1970: A rough day for Ol' Blue at Darlington
Stock Car Racing History
I well remember ole Buck Brigance. He worked for Radiator Specialty on Wilkinson Boulevard in Charlotte and had raced motorcycles with Dick Beatty. One of the classic stories in all of racing is about the wreck Dick & Buck had near South Boston, Virginia driving back to Charlotte after racing motorcycles on the Richmond dirt half-mile.
Dick's nose was cut off and when Buck hollared from the weeds asking Dick if he could see his motorcycle anywhere, Dick hollared back asking Buck if he could see his nose anywhere. Two passing nurses from Rex Hospital in Raleigh helped in getting Dick's nose reattached.
Buck's daughter, Darlene worked in the Marketing Dept. at CMS. The late Buck usually wore one of those Dick Bergerenn-type "go-to-hell" caps. He was a funny guy who was as round as he was tall. He worked a little around the Bull Frog knits deal in the early 80s.
Of course the big deal to come out of that vicious wreck was the mandatory driver side window net in all cars.
The wreck also brought to light the fact, as you pointed out above, that Richard chewed and sucked on a shop rag while driving. Many observers thought he was bleeding from the mouth at the conclusion of the crash, but they were seeing the shop rag in his mouth.