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Here's pre-plastic, pre- big hair Dolly:
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Your Daytona 500 Pre-Race Entertainment
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Yeah, my tongue is punching a hole in my cheek, too.
Your Daytona 500 Pre-Race Entertainment
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Ole Dolly is a hoot! She found her gimmicks (to look like the town hooker) and stuck with them through thick & thin. She is consistent. Can she sing? Nah, not too well, but she's a heck of a songwriter whose royalties from Whitney singing her song provided an unexpected bonanza. Besides, what is the name of Lenny's amusement park?!
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Line up quickly to buy your package..........
Kravitz to perform at the Daytona 500
By RICK de YAMPERT, Entertainment Writer send an email to rick.deyampert@news-jrnl.com
February 9, 2012 3:46 PM
Rocker Lenny Kravitz will perform during the pre-race show at the Daytona 500, and country group Little Big Town will perform at the Budweiser Shootout.
Kravitz is known for such hits as "Let Love Rule," "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" and his remake of the Guess Who's "American Woman."
The Grammy-winning singer-guitarist will perform three songs prior to the start of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 26 at Daytona International Speedway.
Ticket packages designed around Kravitz start at $164 and include a Daytona 500 ticket, pre-race/Sprint FanZone access and VIP area access to Kravitz's performance.
Country group Little Big Town will perform at the Budweiser Shootout on Feb. 18 at the Speedway. The group is known for such hits as "Boondocks," "Bring It on Home" and "Little White Church."
Little Big Town will perform three songs and the national anthem prior to the race on a stage located on pit road. After the 75-lap race, the group will perform a 60-minute concert at the Sprint FanZone Main Entertainment Stage. Little Big Town ticket packages are $84.
Tickets for Speedweeks 2012 events are available by calling 1-800-PITSHOP (748-7467), or online at daytonainternationalspeedway.com
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM
Awesome Dick May Tribute
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While stumbling around looking for some photos for the new "Racing Dogs" club set up by Jeff, I remembered the late driver Dick May and his white dog Wolfie.
You may remember Dick as a journeyman driver who could get anybody's car qualified. He operated Trickie Trucking and held court across from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the Apollo Restaurant. Dick probably holds the world record for driving in the most race cars during a single race one year at Dover in a 500 miler, stepping in to relieve a number of different drivers.
Ralph Salvino hired Dick, also, to represent STP and he drove the blue STP van to the track with his dogs. You'd see STP stickers in any airport Dick had frequented.
Anyhow, I just discovered this awesome little Dick May tribute video put together by Joni May. Very poignant.
updated by @dave-fulton: 08/03/18 03:18:59PM
It's official friends Tiger Daddy is one of the inductees to the Illinios Stock Car Hall of Fame
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What a stellar group of inductees. Congratulations on going in with the inaugural class, Tom... a great honor and much deserved.
Congrats to RR Member Joe Kelly & Wife, Ruth - 1st Place Radio Award NMPA
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Tim, That was Joe at Occoneechee this past November who interviewed all the drivers in their cars on the starting line.
Congrats to RR Member Joe Kelly & Wife, Ruth - 1st Place Radio Award NMPA
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Old friend, racing historian, track promoter, motorcycle racer (at Occonechee, no less) , P.A. Announcer, radio host and RR member Joe Kelly & wife, Ruth of Richmond, Virginia recently won a prestigious first place award in motorsports radio from the National Motorsports Press Association at its annual convention.
Congratulations Joe & Ruth!
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM
'Rasslin' & Racing to Mix at Daytona 500
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Little known fact...
"Colonel" Homer O'Dell, who "managed" Bronco Lubich, Aldo Bogni, Rip Hawk and Swede Hansen on the Charlotte-based Crockett Wrestling circuit, in 1966 fielded a Ford Grand National car in 16 races for Neil Castles, Jimmy Helms, Jack Soper, Billy Stiles and Sonny Lamphear in the Southern 500 at Darlington.
The Crockett wrestling account was one of our clients at Morris International in Charlotte in 1986-1987, along with the Tide and Crisco racing programs for Procter & Gamble.
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I must admit that not having viewed any "professional" wrestling since the days of George Becker, Johnny Weaver, Rip Hawk, Swede Hansen, Big Boy Brown, Haystacks Calhoun, the Masked Medics, Bolo & Great Bolo, and all the other "stars" of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in the early 1960s at Richmond's Strawberry Hill, I missed the dramatic invitation on national television by PattyKay's Cousin Carl Duck Boy for one of today's 'rasslin' stars to be Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500!
So long as this unknown to me "rassler" can give the command or wave the green on time, I shall be happy.
I still enjoy remembering when the late flagman Harold Kinder (The Mayor of Mint Hill) used to tell the Honorary Starter at Talladega & Daytona to hold his knees together when waving the green to prevent losing important anatomical parts when the vacuum caused by the rush of 200 mph stock cars speeding by would create a giant suction!
Wrestling's John Cena named honorary starter for Daytona 500
By Chad Leistikow, USA TODAY
Updated 19h 57m ago
John Cena wears many hats actor, professional wrestler, rapper and, soon, he'll add another one as the Daytona 500 honorary starter.
Best known for his wrestling, Cena got the invite from NASCAR superstar Carl Edwards during Monday night's WWERaw event on USA Network.
Edwards, jumping out of his No. 99 Ford Fusion and dressed neatly in a blue, collared shirt, delivered the news to Cena.
"This is huge," Edwards said. "I'm honored to come here, on behalf of NASCAR and the Daytona 500, to invite you, John Cena, to be the honorary starter to wave the green flag for the 54th running of the Daytona 500 (on Feb. 26)."
Cena said he had to check his calendar, then (big shock) immediately accepted: "I'll definitely be there!"
"John Cena is the greatest superstar in WWE today," Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said. "We look forward to seeing him on the flag stand waving the green flag to start 'The Great American Race' and kick off the new NASCAR season."
Athletes (including former NFL stars Terry Bradshaw and Brett Favre) and entertainers (including actors Ashton Kutcher and Whoopi Goldberg and singer Mariah Carey) have a long history as Daytona 500 honorary starter.
Cena would appear to be a combination of both.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM