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Open Participation/Everybody Post: Who Finished Last in the 1st Cup/GN/Strictlly Stock Race You Attended or Watched?

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Dennis, if I remember correctly, that winning Thorne car was purple.

Open Participation/Everybody Post: Who Finished Last in the 1st Cup/GN/Strictlly Stock Race You Attended or Watched?

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We'll have to see in a day or two if we cant list all the names as you suggest. Bet we'll have a heck of a field.

Open Participation/Everybody Post: Who Finished Last in the 1st Cup/GN/Strictlly Stock Race You Attended or Watched?

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Looks like Tiny Lund brought up the rear at Columbia in 1966 driving Lyle Stetler's 1964 Ford #55 to a 24th place finish, retiring with an overheating issue after 13 laps.

Open Participation/Everybody Post: Who Finished Last in the 1st Cup/GN/Strictlly Stock Race You Attended or Watched?

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The Turtle later became car owner for my hero, JT Putney

Open Participation/Everybody Post: Who Finished Last in the 1st Cup/GN/Strictlly Stock Race You Attended or Watched?

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How about Jim Whitman of Paramus, NJ, making one of his five career starts, all that year. Whenever I hear Paramus, NJ, I expect Chris Schenkel to start whispering on Wide World of Sports about an 8-10 split on one of the Paramus Lanes!

Sorry for doubling up after PK.

Open Participation/Everybody Post: Who Finished Last in the 1st Cup/GN/Strictlly Stock Race You Attended or Watched?

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If you're like me, you probably have a vivid memory of who won the first Cup/GN/Strictly Stock race you attended (or for you youngsters, maybe watched on TV). But, if you're also like me, you probably don't have a clue who finished last in that first race you watched, unless the driver might have exited the event in spectacular fashion. With all of the results to all the Cup races now available on-line, I thought it would be interesting for everybody to post who finished last in the first Cup race you saw and see what kind of a lineup we might come up with. My guess is that we'll have a prettyinteresting field after eveybody posts, so here goes mine.

1964 Richmond 250 - Richmond, VA

There was a real battle to see who could claim the last position in this event on the 1/2-mile dirt won by David Pearson in Cotton Owens' Dodge.

Credited with 27th and final position and earning $125, but not starting and credited with 0 laps completed was Bob Cooper of Gastonia, NC in his own 1962 Pontiac #61.

Credited with 26th and next to last was Fayetteville, NC's Bunkie Blackburn who crashed his #71 Roscoe Sanders 1963 Plymouth before the first lap was completed and was also credited wih 0 laps completed.

The first car to drop out after actually finishing a lap was Neil Castles of Charlotte, whose Buck Baker owned #86 1962 Chrysler was posted in 25th place, leaving the event after 1 lap with a broken connecting rod.

So my bottom 3 finishers in my first Cup race are:

Bob Cooper

Bunkie Blackburn

Neil Castles

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

In Charlotte, what to do, what to do?

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Admission to the Mint Museum - Randolph and the Mint Museum - Uptown is FREE on Tuesdays from 5:00pm-9:00pm.

Here's a link:

http://www.mintmuseum.org/

Sad News, Engine Builder Noah Brown

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Noah Brown

Mr. Brown, 70, of Charlotte, died peacefully at his Lake Wylie home, where he had lived for the past 34 years, Saturday night, August 6, 2011. The family will welcome family and friends from 6:00 until 8:00pm, Thursday evening, August 11, 2011 at the Brown home, 3805 Marwick Road, Charlotte, NC 28278. Mr. Brown was born May 19, 1941 to the late Thurston Washington and Lillie Mae Garner Brown. He was a retired NASCAR engine builder. He had previously worked for Holman Moody, Digard Racing as well as his own company Noah Brown Engines. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Brown of the home, two sons, Terry and Jerry Brown, two grandsons, Brandon and Jake and sister, Janette. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials to the National Kidney Foundation of the Carolinas, 4819 Park Road, Suite C, Charlotte, NC 28209-3842. Online condolences: edwardsfuneralhomes.com Published in Charlotte Observer on August 9, 2011

updated by @dave-fulton: 04/08/17 02:35:09AM

Les Richter Inducted Into Pro Football Hall of Fame Today

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These 2 photos and the writeup below come from the Pro Football Hall of Fame website:

Linebacker Les Richter was the second player selected overall in the 1952 NFL Draft by the New York Yanks. Two days later, the franchise folded and was sold back to the NFL. Shortly thereafter the assets of the club, including the signing rights to Richter, were granted to the expansion Dallas Texans. The Los Angeles Rams dealt 11 players to the Texans to obtain the All-American from California. Los Angeles had to wait two years while Richter served in the military. When he returned he signed with the Rams and embarked on a nine-season career that earned him the reputation as one of the best linebackers of his era. He was especially known for his rugged and punishing style of play. Richter was selected to eight straight Pro Bowls. The only time he did not receive the honor was in his final season in 1962. He was also named a first- or second-team All-NFL each season during a six-year span from 1955 to 1960. Aside from his play at linebacker, Richter also saw some time at center and handled the Rams placekicking duties early in his career. He received much attention in 1955 for his play on defense as well as clutch placekicking that helped the Rams to an 8-3-1 record to win the NFL Western Division crown and a berth in the championship game. He led the Rams in scoring in 1955 and 1956. In all, he totaled 193 points off of 29 field goals and 106 extra points during his career. Richter recorded 16 career interceptions which he returned for 206 yards. Twice he had four picks in a season (1957 and 1961) and was the Rams leading interceptor in 1957. Richter battled through various injuries but never missed a game during his 112-game NFL career. In fact, early in the 1961 season he suffered a broken cheekbone during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played through the injury not initially knowing it was broken. He had a protective guard added to his helmet and completed the season even though he broke his cheekbone again five weeks later. Richter passed away on June 12, 2010 at the age of 79.

Les Richter Inducted Into Pro Football Hall of Fame Today

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Later generations knewthe late Les Richteras head honcho at Riverside Raceway, financial partner in the International Race of Champions (IROC) series and lastly, VP, Competition for NASCAR. But first and foremost he was a stellar football player who today will be inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame. Richter, a politician, replaced Bill Gazaway, a racer, as NASCAR's competition head and I didn't always see eye to eye with him and we traded a few barbs. However, his football credentials are amazing. If you never met Les in person let me tell you this, when he shook your hand in his vice grip, your hand literally disappeared in that big hamhock-like hand of his.

Here's a few stats gleaned fom the AP wire story on this year's inductees:

Les played pro ball from 1954-1962. The LA Rams traded 11 players to get him, the second largest tradeever for one football player. In nine seasons, Richter made the Pro Bowl eight times. In addition to being a devastating linebacker, he occassionally played on the offensive line and was also the Rams' kicker, leading the team in scoring twice and interceptions once.

On a personal note, one of the most interesting reunions I ever saw took place in the Richmond media center in the early 90s between old foes Richter and legendary Hall of Fame receiver Bobby Mitchell. Many current and former Washing Redskins players used to frequent the Richmond races and Mitchell, long retired had been coming for years. Mitchell was the first African American player on the Redskins roster. The team was the last in the NFL to integrate. When Mitchell saw Richter in the Richmond media center he became very animated and asked all the press corps to come over to he and Richter for a minute. "Folks," he said, "Les Richter was the hardest hitting player in pro football. The first time he hit me, I thought I'd turned white!" That got one of the biggest laughs I've ever heard in a media center as the two former players genuinely embraced at the prospect of having seen each other again years after their on-field skirmishes.We ought to be proud that one of our own is getting a very unique and well deserved posthumous honor today.

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