I remember hearing about this when it happened, but I never, to my knowledge, saw a video until this clip. I can't remember what it was that irked The Ironman so much but it must have really been a dilly.
And I thought D.W. could not exceed his disgusting activities in the FOX Booth. Boy, was I ever wrong!!!! This video is enough to make me crave lighting strikes to my butt.
For your information, Mr. Myers, I just had my walker turned up by Waldo's Walker Service. Should be in tip-top condition now. Will see you there sometime this season now that you've thrown down the gauntlet!!!!!
I already have a commitment for that night or I would have to come since Randy Myers threatened me if I didn't. Well, maybe "threatened" isn't the right work, but he made crude suggestions as to my age if I failed to show up. I can assure you that I would love to be there but what I have to do that night is very important in the life of a young man I mentor.
Dennis, you have a sharp eye! As I retrieved my magnifying glass and looked at the picture I have to agree that is a Winston Cap. After thinking about this long and hard I remember a guy from RJR putting Winston caps on all of us. He snatched my Petty Cap and I almost put him down (I was tough back then) but I tucked the Petty Cap in the back of my belt and wore the Winston Cap for what I now know is the famous sponsors' hat dance. It was shortly after that picture was taken that I departed Victory Lane.
The item around my neck is a headset radio I used to listen to race broadcasts. Still have them although I don't know is they still work.
Thanks for such attention to detail. Thanks for stirring up more memories for me. If I had it to do all over again, I would be sure D.W. felt the kick.
Oh, and for the record, I remember the hood of that car was really hot!!! Duh!
Now,Leon,upon what grounds am I receiving your congratulations? I do appreciate anything you have to say at any time but I need to know for what I am being congratulated. If it is for being "famous", Dave took his sign back.
Devin, the footage from the race way is on three of the five reels, maybe even four. My Daddy did not put things in any specific order. You see the track and practice, then the family in the mountains, then more track, then the family at the beach. I have no idea how you could do that. Interesting note though is that there is footage of my brother Richard's car both at the shop and at the track, several of his cars, in fact, from the Hobby Division to the Late Model Sportsman. Quite a number of cars. I didn't even remember him having that many until I watched the film.
And, for the record, that Petty t-shirt is hanging on the ceiling here in The Lair!
Yes, D.W. was driving it. I was in the pits during the race and as it came close to the end, I went to the motorhome and got out of my "professional journalist" clothes and put on my Richard Petty t-shirt and cap. I was walking out of the pits after the checkers and that idiot (sorry about the rules of engagement, Jeff) cut around the pit wall and almost hit me. I grabbed his roll bar and was running along beside the car telling him exactly what I thought as he drove into Victory Lane. The crew surrounded us and they closed the gate to Victory Lane so I was there. So, I climbed on the hood with my Petty T-shirt and grabbed one of those bottles of Gatorade they were passing around. For the record, I kicked D.W. in the butt when he was in front of me but I don't think he even noticed it.
As I left Victory Lane I passed the parking lot where Lynda Petty was setting out supper so I stopped in to speak. Richard came walking up and saw me with the Gatorade bottle and said "I see you've switched over to the enemy". I cleared that up quickly. True story.
That picture made the front page of the NASCAR Newsletter (a copy of which I have) as well as the advertising brochure for the Nashville race (although I have no idea why Nashville used it other than it was D.W.).
So, that was one day that I literally kicked D.W.'s butt.
