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A THROWBACK TO 1981 any body remember that year?? At Darlington no less

Stock Car Racing History

I hadn't been following the throwback deal that closely but do they realize that Cale won the 82 Southern 500 with that Valvoline paint scheme in a thrilling duel with the King who was second that afternoon.I was there (only race I attended that year) and got to go down in the pits after the race Those were the days! I agree that a #88 DW Gatorade paint scheme would have been a logical choice Isn"t Valvoline the official motor oil for the Hendrick stable these days?

Looking For Information on Buck Baker's Truck Series

Stock Car Racing History

The first race of Buck Baker's Truck series was at Rockingham in June 1983 the same day as Ricky Rudd's first Winston Cup win at Riverside. There were only about seven full sized race trucks ready to run so the rest of the field consisted of approximately 10 stock or near stock trucks who ran a few laps and pulled into the pits. The race was a pretty good one as I recall Tom Usry Randy Baker and Bobby Fleming all in Chevrolets and Ferrel Harris in a Dodge battled for the lead for a good portion of the race. Fleming ended up winning. The attendance unfortunately wasn't that great maybe 5000. Later that summer I remember that Tom Usry won most of the races Hickory, Rougemont and some track in Ga. perhaps Jefferson had races for the trucks along with their regular programs. This was a good 10 years plus before NASCAR started their truck series.