Back in the day race drivers were very superstitious, they would never wear green clothing like a green shirt to the race track because they believed green was bad luck. Even if a person came near their race car with green clothing on, the driver would run them away from the race car. They never painted a race car green, not even the numbers or lettering. I know this sounds strange and maybe crazy but it's true.Race drivers back in the day would not eat peanuts anywhere near a race car, and if they caught someone doing that in the pits the fight was on. I have seen this very thing happen where a man stood next to a race car in the pits before the race started eating peanuts and dropping the peanut hulls on the ground next to someone's race car. Believing this would cause engine failure or mechanical trouble to their competitor.I'm not saying that I believe in this superstition, I'm just saying this is the way it was ! Look at color pictures of the old modified coupes and show me some green race cars if you can.There was a man named Billy Wood from Norfolk, VA who went to all of the races everywhere. All the race drivers everywhere knew Billy and sort of looked out for him. He would even go as far as Daytona, Darlington and futher south by bus just to see Grand National stock cars races. Although Billy was a grown man he was mentally challenged from an accident he had when he was a child. He would go around to different drivers at the race track and collect money from them, and tell them that he would pull for them to win the race. If a driver refused to give Billy the cash which he used to buy drinks and hot dogs at the track, he would tell them that he would hex their car. I know this sounds crazy again but I have seen Billy stand in turn four and cross his index fingers while looking at a race car. The engine would blow and Billy would laugh and jump up and down. He thought his actions caused the mechanical failure. If you believe that sort of thing ........oh well. He had an incredible memory and could tell you the license plate number of your tow car last year and the year before that exactly. ................Memories.