Thomas K. Craig

1986 #6 Richard Petty

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World 600
TMC Chase
@tmc-chase   16 years ago
one of the oddities of Richard's career. never understood why PE didn't have a backup they could run. But always grateful that D.K. worked it out so Richard could still run.
terry strange
@terry-strange   16 years ago
IN OCT OF '86 WHEN RICHARD DID THIS DEAL WITH D.K., YOU COULDN'T PULL OUT A BACKUP CAR FOR A CAR THAT WAS ALREADY QUALIFIED. (NOBODY BROUGHT BACKUPS TO THE RACETRACK THEN) . RICHARD WRECKED IN THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON PRACTICE. HE WAS KNOCKED OUT IN THE WRECK. THEY STRUCK A DEAL WITH D.K. THAT AFTERNOON. THEY PULLED THE ENGINE/TRANS, SPRINGS AND SHOCKS FROM THE WRECKED 43 AND PUT EM ON D.K.'S CAR. DON'T REMEMBER WHERE HE FINISHED THAT AFTERNOON, BUT OLE' D.K. GRINNED ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.
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