I stayed with the Bud Moore crew at this long gone Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge down the street from Daytona Speedway near I-95 for the July 4, 1982 Firecracker 400. The room had a standard door that opened onto a hallway and a sliding glass door that opened on the pool patio where racing families relaxed. Just down the hall from my room I encountered Marty Robbins one morning. The now demolished bar at this famed establishment where Brock Yates, Bill Broderick, and Joe Whitlock held court had a popcorn machine.
I stayed with the Bud Moore crew at this long gone Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge down the street from Daytona Speedway near I-95 for the July 4, 1982 Firecracker 400. The room had a standard door that opened onto a hallway and a sliding glass door that opened on the pool patio where racing families relaxed. Just down the hall from my room I encountered Marty Robbins one morning. The now demolished bar at this famed establishment where Brock Yates, Bill Broderick, and Joe Whitlock held court had a popcorn machine.
Just noticed in the 1982 Daytona July 4th Firecracker 400 photo that the big wooden platform for driver introductions was left in the Daytona tri-oval grass when the race began. Can you imagine if a sliding or spinning car or just a car taking a grass excursion had hit that platform or the flagpoles in the same grass?!
Richard Petty - turned a remarkable 80 years old yesterday. ESPN's Ryan McGee posted a list of 80 reasons to dig The King:
