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"Richmond Grand American 200 May 13, 1970 "
" Looking again, that is famed auto racing announcer, RAY MELTON (microphone in hand & cigarette dangling from... "
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Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton commented on @tmc-chase's gallery
8 years ago

Either the Associated Press or the Spartanburg paper relocated Red Byron's Anniston, Alabama hometown to Louisiana. Anniston is where most of the racing crowd traditionally stayed during Talladega races. It is also where one of my all-time favorite drivers - Al Grinnan drove his first race while stationed at the Anniston Army base during the Korean war. And, on the dark side, Anniston is also where the Greyhound bus carrying Freedom Riders was torched in the early 60s.

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"Racing History Minute - June 29, 1952 - Shreveport "
"I think Barney Google later moved to silicon valley in California and started an internet tech company. "
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"Richmond Grand American 200 May 13, 1970 "
"Chase, I don't recognize any others in the photos besides Paul and Kenny. "
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"Richmond Grand American 200 May 13, 1970 "
"@dave-fulton Do you know who is leaning against car with Tiny in the first photo that looks to a pre-race shot? "
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"Richmond Grand American 200 May 13, 1970 "
"Those were Richmond track co-promoters Kenneth Campbell (with microphone) and Paul Sawyer with Tiny. "
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"Racing History Minute - June 29, 1952 - Shreveport "
" As best I can tell, NASCAR has sanctioned only one national touring series races in the state of Louisiana. Lee Petty won that race at the state... "
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