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Apr 18, 2011 1:35 PM
^^^ The Daytona Paint scheme Jr will be running this summer.
Apr 18, 2011 1:35pm
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Apr 18, 2011 8:00 PM
Buying my tickets to Darlington this week, can't wait. I love the Saturday night races, and lucky me Charlotte and Darlington are both close and have Saturday night races!. And Charlotte has a Sunday night race on memorial day weekend too!

Back to the race, I like Busch and Kenseth so Busch taking Kenseth out was brutal, and Kurt Bush really F'd up Blaney's day. That sucks I wanted him to get a top 10.
Apr 18, 2011 8:00pm
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Apr 18, 2011 10:31 PM
coyotes22;743584 wrote:Thats just typical racing from the Busch family. If you cant race'em, wreck'em. Right, GC?

Dale Jr. extends his winless streak to 101 races.
Apr 18, 2011 10:31pm
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Apr 19, 2011 7:58 PM
2012 HoF Nominees
Buck Baker
Red Byron
Richard Childress
Jerry Cook
H. Clay Earles (1st time)
Richie Evans
Tim Flock
Rick Hendrick
Jack Ingram
Dale Inman
Bobby Isaac (1st time)
Fred Lorenzen
Cotton Owens
Raymond Parks
Benny Parsons
Les Richter (1st time)
Fireball Roberts
T. Wayne Robertson
Herb Thomas
Curtis Turner
Darrell Waltrip
Joe Weatherly
Glen Wood
Leonard Wood (1st time)
Cale Yarborough

I'm not voting, that list is still missing Barney Hall & Smokey Yunick
Apr 19, 2011 7:58pm
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coyotes22

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Apr 20, 2011 11:42 AM
Just NNS this weekend. Nashville I believe.
Apr 20, 2011 11:42am
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Speedofsand

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Apr 20, 2011 2:44 PM
TRUCKS in Nashville Friday at 8 pm. , watch for Cale Gale in Harvick's #2 Rheem truck
Apr 20, 2011 2:44pm
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Apr 25, 2011 6:52 PM
http://www.rir.com/?homepage=true

Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown is Thursday night. Peyton Sellers of Danville, Va. will be in it. He is one of the best drivers in the USA without a ride right now.
Apr 25, 2011 6:52pm
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Apr 26, 2011 7:09 AM
Saturday Night Short Track racin'!!!!!!! Gotta Love it!!!

For Richmond, Jr has:
3 wins
8 top 5's
10 top 10
23 starts

He's due dont ya think?
Apr 26, 2011 7:09am
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Apr 26, 2011 9:52 AM
Fire destroys racing innovator Smokey Yunick's garage
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2011/04/26/fire-destroys-racing-innovator-smokey-yunicks-garage.html

"Best Damn Garage in Town."

DAYTONA BEACH -- The last remaining portion of legendary race car builder Smokey Yunick's former garage complex was destroyed Monday night as smoke and flames poured from the building onto North Beach Street.
Yunick made several significant gains for the automotive industry. Some of his inventions included variable-ratio power steering and the extended tip spark plug, a design utilized in most automobiles today.
When Daytona International Speedway opened in 1959, Yunick's machines made an immediate impact. He built the cars that carried Marvin Panch and Fireball Roberts to Daytona 500 victories in 1961 and '63, respectively.


Smokey was an automotive genius. My dad was going to work for him when he moved here but Smokey honestly told him he would be closing his garage in the next few years, so my dad took another job.


excellent reading here http://www.fireballroberts.com/smokey_yunick1.htm

the old original shop


1960 Indy 500 winner



Hurst shifter special
Apr 26, 2011 9:52am
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Apr 26, 2011 5:12 PM
Seen that on NASCAR.com...piece of NASCAR history went up in flames last night.

Apr 26, 2011 5:12pm
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Apr 26, 2011 5:17 PM
coyotes22;750387 wrote:Saturday Night Short Track racin'!!!!!!! Gotta Love it!!!

For Richmond, Jr has:
In the old car
3 wins
8 top 5's
10 top 10
17 starts

In 'today's car:
0 wins
1 Top 5
1 Top 10
6 starts

He's due dont ya think?

To answer the question? No.




:D
Apr 26, 2011 5:17pm
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Apr 26, 2011 5:36 PM
coyotes22;743820 wrote:

So now we won't be able to see him running 20th, that's an interesting strategy!
Apr 26, 2011 5:36pm
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Apr 26, 2011 5:57 PM
coyotes22;750387 wrote:Saturday Night Short Track racin'!!!!!!! Gotta Love it!!!

For Richmond, Jr has:
3 wins
8 top 5's
10 top 10
23 starts

He's due dont ya think?


Labonte with the same chassis he ran last month. It's made of baked beans and charcoal briquettes. Go Bobby!
Apr 26, 2011 5:57pm
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Apr 26, 2011 9:37 PM
ts1227;750853 wrote:So now we won't be able to see him running 20th, that's an interesting strategy!

What do you mean? JR IS BACK!!!
Apr 26, 2011 9:37pm
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Apr 26, 2011 9:52 PM
GoChiefs;750834 wrote:Seen that on NASCAR.com...piece of NASCAR history went up in flames last night.




from the news journal link...
Yunick was proud of his accomplishments in various fields of automotive endeavors, but insisted he didn't want his old garage to turn into a shrine. Not long after his death, nearly everything was sold off in the ultimate "garage sale" for gear heads.

And, the property itself was sold on the premise that nothing would be done in the future to memorialize the famous former owner of that property.

Monday night, Yunick's daughter, Trish Yunick, seemed pleased that she'll never have to mount a legal fight to maintain that agreement.

"I said my goodbyes a long time ago," she said. "You know, he always said, 'I don't want no damn shrine.' I'm delighted it's not useable now. We didn't want to defend what he strongly wanted."
........................

I can just picture Smokey last night looking down and thinking 'Why don't the fire dept. just get some hot dogs and marshmallows?' lol. The old bldg is no great loss, but it reminded me how great he was. An original American genius.
Apr 26, 2011 9:52pm
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Apr 27, 2011 5:50 AM
Haters gonna hate.
Apr 27, 2011 5:50am
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Apr 27, 2011 8:49 AM
coyotes22;751308 wrote:Haters gonna hate.

Apr 27, 2011 8:49am
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Apr 27, 2011 8:51 AM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Is that Kyle Busch,,,,,,,,,, O I thought it was for a second.
Apr 27, 2011 8:51am
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Apr 27, 2011 10:09 AM
Gardens35;750868 wrote:Labonte with the same chassis he ran last month. It's made of baked beans and charcoal briquettes. Go Bobby!

Jr will be racing the same chassis he raced to a 10th place finish at Phoenix this year.
Apr 27, 2011 10:09am
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Apr 27, 2011 10:56 AM
coyotes22;751353 wrote:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Is that Kyle Busch,,,,,,,,,, O I thought it was for a second.

LOL, Robby Gordon
Apr 27, 2011 10:56am
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Apr 27, 2011 11:18 AM
Daytona International Speedway starts granting public access to secretive archives

http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2011/04/27/racings-vault-opens.html

Often referred to as the "bunker" because of its secret location, the ISC Archive is much like the racing company's own "Area 51."

Only a handful of employees have regular access to the facility and a visit requires special permission from the ISC hierarchy.

photo gallery - http://news-journalonline.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1231858&CategoryID=51971
Apr 27, 2011 11:18am
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Apr 27, 2011 1:16 PM
coyotes22;751396 wrote:Jr will be racing the same chassis he raced to a 10th place finish at Phoenix this year.

Which is probably about where he'll finish.
Apr 27, 2011 1:16pm
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Apr 27, 2011 3:11 PM
Bud Moore's HoF bio is must see tv. The stories are legend. He has 5 purple hearts from WWII.
The '84 Busch Clash Ricky Rudd crash, man I remember that.
Ricky said "I'm getting out of this hospital." His wife said "You have tubes and wires all in you." Ricky said he didn't care. She said 'Go look in the mirror.' He did and he said he didn't recognize the face looking back. He was much better a couple days later and finished top 10 in the 500. They even won at Richmond the next week.



he taped his eyes open so he could see to race.
Apr 27, 2011 3:11pm
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Apr 28, 2011 4:46 AM
WebFire;751593 wrote:Which is probably about where he'll finish.

Right, i forgot top ten's are a bad thing?
Apr 28, 2011 4:46am
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Apr 28, 2011 5:27 PM
coyotes22;752613 wrote:Right, i forgot top ten's are a bad thing?

Not when you mix top 5 and wins in with it.
Apr 28, 2011 5:27pm