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    • PattyKay Lilley ~ 2020 >
      • Quotes from NASCAR's Earlier Days
      • Marty Robbins ~ NASCAR Balladeer ~ 2020 Reprise
      • The Question Is Not About Lug Nuts
      • A Change Is Recommended
      • I Remember You ~ 2020 Reprise
      • In Loving Memory of Neil Bonnett ~ 2020
      • An Earnhardt Kind of Day ~ 2020 Reprise
      • Its Almost Daytona
      • Looking Back on the Beginning of The Chase
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Let’s talk about “Smokey” Again
    • PattyKay Lilley 2019 >
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told ~ 2019
      • Saying Goodbye to 2019
      • The Lady in Black is Back
      • The Little Track by the Railroad Track ~ 2019
      • Yellow Line Rule or No Yellow Line Rule
      • Racing the Way It Was When I Started
      • A Defining Moment ~ 1992 Finale at Atlanta
      • Chasing and Whining
      • Adam Petty
      • The Passing of a Giant ~ Buddy Baker
      • Whatever Happened to North Wilkesboro
      • The Life and Good Times of Curtis Turner
      • Tim Richmond Remembered
      • J. D. McDuffie ~ Lived and Died for Racing - Reprise
      • If It’s Foggy It Must Be Pocono
      • New Hampshire Nonsense 2003
      • Rain on the Firecracker 400 ~ No Surprise
      • A Tale of Two Races
      • Down Memory Lane ~ Fireball Roberts
      • Lets Hit the Road
      • Michigan Shenanigans
      • Junie Donlavey ~ A NASCAR Pioneer
      • Tales from the Lighter Side ~ Final Chapter
      • Memorial Day Means So Much More than Racing ~ 2019
      • The Lighter Side of NASCAR ~ Whats in a Name
      • Tales from the Lighter Side ~ Terry Labonte, Ward Burton and More
      • Tales from the Lighter Side ~ Bobby Allison, Ken Schrader and More
      • Quotable Quotes from NASCAR
      • Tales from the Lighter Side ~ Another Round of Quotes
      • NASCAR Quotes from Smokey and Others
      • Tales from the Lighter Side of NASCAR
      • An Objective Look at the 2020 Schedule
      • Pretty Little Martinsville
      • The Lady in Black Visits the Land of Fruits and Nuts
      • Facts and Fantasies about the New Package
      • The NASCAR Balladeer ~ Marty Robbins
      • Leaving Daytona and Looking Forward to Atlanta
      • I Remember You ~ Reprise
      • An Earnhardt Kind of Day ~ Reprise
      • In Memory of Neil Bonnett
      • The Loss of a Treasure
      • All Kinds of News and None of It Bad
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Daytona SpeedWeeks Are Upon Us
      • NASCAR Doesnt Love Me Anymore ~ Reprise
      • Where Winter Racing Can Be Found
      • When Rednecks Ran NASCAR ~ 2019
    • PattyKay Lilley 2018 >
      • The Cars and Fans through the Generations
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told ~ 2018
      • The Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas ~ 2018
      • Thursday Night Thunder
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Is it Finally Time for Smokey Yunick
      • The End of the Season and Some Sad Farewells
      • A Busy Racing Weekend and Then…
      • A Good Mood Spoiled
      • Bump or Dump ~ Yes There Is a Difference
      • Pretty Little Martinsville ~ 2018
      • Old Versus New ~ Age Versus Youth
      • Tales of the Talladega Curse ~ 2018
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Word Games
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Some Things You Might Not Know About ROVALS
      • Thoughts and Memories from an Aging Mind
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Echoes of Indy
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Sound of Silence
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Place Where Names Are Made
      • Bristol ~ From Snow Squalls to Snow Angels
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Questions and Answers
      • Thank God for the SAFER Barriers and Other Varied Thoughts
      • Rain Delay, Sticky Stuff and the Little Race that Could
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ From This Fans Point of View
      • Davey in Retrospect – 25 Years
      • Remembering the Very First Truck Race at Eldora
      • Bobbles in the Booth and Stages in a Road Course Race
      • Nicknames Are Usually Earned
      • Shenanigans at Sonoma
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Insert Clever Title Here
      • What Did He Say
      • Memorial Day Means So Much More than Racing ~ 2018
      • All-Star Racing or Short Track Nationals ~ The Choice is Yours
      • Adam Petty Remembered
      • Its All about Tradition
      • The White Cement of Dover
      • 31 Years of a Temporary Fix
      • We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us
      • All the News Unfit to Print~ All-Star Edition
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ No One Is Listening
      • Alan Kulwicki Will Always Be a Champion
      • 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Selections and Elections
      • Fontana to Martinsville and All About the Fan Experience
      • Kevin Harvick Is Right ~ Grass Roots Racing Does Matter
      • The Road Less Traveled
      • Surefire Cost Cutting Ideas for NASCAR
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Too Much Is More than Enough
      • I Remember You ~ My Personal Tribute to Dale Earnhardt
      • An Earnhardt Kind of Day
      • Remembering Neil Bonnett
      • Daytona Fever
      • NASCAR Looked the Other Way
      • A Look in the Rear View Mirror ~ Keith Jackson
      • The Product Is Encumbered and Therefore Not Marketable
      • Its January Already
      • The Perfect Storm and a Sad Farewell
    • PattyKay Lilley 2017 >
      • That Time between Christmas and Daytona
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told ~ 2017
      • I Still Believe in Santa Claus ~ Jimmy Spencer
      • A Defining Moment in NASCAR History
      • Remembering the Final Winston Cup Banquet ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Dont Believe Your Lying Eyes
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ One Last Ride
      • As the 2017 Season Draws to a Close
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Who Is Not Speaking to Whom?
      • The Little Track by the Railroad Track
      • NASCAR Goes Country
      • Tales of the Talladega Curse ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Sad Times and Poor Broadcasting
      • Not One Knee Was Taken During Solemn Prerace Ceremonies at Dover
      • The White Cliffs of Dover ~ Delaware
      • History Holds the Back Story ~ RPM
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Someone Ought to Say It!
      • Characters Add Character to Racing
      • In Darlington, Everything Old Is New Again
      • Remember When NASCAR Was All About the Fans?
      • From Michigan to Richmond and All Points In-between
      • Racing at the Glen and Millennials Can Learn from Geezers
      • When the Points Arent the Points and 2+2 Doesnt Equal 4
      • When Rednecks Ran NASCAR
      • Dear Brent Dewar, About That Star Mangled Banner
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Silly Season Is Only Silly for Some
      • Looking Back ~ A View from the Rearview
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ On Road Racing and Dirt Racing
      • Defeat Snatched from the Jaws of Victory
      • Ninety Miles an Hour down a Dead End Street
      • The Good, the Bad and the Intolerable
      • Verrrry Interesting
      • D-Day Demolition Derby at Dover
      • Memorial Day Means So Much More than Racing ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ NASCAR Why Do You Refuse to Listen?
      • A Tale of Two Weekends
      • Remember Adam Petty
      • Truth Will Always Serve Better than a Good Story
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Vaya con Dios
      • It’s Bristol Baby, but Which Bristol?
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ When Enough Becomes Too Much
      • A Sunday Drive, Texas Style
      • One Helluva Good Race; Sorry You Missed It
      • As Requested By the Fans… and Other Fairytales
      • Smokey Yunick Belongs in the NASCAR Hall of Fame
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Selections and Elections
      • Some Facts Are Indisputable and Some Folks Enjoy Being Unhappy
      • At Daytona, Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
      • A Few More Nicknames and Some Quaint Quotes
      • Nicknames in Racing Have to Be Earned
      • Drivers, Please Start Your Engines
      • The Voice of One Fan Only
      • Fly on the Wall ~ Speaking of Carl Edwards
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Hopefully the Voice of Reason
      • U.S. Nationals, and We Are Not Talking Drag Racing Here
    • PattyKay Lilley 2016 >
      • The Christmas Story as My Mother Told It
      • We’re Gonna Miss the Man Called Smoke
      • The New Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas
      • Remembering The Final Winston Cup Banquet
      • Let’s Talk About Indy Instead of Homestead
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Why All The Secrecy?
      • Martinsville ~ FUBAR
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ And the Fans Need to Be Heard!
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ NASCAR Doesn’t Love Me Anymore
      • Under The Charlotte Lights...Again ~ Lady in Black
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ A Question For Brian Z. France
      • Who’s Abbott, Who’s Costello and Who’s on First
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Where Have All The Race Fans Gone?
      • Throwback ~ The Lady In Black
      • Throwbacks and Tributes and Memories, Oh My
      • Someone Asked About the History of North Wilkesboro
      • Mid-Ohio Mayhem ~ All In Fun
      • His Name Is Waddell Wilson ~ Remember That Name
      • J. D. McDuffie ~ Lived and Died for Racing
      • Attendance and Ratings ~ Do They Matter?
      • Winston/Nextel/Sprint Cup ~ What Comes Next?
      • Davey in Retrospect
      • Twisted Sheet Metal and How A Race Should End
      • Is NASCAR For Sale?
      • Wreckin on the Road ~ Lady in Black
      • Marty Robbins ~ NASCAR Balladeer
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Those Silly Ol’ Lug Nuts
      • Junie Donlavey ~ True Pioneer of NASCAR
      • Tim Richmond ~ Right to the Bitter End and Beyond
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Penthouse and the Outhouse
      • Memorial Day Means More than Just Racing
      • Dover - The Good The Bad and the Unacceptable
      • Down Memory Lane ~ Smokey Yunick
      • Best Damn Garage In Town
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Talladega: Too Much of a Bad Thing
      • Tales Of The Talladega Curse
      • A Few Words About The Old Bristol
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ How the Election Process Works
      • A Sunday Drive, Texas Style with the Lady in Black
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Where Have All the Fans Gone?
      • Alan Kulwicki - Always A Champion
      • Volkswagen Isnt Just a Bug Anymore
      • Racing Is For The Young As Well As The Old
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ From The Desert To The Mountains
      • Would You Like Fries With That?
      • A Few Words on Flag Etiquette
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Great Racing But Poor Coverage
      • Leaving Daytona And Headed For Atlanta
      • Dale Earnhardt ~ I Remember You
      • Charter of Franchise, It's All Good
      • Neil Bonnett: Racer, Broadcaster, Legend, And Man
      • A Racer For All Seasons!
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Six Generations Of Cars And Fans
      • Curtis Turner Inducted Into NASCAR Hall Of Fame
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Improving The Fan Experience
      • The Official Everything Of NASCAR
    • PattyKay Lilley 2015 >
      • It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to So Much Talent
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told
      • And How Would You Like That Dashboard: Analog or Digital?
      • The Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas
      • Who You Callin' A Rookie?
      • And Then There Were Four
      • There Really Was A Race In Texas
      • A Twilight Happy Ending And Sunshine On The Horizon
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Luck of Austin Theriault
      • What It Wasn't, Was A Restart
      • Playing The Blame Game
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Am I Still A Race Fan?
      • Under The Charlotte Lights With The Lady in Black
      • It's Probably Not Safe If It's Not SAFER
      • Missing: Race Teams And Sponsors!
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Getting Started, Word Games and Playoffs
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ What Happens When Racing Becomes Soporific?
      • Darlington In The Rearview And Richmond Right Up The Road
      • The Lady in Black at the Riot in Richmond
      • Retro ~ Everything Old is New Again at Darlington
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ So Much Happening And Most Of It Bad
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Actions Detrimental
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Fans Have Some Responsibility, Too
      • The Passing Of A Giant
      • Something Happened At Pocono That Almost Everyone Missed
      • Kissing The Bricks With The Lady In Black
      • Time To Say Goodbye, To A Track And To A Man
      • The Brickyard 400 In The Rearview ~ What Happened?
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Leaving Sparta For Loudon
      • Logic 101 ~ When in Doubt, Rely on Common Sense
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Kentucky Speedway Needs To Be SAFER
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Fireworks At The Firecracker
      • Some Things Just Aren't News
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ On The Road Again
      • NASCAR Fans Didn't Fit The Stereotype
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ A Fan's View On The State Of The Sport
      • The Lady In Black Pokes Fun At Pocono
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ No One Knows What Goes On Behind Closed Doors
      • One LAP UP With The Lady In Black
      • Making Racing Safer With SAFER
      • Memorial Day Should Mean More Than Racing
      • Showdowns, Trucks, A Starlit Night, And A Couple Guys Named Smith
      • Remembering Adam Petty
      • A Lady Makes Her Debut, And We're Not Any SAFER In Kansas, Toto.
      • Talladega ~ The Curse And SAFER Barriers
      • Pretty Words And Strong Words: Steve Byrnes And SAFER Barriers
      • Bristol, By Any Other Name
      • The NASCAR Hall Of Fame ~ How It Works
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Old Races And New Walls
      • The Lady In Black - The Magic Of Martinsville
      • Revisiting Martinsville, Without Jesse Jones
      • The Lady In Black - The Fontana Furnace
      • Sometimes, You Just Have To Laugh
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Our Drivers DeserveThe Safety Of SAFER
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Send In The Clowns
      • SAFER! Just Do It!
      • The Choices of NASCAR, February 18th, And A Million Points Of Light
      • A Perfect Storm And A Sad Farewell
      • They Didn't Have To Go That Way
      • I Fought The Law And The Law Lost!
      • A Voice For The Fans No More
      • The Day The Vortex Theory Was Tested
      • Do We Miss Daytona Testing
      • Autographs And Memories
      • Always Hoping For A Happy New Year
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ A Cup Full Of Snow
  • Frank Buhrman
    • Frank Buhrman ~ 2020 >
      • Constant NASCAR Critic
      • Anything Less Than First Is
      • So What Do We Do Now
      • Daytona Then and Now ~ Which Is Better
      • THE CURE ~ For NASCAR, It’s Elusive
      • Fewer Grandstands and More VIP Suites ~ Recipe for NASCAR Success or Failure
      • A Look Back at Some Obscure Racing History
      • We Race on Sand but Will Racing Last as Long as the Ocean
      • History ~ Praising and Preserving It
      • Daytona ~ Lets Begin
      • Healthy Weekly Racing Essential to NASCAR
    • Frank Buhrman 2019 >
      • Junior – The Best of What Was
      • Fast Forward to Racing in 2030
      • Some Nashville-inspired Thoughts on The Future
      • Bringing Back NASCARs Roots
      • Whats the Right Age to Quit NASCAR
      • Gravel’s Move to NASCAR Is a Bright Light
      • Is There A Beginning in This End
      • For the Nostalgic Purist Maybe Xfinity Is the Place
      • Are Today’s Dreamers Dreaming of Becoming Tomorrow’s NASCAR Stars
      • Old Days Old Ways Or New
      • Theres No Stock in NASCAR and We're Racing the Wrong Cars
      • Lets Think Speed Bumps ~ Mixed Surfaces and Gasp ~ Intentional Contact
      • The Diverse Legacy of Cup Race Tracks
      • Age Is Just A State of ~ Speed
      • A Contrarian Opinion and Other Notes
      • An Old Track and NASCARs Future
      • Where Do the Fans Fit in Tomorrows NASCAR
      • When It’s Wet at The Track and Dry at The Computer, You Start Thinking
      • Dim Pocono Memories A Smaller Track, USAC Stocks and More
      • Underneath the Pavement at Loudon, History and an Idea for the Future
      • Go Reino! Cheering for a Ghost in the Cup field at Kentucky
      • Remember REAL Holiday Racing
      • Who Are Tomorrow’s Fans Going to Cheer
      • Is ALL Racing in Trouble
      • TV Versus Watching in Person ~ What Kind of Race Fan Are You
      • Can We Make Charlotte a Big Deal Again
      • Can Racing Escape the Corrupting Influence of $$$
      • Keep Up With Your Local Tracks and Get to Know the Next Stars
      • A Monster of a Driver at the Monster Mile
      • The Lure of Gimmicks and the Barrier of Money
      • NASCAR and Speed – A Little History
      • Lets Talk About whats Good with NASCAR
      • And Sos Your Bleepin Sponsor
      • Time to Lower the Curtains on Stage Racing
      • Looking Back at NASCAR in the Golden State
      • Add More Real Racers like Preece to Cup and More Fans Just Might Follow
      • Freezing Fans at the Track No Longer Works ~ Here Are Some Better Schedule Ideas
      • A Time for Optimism about NASCAR ~ but This Should Just Be the Start
      • Is NASCARs Future In The PASS
      • Looking Back to Look Forward
      • More Good Times at the Chili Bowl As NASCAR Continues to Sink
      • Does NASCAR Need a Nike
      • Time to Save Xfinity ~ SUVs to the Rescue
    • 2018 Frank Buhrman >
      • All I Want for Christmas
      • Fantasy Picks 2020 - Atlanta Results and Martinsville Picks
      • Whats With the New Spire Cup Team
      • SUVs, New Manufacturers, Electric Cars and More
      • Time for a Talk with the Boss
      • The Season’s Over – Time to Start Again
      • We Need a Little Less Perfection
      • Back in Time to Excitement
      • This Weeks History
      • Martinsville ~ Time for the Good Stuff
      • Betting on the Future
      • Give the 2019 Rules a Chance But Keep Pushing for STOCK!
      • The Stuff Floating Around in Franks Head
      • Is NASCAR the Key to the Future Can It Keep All of Racing Alive
      • Follow the Richmond Races This Weekend Then Return in October for the Clash
      • A Better Schedule for Indy ~ The Area, Not the IMS Race Track
      • Darlington ~ The Links to the Past Set It Apart in a Good Way
      • Ray and Sonny Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Have Local Stars Racing in Cup
      • Racing at a Very Different Bristol, Half a Century Ago
      • From Michigan to Rhonda, N.C.
      • New York, New York ~ Frank Sinatra Could Have Sung the National Anthem
      • Whom Shall We Recruit to Buy NASCAR and Rebuild the Sport We Love
      • Looking Back to the Beach
      • A Farce on the High Banks or Fun in the Dirt
      • Another How to Fix NASCAR Article
      • NASCAR on July 4 – Set the Time Machine for Oswego or Spartanburg or Raleigh or
      • In Our Never-Ending Effort to Save NASCAR, We Present
      • A Sport Sinks While Leadership Keeps Up the Practices that Are Killing It
      • What Weve Lost ~ What I Miss
      • NASCARs sort-of Memorial Day Tradition Is Traditionally Followed by ~ Not Much
      • What If It Had Been Different Back When It All Started
      • A No-France NASCAR A No-NASCAR Racing Circuit
      • Can the Way It Used To Be Work?
      • Put the Local Heroes Back in the Field and Bring Back Variety in Cup Racing
      • Phooey on Fast at Talladega ~ Give Me Slow at Bowman Gray
      • NASCAR Needs More Racers Like Those Who Came Up Through the ASA
      • Does Our Future Keep Going Around in Circles Or Will Other Options Bring the Fans Back
      • In Chartered NASCAR Theres No Room for Guys Like Texan H.B. Bailey
      • Sponsors ~ Who Are They and What Do They Do
      • Its Martinsville ~ Let the REAL Racing Begin
      • Maybe its NASCARs Inspection Process that Really Needs Inspecting
      • Las Vegas’ NASCAR Success Blessed By the Spirit of the Late Mel Larson
      • Stock Car Racing Magazine ~ Lessons Learned from Old Covers
      • Celebrate the Trophy and Money, Daytona Winner, but Don’t Count on Winning that Cup
      • Strollin Down the Beach
      • How About a Swap?
      • The Chili Bowl
      • They May Be Tomorrows NASCAR Stars, But Are They Anybodys Heroes
    • Frank Buhrman 2017 >
      • Make This a Christmas to Remember!
      • Winters Cold Is Colder without Racing. What Can We Do to Get Some
      • A New Champion - and One from NASCARs Infancy
      • Old Stats Are Fun, but They Shot Down a Good Theory
      • Martinsville Went Right, So What Keeps Going Wrong?
      • A Field of Dreams that Never Came True
      • Do NASCAR’s Screw-ups Even Matter If Motorsports Have No Future?
      • Does Speed Make the Speed-Sport More Exciting?
      • My Intro to Charlotte Motor Speedway
      • Racing Grand Nationals Once Meant Prepping Your Car in a Hurry
      • Driver Development Programs Need to Get the Gong
      • Drawing Attention to NASCAR in a Good Way
      • Little Joe, Junior, Gentleman Ned and Mr. Modified on Fairgrounds Dirt
      • Darlington ~ Back Then, It Was Something Special
      • Where Else Has NASCAR Raced in These States?
      • The Formula for Success is Not Obvious in Appealing to Millennials
      • Will NASCAR’s Aging Fans Demand that Medicare Pay for More Comfy Seats at the Speedway?
      • Kyle Larson Wins Races of All Kinds, and He Might Just Save NASCAR
      • With Writers and Racetracks, Age Can Be Everything
      • NASCAR Has It All, So Why Am I Happy Watching the Races at Lizard Creek?
      • Wood Brothers + Blaney = Good News for NASCAR
      • Who Could Make NASCAR A Little Spicier?
      • A Little Ramble in Delaware
      • Not The Masters, But the Wood Brothers Truly Have a Tradition like None Other
      • Speeds Were Slower, Drivers Still Came and Went, and NASCAR Survived
      • A Quick Surf Through NASCAR History
      • More than the Loss of a Great Driver
      • Little Martinsville Is the Monster Track of NASCAR Cup Series History
      • California Not So “Golden” A NASCAR State
      • Franks Guide to How to Fix All That Ails NASCAR
      • A Little Vegas History and Long Trips to Races
      • The Real Dirt on Atlanta’s Racing Past
      • Would More Fans Watch if a “500” Was a “Triathlon?”
      • Media Coverage Today Could Be A Lot Worse
      • Another Link between Short Tracks and What Ails NASCAR
      • Lets Go Back To The Old Definition Of Cheating
    • Frank Buhrman 2016 >
      • Bringing Back the Excitement – One Fan’s Ideas
      • Racing Road Trip: Let’s Head to… Where?
      • Bring Cup Racers Back to the Bullrings
      • Discover Some "Mud Roots" Racing!
      • Memories, Gripes and Maybe a Little Dreamin
      • Frank Likes The Chase...Kind Of
      • 1960's: NASCAR's Northern Tour
      • Chicago: The First Races In The Second City
      • Richmond "Action": Then And Now
      • 1950 To Now: Ladies Attack The Lady In Black
      • Radical Thought: Let Drivers Develop Themselves
      • 1967: With Lower Banking And Smaller Crowds, Bristol Was Still A Big Deal
      • Coverage of Racing Has Changed With The Sport
      • More Bluegrass Than Green Flags For NASCAR In Kentucky
      • The Day Goliath Roared (sort-of) In NASCAR Racing
      • Give a Nod to Larry LoPatin for NASCAR Motors in the Motor State
      • Pondering Racing’s Future in Charlotte . . . and Trumansburg
      • Frank's Loose Lugnuts
      • Fix it, Forget it, or Let Nature Run its Course
      • Oh, The Yellow Flag of Texas
      • A New Track, Some Old Memories . . . But Where is the Lake
      • Let’s Have A Sprint Cup ‘Blindfold Race,’ With Donald Trump Guiding Who?
      • Maybe The Ghost of "Fireball" Can Call The Auto Club 400 Winner
      • It ain’t like it used to be . . . (and sometimes that’s a good thing)
      • Sure, Atlanta Can Be Cold In February, But Remember Richmond?
      • Is A Blast From The Past What NASCAR Needs In The Future
  • Vivian Simons
    • Vivian Simons 2020 >
      • 2020 Review and Hopes for 2021
      • Memories, etc.
      • Is NASCAR’S Chase Fair
      • Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas City
      • As Dale Said...
      • Why Not A Cup Race At Eldora
      • South Point 400 At Las Vegas Review
    • Vivian Simons 2018 >
      • Season’s Greetings to Our Staff and to All of Our Readers
      • And It Came to Be
      • NASCAR and Home
      • History ~ How We Honor It and Why
      • Thoughts on Racers Being Equal
      • Reader Responses and Random Thoughts
      • Through the Years Something Went Wrong
      • Fan Choices
      • Road Course Racing Memories
      • Where Do Old Fans Go
      • The Fan Experience
      • Where Were You When
      • Young Racers vs Kyle Busch
      • Daytona Has Come and Gone - Part 2
      • Daytona Has Come and Gone - Part 1
      • Hey Have You Heard the News
      • Daytona Memories - Again
      • Vehicles and Life Must Change
    • Vivian Simons 2017 >
      • Christmas Wishes to Our Staff
      • Old Versus New - History and Memories
      • Musings During the Off-Season in NASCAR - Again
      • It Is What It Is!
      • Sponsors, Drivers, Tracks & NASCAR
      • Some Funny Things Happened on the Way to the Playoffs
      • Is It a Race or a Show?
      • I Am a Race Fan that Wants to See the Race!
      • Road Course Ringers ~ Are They a Good or a Bad Thing?
      • Phases & Memories = Good Old Days By An Older Fan
      • Who's Gonna Fill Their Seats?
      • Is the Cup Half Full or Half Empty?
      • Observations from the Atlanta Races
      • Musings During the Off-Season in NASCAR
    • Vivian Simons 2016 >
      • Christmas Wishes
      • Is It Racing Or Just A Show?
      • Drivers Or Racers
      • And So It Came To Be
      • The Trucks, The New Chase, And The School Yard Bully
      • The Chase Is Coming! The Chase Is Coming!
      • Parity...Or Toyota Domination?
      • Invasion Of The Lower Tier Victory Snatchers!
      • High Banks and Memory Banks
      • A Road Course Is A Course (Of Course, Of Course...)
      • What Sort of Race Fan Are You?
      • NASCAR Hall Of Fame Or Hall Of Fave?
      • NASCAR's Generation Gap
      • Tony Stewart, NASCAR and Lug Nuts
      • Racing 101
      • Television Coverage Of NASCAR Racing
      • Is The Xfinity Series Fair?
      • Follow The Leader
      • Daytona Memories
    • Vivian Simons 2015 >
      • Addiction, Disillusionment, And Conforming
  • David Nance
    • David Nance 2020 >
      • A Fan’s Memories of Stanley Smith
      • Rain and Fuel Mileage-A Texas Playoff Race
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      • Chase, He Had No Radio - Ee-I-ee-I-O
      • Chase Saves the Day - KC Lead Change Scorecard
      • Clint Bowyer’s Next Ride
      • DAMP LEAD CHANGE SCORECARD - ROVAL
      • Kentucky Speedway Gone… Just Like That
      • Recipe for Cup Success
      • Six Lead Changes… It’s Bristol, Baby
      • Was Richmond that Bad
      • Lead Change Scorecard - Darlington
      • Lead Change Scorecard
      • It’s Time to Bring Back DW
      • Daytona 500 and the Four Laws
      • Three Laws ~ Plus a New One
      • 2019 In the Rear View ~ 2020 Just Ahead
    • David Nance 2019 >
      • 2019 GOTS ~ Some Interesting Stats
      • Every Fan Needs a Racing Buddy
      • As the Onion Peels... And Its Impact on Kyle Busch
      • Remembering Jimmie Johnson ~ Through the Wrecks
      • We’ve Got Everything We Want ~ and Then Some
      • For Everything There is a Season
      • Choosing Your Words Wisely
      • That Double Yellow Line ~ It Ain’t Going Away
      • The Other Untold Story ~ The Race for the Winless Cup Champion
      • What About the Other Race ~ Win You’re In
      • Race for the Green Tweaked
      • Nashville 400 Backstory - Fifty Years Later
      • Nashville ~ One Giant Step
      • NASCAR Now That’ll Preach!
      • Sonoma in Song
      • DW ~ Deja Vu All Over Again
      • Race for the Green ~ Its Time Has Arrived
      • After 200 ~ Then What
      • Two Aero Packages Down ~Two to Go
      • Put It Out One Last Time ~ David Hoots
      • Race Fans ~ Start Your Predictions
      • Another One Bites the Dust ~ Thank You Jay
      • Respects to a Champion
    • David Nance 2018 >
      • David and Dad
      • Texas Gas ~ NASCAR History Lost
      • Against Headwinds
      • The Race for the Winless Champion
      • DuQuoin Was Our Darlington
      • A New Plan ~ Gentlemen and Ladies, Start Your Acronyms
      • The Day After Loudon
      • Loudon ~ Bruton Is Sitting on a Gold Mine
      • Clint Bowyer Was Right About The Product
      • Man, I Wish Race for the Green Was in Place This Weekend
      • Stage Racing Before It Was Cool
      • Left Turns - Where Did It Start
      • The Shirt ~ One Fan’s Memorial to Alan Kulwicki
      • There Is No Racing This Weekend
      • Martinsville Inspection Procedures = New Crew Chiefs by Friday
      • For a Moment All Was Right with the Racing World
      • Oh Where Oh Where Is NASCARs Driver Alert System
      • Qualifying Concept Long Overdue - Race for the Green
    • David Nance 2017 >
      • Thank You Bud
      • All about the Price Tag
      • And the Real True Playoff Winner Is
      • The Perfect Storm
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      • Outrunning the Bear
      • Level Playing Fields Not Until All Winners Face R &D Inspections
      • Is It Time For Encumbered Starts?
      • Kevin, I Dont Believe Ida Told That
      • And Stomped that Sucker Flat!
      • A Sons First Race… Through the Eyes of a Dad
      • Take Em To The Fence
      • Kyle's Mic Drop ~ Just One of Those Racing Deals
      • Remember When DW Was Monster Energy?
      • We Have Ourselves A Summit!
      • The Hunt for the NASCAR Canary
      • Penalties ~ DW Had A Better Idea
      • If FOX Covered the Kentucky Derby
      • Media Coverage Today Could Be a Lot Better
      • The Week in NASCAR - Opportunity Lost
      • Will Karma Smile on NASCAR?
      • Gentlemen... Start... Your... Commercials
      • The Untold Story of How the New Race Format Came To Be
      • Another Look at Attendance
    • David Nance 2016 >
      • Holiday Leftovers ~ Let Cooter Be Cooter
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      • 20-20 + Monster Energy = Race For the Green
      • Please Let It Be Rain
      • It's Just Not Right
      • More Chase, Baby!
      • Three Laws
      • 20-20: The Rest Of The Story
      • Take A Chance, Mr. France
      • Time For A New Chase
      • And That Was Fr'istol!
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      • Random Ruminations
      • Quick Hits on Charlotte
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      • 2018 ~ It Was a Good One
      • Logano Is Not the Problem, Hes the Solution
      • Jimmie Johnsons Roval Win
      • Some Guys Just Dont Know When to Quit
      • The Glass Is Half Full
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      • Predictions and Wishes ~ Through a Hazy Crystal Ball
    • J. L. Steele 2017 >
      • A NASCAR Fans Letter to Santa
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      • A Sign of the Bad Times
      • Ken Squier at Darlington
      • Thoughts, Opinions and Rumors - Oh My!
      • Leave Junior Alone!
      • Kyle Busch is Exactly What NASCAR Needs
      • Let’s Save the Truck Series
    • J. L. Steele 2016 >
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      • A Wishing Well And A Crystal Ball
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      • Growth By Subtraction
    • J. L. Steele 2015 >
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      • The Last Perfect Night
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      • Smoke Will Rise
      • No Comparison When Comparing Newman and Bowyer
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      • Making A Case For Kahne
      • Support Your Local Short Track
      • SAFE Is A Four Letter Word
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      • I Still Believe in Santa Claus ~ Jimmy Spencer
      • A Defining Moment in NASCAR History
      • Remembering the Final Winston Cup Banquet ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Dont Believe Your Lying Eyes
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ One Last Ride
      • As the 2017 Season Draws to a Close
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Who Is Not Speaking to Whom?
      • The Little Track by the Railroad Track
      • NASCAR Goes Country
      • Tales of the Talladega Curse ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Sad Times and Poor Broadcasting
      • Not One Knee Was Taken During Solemn Prerace Ceremonies at Dover
      • The White Cliffs of Dover ~ Delaware
      • History Holds the Back Story ~ RPM
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Someone Ought to Say It!
      • Characters Add Character to Racing
      • In Darlington, Everything Old Is New Again
      • Remember When NASCAR Was All About the Fans?
      • From Michigan to Richmond and All Points In-between
      • Racing at the Glen and Millennials Can Learn from Geezers
      • When the Points Arent the Points and 2+2 Doesnt Equal 4
      • When Rednecks Ran NASCAR
      • Dear Brent Dewar, About That Star Mangled Banner
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Silly Season Is Only Silly for Some
      • Looking Back ~ A View from the Rearview
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ On Road Racing and Dirt Racing
      • Defeat Snatched from the Jaws of Victory
      • Ninety Miles an Hour down a Dead End Street
      • The Good, the Bad and the Intolerable
      • Verrrry Interesting
      • D-Day Demolition Derby at Dover
      • Memorial Day Means So Much More than Racing ~ 2017
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ NASCAR Why Do You Refuse to Listen?
      • A Tale of Two Weekends
      • Remember Adam Petty
      • Truth Will Always Serve Better than a Good Story
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Vaya con Dios
      • It’s Bristol Baby, but Which Bristol?
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ When Enough Becomes Too Much
      • A Sunday Drive, Texas Style
      • One Helluva Good Race; Sorry You Missed It
      • As Requested By the Fans… and Other Fairytales
      • Smokey Yunick Belongs in the NASCAR Hall of Fame
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ Selections and Elections
      • Some Facts Are Indisputable and Some Folks Enjoy Being Unhappy
      • At Daytona, Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
      • A Few More Nicknames and Some Quaint Quotes
      • Nicknames in Racing Have to Be Earned
      • Drivers, Please Start Your Engines
      • The Voice of One Fan Only
      • Fly on the Wall ~ Speaking of Carl Edwards
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Hopefully the Voice of Reason
      • U.S. Nationals, and We Are Not Talking Drag Racing Here
    • PattyKay Lilley 2016 >
      • The Christmas Story as My Mother Told It
      • We’re Gonna Miss the Man Called Smoke
      • The New Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas
      • Remembering The Final Winston Cup Banquet
      • Let’s Talk About Indy Instead of Homestead
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Why All The Secrecy?
      • Martinsville ~ FUBAR
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ And the Fans Need to Be Heard!
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ NASCAR Doesn’t Love Me Anymore
      • Under The Charlotte Lights...Again ~ Lady in Black
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ A Question For Brian Z. France
      • Who’s Abbott, Who’s Costello and Who’s on First
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Where Have All The Race Fans Gone?
      • Throwback ~ The Lady In Black
      • Throwbacks and Tributes and Memories, Oh My
      • Someone Asked About the History of North Wilkesboro
      • Mid-Ohio Mayhem ~ All In Fun
      • His Name Is Waddell Wilson ~ Remember That Name
      • J. D. McDuffie ~ Lived and Died for Racing
      • Attendance and Ratings ~ Do They Matter?
      • Winston/Nextel/Sprint Cup ~ What Comes Next?
      • Davey in Retrospect
      • Twisted Sheet Metal and How A Race Should End
      • Is NASCAR For Sale?
      • Wreckin on the Road ~ Lady in Black
      • Marty Robbins ~ NASCAR Balladeer
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Those Silly Ol’ Lug Nuts
      • Junie Donlavey ~ True Pioneer of NASCAR
      • Tim Richmond ~ Right to the Bitter End and Beyond
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Penthouse and the Outhouse
      • Memorial Day Means More than Just Racing
      • Dover - The Good The Bad and the Unacceptable
      • Down Memory Lane ~ Smokey Yunick
      • Best Damn Garage In Town
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Talladega: Too Much of a Bad Thing
      • Tales Of The Talladega Curse
      • A Few Words About The Old Bristol
      • NASCAR Hall of Fame ~ How the Election Process Works
      • A Sunday Drive, Texas Style with the Lady in Black
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Where Have All the Fans Gone?
      • Alan Kulwicki - Always A Champion
      • Volkswagen Isnt Just a Bug Anymore
      • Racing Is For The Young As Well As The Old
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ From The Desert To The Mountains
      • Would You Like Fries With That?
      • A Few Words on Flag Etiquette
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Great Racing But Poor Coverage
      • Leaving Daytona And Headed For Atlanta
      • Dale Earnhardt ~ I Remember You
      • Charter of Franchise, It's All Good
      • Neil Bonnett: Racer, Broadcaster, Legend, And Man
      • A Racer For All Seasons!
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Six Generations Of Cars And Fans
      • Curtis Turner Inducted Into NASCAR Hall Of Fame
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Improving The Fan Experience
      • The Official Everything Of NASCAR
    • PattyKay Lilley 2015 >
      • It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to So Much Talent
      • The Christmas Story My Mother Told
      • And How Would You Like That Dashboard: Analog or Digital?
      • The Twelve Days of a NASCAR Christmas
      • Who You Callin' A Rookie?
      • And Then There Were Four
      • There Really Was A Race In Texas
      • A Twilight Happy Ending And Sunshine On The Horizon
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ The Luck of Austin Theriault
      • What It Wasn't, Was A Restart
      • Playing The Blame Game
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Am I Still A Race Fan?
      • Under The Charlotte Lights With The Lady in Black
      • It's Probably Not Safe If It's Not SAFER
      • Missing: Race Teams And Sponsors!
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ Getting Started, Word Games and Playoffs
      • A Voice for the Fans ~ What Happens When Racing Becomes Soporific?
      • Darlington In The Rearview And Richmond Right Up The Road
      • The Lady in Black at the Riot in Richmond
      • Retro ~ Everything Old is New Again at Darlington
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ So Much Happening And Most Of It Bad
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Actions Detrimental
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Fans Have Some Responsibility, Too
      • The Passing Of A Giant
      • Something Happened At Pocono That Almost Everyone Missed
      • Kissing The Bricks With The Lady In Black
      • Time To Say Goodbye, To A Track And To A Man
      • The Brickyard 400 In The Rearview ~ What Happened?
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Leaving Sparta For Loudon
      • Logic 101 ~ When in Doubt, Rely on Common Sense
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Kentucky Speedway Needs To Be SAFER
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Fireworks At The Firecracker
      • Some Things Just Aren't News
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ On The Road Again
      • NASCAR Fans Didn't Fit The Stereotype
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ A Fan's View On The State Of The Sport
      • The Lady In Black Pokes Fun At Pocono
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ No One Knows What Goes On Behind Closed Doors
      • One LAP UP With The Lady In Black
      • Making Racing Safer With SAFER
      • Memorial Day Should Mean More Than Racing
      • Showdowns, Trucks, A Starlit Night, And A Couple Guys Named Smith
      • Remembering Adam Petty
      • A Lady Makes Her Debut, And We're Not Any SAFER In Kansas, Toto.
      • Talladega ~ The Curse And SAFER Barriers
      • Pretty Words And Strong Words: Steve Byrnes And SAFER Barriers
      • Bristol, By Any Other Name
      • The NASCAR Hall Of Fame ~ How It Works
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Old Races And New Walls
      • The Lady In Black - The Magic Of Martinsville
      • Revisiting Martinsville, Without Jesse Jones
      • The Lady In Black - The Fontana Furnace
      • Sometimes, You Just Have To Laugh
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Our Drivers DeserveThe Safety Of SAFER
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ Send In The Clowns
      • SAFER! Just Do It!
      • The Choices of NASCAR, February 18th, And A Million Points Of Light
      • A Perfect Storm And A Sad Farewell
      • They Didn't Have To Go That Way
      • I Fought The Law And The Law Lost!
      • A Voice For The Fans No More
      • The Day The Vortex Theory Was Tested
      • Do We Miss Daytona Testing
      • Autographs And Memories
      • Always Hoping For A Happy New Year
      • A Voice For The Fans ~ A Cup Full Of Snow
  • Frank Buhrman
    • Frank Buhrman ~ 2020 >
      • Constant NASCAR Critic
      • Anything Less Than First Is
      • So What Do We Do Now
      • Daytona Then and Now ~ Which Is Better
      • THE CURE ~ For NASCAR, It’s Elusive
      • Fewer Grandstands and More VIP Suites ~ Recipe for NASCAR Success or Failure
      • A Look Back at Some Obscure Racing History
      • We Race on Sand but Will Racing Last as Long as the Ocean
      • History ~ Praising and Preserving It
      • Daytona ~ Lets Begin
      • Healthy Weekly Racing Essential to NASCAR
    • Frank Buhrman 2019 >
      • Junior – The Best of What Was
      • Fast Forward to Racing in 2030
      • Some Nashville-inspired Thoughts on The Future
      • Bringing Back NASCARs Roots
      • Whats the Right Age to Quit NASCAR
      • Gravel’s Move to NASCAR Is a Bright Light
      • Is There A Beginning in This End
      • For the Nostalgic Purist Maybe Xfinity Is the Place
      • Are Today’s Dreamers Dreaming of Becoming Tomorrow’s NASCAR Stars
      • Old Days Old Ways Or New
      • Theres No Stock in NASCAR and We're Racing the Wrong Cars
      • Lets Think Speed Bumps ~ Mixed Surfaces and Gasp ~ Intentional Contact
      • The Diverse Legacy of Cup Race Tracks
      • Age Is Just A State of ~ Speed
      • A Contrarian Opinion and Other Notes
      • An Old Track and NASCARs Future
      • Where Do the Fans Fit in Tomorrows NASCAR
      • When It’s Wet at The Track and Dry at The Computer, You Start Thinking
      • Dim Pocono Memories A Smaller Track, USAC Stocks and More
      • Underneath the Pavement at Loudon, History and an Idea for the Future
      • Go Reino! Cheering for a Ghost in the Cup field at Kentucky
      • Remember REAL Holiday Racing
      • Who Are Tomorrow’s Fans Going to Cheer
      • Is ALL Racing in Trouble
      • TV Versus Watching in Person ~ What Kind of Race Fan Are You
      • Can We Make Charlotte a Big Deal Again
      • Can Racing Escape the Corrupting Influence of $$$
      • Keep Up With Your Local Tracks and Get to Know the Next Stars
      • A Monster of a Driver at the Monster Mile
      • The Lure of Gimmicks and the Barrier of Money
      • NASCAR and Speed – A Little History
      • Lets Talk About whats Good with NASCAR
      • And Sos Your Bleepin Sponsor
      • Time to Lower the Curtains on Stage Racing
      • Looking Back at NASCAR in the Golden State
      • Add More Real Racers like Preece to Cup and More Fans Just Might Follow
      • Freezing Fans at the Track No Longer Works ~ Here Are Some Better Schedule Ideas
      • A Time for Optimism about NASCAR ~ but This Should Just Be the Start
      • Is NASCARs Future In The PASS
      • Looking Back to Look Forward
      • More Good Times at the Chili Bowl As NASCAR Continues to Sink
      • Does NASCAR Need a Nike
      • Time to Save Xfinity ~ SUVs to the Rescue
    • 2018 Frank Buhrman >
      • All I Want for Christmas
      • Fantasy Picks 2020 - Atlanta Results and Martinsville Picks
      • Whats With the New Spire Cup Team
      • SUVs, New Manufacturers, Electric Cars and More
      • Time for a Talk with the Boss
      • The Season’s Over – Time to Start Again
      • We Need a Little Less Perfection
      • Back in Time to Excitement
      • This Weeks History
      • Martinsville ~ Time for the Good Stuff
      • Betting on the Future
      • Give the 2019 Rules a Chance But Keep Pushing for STOCK!
      • The Stuff Floating Around in Franks Head
      • Is NASCAR the Key to the Future Can It Keep All of Racing Alive
      • Follow the Richmond Races This Weekend Then Return in October for the Clash
      • A Better Schedule for Indy ~ The Area, Not the IMS Race Track
      • Darlington ~ The Links to the Past Set It Apart in a Good Way
      • Ray and Sonny Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Have Local Stars Racing in Cup
      • Racing at a Very Different Bristol, Half a Century Ago
      • From Michigan to Rhonda, N.C.
      • New York, New York ~ Frank Sinatra Could Have Sung the National Anthem
      • Whom Shall We Recruit to Buy NASCAR and Rebuild the Sport We Love
      • Looking Back to the Beach
      • A Farce on the High Banks or Fun in the Dirt
      • Another How to Fix NASCAR Article
      • NASCAR on July 4 – Set the Time Machine for Oswego or Spartanburg or Raleigh or
      • In Our Never-Ending Effort to Save NASCAR, We Present
      • A Sport Sinks While Leadership Keeps Up the Practices that Are Killing It
      • What Weve Lost ~ What I Miss
      • NASCARs sort-of Memorial Day Tradition Is Traditionally Followed by ~ Not Much
      • What If It Had Been Different Back When It All Started
      • A No-France NASCAR A No-NASCAR Racing Circuit
      • Can the Way It Used To Be Work?
      • Put the Local Heroes Back in the Field and Bring Back Variety in Cup Racing
      • Phooey on Fast at Talladega ~ Give Me Slow at Bowman Gray
      • NASCAR Needs More Racers Like Those Who Came Up Through the ASA
      • Does Our Future Keep Going Around in Circles Or Will Other Options Bring the Fans Back
      • In Chartered NASCAR Theres No Room for Guys Like Texan H.B. Bailey
      • Sponsors ~ Who Are They and What Do They Do
      • Its Martinsville ~ Let the REAL Racing Begin
      • Maybe its NASCARs Inspection Process that Really Needs Inspecting
      • Las Vegas’ NASCAR Success Blessed By the Spirit of the Late Mel Larson
      • Stock Car Racing Magazine ~ Lessons Learned from Old Covers
      • Celebrate the Trophy and Money, Daytona Winner, but Don’t Count on Winning that Cup
      • Strollin Down the Beach
      • How About a Swap?
      • The Chili Bowl
      • They May Be Tomorrows NASCAR Stars, But Are They Anybodys Heroes
    • Frank Buhrman 2017 >
      • Make This a Christmas to Remember!
      • Winters Cold Is Colder without Racing. What Can We Do to Get Some
      • A New Champion - and One from NASCARs Infancy
      • Old Stats Are Fun, but They Shot Down a Good Theory
      • Martinsville Went Right, So What Keeps Going Wrong?
      • A Field of Dreams that Never Came True
      • Do NASCAR’s Screw-ups Even Matter If Motorsports Have No Future?
      • Does Speed Make the Speed-Sport More Exciting?
      • My Intro to Charlotte Motor Speedway
      • Racing Grand Nationals Once Meant Prepping Your Car in a Hurry
      • Driver Development Programs Need to Get the Gong
      • Drawing Attention to NASCAR in a Good Way
      • Little Joe, Junior, Gentleman Ned and Mr. Modified on Fairgrounds Dirt
      • Darlington ~ Back Then, It Was Something Special
      • Where Else Has NASCAR Raced in These States?
      • The Formula for Success is Not Obvious in Appealing to Millennials
      • Will NASCAR’s Aging Fans Demand that Medicare Pay for More Comfy Seats at the Speedway?
      • Kyle Larson Wins Races of All Kinds, and He Might Just Save NASCAR
      • With Writers and Racetracks, Age Can Be Everything
      • NASCAR Has It All, So Why Am I Happy Watching the Races at Lizard Creek?
      • Wood Brothers + Blaney = Good News for NASCAR
      • Who Could Make NASCAR A Little Spicier?
      • A Little Ramble in Delaware
      • Not The Masters, But the Wood Brothers Truly Have a Tradition like None Other
      • Speeds Were Slower, Drivers Still Came and Went, and NASCAR Survived
      • A Quick Surf Through NASCAR History
      • More than the Loss of a Great Driver
      • Little Martinsville Is the Monster Track of NASCAR Cup Series History
      • California Not So “Golden” A NASCAR State
      • Franks Guide to How to Fix All That Ails NASCAR
      • A Little Vegas History and Long Trips to Races
      • The Real Dirt on Atlanta’s Racing Past
      • Would More Fans Watch if a “500” Was a “Triathlon?”
      • Media Coverage Today Could Be A Lot Worse
      • Another Link between Short Tracks and What Ails NASCAR
      • Lets Go Back To The Old Definition Of Cheating
    • Frank Buhrman 2016 >
      • Bringing Back the Excitement – One Fan’s Ideas
      • Racing Road Trip: Let’s Head to… Where?
      • Bring Cup Racers Back to the Bullrings
      • Discover Some "Mud Roots" Racing!
      • Memories, Gripes and Maybe a Little Dreamin
      • Frank Likes The Chase...Kind Of
      • 1960's: NASCAR's Northern Tour
      • Chicago: The First Races In The Second City
      • Richmond "Action": Then And Now
      • 1950 To Now: Ladies Attack The Lady In Black
      • Radical Thought: Let Drivers Develop Themselves
      • 1967: With Lower Banking And Smaller Crowds, Bristol Was Still A Big Deal
      • Coverage of Racing Has Changed With The Sport
      • More Bluegrass Than Green Flags For NASCAR In Kentucky
      • The Day Goliath Roared (sort-of) In NASCAR Racing
      • Give a Nod to Larry LoPatin for NASCAR Motors in the Motor State
      • Pondering Racing’s Future in Charlotte . . . and Trumansburg
      • Frank's Loose Lugnuts
      • Fix it, Forget it, or Let Nature Run its Course
      • Oh, The Yellow Flag of Texas
      • A New Track, Some Old Memories . . . But Where is the Lake
      • Let’s Have A Sprint Cup ‘Blindfold Race,’ With Donald Trump Guiding Who?
      • Maybe The Ghost of "Fireball" Can Call The Auto Club 400 Winner
      • It ain’t like it used to be . . . (and sometimes that’s a good thing)
      • Sure, Atlanta Can Be Cold In February, But Remember Richmond?
      • Is A Blast From The Past What NASCAR Needs In The Future
  • Vivian Simons
    • Vivian Simons 2020 >
      • 2020 Review and Hopes for 2021
      • Memories, etc.
      • Is NASCAR’S Chase Fair
      • Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas City
      • As Dale Said...
      • Why Not A Cup Race At Eldora
      • South Point 400 At Las Vegas Review
    • Vivian Simons 2018 >
      • Season’s Greetings to Our Staff and to All of Our Readers
      • And It Came to Be
      • NASCAR and Home
      • History ~ How We Honor It and Why
      • Thoughts on Racers Being Equal
      • Reader Responses and Random Thoughts
      • Through the Years Something Went Wrong
      • Fan Choices
      • Road Course Racing Memories
      • Where Do Old Fans Go
      • The Fan Experience
      • Where Were You When
      • Young Racers vs Kyle Busch
      • Daytona Has Come and Gone - Part 2
      • Daytona Has Come and Gone - Part 1
      • Hey Have You Heard the News
      • Daytona Memories - Again
      • Vehicles and Life Must Change
    • Vivian Simons 2017 >
      • Christmas Wishes to Our Staff
      • Old Versus New - History and Memories
      • Musings During the Off-Season in NASCAR - Again
      • It Is What It Is!
      • Sponsors, Drivers, Tracks & NASCAR
      • Some Funny Things Happened on the Way to the Playoffs
      • Is It a Race or a Show?
      • I Am a Race Fan that Wants to See the Race!
      • Road Course Ringers ~ Are They a Good or a Bad Thing?
      • Phases & Memories = Good Old Days By An Older Fan
      • Who's Gonna Fill Their Seats?
      • Is the Cup Half Full or Half Empty?
      • Observations from the Atlanta Races
      • Musings During the Off-Season in NASCAR
    • Vivian Simons 2016 >
      • Christmas Wishes
      • Is It Racing Or Just A Show?
      • Drivers Or Racers
      • And So It Came To Be
      • The Trucks, The New Chase, And The School Yard Bully
      • The Chase Is Coming! The Chase Is Coming!
      • Parity...Or Toyota Domination?
      • Invasion Of The Lower Tier Victory Snatchers!
      • High Banks and Memory Banks
      • A Road Course Is A Course (Of Course, Of Course...)
      • What Sort of Race Fan Are You?
      • NASCAR Hall Of Fame Or Hall Of Fave?
      • NASCAR's Generation Gap
      • Tony Stewart, NASCAR and Lug Nuts
      • Racing 101
      • Television Coverage Of NASCAR Racing
      • Is The Xfinity Series Fair?
      • Follow The Leader
      • Daytona Memories
    • Vivian Simons 2015 >
      • Addiction, Disillusionment, And Conforming
  • David Nance
    • David Nance 2020 >
      • A Fan’s Memories of Stanley Smith
      • Rain and Fuel Mileage-A Texas Playoff Race
      • I’m Looking for a KFB Sweep
      • After Kansas It’s Time for Some New Terms
      • Chase, He Had No Radio - Ee-I-ee-I-O
      • Chase Saves the Day - KC Lead Change Scorecard
      • Clint Bowyer’s Next Ride
      • DAMP LEAD CHANGE SCORECARD - ROVAL
      • Kentucky Speedway Gone… Just Like That
      • Recipe for Cup Success
      • Six Lead Changes… It’s Bristol, Baby
      • Was Richmond that Bad
      • Lead Change Scorecard - Darlington
      • Lead Change Scorecard
      • It’s Time to Bring Back DW
      • Daytona 500 and the Four Laws
      • Three Laws ~ Plus a New One
      • 2019 In the Rear View ~ 2020 Just Ahead
    • David Nance 2019 >
      • 2019 GOTS ~ Some Interesting Stats
      • Every Fan Needs a Racing Buddy
      • As the Onion Peels... And Its Impact on Kyle Busch
      • Remembering Jimmie Johnson ~ Through the Wrecks
      • We’ve Got Everything We Want ~ and Then Some
      • For Everything There is a Season
      • Choosing Your Words Wisely
      • That Double Yellow Line ~ It Ain’t Going Away
      • The Other Untold Story ~ The Race for the Winless Cup Champion
      • What About the Other Race ~ Win You’re In
      • Race for the Green Tweaked
      • Nashville 400 Backstory - Fifty Years Later
      • Nashville ~ One Giant Step
      • NASCAR Now That’ll Preach!
      • Sonoma in Song
      • DW ~ Deja Vu All Over Again
      • Race for the Green ~ Its Time Has Arrived
      • After 200 ~ Then What
      • Two Aero Packages Down ~Two to Go
      • Put It Out One Last Time ~ David Hoots
      • Race Fans ~ Start Your Predictions
      • Another One Bites the Dust ~ Thank You Jay
      • Respects to a Champion
    • David Nance 2018 >
      • David and Dad
      • Texas Gas ~ NASCAR History Lost
      • Against Headwinds
      • The Race for the Winless Champion
      • DuQuoin Was Our Darlington
      • A New Plan ~ Gentlemen and Ladies, Start Your Acronyms
      • The Day After Loudon
      • Loudon ~ Bruton Is Sitting on a Gold Mine
      • Clint Bowyer Was Right About The Product
      • Man, I Wish Race for the Green Was in Place This Weekend
      • Stage Racing Before It Was Cool
      • Left Turns - Where Did It Start
      • The Shirt ~ One Fan’s Memorial to Alan Kulwicki
      • There Is No Racing This Weekend
      • Martinsville Inspection Procedures = New Crew Chiefs by Friday
      • For a Moment All Was Right with the Racing World
      • Oh Where Oh Where Is NASCARs Driver Alert System
      • Qualifying Concept Long Overdue - Race for the Green
    • David Nance 2017 >
      • Thank You Bud
      • All about the Price Tag
      • And the Real True Playoff Winner Is
      • The Perfect Storm
      • If We Are Going to Have a Playoff, Make It a Real One
      • Outrunning the Bear
      • Level Playing Fields Not Until All Winners Face R &D Inspections
      • Is It Time For Encumbered Starts?
      • Kevin, I Dont Believe Ida Told That
      • And Stomped that Sucker Flat!
      • A Sons First Race… Through the Eyes of a Dad
      • Take Em To The Fence
      • Kyle's Mic Drop ~ Just One of Those Racing Deals
      • Remember When DW Was Monster Energy?
      • We Have Ourselves A Summit!
      • The Hunt for the NASCAR Canary
      • Penalties ~ DW Had A Better Idea
      • If FOX Covered the Kentucky Derby
      • Media Coverage Today Could Be a Lot Better
      • The Week in NASCAR - Opportunity Lost
      • Will Karma Smile on NASCAR?
      • Gentlemen... Start... Your... Commercials
      • The Untold Story of How the New Race Format Came To Be
      • Another Look at Attendance
    • David Nance 2016 >
      • Holiday Leftovers ~ Let Cooter Be Cooter
      • Holiday Leftovers ~ All I Want For Christmas
      • Holiday Leftovers ~ Grand Prix Memories
      • 20-20 + Monster Energy = Race For the Green
      • Please Let It Be Rain
      • It's Just Not Right
      • More Chase, Baby!
      • Three Laws
      • 20-20: The Rest Of The Story
      • Take A Chance, Mr. France
      • Time For A New Chase
      • And That Was Fr'istol!
  • J. L. Steele
    • J.L. Steele - 2020 Articles >
      • Now We Can Breathe
    • J. L. Steele 2019 >
      • Random Ruminations
      • Quick Hits on Charlotte
      • Quick Hits on Dover
      • Quick Hits on Talladega
      • Quick Hits on Richmond
      • Quick Hits on Bristol 1
      • Quick Hits on Texas 1
      • Quick Hits on Martinsville
      • Quick Hits on Fontana
      • Quick Hits on Phoenix
      • Quick Hits on Vegas
      • Quick Hits on Daytona and Atlanta
      • Off Season Thoughts
    • J.L. Steele 2018 >
      • 2018 ~ It Was a Good One
      • Logano Is Not the Problem, Hes the Solution
      • Jimmie Johnsons Roval Win
      • Some Guys Just Dont Know When to Quit
      • The Glass Is Half Full
      • Back to the Future
      • Predictions and Wishes ~ Through a Hazy Crystal Ball
    • J. L. Steele 2017 >
      • A NASCAR Fans Letter to Santa
      • 2017 in the Rear View Mirror
      • A Sign of the Bad Times
      • Ken Squier at Darlington
      • Thoughts, Opinions and Rumors - Oh My!
      • Leave Junior Alone!
      • Kyle Busch is Exactly What NASCAR Needs
      • Let’s Save the Truck Series
    • J. L. Steele 2016 >
      • Brian's Big Monday
      • A Wishing Well And A Crystal Ball
      • A Parting Gift For Stewart
      • A Perfect Voice For A Perfect Time
      • Growth By Subtraction
    • J. L. Steele 2015 >
      • Meet The Racing Marine
      • A Race Fan's Christmas Wish List
      • Sunset At Martinsville
      • The Michael Waltrip Dilemma
      • The Rich Keep Getting Richer, While The Xfinity Series Dies
      • The Last Perfect Night
      • Halfway(?) Home...
      • The Essence Of Racing
      • Ranking The Truex Win
      • Visiting Victory Lane
      • The Silver Lining
      • Smoke Will Rise
      • No Comparison When Comparing Newman and Bowyer
      • Advice For Race Tracks
      • Making A Case For Kahne
      • Support Your Local Short Track
      • SAFE Is A Four Letter Word
      • Dinner With D.W.
      • Gordon's Greatness
      • Wendell Scott - Leader Of The Class
      • We Shook Earnhardt's Hand
      • Show Me The Money! (And Where It Comes From)
      • The King And I
  • Dana Gibson
    • Dana Gibson 2019
    • Dana Gibson 2018 Articles >
      • On Heroes
      • Infield Dreams
      • Ghosts of My History
  • Mitch Walker
    • Mitch Walker 2019 >
      • Respect in Racing
      • The Dale Singleton Story
      • Cost Is Killing Racing
      • Changes and Changes
      • Racing Like It Used to Be
      • Heroes
      • Can Driver Safety and Speed Work Together
      • NASCAR ~ Is It Done
      • An Evening with Tiger Tom Pistone
      • Through My Eyes
      • 2019 ~The Dr.s Take on It
      • Just Amazing What Can Be Learned Through Racing
      • A Trophy Story
    • Mitch Walker 2018 >
      • 400 Miles of Mayhem
      • A Trip Through Time
      • Its History, Like It or Not
      • Once the Local Tracks Are Gone
      • Kevin Harvick Gets It!
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06/14/2018

Matt McLaughlin

 

(Editor’s Note) In 1997 - 1998, Matt McLaughlin penned a special Anthology of historical pieces in honor of the 50th Anniversary of NASCAR entitled "50 Years of NASCAR Racing." Matt has entrusted the entire collection, minus one or two that were misfiled back then and cannot be salvaged, to my tender, loving care.

As NASCAR turns 70, the Anthology itself will celebrate a 20th anniversary through 2018, and will run again here on Race Fans Forever. As before, there is no record of which pieces came first, so it will appear in the sequence presented earlier. Please, sit back and enjoy as you take a journey back through the pages of history and perhaps relive a memory or two.

As always, many thanks to Matt, and God bless you my friend. ~PattyKay


Fans attending the July race at Pocono are almost guaranteed that the weather is going to be hot and the traffic is going to be heavy, but equally certainly they're guaranteed some hot action out on the track as drivers fight their way through traffic to the front, three and four wide down the front straight. And sometimes things get just a little too hot for comfort in the tunnel turn.

Based on his comments, fans may surmise Pocono is not one of Dale Earnhardt's favorite tracks, despite the fact he has won there twice. That's probably because he has some bad memories of the place. In addition to the nasty wreck that sidelined him during his rookie year, Dale was involved in a hard wreck during the July race of 1982. Coming down the front straight at almost 200 MPH heading towards the first turn already has a driver's attention, but it's got to get that much more interesting when you go for the brake pedal and nothing happens. Such was the case that day for Earnhardt, who proceeded to nail Tim Richmond's car a solid shot, causing both vehicles to slam the wall hard. Dale went into the boiler plate almost head on, tearing through it, and began a frightening series of rolls, the car so high in the air that he almost took out a stand alongside the track, which the radio announcers used to cover the race. His Bud Moore Ford landed on its roof when all the tumbling was done. Richmond ran to check on his friend, and as Dale recalls it, he thought Tim had come over to let him have it for causing the wreck, having no idea of just how terrible that wreck had looked to others. A trackside photographer and Tim Richmond helped pull Dale to safety, but he was in obvious pain having broken a knee cap. Repairs to the wall took almost an hour, but with threatening weather moving into the area, rather than throw the red flag, NASCAR left the drivers out on the track, behind an extremely slow moving pace car. The race cars were barking and straining at that pace, like pit bulls on a tight leash. The event itself came down to a crapshoot between three drivers who decided to roll the dice on gas mileage. Richard Petty had the lead but ran out of gas in the north shoot, and had to coast to the pits for a splash and go, eliminating his chance for the win. Darrell Waltrip inherited the lead with six laps to go, but two laps later he ran out of gas in the first turn. Bobby Allison took the lead at that point and managed to stretch his mileage just far enough to take the checkers, with his car coughing and sputtering as it crossed the line.

The 1983 July race at Pocono was marred by yet another spectacular crash. Bobby Gerhart lost control on lap 26 and got sideways. Glenn Jarrett (current broadcaster, and Dale's brother) had no place to go and slammed the spinning Buick so hard the car was torn in half. Fortunately, neither driver was seriously injured. Meanwhile, up front there were two relative surprises fighting for the lead that day, Tim Richmond and Dave Marcis. Both needed a final fuel stop to make the distance and Richmond's Blue Max racing pit crew managed to give him an advantage over Marcis that Richmond maintained until the end of the race. The win at Pocono that day was Tim's first on a superspeedway, both his previous victories having been scored on road courses.

Richmond was involved in another memorable finish at Pocono in July of 1986. Tim was hot at that point in the season, having won two of the three previous races, and making a determined charge in the points standings after a lackluster opening part of the season. Rick Hendrick had to have his hands over his eyes that day, as the two principal protagonists throughout much of the event were Hendrick teammates Richmond and Geoff Bodine. Tim added a little drama by getting involved in a wreck where he hit Richard Petty, and lost a lap in the pits getting repairs. Petty got the worse end of the deal, hitting the wall hard, ending his day. While Tim tried to get his lap back, he got involved in a spirited duel with his teammate Bodine, who was trying to keep him a lap down. The two made hard contact but both gathered their cars back up without incident. Bodine had the advantage at the white flag, but Richmond took advantage of the long back straight to muscle past Geoff. Ricky Rudd clung to Tim's rear bumper taking advantage of the draft, and in fact seemed poised to pass Richmond coming out of the final turn, while Bodine scrambled back into contention as well. Tim managed to hang on to take the victory in a photo finish, with the official margin of victory listed as five one hundredths of a second. Tim Richmond's hot streak in those final 17 events of 1986 saw him win seven times and finish second twice more; not enough to catch Dale Earnhardt for the championship, but enough to allow him to pull within six points of Darrell Waltrip for second in the standings, before having to settle for third.

Another driver who made a late season charge for a championship was Bill Elliott in 1988. Earlier in the season it had seemed Rusty Wallace was on the fast track to the Winston Cup, while Elliott was in a bit of a slump. Bill's amazing charge from 38th to first at the Firecracker marked the start of the turn around, but it was at the July race at Pocono he really got things going. Elliott was back to form that weekend, qualifying for the outside pole and grabbing the lead for the first time on the third lap. The old number nine seemed to be on rails, and Elliott remained in contention throughout the event, leading most of the second half. Meanwhile, Rusty Wallace suffered a broken transmission and struggled to a 24th place finish, 11 laps off the pace. Elliott's win pulled him within three points of Rusty in the title hunt, and was the beginning of a see-saw battle for the Winston Cup. Elliott managed to prevail that year.

Bill Elliott also used the July race at Pocono to take a large bite of out a points gap in 1992, but it was under unfortunate circumstances. Davey Allison, the points leader going into the event was involved in a savage wreck. Davey had seemed comfortably in control of the race, winning the pole and leading the most laps throughout the first three quarters of the event by a huge margin. A rare botched pit stop by the Robert Yates' team put Davey back in the pack, but he seemed to have enough car to muscle his way back to the point. Disaster struck when he and Darrell Waltrip went for the same tiny piece of real estate on lap 149. Allison's car got sideways, lifted a good twenty feet off the track and returned to earth doing a violent series of rolls, that saw him almost clobber a rescue truck in the infield. The car finally slammed roof first into the guard rail and came to rest. There was a stunned silence in the crowd, born of the fear that the same track that had ended Davey's dad Bobby's career a few years back might have just claimed the younger Allison's life. After what seemed an eternity, Allison was removed from the car and choppered off to Lehigh Valley hospital. The good news was that Allison had survived the terrifying tumble. The bad news was he had two breaks in his right arm and a broken right wrist. Allison, who had led the points standings all year, came into the Pocono race with a 46-point lead on Elliott, but despite Bill's lackluster 13th place finish that day, he left Pocono with a nine point advantage over Allison. Coincidentally enough, Darrell Waltrip went on to win the race, but the first words out of DW's mouth in victory lane were, "How's Davey?"

Certainly one of the strangest finishes at the July Pocono race occurred in 1991. Rusty Wallace took the win with a little help from a friend, and Mother Nature. The race was marred by controversy after a nasty wreck on lap 71. While the film footage was inconclusive, most of the drivers blamed Ernie Irvan who had gotten a bad reputation and the unfortunate nickname of "Swervin Irvan" by that point. Whatever the cause, Irvan was close behind Hut Stricklin, when Hut looped his car going into turn one. Ironically, both Irvan and Stricklin got through the mess with minimal trouble, while behind them, cars started colliding in a 200 mile per hour chain reaction wreck that swept up 10 cars. Among the unfortunate participants were points leader Dale Earnhardt, pole sitter Alan Kulwicki, and the King, who had been having a good run. Late in the race one of those "out of nowhere toad floater" thunderstorms that are a fact of life in July in the Pocono's, seemed poised to bring the event to an early conclusion. The race was in fact red flagged with 24 laps to go, though not officially called. Rusty Wallace had the lead but was desperately short on gas. He was hoping the race would not restart as if it did he would need to duck into the pits for fuel, and give up the lead. Irvan had already pitted for fuel and seemed poised to take the win if the race resumed, even under caution. During a two hour plus rain delay, Rusty had a chat with Dale Earnhardt who was hopelessly out of contention after having been involved in the lap 71 melee. Dale and Rusty are (usually) friends, and Dale offered to push Rusty around the track a few times under caution if the race were to resume. Perhaps the fact Dale blamed Irvan for the wreck played into the decision as well, because by pushing Rusty, Earnhardt could prevent Irvan from winning. Sure enough, the race was restarted under caution and Dale pushed Rusty around the track for several laps, while Rusty shut down his engine to conserve what little fuel he had left. Rain began falling and NASCAR displayed the white and yellow flags together on lap 178. Because rules forbid a car from getting a push on the last lap, Rusty refired his engine and followed the pace car around to the checkered. Irvan was enraged by the tactic, but found little sympathy in the garage area.

While no one knew it that day, tragically it was the last race veteran independent driver J.D. McDuffie would ever finish. McDuffie came home 25th that day. After failing to qualify at Talladega, J.D. was killed during the race at Watkins Glen that season.

Tragedy weighed down the hearts of race fans who attended the July race at Pocono in 1993. It was the first race staged after the tragic demise of Davey Allison in a helicopter wreck at Talladega. There was a short memorial to the fallen hero prior to the event, but as it seems it must, the show went on anyway, with most drivers running a red 28 decal on their cars in remembrance of a racer not there that day. Robert Yates had made a decision not to run the fabled Texaco car in that event. Despite the specter hanging over the proceedings, it was a fine race. Dale Earnhardt took control of the event during the second half, but a lightning quick pit stop got Rusty Wallace out into the lead under the final caution. Rusty and Dale put on a show, with Bill Elliott right behind them, waiting expectantly for his chance. Earnhardt was able to take the lead back from Wallace with 18 laps to go, and Dale, Rusty and Bill crossed the line nose to tail in that order at the checkers. After the race, Earnhardt spun his car around on the front straight and was joined by his entire Childress crew who knelt in prayer beside the car as Dale dedicated the win to his fallen fishing buddy, Davey Allison. Earnhardt was handed a 28 flag, and made a slow Polish victory lap to honor the memories of Alan Kulwicki and Davey. The crowd in the grandstand roared its approval with nary a dry eye to be found. On that particular day it didn't matter which driver's t shirt the fans were wearing, and even those wearing those familiar t shirts with a red line across the three and "Anyone but Earnhardt" on the back were on their feet cheering so loud the ground shook for several minutes. I was fortunate enough to be in the stands that day, and it's one of those moments I recall being most proud I was a NASCAR fan. During a race, fans and drivers may have their differences, but in the race that really matters, the human race, there's no finer group of folks on earth.


*Matt can no longer field comments or email at Race Fans Forever. If you have comments or questions, please leave them below and I’ll do my best to supply answers. ~PattyKay Lilley, Senior Editor.

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