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The San Antonio Speedway is running 4 races in 2013, starting the weekend of April 20th. It is operating under a special use permit for 4 races,...
Some friends on a modeling forum are trying to identify this track, and maybe the car. Possibly the upper middle U.S., Indiana, Kentucky, or...
Freddy lived in Beaumont when he was married to A.J. Fasulo's daughter. There is a dirt track near Beaumont, the nearest asphalt track was Meyer...
That may be right; Ed Grady was the name I remember hearing, but Not sure where I heard it. I have known several area Houston area racers who ran...
There is very little info on this track out there, same with pictures. It was known as Baton Rouge Int'l Speedway, and also Pelican Int'l...
In response to my post above about a board track in Dallas, Pops stated the track was located on the southwest corner of Loop 12(Northwest...
The cars were basically the same in those days; You had the "Board track" racers, as shown here, or the "Tether" cars, with the wire to a pole on...
That car Rat Lane turned over belonged to Eddie Howard, from Harahan, Louisiana. Always a real good car; After Rat stepped out of it, Freddy Fryar...
The All Pro bull was Paul Scheureman, from Birmingham.
That car in the middle looks like the same team that supplied a car to Bill Elliott in the 80's at the Snowball Derby. Team was Sims-Harwell or...
For some quick results, here are his USAC/ARCA results. Click this link:http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=494
Just found this discussion, but maybe I can add a little to the Blue Crown history. The car in question was the 1949 winner driven by Bill...
Great pics, Thanks for posting them! Let's see here, you got Schwabe, Harper, Mac and Bill Burt; add Luther New and you have five of the...
That is correct; the tire cut got cut after contact with another car; I wil ask Mac for the whole story again. We usually talk or see each other...
The #77 in front is Todd Ford of San Antonio, and this car was recently found, and is being looked at for possible restoration. Todd Ford himself,...
Wasn't that J.W. Hunt, the Strawberry king of Florida? And the All Pro Bull was Paul Schuermann (SP), from Birmingham, I think. But good times...
Have you seen this article? http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z13379/Victress-S1A.aspx or:...
This pic showed up on another forum, and I am posting it to see if anyone knows anything about it. The pic was taken in the late 1920's at a 2...
The #13 is Billy Harvey from DelRay Beach, Florida. We all know his story. Blue #3 cars are also Harvey, with the 1 part of his number blanked...
I see Freddy now and then; last time was the Snowball; he just turned 75, and I think he still drives for Richard Petty's ride along deal. Tim...
If memory serves me correctly, Trickle was originally the "Purple Knight" until he switched to the white cars.
These results are from the 1987 World Crown 300 at Jefferson. I was at that race held on a Sunday Afternoon. I had been crewing a couple Texas...
I remember Russ Nelson from Buford running #54 in ALL PRO, is this him?
I have a 67 Firebird coupe, 3.8L (230) ohc 6, bone stock. Got it 33 years ago, when I was 17. The car is currently undergoing restoration, and my...
At my Military tech school in 1977, it seemed everyone there had the baddest hot rod in the country back home in their garage. One example was a...
Just found this thread, neat stuff. As for the building in Ozona, that building houses some of the toys belonging to Tom Mitchell, owner of...
Wasn't there a guy named Danny Sikes, or something like that, that was getting mentored by Balough?
That blue #3 could be Billy Harvey with the #1 part of his number taped over. He may have had to tape his number from 31 because of Steve Grissom...
Years ago, at one of my Military assignments, I had a guy in my shop who, while an OK guy, had no clue about tools and such. Our shop...
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