To: mabarker1
I attended my first Nascar race in 1956 as a tire changer. I was working in a small town Chevrolet dealership and this newbie stopped by for a sponsor and a couple of helpers. Harold Hardesty finished 6th that day and became a legend in the pacify northwest …
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158 posted on
11/16/2014 4:03:21 PM PST by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: tubebender
That is SO COOL! I grew up listening to the engine roar from Heidelberg racetrack near Pittsburgh. A lot of USAC open wheel, demo derby and figure 8 junk but a few times a year it was STOCK CAR/NASCAR. Good times! Well except for the dirt in the nose stuff...
161 posted on
11/16/2014 4:08:53 PM PST by
prisoner6
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To: tubebender
OUTSTANDING!!!
167 posted on
11/16/2014 4:26:43 PM PST by
Chode
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To: tubebender
>>>I attended my first Nascar race in 1956 as a tire changer
WOW! I was born in ‘49 and the first race I >barely< remember was in ‘57. Left early because of the noise, dirt and went to a nearby duck pond in Rennerdale PA. It’s still there FWIW and I take the grand kids there.
I’m a noob. You must have some terrific memories!
171 posted on
11/16/2014 4:41:57 PM PST by
prisoner6
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To: tubebender
176 posted on
11/16/2014 5:59:02 PM PST by
mabarker1
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