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August: Bobby Labonte wins the Allstate 400 presented by Soulless Advertisinig Sellouts. Post-race festivities are postponed when nobody from Petty Enterprises knows where victory lane is.

LMAO!!!! As a long time Petty and Labonte fan, this is really funny!!

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I've been meaning to do this for a couple of days, but haven't had a chance til now.

I raise a toast to former NASCAR Rookie of the Year, Dick Brooks, whom we lost this past week. His story is a good one. Farmboy with nothing turned driver in the big league. I have a videotape of an old Speedvision show that interviewed him for 1/2 hr. Unfortunately, I am having trouble finding a good bio for him online that matches his spoken bio on that show.

Dick Brooks obit from GreenvilleOnline.com

Dick Brooks #22 and Bobby Allison #12 duel on the banks of Daytona Int'l Speedway during the 1971 Daytona 500. The event was the site of the final appearance of a Winged car in NASCAR Grand National competition. Heavy restrictions were placed on the majestic muscle cars by sanctioning NASCAR. Brooks finished 7th in the race with a 305 cubic inch engine.