On This Day

 

The very first “Strictly Stock” race took place at Charlotte Speedway, June 19, 1949, in a 150-mile race on the three-quarter mile speedway, which was located about 20 minutes down I-85 from the current Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Bill France decided to make the move in 1949 to outlaw the “modifieds” and run strictly stock cars so that fans could relate to the cars and drivers.

Most of the cars were driven to the track and it was set to have the fastest 33 drivers enter the race, an ode to the Indianapolis 500 field.

The track was mainly in a residential area. There were lots of complaints about the noise and the dust in the neighborhood,” Overton Jr. said. “There was an overflow crowd, so we found a weeping willow tree on a high bank over turn three. There was just a board fence around the track in those days. So we watched the race and ate dirt from up there, and that was my first real NASCAR exposure.”

And so you have it, on this day, 68yrs. ago..........It is said Petty, made his start!

Dale Jr., # 8 Muscle Machine

 
Her you are, one of the nice Muscle Machines, driven by Dale Jr., and now it can be yours.

  

Actually it's a 1:18 scale diecast collectable, which we have for sale on Ebay...... Check it out or purchase it for that special someone who loves this stuff.

Logano Takes The 500

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And the winner is..........Joey Logano

 

Just as the flag came out a wreck happened, which may have been a factor in the race.  The driver's knew there had been a wreck and were looking for the "caution flag", but nay........it didn't happen.  I overheard the pit crew telling them to stay on the gas, which Logano did, going in for the win......

 

Here he is climbing out of his car in the winner's circle after his "burnout".

 

Here on top of his car,  the camera caught some of his drink he was throwing in the crowd for celebration.  Congrats Joey on a great win!

Dale Takes the Lead

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Earnhardt, takes the lead in the Daytona 500 and the fans jump to their feet.

 

So far he is in his 22 lap of lead........everyone knows that can change in an instant.

His Last Daytona

 

This will be the last Daytona for driver Jeff Gordon.  He's sitting on the pole of today's race which is fitting for this driver.  Best of luck to a great race car driver.

Daytona 500

 

The Pace car gets the drivers lined up and ready to race.

 

It's on and the "green flag" is being waved.....

 

Have a safe race.......!

The Winner Is.............

OH NO...........out of gas.............poor Dale, Jr.

The Race is On...........

The beginning of the Nascar Kobalt 400 in Las Vegas............

NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

One of the driver's who entered the race for the "Kobalt 400" in Las Vegas Sunday, March 9th, 2014.

Danica Runs Head On

Danica Patrick and Michael Waltrip involved in this crash, which killed any chances of them making a win.

Dale Jr. Did It

If you watched the 500 race yesterday, then you know that Dale Jr., got his second Daytona 500 win, since Dale Sr. passed away. The rain delay didn't help much, because of the 5 and a half hour wait.  Finally when the rain stopped and they got the track dry enough, the race started again.
It was a race filled with wrecks, and thankfully no one was badly injured.  A piece of black plastic got stuck on the grill of Dale's car, making it get down the track faster and helping him make the race.  On the last lap when the checkered flag was being brought out a wreck happened and the caution flag came with the checkered flag together.  In all they came down to the finish line with Dale Jr. winning hands down.

Green Flag

Daytona 500 has begun, the green flag is out and their off...........so, far no bad wrecks...........that's a plus.

Daytona 500

 Richard Petty has snubbed Danica Patrick in the last few days.  Wouldn't it be something if she came in to win today's 500?

 Here are two of the driver's in the race...........here you have the pace car leading the pack.

Hamlin Wins

 Denny Hamlin wins the "Sprint Unlimited" 2014 at Daytona.  A race that had a crash which took out many of the cars and sent them to the pit area.  The Pace Car also caught on fire, which added to the starting of the race.

Pace Car Catches Fire

The driver's of the pace car had to dive out, when the battery pack for the external lights caught fire during the start of the race at Daytona.




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DAYTONA 500

February 23, 2014, 1:00 PM EST  Below is a portion of the events that are listed for that day.

12:20 pm	DAYTONA 500 Budweiser Pre-Race Show featuring Luke Bryan
12:43 pm	DAYTONA 500 driver introductions
1 pm	DAYTONA 500 (200 laps, 500 miles)

 I know of several people who will be glued to their TV screens during this race.  Let's hope for good weather and a safe race for all the drivers.

Health

NC is home to the offices of  don allred insurance  and is easily found on Twitter under the above link in this post.  There are plenty of notifications telling of the offices being closed due to the horrific weather in that area.  March the 1st is also listed a the date to get your health insurance submitted.  For more information check out the website.

Camaro

A few years back and still Camaro has the appeal on the road.

Camaro Zl1

Looks like one wicked mean machine..........wouldn't you say?

2015 Ford Mustang

Are you ready for the new Mustang?  Here's a preview of the new model and some comments.