Driven to the Past: The Infamous Fake Accident
OK, I got forced into this one by one of Ren Jonsin’s trivia questions. It was Wednesday’s question about the pro football team’s stadium where …
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Driven to the Past: Getting Even With Dr. Dick Berggren
Reading through my copy of Speedway Illustrated this week got me to thinking about Dick Berggren. Dr. Dick and I became friends when I was …
Driven to the Past: Sometimes the Guy That Crosses the Line 1st…
All the uproar over the Talledega finish got me to thinking about the past again. As for the finish itself, we’ve been all over that …
Driven to the Past: The Big Fuel Gamble
Late one night in May 1968, a bunch of us officials and racers were sitting around talking over an early breakfast at a popular restaurant …
Driven to the Past: Dropping the Flag… Really!
Got another question this week, after I was talking about myself and Shorty Miller, the irrepressible flagman/starter from Ohio. Did I ever drop a flag on …
Driven to the Past: A 1st for Ford
I’d like to call my readers’ attention to a website, Dayton Speedway Lives. This site contains all kinds of stories about a historic Ohio track …
Driven to the Past: It Wasn’t Exactly Legal… But It Worked
The year I went to IRP and quit flagging for ASA (1985), their big race to finish off the season – the combined ASA/All-Pro All-American …
Driven to the Past: An Uneasy Feeling
People seemed to get a kick out of it when I talked about being a little apprehensive (OK, scared) while working on pit road back …
10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono
1. Midget Money – Frequent NASCAR “bad boy” Tony Stewart was fined $10,000 after reportedly becoming angry at officials during a USAC midget race when …
Driven to the Past: The Competition Caution
Last Sunday’s debacle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway brought the subject for this week’s dissertation to mind. In one of the blogs online and also …