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That’s History Profile: Bobby Hamilton Sr.

March 25, 2022September 27, 2007 Vito Pugliese

Charles Robert “Bobby” Hamilton Sr. started his racing career similar to a man before him – Dale Earnhardt – by dropping out of school at age 13.

March 25, 2022September 26, 2007 Frontstretch Staff

Western New York state resident and former NASCAR driver Lloyd Moore is the last of the ’49ers. Not the gold-rush ’49ers – at age 95, Moore …

March 24, 2022September 20, 2007 Vito Pugliese

Curtis Turner started out driving well before he was old enough to get a driver’s license. Turner worked to export the local product: moonshine.

March 23, 2022September 13, 2007 Vito Pugliese

Fireball Roberts was one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history to never win a championship.

March 22, 2022September 6, 2007 Vito Pugliese

William Caleb Yarborough was born the son of a tobacco farmer on March 27, 1939, just outside of Darlington, S.C.

March 22, 2022August 30, 2007 Vito Pugliese

Coo Coo Marlin’s career began almost by accident. His brother Jack campaigned a car at Hohenwald Speedway in Tennessee, but didn’t show up one night.

March 22, 2022August 23, 2007 Vito Pugliese

Alan Kulwicki was born on Dec. 14, 1954 in Greenfield, Wis. He was a pioneer in the sport, coming to NASCAR through the Midwest’s ASA series.

March 21, 2022August 16, 2007 Vito Pugliese

Benny Parsons was born in Ellerbe, N.C., on July 12, 1941 – a small town just north of Rockingham.

March 21, 2022August 9, 2007 Vito Pugliese

Tim Richmond came into NASCAR reminiscent of the way so many do today. He got his start in open-wheel racing by testing a sprint car …

March 20, 2022August 2, 2007 Vito Pugliese

If there is one name that is synonymous with NASCAR’s storied past, it is Junior Johnson.