Richard Petty use to come by the house to pick me up to take me to the King fan club meeting in Adrian, MI. One year my two buddies MI's Jeff Gordon and Stevie Nehez and I rode w/ King and showed us how to drive w/out hands and only your knees. That's big stuff for 7 year olds.
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@MattYocum When working turn 3 wrecker at @MISpeedway in the 80’s, I ran super late model at Angola IN. Ran into Richard at the garage restroom, got talking about the late model, next thing we are at his hauler talking engine, springs, shocks, set ups for hours. Fan for life! @kylepetty
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@SpotVenia @MISpeedway @kylepetty That's cool. Did you run anywhere else? Angola...home to Hammerin' Hank Lower.
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@troyu22 @SpotVenia @MISpeedway @kylepetty The sprinter with the shark fin wing was that Hank's white Nance that he bought from Larry Bible that Curt Kelly used to race in TRISAC?
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@troyu22 @MattYocum @MISpeedway @kylepetty I’m not for sure positive but something in the back of my mind tells me Uncle Tom and Tim bought it from Hurryin’ Hank
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@SpotVenia @troyu22 @MISpeedway @kylepetty Cage corners look same and wing looks same. Wondered whatever happened to it. His car and Elmer Zelbowski's old 44. I remember when he rolled it in turn 1-2. Might have been same night Sam Racey spun straight off turn one.
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@MattYocum @troyu22 @MISpeedway @kylepetty Got my start in this awesome sport at 11 years old when Sam Racey became my brother in law! Manchester Speedway on Fridays and Butler on Saturdays. How I spent my summers and hanging out with all the Underwood boys 🏁
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@SpotVenia @troyu22 @MISpeedway @kylepetty We were friends with the guy who owned this #73. Bill Tyler drove it a couple times and Ron Pittman too I believe.
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@MattYocum @troyu22 @MISpeedway @kylepetty Larry Blaisdell with Art Brathwaite at Winchester and with Neil and Laura Devlin’s at Kalamazoo
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