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NASCAR tracks unite, ask fans not to fly Confederate flag (Original Post) 63splitwindow Jul 2015 OP
Damn NASCAR liberal PC police!!1!1!1!1 NuclearDem Jul 2015 #1
Can't wait to hear... 63splitwindow Jul 2015 #11
God, hope it doesn't cause a yahoo backlash. Hoyt Jul 2015 #2
Yeah, I hope some mo-ron doesn't cause a brawl somewhere shenmue Jul 2015 #8
Can you imagine... 63splitwindow Jul 2015 #15
You just KNOW there's gonna' be an outbreak of redneck flags at NASCAR races now groundloop Jul 2015 #3
and then... 63splitwindow Jul 2015 #5
Boot them without refunds, ideally. SwankyXomb Jul 2015 #7
Yep. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #10
More so than usual? Major Nikon Jul 2015 #19
He is not happy damnedifIknow Jul 2015 #4
On top of this news... 63splitwindow Jul 2015 #12
They're turnin' left! They're turnin' left! In_The_Wind Jul 2015 #6
What are they gonna do next? House of Roberts Jul 2015 #9
How many times do you have to be told... 63splitwindow Jul 2015 #14
...... ohheckyeah Jul 2015 #13
NASCAR leads the way again! bvar22 Jul 2015 #16
Isn't that Smokey Yunick's...... Hotler Jul 2015 #17
It sold recently for $1 Million. bvar22 Jul 2015 #20
Smokey's old Daytona business was called "Best Damn Garage In Town". (nm) Elwood P Dowd Jul 2015 #23
yep... 63splitwindow Jul 2015 #18
Another old stocker on DU bvar22 Jul 2015 #21
I remember Smokey Yunick's column in Popular Science. hunter Jul 2015 #22
 

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)
11. Can't wait to hear...
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 07:32 PM
Jul 2015

... how the far right wingnut loonies are gonna' spin this one. You wanna talk about playin' the victim card. There are not enough violins in The London Philharmonic Orchestra...
[link:|

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
10. Yep.
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 06:39 PM
Jul 2015

And fans aren't particularly happy with NASCAR lately anyway...attendance has been down. Even though several popular drivers have called for fans not to bring confederate flags, many will just as a big F-U.

 

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)
14. How many times do you have to be told...
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 07:45 PM
Jul 2015

NEVER turn right...
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ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)
13. ......
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 07:39 PM
Jul 2015

Withh the nation debating the legacy of the Confederate flag, NASCAR fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. offered his thoughts Friday, saying "it belongs in the history books."

"I think it's offensive to an entire race," Earnhardt said during his media availability at Sonoma Raceway. "It belongs in the history books and that's about it."

http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-jr-confederate-flag-comments-belongs-in-history-books-amy-reimann-children-062615

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
16. NASCAR leads the way again!
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 08:45 PM
Jul 2015

Thank You,
from a dedicated fan who has never owned a Rebel Flag,
but has enjoyed the door to door racing for over 40 years.


Can anyone here ID this particular car?

Hotler

(11,353 posts)
17. Isn't that Smokey Yunick's......
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 09:12 PM
Jul 2015

7/8ths scale Chevelle he slide past tech inspections. Smokey sure knew how to wring pwoer out of a small-block Chevy engine.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
20. It sold recently for $1 Million.
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 09:27 PM
Jul 2015

If I had had 1 Million to spend, I would have bought it.
It is the most beautiful stock car ever built.
Never raced.

I was wondering if there were any old Stock Car Fans hanging around DU.
I watch every week,....but on TV.

 

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)
18. yep...
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 09:16 PM
Jul 2015

[link:|

"In 1967, Chevrolet was out of stock-car racing. But Smokey Yunick showed up at the Daytona 500 with an unsponsored Chevrolet Chevelle, and Curtis Turner put it on the pole, besting the heavily funded factory Ford and Chrysler teams. It was a huge upset. Turns out the car was only 7/8 scale, which is why it was so fast. Narrower and shorter than stock, it pushed a lot less air."

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
21. Another old stocker on DU
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 09:31 PM
Jul 2015

That was (and still is) a beautiful car,
and Smoky was one of the best.
Can you imagine the problems with building a 7/8 scale car?
It was beautifully crafted.


It sold recently for $1Million.
Never raced.

That was over 50 years ago.
I'm surprised that there are members of DU who instantly recognized it.
I thought I was the only one.
NASCAR does not have many fans here.

hunter

(38,263 posts)
22. I remember Smokey Yunick's column in Popular Science.
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:15 PM
Jul 2015

My parents gave me a subscription when I was eight and until I quit high school.

It used to bother me that Smokey smoked.

He built an interesting windmill.

His "Total Energy System" was featured in the Aug 1975 Popular Science.

https://books.google.com/books?id=AQEAAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover

I never acquired any great love for cars, my interests tended to electronics, computers, biology, and rockets/explosives (often one and the same!)

I quit rockets/explosives for the most part when I recognized I was a danger to myself and others, but not until I'd accumulated some scars.

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