Driver Nickname Trivia

[Frasson118]

"Push Rod" Grainger...?

[ancrdave]

Patrick "Sweet Pea" Mennenga... for Jim...

Anybody remember "The Caveman" from OSW back in the mid-1980s.. I'm sure Nerone does... He was a hoot!

[oneoff]

Captain Sizzle Mark Malcut(SP)
Captain Crunch Eddie Sanger
The Doctor Danny Johnson
Mr Modifed Ray Hendrick
The Corprate Jet Brett "THE JET" Hernn(SP)
And my favorite Chocolate Thunder, Bruce's old brown Camaro!

[Frasson118]

How about local driver "The Lady Killer"

[oneoff]

dd38 knows this one and will kill me for reminding ya'll, but who was "The Chicken Choker"?

[Frasson118]

4 out of 5 for Fred.... Sanger may had been called that, but not the one I was looking for. Great job on the rest.

[oneoff]

Oh yeah! The Lady Killer was my little buddy Hormer Gordan.

[Frasson118]

The Chicken Choker was Rex Hollinger.... until he figured out how to do it right. THEN he became The Boneman...!

Love ya 85....!

[Frasson118]

Bingo on Homer.

[twinracers]

Nutsy Fagan = Rene Charland at non-NASCAR events ?

Connecticut Valley Rocket = Also Bill Slater ?

Young One = Doug Heveron



How about the "Big O"

[BOB KRUPA]

Daytona Don Biederman
Doug Heveron, the young one

[Boneman]

The Chicken Choker was Rex Hollinger Really? First time I've heard that one.

"Hot Shoe" Balough, one of Chip Green's most memorable handles.

[Frasson118]

Twin.... I think you're right about Rene. He ran, and won, in several years of NASCAR Championships for the Sportsman series. They would bust you for the season if you supported anything other than Nascar events. LOTS of guys would whitewash their cars, slap on a electrical tape car number, and a fake name.... so they could race "outlaw" shows.

Last I knew about Rene, is pretty sad. He's confined to a nursing home, doesn't recognize friends.... but still tells people on occasion that he's "The Champ". They think he's crazy, but it might be the only part of REALITY that he has left.

For those that don't know, Rene has been known as The Champ for well over 40 years. He's not making it up for old-folks sake... it is his lifelong nickname.

[Rick Williams]

Larry Rodeo Rogero #17
Tom Ducky Duckworth #25
Chargin Charlie Ragan #43,12, & 11
Spider Insinger #9
Speedy Reeves #21
Rapid Randy Tissot #2

[twinracers]

Frasson.... You are right about Rene being "The Champ". I'm really sorry to hear about his current condition. But maybe if he still has that to hold onto....... He was one cigar chomping character in his day not to mention a heckuva race car driver.

With dating myself out of the bag. Here are a few more:

Steady
Fats
Wild Man
Stumpy
Joe Kelly (his real name)
The Connecticut Bandits
Magic Shoes (a bit more recent)