Photo by numbers....

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Although this is Dick Trickle in this shot, this was really Mike Alexanders ride. Mike was a Nashville area racer who dominated the local tracks, moved to the All-American Series and won there. He climbed into the Busch series and pulled off a few wins and was assigned to the Miller Beer ride teaming with Bobby Allison.

Mike had a bad wreck at the Snowball Derby in 1988, and his head injuries were worse than first thought. During 1989 Daytona testing in the Cup car, he found that his brain would shut off and quickly back on, like a circuit breaker. He said it would take a second or 2 to realize he was driving a racecar, at 200 MPH, and had to re-gather his composure. Knowing he was a risk to himself and everyone else out there, he retired from the ride and began rehab.

Dick Trickle took over the ride, and went on to become the oldest Rookie of the Year in Nascar history in 1989.... but it really WAS Mike Alexanders ride!

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S. FL Driver Gene Slappey at Miami-Hollywood Seedway...

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An early LM ride at Hialeah for Dickie Anderson...

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The incomparable PA hot shoe Blackie Watt... He ran old Fords in the NASCAR GN for awhile... His only win was in the Daytona 500 non-qualifiers race in 1966...

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The one, the only, everyone's favorite in the month of February at VSP - Natalie Sather!

[JackTripper]

95

Perhaps my Natalie Sather posting has caused everyone to be so completely captivated by her that no one can concentrate long enough to play this game any more.

Gentlemen, I give you a cold shower - Sterling Marlin, 2001, Busch Series, Sadler Racing.

[Mark Keeler]

Bill Elliott at California in I think '04. (at least that's what it says on Jayski)

the only thing I don't know about is that doesn't look like Bill's trademark signature over the window.

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Everyone's favorite Oldtimer... Charles "Red" Farmer.

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From my original "hometown" of Willaimsville, NY, Bill Brainard.

Bill was a high-school mate of my Fathers, and was gracious enough to make it to last years Reunion. They hadn't seen each other in almost 50 years. I had never met him before, but has been a great guy and very encouraging with the get-together efforts.

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Geoff Bodine in an ex-Mario Andretti Indy car, rebuilt as a Supermodified for Oswego. Also a shot of the moment he damn near lost his life. How he survived this wreck can only be described as a miracle.

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Another of the "un-numbered" cars that were so popular at one time. Here is the "Spade" of Al DeAngelo.

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How about "Night Stalker", Billy Bishop. His Grandson (or is it son?) Scott, has torn up the local Truck series' around Florida, although he hauls in from SC for each race.

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How about this one. The D1RT car... obviously on asphalt. This car looks about identical to the car that Jim Dunn ran on dirt, and won the first Dirt Track World Championship. Tragically, he was burned to death in a racing fire less than a year after his biggest win.

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A couple of Ed Howe's creations. He also had a team car, #GOing" that Tom Maier drove. Sometimes they would remove the fenders and race against the Modifieds. The "H" car was somewhat of a test car for Hoosier Tire Co. (notice the actual shape of the "H").

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#97 Justin Choquette
#101 Kieth Nosbisch
At waycross last week end.