Richmond – A Little (Unauthorized) History From Under The Backstretch Asphalt
We all know that institutional/corporate histories focus on the good stuff, maintaining/enhancing the “brand,” as it were. Most people who[…]
Read moreWe all know that institutional/corporate histories focus on the good stuff, maintaining/enhancing the “brand,” as it were. Most people who[…]
Read moreI’m stepping way out of my comfort zone for this one. I grew up more than 500 miles from Atlanta,[…]
Read moreIn Dave Fulton’s recent article about Richmond’s Junie Donlavey and the first Southern 500 (1950), he quotes Donlavey explaining the[…]
Read moreNow that the Talladega circus is over, it’s time for the old grump to knock NASCAR’s longest track and argue[…]
Read moreThere are smart people saying this, so it must be right, right? Americans are sweeping aside NASCAR and IndyCar and[…]
Read moreApril 7 isn’t one of those days brimming with great moments in history. According to one source, the “biggie” in[…]
Read moreI love history. As a result, for several of my jobs over the years, I wound up as the unofficial[…]
Read moreSo Daytona is a’comin’ and faster than we realize, less than four weeks away from when this is being written.[…]
Read moreI’m not sure what the average age of the core PTR contributors is, but I suspect it’s a lot older[…]
Read moreDue to several circumstances, there was until recently no written history available for most of the first decade of PASS competition.[…]
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