Bud Moore, he had a who’s who of NASCAR (before it became NA$CAR) as drivers during his tenure as a car owner. Joe Weatherly, Fireball Roberts, Darel Dieringer, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Isaac, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, Donnie Allison, Geoff Bodine, Ricky Rudd, Brett Bodine, and Morgan Shepherd just to name a few. Thank you for your service to our country Bud and the sacrifices that you and your comrades in arms made for us.
Second, another veteran I had forgotten about, although he’s been dead for 45 years, is two time Grand National Champion Joe Weatherly. Joe was wounded in North Africa losing two teeth from a sniper’s bullet and was left with a scar which helped in him earning the nickname of “The Clown Prince of Auto Racing”. Joe and Curtis Turner were known for some of their outrageous partying and also getting into barroom brawls just for the fun of it. Joe was also quite the practical joker in the garage area with Tiny Lund being the brunt of several of Joe’s pranks. RIP Joe. We could use a few like you and Curtis nowadays.
The Attack of the NA$CAR Brainiacs! It sounds like a sci-fi movie but it's more like a B Grade horror film. A source said that Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for meth. No $h** Sherlock. Both medications that Mayfield was taking at the time he was tested, Adderall and Claritin-D, both give a false positive for meth. What Master of the Obvious reached that conclusion on the meth? It is bad enough we’ve got the Short Attention Span Crowd running things but now we have mental midgets added to the mix? Oy vey! Jeremy Mayfield is going to be a very rich man when this is all said and done with. I sure hope His Royal Highness enjoys drinking generic “sodas” at the Chart House because that‘s about all he‘ll be able to afford when this is over with.
Something I’m checking on is that a driver was supposedly named in the Jeremy Mayfield debacle as turning Jeremy in and making a written statement to the effect that Mayfield was acting strange. Considering the name mentioned, it seems like a case of the pot calling the kettle black as the driver who supposedly made the accusations has done some strange acting things himself. Hopefully I can find something more out before this comes out in court, otherwise, pay close attention to which driver shows up to testify on NA$CAR‘s behalf or whose name is mentioned in an affidavit other than Mayfield‘s.
With this whole thing going on with Mayfield and things looking more and more in his favor, I’m reminded of an old high school cheer that seems rather appropriate for Mayfield and his team to be yelling at NA$CAR and their court actions. “Nuts and bolts, nuts and bolts we got screwed“. Of course, after the case is over, it’ll be Faux King Brian screaming that in his shrill falsetto voice.
I checked with Gibson Guitars in regards to a rumor I had heard but all I got back was a canned reply. The rumor involved Shrub supposedly ordering two extra guitars the week before he tried to imitate Pete Townsend of “The Who”. I’m not sure where the rumor got started but I’m trying to follow up on it some more with Gibson Guitars to either confirm or deny the rumor.
In the “Buyer Beware” category, this one comes from one of the female drivers who was supposed to be driving for the reality TV series that was being put together at North Wilkesboro by Charles Collins Jr., the man who was supposedly re-opening North Wilkesboro Speedway:
www.ripoffreport.com/ Looks like a lot more people are probably going to be hurt if this guy has done what he appears to have done.
Johnny Benson is out of a ride once again due to lack of sponsorship. Johnny’s one of the good guys in the garage area and I hate seeing this happen to him. Johnny, start your own Truck series team. That way you control the sponsorship deals. But until then, go back behind the desk on one of the racing shows. You’re pretty good there too. If one of Pink Pony’s owners put as much effort into finding sponsors as he does into flapping his gums on Focks, he wouldn’t have any sponsorship problems.
And what is the deal with former champs in the Truck Series getting dumped for what appears to be no good reason? First Ted Musgrave, now Johnny Benson. Granted, I’m a little bit partial towards both these guys, but it does make you wonder how somebody of this caliber can get dumped. I guess it’s the”But what have you done for me lately” mentality that exists in our society today.
You know it’s getting bad when the business and marketing sector talks racing but they also appear to be jumping on the Danica bandwagon, too. They of all people should know a thing or two about negotiations on a business contract. But let’s say she does come. This is purely hypothetical mind you, because she‘s not going to set foot inside a shop much less the track as a “taxi cab driver“. What would it do for the ratings? They might, and I do mean might, go up for a race or two mainly from the curiosity factor. The “at track” presence isn’t going to go up just because of her. She’s not going to save NA$CAR from itself and its problem. She’d be just another one of NA$CAR’s gimmicks to hide the real problems. Just like Shawna Robinson’s all female pit crew from a few years ago. Danica would open up a new arena of marketing and sponsorship. I don’t want this to be taken the wrong way and I’m not trying to be sexist, but she would open the door for things like feminine hygiene products, perfumes, men’s magazines, women’s clothing and shoe lines. And you know Faux King Brian would be drooling like a rabid bunny rabbit (he’s too wimpy to be a rabid wolf) at the prospects of pulling the wool over even more sponsors’ eyes and draining them dry. But as I keep saying, SHE’S NOT COMING TO NA$CAR.
My racing buddy and good friend Dave from Texas checked in about the conditions and entertainment at Texas Motor Speedway:
Thought you might like to know - TMS is still a dump. They screamed "The Great American Speedway" at me all Friday and Saturday nights, but the johns had no paper towels, the sink faucets only ran for 2 seconds when you pushed them (if they worked at all), the soap dispensers were broken and the hand blowers didn't work. No maintenance on the restrooms whatsoever. Sad. At least for the IRL race they had a military band play the National Anthem - nice!! (The "country music recording artist" butchered it Friday for the Truck race - ugh!)
Dave’s been a fan for over 30 years and has been
to a variety of tracks and racing events. So for
you fans thinking about putting TMS on your
schedule, you might want to check and see if
their “fan accommodations” have been repaired
before you go there.
For those of you who either didn’t get to watch or
went on vacation about this time last year, TNT,
or TeeNeeTee as George of the Jungle once said,
started out of the blocks with a shot when
compared to Focks totally cheerleading, shilling
and personal agenda broadcasts. Then it rapidly
went downhill into the 4 hour infomercial for the
TNT Fall Line-up. So don’t be disappointed if it
starts sliding downhill this weekend.
Normally I like to close out by recognizing our troops for the hard work they do that doesn’t get recognized. Today, I want to recognize an unknown civilian out there who helped out one of our troops. My good friend and fellow veteran Richard sent me this link:
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=waff&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=0&u=http://www.waff.com/
Just follow the link and you’ll see what I’m talking about. I have no idea who the gentleman is, but God love him for his good deeds.
If any of you know of any company or person who helps out our veterans and active duty folks, let me know so that they can get a little recognition for their good deeds.
And speaking of good deeds, if you folks can take some time to click on the Google Ads, we’d really appreciate it. I hate being commercial, but the Google Ads are one of the few things that help keep Laidback Racing afloat financially with the economy being what it.
Motherhood, Apple Pie, and John Wayne
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