Occoneechee Speedway Vintage Stock Car Show Saturday, Sept. 26

[capefear01]

Vintage Stock Car Show Saturday, Sept. 26
Great show tomorrow at the Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsborough, NC featuring many vintage stock cars and hot rods. There will be a best in show for the rods and for the stockers there will be past legend drivers signing autographs, an auction of nascar memorilabilia including lots of sheet metal etc. and many vintage NASCAR, modifieds, sportsman, late models and more. Admission is FREE!
Here's the website... http://www.historicspeedwaygroup.org/historicspeedwaygroup.php
Occoneechee is one of only two historic speedsway on the national register of historic sites. Guess what other speedway is on the register?
I'll be taking my 37` Chevy xXx sedan along with DoubleZero's 1936 #300 Earl Moss Plymouth Coupe, plus the Curtis Turner 55 Ford "Wild Hog" will be there as will many other vintage stock cars from museums and private owners.
Short notice? Yes! Worth the trip? Definately!:CAI30RID:

[mod90fan]

Sounds like a heck of a good time, the gas situation here in charlotte is at critical mass. 4 outta 5 stations are bone dry, and when one does get gas there is such a run on it the few thousand gallons they get is gone in hours. People are in line at stations "waiting" on a tanker truck to show up. Yes waiting at a station with no gas. One not trying to fall prey to the media and panic, i had no choice last night or i woulda been getting gas outta the lawn mower...... luckily i passed a station just as a tanker was pulling in ....got to be 6th in line, took an hour to get 10 gallons.........20-30 cars behind me as i left to scarf up the 2900 gallons the tanker dropped off. it looks like a parade as cars are following tanker trucks down the road to the gas stations........ its mad max road warrior stuff here. .....one woman with kids ran out of gas inline last night, said " she was waiting as long as should could hoping the situation would get better,ran out looking for stations with gas." ....people are gona have to stop buying gas for a few days so the stations can get restocked, most hold 20,000 gallons and tankers bring 9,000 per load.....but most stations are getting 3k per shipment......thats a few hundred cars....could be next week or later before back to normal.........i wanna see pics of the event. Staying home to be sure i got gas for work. "what did i just type, that aint even right."

[capefear01]

Here's some names that are showing up tomorrow: Ned Jarrett, David Pearson, Cotton Owens, Marvin Panch, Johnny Allen, Bill Dennis, Jim Vandiver, Rex White, Curtis Crider, Tom Pistone, Glen Wood, Raymond Williams, Neil Castles, Bondy Long, Hoss Ellington, Lil Bud Moore, Paul Lewis and many more. Now how's that for starters??!!!

[DaveHFulton]

That shoulda been a heck of a time. Hope the weather cleared up for you folks who went / participated.

[capefear01]

That shoulda been a heck of a time. Hope the weather cleared up for you folks who went / participated.

Went to the Occoconeehee speedway show yesterday, took the car and had really good time. The 1960 Daytona 500 winner Marvin Panch stopped by as did the 1961 Nascar Champion Rex White. I met the daughters of Wendell Scott (first black driver) and Curtis Turner. Cotton Owens was there too with his 62` Dodge Polara that David Pearson drove, Cotton was the owner. Forgot my camera of course. Met a lot of neat people and made some new friends.
In case you've never been to one of the vintage race car shows it's not your typical hotrod car show, nothing's shiny and pretty, it's pretty much the older and more dented the better. So if you've never been to one, it's a cool thing to see and the company is always great to hang out with.

[PRP]

Hay Jim ,
A friend and I were planning on going but at the last minuite plans went sour , we were lookin foward to seeing you , Bobby Williams and Phillip Walker , and a host of others we havent seen in a while . Glad you had a good time Saturday !!!

[capefear01]

Here's some photos from the show, courtesy of "Kenny"

[capefear01]

And more photos....

[Kenny]

Thanks a lot for your help on posting my pics,Cape Fear. I've got a few more and will email them to ya soon. I hope everyone will enjoy looking at these and will plan to go to the next show so they can get a first hand look at these cars up close!! Really enjoyed the show myself and looking forward to the next one!!!!!

[PRP]

What did you think of the Dale Earnhardt #8 Nova that he raced in the Carolinas and Virginia , that car used to race at FMS ( Comberland International Speedway ) in the late seventies , I provided all the photographs of the car in the restoration project for Tommy Buxton & Mike Bushee of Raleigh great job guys !!!

[capefear01]

What did you think of the Dale Earnhardt #8 Nova that he raced in the Carolinas and Virginia , that car used to race at FMS ( Comberland International Speedway ) in the late seventies , I provided all the photographs of the car in the restoration project for Tommy Buxton & Mike Bushee of Raleigh great job guys !!!

Hey PRP
The #8 Nova looks very accurate, great color match, a real classic piece of racing history. Would like to see the car run some laps at FMS if you know what I mean!!!

[PRP]

Hay Kenny , Thanks for all the photographs you took Saturday !!!