Saturday Night Racer - Local track trivia

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Re: Local track trivia
Reply #44 - 12/08/06 at 7:14am

You are correct, it was called the midnight ride. I don't remember exactly what year we ran the last one, but Doug was still alive. I remember seeing a light at an odd angle in turn one. We turned the lights back on and there was a car stuck up in the fence, with its nose pointed down. Nobody could figure out how he got there, including the driver. He looked like a fly on a wall.....

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mudslinger47 LMR God Offline Well crap stuck with the dickweed for four more Posts: 8389	Re: Local track trivia Reply #45 - 12/08/06 at 12:56pm Ya, Flagdude I recall that to, I was driving Chuck Justice's chevelle that night in the PRR. I remember when they dropped the green, I dropped the clutch, literally, clutch and brake pedals on the floor and no I didn't pull in, there prolly was 50 bucks up for grabs. AAAHHHHH the good old days, why are we still alive. LOL Duane
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Ryan D. LMR God Offline Posts: 777 Nipomo,Ca	Re: Local track trivia Reply #46 - 12/08/06 at 7:03pm Heres another odd ball one. Why does Santa Maria pack the track backwards?
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flagdude LMR Member Offline SMS 2015 was AWESOME! 2016 better yet! Posts: 208 Solvang, CA	Re: Local track trivia Reply #47 - 12/08/06 at 9:02pm If you noticed, this year we did NOT pack the track in reverse. We actually spent this whole year packing in the normal rotation. Doug liked to pack the track in the reverse direction. It helped to lay the mud in better (he thought). That was the only reason that I was given.
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Reply #48 - 12/08/06 at 9:11pm

Ryan D. wrote on 12/07/06 at 8:05pm:

When was the last year sms ran the lights out show???

it was the last year my aunt and uncle were the officials there i believe it was 95 or 96 and the guy on the wall was in a brand new car first night on the track and all he had was a flashlight duct taped on the roof and they did finally figure out how he got there hanging on the wires of the fence

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flagdude LMR Member Offline SMS 2015 was AWESOME! 2016 better yet! Posts: 208 Solvang, CA	Re: Local track trivia Reply #49 - 12/08/06 at 9:20pm That year sounds about right. Are your relatives Ron and Caroline?
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imracin68j LMR God Offline Do the impossible Posts: 6228	Re: Local track trivia Reply #50 - 12/08/06 at 10:02pm The one on one street car races were good. It was always nice to see someone bring out a truck off the street and race it against a new cadilac. Can you imagine the body roll in a 1977 cadilac on the dirt.
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Reply #51 - 12/08/06 at 10:51pm

Ryan D. wrote on 12/08/06 at 7:03pm:

Heres another odd ball one. Why does Santa Maria pack the track backwards?

i have heard the story told that chuck weber(chad's dad) and his brother couldn't keep from racing each other during packing , so they made them go in the opposite direction . an old man(BC) told this story don't know if he was pulling my leg or not but it is pretty funny .

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TIM_BEWLEY LMR God Offline road zombie Posts: 1629	Re: Local track trivia Reply #52 - 12/09/06 at 9:37am sms has always packed the track backward. has nothing to to with the webers even though it makes a good story. alot of tracks pack backward. read an article about it, push the surface in one direction packing and race against it the rest of the night.
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outlawaaron55 LMR Member Offline Posts: 165	Re: Local track trivia Reply #53 - 12/09/06 at 12:00pm flagdude wrote on 12/08/06 at 9:20pm: That year sounds about right. Are your relatives Ron and Caroline? yes tom that is my aunt and uncle
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Reply #54 - 12/10/06 at 4:41pm

Tony you are right. Chuck was in my garage about two years ago bench racing with my dad, chad and myself. After laughing about him and larry racing in packing ,he findly admitted that they were the reason for the backward packing. It got so bad that they were the first ones to get black flagged in wheel pack. I wish I was old enough to be around for those days. Sounds like they had alot more fun then we do these days.

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TALON75 LMR God Offline DO IT INTHE DIRT Posts: 735	Re: Local track trivia Reply #55 - 12/10/06 at 10:30pm well thanks for backing it up joey , sometimes i can't tell if your pops is setting me up or telling the truth , he is the old man i was refering to .
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Chris Kearns LMR God Offline Posts: 4133	Re: Local track trivia Reply #56 - 12/11/06 at 8:00pm Chris Kearns wrote on 12/03/06 at 9:39am: How about this one. What driver, drove Late Model #42 in the late 70's early 80's ? Since you guys like to keep asking questions when you don't have answers, I will just tell you. Jack Smoot I didn't think anyone would know but someone could have guessed.
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imracin68j LMR God Offline Do the impossible Posts: 6228	Re: Local track trivia Reply #57 - 12/11/06 at 8:16pm How many NASCAR drivers have driven at SMS
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Ryan D. LMR God Offline Posts: 777 Nipomo,Ca	Re: Local track trivia Reply #58 - 12/11/06 at 9:40pm Winston Cup(nextel) maybe even Busch or just NASCAR drivers?
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imracin68j LMR God Offline Do the impossible Posts: 6228	Re: Local track trivia Reply #59 - 12/11/06 at 10:01pm Cup drivers
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racermick LMR Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 136	Re: Local track trivia Reply #60 - 12/11/06 at 10:36pm Ernie Irvan, Ray Elder...
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imracin68j LMR God Offline Do the impossible Posts: 6228	Re: Local track trivia Reply #61 - 12/11/06 at 10:37pm Thats good but theres even more
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Reply #62 - 12/11/06 at 11:08pm

I guess it depends on what you consider a NASCAR driver.

Danny and Don were "NASCAR" drivers, got pics of the old OLDS?

Old Timer "ARLEY SCRANTON" was a NASCAR driver, "BILL BAKER" was too...

Then you've got ALL the guys who came up for the Winston West Race at SMS in about....'74 that Ray Elder won.

Sonny Easley, (killed at Riverside)
Ernie Irvan
Ivan "the terrible" Baldwin

All the guys who ran the old "OPEN SHOWS" that also ran the NASCAR Modified classes at Ascot, etc. The Beckers, Jim "candyman" Thurkettle, Steve Vaughn in the Circle 6,

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imracin68j LMR God Offline Do the impossible Posts: 6228	Re: Local track trivia Reply #63 - 12/11/06 at 11:25pm I was strictly talking cup cars. No one said Kinser.. "Smilin" Milon Garrett who won a sprint car championship did some running with the truck series as well.
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mudslinger47 LMR God Offline Well crap stuck with the dickweed for four more Posts: 8389	Re: Local track trivia Reply #64 - 12/12/06 at 12:41am Hey Grandstands, I met Steve Vaughn at Vegas this year at the Dirt late model race, heck of a nice guy, he and Pete V. used to race alot together at Ascot. Used to go down there once in a while to watch the DLM. Retiredcrewguy could tell a story or to about those trips. LOL Duane
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mudslinger47 LMR God Offline Well crap stuck with the dickweed for four more Posts: 8389	Re: Local track trivia Reply #65 - 12/12/06 at 8:24am Dont forget J.J. Yeley. He raced SCRA sprint car at SMS. Had two cars out and ready to go. Chet
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