[BringBackWilkesboro]

I saw a survey on thatsracin.com a while ago, 2003 I think, where there are a bunch of questions on your preferences and opinions. I thought it would be fun to post it here. It covers ALOT of areas of Nascar It went as follows:

Favorite racer (ever):
Favorite race:
Favorite event:
Favorite track:
Favorite team/owner:
Favorite car make:
Funniest moment:
Most heartwarming moment:
Saddest moment:
Worst wreck youve seen:
Favorite paint scheme:

Here are my answers:

Racer: Rusty Wallace
Race: 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 (Ricky Craven is a local hero)
Event: Sharpie 500
Track: North Wilkesboro (why Bruton, why)
Team/owner: Roush, Junior Johnson, Jack Man Wayne Jacks (Truck owner for 3 years, never owned a good truck, but I met him and he's a hell of a guy, also served as Jimmy Spencer's jack man (A Jack Man named Jacks, how often do you see that?).
Car make: Ford
Funniest Moment: '96 Transouth Financial 400 (Darlington) where the flaf guy dropped the green flag, literally, he dropped it.
Most heartwarming moment: 2001 Pepsi 400 with Jr and Mikey in the infield
Saddest moment: Losing any driver is sad, but Earnhardt obviously sticks out the most. Also Tim Richmond, the way he went and what could have been
Worst wreck: I have 2, Ricky Craven at Talladega in 96 and Steve Grissom in '97 at Atlanta.
Paint scheme: Jimmy Spencer's 99 Winston No Bull car.
03 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400

Ricky Craven's wreck at Talladega (took that pick my self so I couldnt get the worst of it. He was 20 feet in the air against the catch fence at one point. The Catch fence did its job and caught Craven.



Jimmy Spencer's winston no bull car

[Dupont4five]

Favorite racer (ever):Geoff Gordon
Favorite race: 2004 Ford 500 (most intense race ever)
Favorite event: Daytona 500(kicks off the year after waiting 3 months)
Favorite track: Darlington
Favorite team: Rainbow Warriors
Favorite car make: Chev
Funniest moment: Will Ferrell inspersinating Geoff Gordon
Most heartwarming moment: Tim Richmonds return to victory
Saddest moment: When racers die: RIP-Earnhardt, Petty, etc.
Worst wreck youve seen: 05' Aarons 499(like 25 car pileup)
Favorite paint scheme: Jurassic Park




darlington

[WVGrandma4Kasey]

This is a great thread, but way to much work for me. I will enjoy seeing all of your efforts.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by BringBackWilkesboro

I saw a survey on thatsracin.com a while ago, 2003 I think, where there are a bunch of questions on your preferences and opinions. I thought it would be fun to post it here. It covers ALOT of areas of Nascar It went as follows:

OK, I'll play.

Here are my answers:

Favorite racer (ever):Really tough choice. I can't pick just one so I'll give a multiple selection
In no particular order Curtis Turner, David Pearson and Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Favorite race: None
Favorite event: None

Favorite track: Darlington before they changed the track

Favorite team: Holman-Moody

Favorite car make: Back in the days when they actually ran stock cars and not NASCAR-mobiles, I favoured Dodge and Plymouth

Funniest moment: Mark Martin's interview after pulling into the pits while leading on the white flag lap.

Most heartwarming moment: Dale Earnhardt weeping after leaving the car after the start of the 1996 (?) BY400. "All I wanted to to was race."

Saddest moment: Daddy Dale's funeral. I will admit to tearing up that day.

Worst wreck you've seen: Bobby Allison at Talladega in 1985. He took out 100 yards of fence at 225 MPH and the only thing that kept him out of Row 15 was a 1/2-inch length of cable.
Equally bad was the 1991 Watkins Glen wreck which took J.D. McDuffie from us. I never saw a race car stop so suddenly in my entire life!

Favorite paint scheme: Sorry folks, I go to watch the races, not the sponsor logos. In fact, I get a bit twitchy when Jayski treats paint schemes as though they were meaningful news.

[BringBackWilkesboro]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

OK, I'll play.

Here are my answers:

Favorite racer (ever):Really tough choice. I can't pick just one so I'll give a multiple selection
In no particular order Curtis Turner, David Pearson and Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Favorite race: None
Favorite event: None

Favorite track: Darlington before they changed the track

Favorite team: Holman-Moody

Favorite car make: Back in the days when they actually ran stock cars and not NASCAR-mobiles, I favoured Dodge and Plymouth

Funniest moment: Mark Martin's interview after pulling into the pits while leading on the white flag lap.

Most heartwarming moment: Dale Earnhardt weeping after leaving the car after the start of the 1996 (?) BY400. "All I wanted to to was race."

Saddest moment: Daddy Dale's funeral. I will admit to tearing up that day.

Worst wreck you've seen: Bobby Allison at Talladega in 1985. He took out 100 yards of fence at 225 MPH and the only thing that kept him out of Row 15 was a 1/2-inch length of cable.
Equally bad was the 1991 Watkins Glen wreck which took J.D. McDuffie from us. I never saw a race car stop so suddenly in my entire life!

Favorite paint scheme: Sorry folks, I go to watch the races, not the sponsor logos. In fact, I get a bit twitchy when Jayski treats paint schemes as though they were meaningful news.

Aw, come on Bob, it aint about the sponsor. Its just how good the car looks. I sould add that Dale Sr's '98 Bass Pro Shops car was pretty awsome too, although he tore it up pretty good.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by BringBackWilkesboro

Aw, come on Bob, it aint about the sponsor. Its just how good the car looks. I sould add that Dale Sr's '98 Bass Pro Shops car was pretty awsome too, although he tore it up pretty good.

Nothing wrong with these paint scheme things. It's just something which doesn't interest me. I look at the change in paint as a way to exploit the already over-exploited fans and get them to part with even more money to buy expensive toy cars.

I guess I'm just more of a curmudgeon than the average bear, eh?

[TN_Gal]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

Nothing wrong with these paint scheme things. It's just something which doesn't interest me. I look at the change in paint as a way to exploit the already over-exploited fans and get them to part with even more money to buy expensive toy cars.

I guess I'm just more of a curmudgeon than the average bear, eh?

That's our Bob....gotta luv him

[3829]

Favorite racer (ever)ale Earnhardt Sr.
Favorite race:98 Daytona 500
Favorite event:Sharpie 500
Favorite track:Atlanta
Favorite team/owner:RCR, DEI
Favorite car make:Chevy
Funniest moment:Earnhardt spining out Terry Labonte for the win at bristol
Most heartwarming moment:When Dale Jr. won the 04 Daytona 500
Saddest momenteath of Dale Sr. in 01
Worst wreck youve seen:The wreck Dale Sr. died in
Favorite paint scheme:Gretch Wilson paint scheme on Harvicks Car

[candlejack]

Favorite racer (ever): Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
Favorite race:1998 Daytona 500
Favorite event:Save Mart 350 at Infineon(Sears Point)
Favorite track:Indinapolis Motor Raceway
Favorite team/owner DEI
Favorite car make:My racers drive Chevy, I drive a Ford
Funniest moment:Will Ferrel playing Jef Gordon at last year's awards
Most heartwarming moment:Hearing that "Smoke" has donated more money to the Victory Junction Gang!
Saddest moment:The day that Sr. died.
Worst wreck youve seen: on TV, a couple that Elliot Sadler have been involved in.
Favorite paint scheme:#3 goodwrench Chevy.

[bautch24]

Favorite racer (ever): Jeff Gordon
Favorite race: I like them all
Favorite event: Sharpie 500
Favorite track: none
Favorite team/owner: Rick Hendrick
Favorite car make: Chevy
Funniest moment: Gordon pushing Kenseth after Bristol.
Saddest moment: Dale Sr's crash at Daytona
Worst wreck youve seen: Gordon at Pocono this year, and Sadler's at Dega
Favorite paint scheme: Dupont Hot Hues

[BringBackWilkesboro]

Here are some pics of North Wilkesboro for you newer fans. You ought to know about this.




The '96 Forst Union 400. Recognize that car on the outside pole? That would be one one Elton Sawyer. Yep, Elton Sawyer.


Present day.

[3wide]

Favorite racer (ever):Matt Kenseth
Favorite race:Atlanta finale with Elliott, Allison and Kulwicki battling for cup
Favorite event:Bristol night race
Favorite track:Richmond
Favorite team/owner:Jack Roush
Favorite car make:Ford
Funniest moment: Tropicana orange falling on track during qualifying at Chicagoland
Most heartwarming moment: Matt winning it all in '03
Saddest moment: Learing Kulwicki had been killed in air crash
Worst wreck youve seen: Jr and Park in Pocono and Rusty's Dega flip
Favorite paint scheme: Hooters #7

[24/8/48fan]

Driver: #24
Race: The UAW Daimler Chrysler400 when Jimmie edged Kenseth in turn 4.
Event: Any kind of racing here in the Northeast.
Track: Bristol
Team: Lowes #48, They have a certain chemistry right now.
Make: Chevy
Funniest Moment: Robbie gordons helmet throw at Mikey.
Heart Warming moment: Martinsville, Jimmies team leaving victory lane empty after plane crash.
Sad Moment: #3's final turn. D.W's commentary "I hope Dale's okay."
Worst Crash: Newman's Daytona flip, (I was there)
Paint scheme: Jack Daniels.(schwanns is a close second)

[BringBackWilkesboro]

Originally Posted by 24/8/48fan

Sad Moment: #3's final turn. D.W's commentary "I hope Dale's okay."

Yeah, that really got to me. At first I thought everything was gonna be ok, I had seen drivers be cut out of car a number of times. But then I noticed the ambulance was moving pretty slow and I said to my self oh $h1t. Then Darrel said that, his voice cracking and I really began to worry.

[LADY3]

Originally Posted by BringBackWilkesboro

Here are some pics of North Wilkesboro for you newer fans. You ought to know about this.




The '96 Forst Union 400. Recognize that car on the outside pole? That would be one one Elton Sawyer. Yep, Elton Sawyer.


Present day.

Thanks man that was great. I love nascar history.