[Racer Duck]

here's a true story .. your mission is to find out who the driver was.

during a race at Daytona, as he pulled to a quick stop in his pit a crew member jumped into the car with a 5 gallon can of gas. After a brief 2 or 3 second stop he was off, with crew member aboard.

The crew member fueled the car on the go and remained in the car until the finish. The 3 second stop was enough to give our driver the win but within seconds NASCAR was talking "disqualification". They claimed that having the crew member aboard was a violation and they were taking his win away.

But our driver was ready for them and immediately stated that there was no rule against a second man on board. NASCAR read, searched and reread their rules before finally deciding that there was no rule against a 2nd man in the car. The "disqualification" talk quickly ended and our driver took home the trophy.

The following year there was an addition to the rule book: "No car shall carry more than one person at any time during a race, practice, or warm-up."

[LSC9901]

This is a good one Ducky. Any hints ???

[Racer Duck]

So this one is a bit too tough? ok, here's some more info about our driver

He was born in Dawson County Georgia and his racing career started in 1940 at the old Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta. He raced all over the US and drove any type of car that would put on a show for the fans. In the early days he drove modified Fords, but as the modified era began to fade, he drove everything from Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Studebaker, Plymouths and Chevrolets. If it would run, he would drive it into the ground or blow it sky high, usually running sideways through the turns. He traveled anyplace where he could race. He died from injuries suffered from an agricultural accident in 1996,

Here's a pic of him racing on the Beach at Daytona.

[3fanforever]

That would be Gober Sosebee.
(btw, that was an excellent trivia question Racer Duck.
I never would have gotten it without the hints)

I've been to the old Lakewood Speedway, the last year it was open, 1979.
We heard they were going to tear it down, so we drove down there one Saturday afternoon just to see what the place looked like.
I never saw any racing there, but I sure wish I would have.

Lakewood Speedway has quite a history:

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