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13th October 2012, 23:54 #1
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Curious fact about today's Charlotte race
With Dale Earnhardt Jr., missing the race with a concussion,this is the first race without an Earnhardt in the starting lineup since the Southern 500 in 1979. That was Dale Sr.'s rookie year and he had a hard crash at Pocono and missed 4 races. Interestingly enough, his replacement, David Pearson, won that race.
The real curiosity is that this is more than likely the first NASCAR Cup series race ever with no native born North Carolinian in the starting lineup. To be sure, most drivers live there or have homes there, but no one in tonight's starting field was born there.
On edit: There were in the 1950's races sometimes scheduled in the same day in different parts of the country. Some of those were in California so they may very well have had no North Carolina drivers, but this is surely the first in modern times.¿Quién es el que anda aquí?
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14th October 2012, 04:51 #2
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The last time I did a count there were more drivers who weren't born in a Southern state than were.
"You win some, lose some, and wreck some." - Dale Earnhardt
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14th October 2012, 15:52 #3
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It is another sign that the old days of Nascar are gone forever. The older you get the more you long for certain things of olden days.
"If you can help others, and fail to do so, your time on earth has been wasted" - Roberto Clemente
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15th October 2012, 16:28 #4
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Time marches on, muggles. There's nothing we can do about that.
Nice to see you."You win some, lose some, and wreck some." - Dale Earnhardt
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15th October 2012, 23:40 #5
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Originally Posted by Sparky1329"If you can help others, and fail to do so, your time on earth has been wasted" - Roberto Clemente
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16th October 2012, 06:01 #6
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Originally Posted by muggle not"You win some, lose some, and wreck some." - Dale Earnhardt
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17th December 2012, 12:42 #7
It sometimes scheduled in the same day in different parts of the country. Some of those were in California so they may very well.
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