Beer Drinkin', Racin' 'n Football

Texas Lawdog · March 13, 2009, 07:09:01 PM

I don't think they ever get rid of "the paperclip".

Arcey · March 13, 2009, 09:28:25 PM

Thinkin' they will. Been waitin' on it, Tex. Know it's comin'. Richmond 'n Bristol are too close to it in time 'n distance. They usually have better racin' 'n draw bigger crowds.

Leo Tanner · March 13, 2009, 09:54:02 PM

If yer talkin Martinsville, i'd be sad to see it go. Been around a long time.

Texas Lawdog · March 14, 2009, 07:43:54 AM

That place is tough on brakes and sheetmetal.

Leo Tanner · March 14, 2009, 12:40:04 PM

The cars were a lot differnt back in the 40's.

Texas Lawdog · March 14, 2009, 02:16:42 PM

They were real "stock cars" back then. Sometimes they would drive the cars to the track and then race them.

Leo Tanner · March 14, 2009, 07:44:20 PM

Back ta football fer a minute, looks like Mr. Stallworth may be history. Got a fat contract, didn't play much cause of a hamstring an now he runs some poor guy over with his Bentley. It'll be interestin ta see what happens.

Texas Lawdog · March 15, 2009, 06:50:58 AM

My Question is, What is he doin' that time of the mornin'? I got my own ideas about that, I've been a cop too long.

Arcey · March 15, 2009, 08:15:57 AM

The Akron paper said there weren't no charges yet. No note of anything but cooperation on his part. Lots ah times the pedestrian is wrong in these accidents. Reckon we'll see.

Tex. See if this'n brings back a memory or three:

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Columnists/MyTwoCents/colTWO031409.htm

Four-Eyed Buck · March 15, 2009, 08:37:35 AM

Geez, here we go again!

It ain't even training camp yet

Since they brought that team back, it's been snake bit......Buck

Arcey · March 15, 2009, 09:21:06 AM

Hell, Buck. Bright side is y'all could get Tyrell Owen ta fill the vacant roster spot if Stallworth can't play.

Four-Eyed Buck · March 15, 2009, 10:11:16 AM

That'd be a good one, Arcey

Believe T.O. signed with the Bills last week. He'd be like jumping from the frying pan into the fire

Texas Lawdog · March 15, 2009, 11:12:03 AM

Yep, Dallas's gain is Buffalo's loss!

Arcey · March 21, 2009, 04:27:28 PM

Hell of a way ta lose a race. Busch had 'em covered in that JGR Toyota. Crew letta tire get away. Oh well. Can't do that. Rules is rules. Maybe next time.

Texas Lawdog · March 21, 2009, 04:48:06 PM

Kyle is good in anything he drives and he is fearless whenit comes to drivin' a loose racecar.

Arcey · March 22, 2009, 08:00:27 PM

Selected observations. Your mileage may vary.

Kyle Busch. Wore 'em to a frazzle.

Hamlin second. The place still owes 'im.

Johnson 'n Gordon. Countin' 'em out is a big mistake.

Kahne – luck.

Martin. Was gonna win. Yeah.......

Newman needed it.

Burton is Burton. Best of the RCR cars.

Junior 14th. Last of the Hendrick cars. Never a factor.

Edwards – 'I got beat by Junior?!?!?!?!'

For the junk he's drivin', a good run for 'Dinger.

Stewart. The greatest driver whut ever lived. Glad ta be back inna Chebby. Wonder what he'll blame it on this time. But never fret! The one, the only, the original greatest driver of all time, your hero, SUPER TEX.... was just a NASCAR field filler when he drove his own number 14. The Wood Brothers kept on winnin' without 'im. Gibbs will keep on winnin' without you. Smoke.

Kvapil. Drove the 28 ta finish ahead of the other two Yates cars. Menard is Menard. Labonte watched the car he used ta drive win. But come next week, Labonte 'n Menard will be there, Kvapil won't. A matter of money instead of talent. That's racin'

Truex best be in the market for a new ride in '10. The money is goin' ta the 42.

Vickers 'n Harvick. Sheez......

That's Bristol.....

Texas Lawdog · March 22, 2009, 08:06:08 PM

Beatin' and bangin' at Bristol.

Leo Tanner · March 22, 2009, 08:30:55 PM

That was a right fine summation Arcey. Perty much why I'm a casual and not ardent fan these days. It's just too hard not ta watch.

Texas Lawdog · March 23, 2009, 03:36:33 AM

Leo, I ain;t no Basketball fan, pro or NCAA. I'll be glad when March Madness is over and the regular Baseball season starts. Nascar has 3 Series to watch, I watch the Truck and the Nationwide series. I follow the PRCA and the PBR which are at night. I'll be counting the days till the hardwoods are silent.

Arcey · March 24, 2009, 05:32:01 PM

My sincere condolences to his family..

Sad News - Lloyd Ruby: Racing legend Lloyd Ruby, a lifelong resident of Wichita Falls, passed away Monday night in Wichita Falls. TX. He was 81. Services will be at 2pm Saturday [March 28] at the Wichita Falls MPEC, Exhibit Hall A. Visitation will be from 5:30-7pm Friday at Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Ruby won seven times on the USAC Championship Car Series in his career and also had endurance racing victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the United States Grand Prix. But he is best known for the race he didn't win. Ruby raced in 18 straight Indianapolis 500s from 1960-77, led in five of them and was out front for 126 laps. But he never won open wheel racing's most prestigious prize. His biography, written by Ted Buss in 2000, was titled: "Lloyd Ruby: The Greatest Driver Never to Win the Indy 500." Ruby's best finish at Indianapolis was third in 1964. His only other top five finish at the 500 came in 1968. Five other times he placed in the top 10. In 1991, he was inducted into the Indianapolis 500 Hall of Fame. "When I was coming up through the ranks of racing, Lloyd Ruby was my hero", said Al Unser, a four-time 500 winner."He was honest and a hard racer. He didn't pull bad things on you. You could run wheel to wheel with him and you didn't have to worry about Lloyd. He made the race car talk. He was just as good as anybody. He was never secondary. Look at the record book. He should have won it (Indy) five or six times. Things just seem to happen. You wonder why people with the ability of Lloyd were not able to win. But he won everything else." Ruby teamed with Ken Miles for his endurance wins at Daytona and Sebring in 1966 and also the World Sportscar Championship in 1966 and 1968. Ruby's racing career was honored with the Bruton Smith Legends Award at the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame in Fort Worth in 2005. Last year he was inducted into the Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Tulsa and also named co-recipient of the Louis Meyer Award along with Helio Castroneves at the Auto Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony and special recognition dinner in Indianapolis.(Times Record News), Ruby also ran one Sprint Cup race, at Riverside in January 1967, finishing 22nd in a Junior Johnson owned car.(3-24-2009)