The King celebrates 50 years in NASCAR

[kelloggs5TLfan]

By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer
4 hours, 20 minutes ago

Richard Petty made his NASCAR debut 50 years ago on a half-mile track in South Carolina, qualifying 13th in a car with the roof cut off.

He wasn’t wearing cowboy boots. He wasn’t walking around in a hat adorned with ostrich feathers. He wasn’t even sporting dark sunglasses.

He was a tall, lanky, 21-year-old who wanted a chance to drive. He finished sixth—five laps behind the winner—and earned $200.

“I got better,” Petty says.

Rest of story at http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news...slug=ap-nascar-thekings50th&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

[tkj24]

I saw Richard and Dale Inman on Nascar Now last night.

 

[PettyBlue]

That was a great story at nascar.com, and last night's show on NASCAR Now was a keeper, too. It's going to be fun to see what sort of ceremonies unfold this weekend at the track.

 

[kelloggs5TLfan]

That was a great story at nascar.com, and last night's show on NASCAR Now was a keeper, too. It's going to be fun to see what sort of ceremonies unfold this weekend at the track.

I read that one too.