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Tanya Tucker may have to add Daytona International Speedway to her classic song.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2011-03-29/florida-bill-proposes-final-resting-places-at-daytona-homestead

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Florida bill proposes final resting places at Daytona, Homestead

NASCAR fans who can’t seem to fathom never leaving Daytona International Speedway and Homestead Miami Speedway may just get their wish.

Proposed legislation in the Florida House and Senate would allow construction of an on-site columbarium — a building or structure that houses urns — at both Daytona and Homestead, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

If the bill passes, which means it would be law July 1, NASCAR fans could have their ashes laid to rest at the speedways. (AP Photo)If the bill passes, which means it would be law July 1, fans could have their ashes laid to rest at the speedways.

International Speedway Corp. spokesman Lenny Santiago told the News-Journal that many NASCAR fans have inquired about having their final resting place at Daytona. "We have a lot of fans that are very, very loyal to NASCAR races and to Daytona in general. This opens that door, this bill, and we're hopeful that this will get passed," Santiago said, according to the newspaper.

There is a precedent already set in the state of Florida. The University of Florida, a main supporter of the university columbarium law that passed in 2009, has a plan for its columbarium but has not built it yet and has no pricing structure, said Chris Brazda, a spokesman for the University of Florida Foundation.

Santiago told the newspaper that there isn’t a proposed location nor any idea of the cost to fans who are interested in having their ashes stored at the track.



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that's one way of increasing attendance. <g> wonder if they'll rent the spaces or sell for life? doesn't say in the article, just laid to rest (for an indeterminate period). hate to get stuck with coming up with funds to fuel grandma's everlasting racing habit.
 
Back in the early 1990's, a chap from the Port Jervis, NY, area asked when he kicked the bucket that he be cremated and his ashes spread around Martinsville Speedway. Early the morning of that Sundays 500 lap Winston Cup Race, Richard Petty spread the ashes while someone else drove him around the speedway.
From news articles, apparently neither Clay Earles or Richard Petty charged for their facility being used as a final resting place or Petty for his disposal service.
 
About twenty-five years ago my brother and I dumped the ashes of a close friend on the start line at Michigan. I still have the tape for the start of the race when Ronnie went up in clouds. We buried the rest of the ashes in the infield.

It was his wish.
 
Personally I'd want my ashes to be spread across the runway of my home airport. That way I'd always be a part of aviation. :)
 
Whizzer said:
Back in the early 1990's, a chap from the Port Jervis, NY, area asked when he kicked the bucket that he be cremated and his ashes spread around Martinsville Speedway. Early the morning of that Sundays 500 lap Winston Cup Race, Richard Petty spread the ashes while someone else drove him around the speedway.
From news articles, apparently neither Clay Earles or Richard Petty charged for their facility being used as a final resting place or Petty for his disposal service.
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Thats got to be one of the coolest things i've ever heard, bar none. DUDE!!!!!:beerbang:
Makes me wanna die, for that honor!!!!!
MoMike
 
MoMike said:
Thats got to be one of the coolest things i've ever heard, bar none. DUDE!!!!!:beerbang:
Makes me wanna die, for that honor!!!!!
MoMike
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Yeah but you know in this day and time it sure will not be done for FREE.
 
Personally, I'd like for my family to throw my body in a wood chipper and use my bloody guts as shark chum and go fishing for a great white. At least get some use out of it once I'm dead.
 
chromehorn said:
Personally, I'd like for my family to throw my body in a wood chipper and use my bloody guts as shark chum and go fishing for a great white. At least get some use out of it once I'm dead.
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Protected species, buddy. Can always go for that 1300 lb record hammerhead!! HOORAH!!
MoMike:beerbang:
 
MoMike said:
Protected species, buddy. Can always go for that 1300 lb record hammerhead!! HOORAH!!
MoMike:beerbang:
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Why would I care if it's proteceted, I'd be dead. Not my problem anyway but they better do it or I'm going to haunt them for generations, it's going in my will.:beerbang:
 
Whizzer said:
Back in the early 1990's, a chap from the Port Jervis, NY, area asked when he kicked the bucket that he be cremated and his ashes spread around Martinsville Speedway. Early the morning of that Sundays 500 lap Winston Cup Race, Richard Petty spread the ashes while someone else drove him around the speedway.
From news articles, apparently neither Clay Earles or Richard Petty charged for their facility being used as a final resting place or Petty for his disposal service.
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Now that would be a sweet ending for me. I like Martinsville a lot more than the bigger tracks, and especially plate "races".
 
Honestly, I would love to be composted and fertilize a tree or a garden of some type. I'm not much of a tree hugger or anything, I just think it would be a cool memorial and kind of a cycle of life type of thing. They do that in other countries, but not here. My wife and kids are pretty horrified by the idea, but I think it would be cool. I read about this in a book once and I've wanted to do it ever since.
 
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