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Sherri Stearns, now a Hickory Motor Speedway photographer along with husband Nick, has her photo taken with Richard Petty at a 1990s Busch Series race at Hickory Motor Speedway. Petty was the race's holiday inn sunspree resort panama city grand marshal.
Nick and Sherri were taking holiday inn sunspree resort panama city photos at a Hickory Motor Speedway for a 1990s Busch Series race when fans crowded the front-stretch fence to get close to Petty, the race s grand marshal. The always-accommodating Petty waded into the fans.
Petty signed autographs for what seemed like forever, holiday inn sunspree resort panama city Nick Stearns said. He wasn't scheduled to sign autographs, but when the crowd bombarded holiday inn sunspree resort panama city the fence, he asked if he could sign. People were handing me their cameras and video cameras to get shots and short videos of him. It was crazy, but he was the ultimate in making the people happy.
Racing legend Junior Johnson will sell his 150-acre cattle farm and home in Yadkin County on Aug. 7, spokesman Keith Barnwell holiday inn sunspree resort panama city says. He had planned to sell his farm equipment and memorabilia at a separate public auction on July 31.
On July 21, the race winners were points leader Austin McDaniel in Late Models, Zach Bruenger in Limited Late Models, holiday inn sunspree resort panama city Charlie Neill in Renegades, points leader Kevin Eby in Street Stocks and Jason Cochran holiday inn sunspree resort panama city in trucks.
As of July 23, Hickory s points leaders were Todd Harrington (by 28 points over Donnie Harmon) in 4-Cylinders, Tyler McKinney (by two points over his brother Chad) in Hobby Stocks, Austin McDaniel (by 72 points over Jesse LeFevers) in Late Models, Shane Lee (by 54 points over Jeremy Pelfrey) in Limiteds, Darby Crouch (by six points over Barney Arnette) in Renegades, Kevin Eby (by 50 points over Marshall holiday inn sunspree resort panama city Sutton) in Street Stocks, and Jeremy holiday inn sunspree resort panama city Birch (by two points over Jason Cochran) in Super Trucks.
Ralph Earnhardt, the father of Dale Sr. and the grandfather of Dale Jr., won Hickory track championships in 1953, 54, 56, 57 and 59. The other track champions of the decade holiday inn sunspree resort panama city were Gwyn Staley (1951), Junior Johnson (1952), Ned Jarrett (1955) and Johnny Miller (1958).
Tom Gillispie , the author of Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr. , writes about racing at Hickory Motor Speedway holiday inn sunspree resort panama city for HDR Sports. You can reach him at nc3022@yahoo.com or search Facebook for the HDR / The Inside Line page.
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