David Pearson won the 1971 Southeastern 500 at Bristol 55 years ago today. 🏁
He and Richard Petty finished 11 laps ahead of 3rd place finisher Dick Brooks.
#TheSilverFox 🏁 @ItsBristolBaby
Remembering British Formula 1 driver Tony Brise, who drove in 10 Grand Prix races in 1975, and was born #OnThisDay 28th March 1952. His first race was the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix for Frank Williams Racing Cars, where he finished seventh. He returned two rounds later at the 1975 Belgian Grand Prix for Embassy Hill and continued with the team for the rest of the season, including a points finish in Sweden, where he took sixth place.
His promising career was tragically cut short at 23 when he died in a plane crash alongside Graham Hill on November 29, 1975, in Arkley during dense fog.
#f1#formula1
It's tough, but no show in my opinion had supporting characters like Sanford and Son. Aunt Esther, Grady, Rollo, Julio, Bubba, Woody, Ah Chew, and the two cops Hoppy and Smitty. I'm still a huge fan!
Maurice Petty would have turned 87 today.
The quiet force behind Petty dominance—precision, grit, and championship instinct.
Pictured with brother Richard in the ’80s.
From the BCPIX NASCAR film archive.
#NASCAR#RacingHistory#RichardPetty#MauricePetty#VintageNASCAR
Davey Allison won the 1993 IROC race at Darlington 33 years ago today. 🏁
After Davey's death, Terry Labonte ran the final race in Davey's place & the points went to Davey. Davey won the 1993 IROC championship posthumously & his prize money went in a trust fund for his children.
HAPPY FRIENDSHIP FRIDAY
“We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.”
—Orson Welles