CarsAndSlicesKevin

Lifelong car guy. motorsports media. Preserving automotive & motorsports history one slice at a time. Track talk, car culture, museums, racing heritage. 🚗🍕🏁

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@gary_carro746 Schrader. Moyer. Wedge noses. Side board sail panels. Bring this back for a special event @FloRacing! #DirtLateModels

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Happy Tuesday! 🏎️💨
Super Dirt Week at Oswego might be in the books, but we’re keeping the racing spirit alive today with a tribute to a true grassroots legend: Steve Miller’s famous "Sweet 16" Supermodified.

While it might not be a corporate household name, this metallic blue beauty is pure racing royalty. Built by a master craftsman whose open-wheel journey started back in 1971, this iconic machine spent over four decades chasing a checkered flag at the Steel Palace.

The magic finally struck at the 2012 King of Wings IV, when a last-minute call to Dave Gruel shattered a 41-year winless streak in an unforgettable, dominant 50-lap feature performance. 👑

Even better? The legacy lives on. With Steve in the Hall of Fame, the Sweet 16 is officially out of the museum and back on the asphalt, with his grandson Griffin Miller now piloting the family tradition into a third generation.

A quick note to my X pitcrew: My apologies to everyone who follows the daily hello and the number salute. Tuesdays are usually reserved for our signature Two for Tuesday double shots, but doctor's orders have me tied up a bit more than usual today! 👨‍⚕️🔬Keeping it simple for now, but we'll be back on track soon. Have a great day! 👇
#OswegoSpeedway #Supermodifieds #Sweet16 #SteelPalace #OpenWheel #RacingHistory

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Happy Monday! We are saluting the iconic No. 15 today as Midtown just became a high-octane crime scene. 🏎️💨🍕

We packed the marquee at the Ed Sullivan Theater with pure racing royalty to kick off the week, and the stories on these two hitmen are completely criminal:

🏁 Billy “The Kid” Pauch is a living institution with 749 career wins! The ultimate short-track mercenary, Pauch didn't care about the discipline—he just showed up to execute. He proved his legendary versatility when he ambushed the pavement world, stepping in as a last-minute substitute to pilot Mario Fiore's iconic No. 44 to a stunning, come-from-behind victory at the 1993 NASCAR Race of Champions at Flemington. Dirt modifieds, WoO sprints, asphalt modifieds—The Kid mastered them all.

🏆 Buddy Rice pulled off a successful trip to Indy like no other. During the 2004 Month of May, he didn't just win; he staged a total hijacking of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Driving the legendary No. 15 Argent/Pioneer machine, Rice swept the month by taking the pole position at 222.024 mph, winning the coveted Carb Day Pit Stop Contest, and leading a field-high 91 lapsin a rain-shortened thriller that ended under threat of a literal tornado.

📺 David Letterman wasn't just a late-night host; his racing roots run deep. Dave grew up a true clock-watching fanatic of the Indy 500. He forged a friendship with 1986 winner Bobby Rahal that turned into a business alliance in 1996. But 2004 was the milestone—the very first year the team was officially rebranded as Rahal Letterman Racing, putting Dave's name on the engine cover just in time for Rice to deliver him the ultimate victory lane milk bottle.

The cars are parked, the drivers are on stage, and the pit crews are currently cleaning out Angelo's Pizza.
#HappyMonday #Indy500 #BillyPauch #BuddyRice

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@RealTonyLaTorta @GioScelzi This paisan can always dream, we just need a pepperoni flavored @HPHydration to keep the crew hydrated after Sunday Dinner.

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😴 Dear Don Enzo, I had this beautiful dream last night... Ferrari enters American short track racing to whack Ford, Chevy, and Toyota. We roll up with the vintage transporter, drop in some screaming factory V8s, and put @GioScelzi in the seat.

"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to hear an Italian powered sprint car." 🏎️🇮🇹💨

[Dave Taylor @DaveTaylor96268]

Ferrari Factory Team Transporter, built by Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Bartoletti in 1957
- built on a low-slung Fiat 642 RN2 bus chassis
- designed to haul 3 race cars, 5 - 7 crew, plus tools & spare parts
- top speed of approx. 50 mph
- used by Ferrari for roughly a decade

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When Philadelphia car dealer Kirk White approached Roger Penske to race his used Ferrari 512S, he balked @ the idea. After a 2nd thought, Penske took up the challenge, 1st by updating it to a 512M, adding unique bodywork & rear wing & a more powerful V12 built by Traco Eng. in CA

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@jonval51 Omfg is right, that looks spectacular!!!

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Morning Terry! Stoked for the Short Track Super Series to bring modifieds back to the mid-Atlantic classic at Hagerstown for a true Octoberfest fall festival of speed. 🏁 Friends and fam are heading your way for Friday & Saturday—let's hope for good weather! They'll catch the Modifieds, 358s, Sportsman, & Late Models trackside while I play couch consultant on @FloRacing! 🥶📺

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@MorrisCoffman14 It was a fun start to the day. Learning about your career and life has been awesome. I should be thanking you for sharing your knowledge everyday. You da man Morris 👍

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🏁🎙️ FROM THE MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN INDIANAPOLIS!

Most race fans know A.J. Foyt is "Super Tex"—the absolute bedrock of American motorsport culture. But look at this IMS grandstand scene! Alongside Foyt’s multi-championship open-wheel rocket sits the bruising steel stock car sits of @morriscoffman!

If you want to talk about true grit, look at their roots. Both of these men cut their teeth in the brutal, wheel-banging world of USAC national sprint cars and midgets—wrestling lightweight, high-horsepower beasts on treacherous dirt and asphalt bullrings across America.

You notice a likeness between these hot-rods. The legendary Jim Gilmore. That powerhouse team owner didn't just bankroll Foyt's historic multi-decade Gilmore Racing dynasty—he famously saw something special in a rookie Morris and backed him back in 1984!

Look, we gotta respect the history, alright? Foyt=🏎️🐐 In 1979, the man won the USAC Stock Car and IndyCar championships in the exact same year. That is psychotic. That’s just a Texas man waking up and choosing kicking ass over physics. Sports cars Fuggedaboutit! 🤌 The guy gets bored, flies to France for his only attempt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967, wins the whole thing with Dan Gurney, and then casually conquers the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring later on just to complete the side quests. He’s built different.

And then you look at Morris @morriscoffman. Long before he was running heavy machinery in ARCA, he was flipping midgets at the Speedrome and saving up his truck-driving money just to buy a sprint car. Because of that Gilmore connection, he gets support in '84, qualifies P4 right out of the gate as a rookie, and goes out there to bang wheels at Flat Rock. Look, if you know anything about the quarter-mile at Flat Rock, you know it’s basically an asphalt blender. You don’t just drive there—you survive it. He finishes P5, completely unbothered, while trading paint with guys who definitely had interesting mustaches and enjoyed warm Busch Latte’s in the pits.

As a massive gearhead, it took everything in my power to refrain from using my absolute favorite mud-slinging dirt modified—the legendary 14j of Alan "AJ Slideways" Johnson. That big-block dirt modified style is a whole different beast. But when you’re looking at the ultimate racing history, this Indianapolis tribute just seemed way more fitting for our very first reflection of the famous 14’s here on X. Capiche?

It’s Sunday Funday, boys and girls. Go crack some cold ones, make the most of today, and respect the #14 legacy.
🇺🇸🔥 #SundayFunday #Indy500 #NASCAR #ARCA #USAC #AJFoyt

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@Terry33354254 Have a great day Terry!!! Yes he does 🎸 It’s been great learning more about him here.

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DA BEARS

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@Bellagiotime Magnificent interior 💎

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Super DIRT Week 2026 the most insane dirt modified race in history!!!!