Matt Johnson

Librarian and guitarist who knows way too much old school motorsports and music trivia. Tweets and opinions are my own.

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@Thomsen419 @ddearing88 One of my favorite moments from Ned was from when he called Petty's last pit stop in the 1981 Daytona 500.
"They're not changing tires! A change of pace here for the Petty crew, they're only adding gasoline and he's away!"
https://t.co/b6PelaQmT0

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@Thomsen419 @ddearing88 Hearing Ned, Bob Jenkins, Squier, and Benny call the action on Sunday afternoons was a huge part of my youth. Sad to think that they're all gone now.

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@GaryNelsonRacer @LegendsNascar Happy Birthday! I love your pictures of traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway! My dad used to take his bike up there all the time in the 70s.

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Man, sad news. Hearing Ned calling the race on Sunday afternoons along with Buddy Baker, Bob Jenkins, Ken Squier, and Benny Parsons was a huge part of my childhood. Now they're all gone, but imagine the reunion that's going on in Heaven right now?

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

The NASCAR family is saddened by the loss of Ned Jarrett, a NASCAR Hall of Famer, two-time Cup Series champion and one of our sport's greatest ambassadors.

We extend our deepest condolences.

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@nascarcasm @mikejoy500 Seems just like yesterday I remember watching this live. Had it on the TV in the kitchen at my grandparents' house since the one in the living room was on the fritz. Such an amazing moment!

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@IMSMuseum Did they bring out the Marmon Wasp for the parade? I know it suffered some crankcase damage a few years ago and had to be restored.

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@wbuxtonofficial Since he's a big Earnhardt fan, @danielricciardo should give the 500 a go next near with Wrangler Jeans sponsorship. @Wranglerdenims - Help make this happen!

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@RealAndyFancher I went to grade school with Kimbrell and none of this surprises me at all.

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@LASTCARonBROCK An expanded class for next year's Hall of Fame with Bonnett, Busch, Biffle would be a great lineup. Add in Harry Hyde for the Pioneer Class too.

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@CoreyLaJoie @AustinKonenski It has been raining here all across the Carolinas the past four days. I'm happy the 600 went as far as it did. I honestly thought they'd be racing today and just trying to get past the half way point. Sometimes the weather works in your favor, sometimes it doesn't.

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@indycarpodcast 10/10!

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@jeff_gluck Scott Dixon might get to pull a Johnny Rutherford and walk to victory lane!

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@jeff_gluck Reminds me of what happened to Jim Henson. He thought it was a nagging cold that progressed into pneumonia, caused a bacterial infection that led to rapid organ failure.

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I could listen to them read the phone book doing these voices....

[Hollywood Gump @FirstNameJ0hn]

Will Sasso and Dan Soder are Macho Man Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rodney Dangerfield, and Robert Deniro reading Andy Rooney quotes. 😂😂😂😂

(🎥@ChrisVanVliet)

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@Thomsen419 I need to go back to listen to those!
I've wondered if MacDonald's car would have spun out so early like it did had it been allowed to run with the 12 inch wheels it was designed for.

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@ChasKrall First ever win for the notch-nosed 1981-82 Chevy Monte Carlo. Bobby and @GaryNelsonRacer were the only team to get that car to victory lane!

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If Josh Shapiro does run for President in 2028, I hope at least part of his campaign announcement mentions how shitty of a game Top Gun for the NES is.
#JoshShapiro
#AVGN

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@NormSNLJokes Strom was still my senator when I was a freshman in college. He was old enough that when he first ran for elective office there were still Civil War veterans alive to vote for him. That always boggled my mind.

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@ArchivesDe I hope they let him be the Driver's Ed coach too....