Sad to hear about the passing of Johnny Ray. He drove the pre-race flag around Talladega for nearly the last 20 years and made 8 Cup starts in the mid-70s.
On August 9, 1975, Ray set the record for fastest tractor-trailer to go around the speedway. 92 mph was his speed.
On this day in 2004, the film "3: The Dale Earnhardt Story" premiered on ESPN.
Reviews for the movie weren't great, but it popularized the now-famous quote "The winner ain't the guy with the fastest car, it's just the one who refuses to lose."
"We had the wrong gear, wrong springs, wrong shocks, and wrong car. We had the right beer, but other than that, we got stomped." - Sterling Marlin, Dover 2002
The last time a Hooters-sponsored car won a race was Alan Kulwicki at Pocono in June 1992. They are 0-for-165 since then. The Hooters Curse continues...