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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  08.03.2010 - 10:04 am
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Tom Glaser's first North Tour win


  2.   Justin posted:
  01.11.2021 - 2:42 am
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This race was arguably one of the most special events ever held in
NASCAR North Tour history. Ricky Crouch, younger brother of defending
Tour champion Robbie Crouch, was scheduled to make his racing debut
later in the summer, but he was killed in a rainy highway accident just
a few miles from Catamount Stadium early Saturday morning while headed
to see their father, Clarence "C.A." Crouch, and help prepare the car
that he owned - the Bosch/BFCP #12 Buick driven by Tom Glaser. Ricky was
just a month shy of his 18th birthday when he died.

Both Glaser and Robbie Crouch made the hard decision on Sunday morning
to enter the Spring Green. Glaser fought a bad skip in his car's engine,
and he was leading the race when he spun out after a restart with 41
laps complete, but at the same time a separate incident saw Bob Randall
hit the wall to bring out the yellow flag. Glaser had the good fortune
of being "saved" by the yellow flag and got his spot back in the lead.

Glaser then held off Stub Fadden and Wes Rosner for the victory - his
only win in Tour competition. Robbie Crouch finished fifth. After an
emotional victory lane celebration, many of the drivers, teams, and
officials - along with a significant portion of the sellout crowd of
9,000 fans - packed up and headed down the road about 20 minutes to
Burlington for Ricky's funeral services, some still wearing their
firesuits and crew uniforms.


  3.   Justin posted:
  01.13.2021 - 10:00 pm
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I must correct myself - Glaser won another race in 1984, and I knew
that. Sorry about that mistake in the other post. I meant to say "first
win" but wrote "only win".


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