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  1.   Dave Roberts posted:
  11.01.2004 - 2:42 am
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Clyde Lynn's and Cale Yarborough's pits were adjacent. Cale had no crew;
Clyde had one crew member: me. I carried the gas can and refueled the
car. A ten-gallon can weighed just over 60 pounds, and I didn't know
until that night that I could jump a pit retainer wall carrying 60
pounds! Cale had engine trouble and would drive a lap or two, pit, crawl
out the window, comb his hair, slide under the car, slide back out, and
then comb his hair before getting back into the driver's seat. He had
nice hair but he didn't finish the race.

How did I get on Clyde Lynn's crew? With no money for a ticket, I hung
out at the drivers' entrance, asking eash one if I could work on the
crew for the price of a ticket. Clyde Lynn was the first to take my offer.

That was the night before Easter 1965, and I was just shy of 21 years old.


  2.   dalejrrules14 posted:
  04.02.2006 - 6:40 pm
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question mr roberts.why were cars lapped so quickly back then?


  3.   rob posted:
  02.24.2011 - 5:34 pm
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there was a greater speed difference between the fast cars and the
backmarkers. many drivers would run an entire race at what seemed like a
turtle's pace. it wasn't uncommon to see cars being lapped in the
opening five laps.


  4.   Spen posted:
  02.11.2018 - 5:19 am
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Neil Castles and Buddy Baker are both listed in car #86. Most likely,
Buddy ran the #88, as Buck's Dodge was usually that number in '65.


  5.   Ed posted:
  12.28.2019 - 9:54 pm
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First of 14 career wins for Dick Hutcherson


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