Josh42 Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Two of these guys are from Texas and two are actually not from Texas and are Cup Stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
44SS Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 The red 14 looks like Freddie Fryer, the blue 40 looks like Bubba N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 You got the 40 right but the 14 is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 8 Was John Silverthorne/ 14 Sterling Marlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Correct Outlaw now who is the 81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDaddy Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Bill Elliott? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Definitive Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 That looks like an old Wallace Eng. car....Kenny or Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 The 81 car is Bill Elliott at the '82 Derby. The 14 of Sterling Marlin is the '83 Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 wow! interesting question is why is Bill in a non-ford vehicle? I figured he and the gang from Dawsonville were already a Ford family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Rodney, I was browsing back through these old posts, and I found this one about Elliott in a non-Ford. That #81 I believe is the Simpson/Harwell car out of Georgia. This car has other drivers such as Billy Mcginnis and Buck Simmons drive it also. Bill's ride in this car is probably a rental. I also think this team in the 70's is where they got the #22 Vita-Fresh car that Jimmy Finger drove. Buck Simmons drove the #22 car about 2 dozen times before they sold it to Texas. He won all but one of the races he ran it it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 wow! interesting question is why is Bill in a non-ford vehicle? I figured he and the gang from Dawsonville were already a Ford family. They really were a Ford family. I believe Bill also raced in the IROC series. Sometimes you just have to take what you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 Simpson-Harwell was based out of the Atlanta area, and both McGinnis and Simmons were from the North Georgia area, as was Elliott. Elliott had ties to the short track racing through old family friend Jody Ridley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Speaking of Bill Elliot .................... Whenever I hear his name anymore, I'm reminded of Ricky Turner. I've never met him, but I HAVE heard him. At the last "TEXAS BIG SHOT" race, Ricky was one of the competitors. Chuck Lacata was doing some on-track interviews. Ricky was way down toward turn 4 in the starting field, too far away to be seen, but you could sure hear him during the interview. Ricky hales from Dawsonville, Georgia. If I had not known better, I'd have sworn it was Bill Elliot. He sounded EXACTLY like Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Ricky hales from Dawsonville, Georgia. If I had not known better, I'd have sworn it was Bill Elliot. He sounded EXACTLY like Bill! You'd be surprised at how many people in Georgia sound like that..... I can say that; my Mom is from Waycross, and she and all her kin over there have that drawl..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
302cominthru Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 TxTom - your'e right. Most Georgians have a drawl that's unique to the Southeast. After moving away from San Antonio in '82, I moved to El Paso for awhile. It's there where I first became a Bill Elliott fan. I've been a fan ever since. The way Bill handled himself on and off the track remined me of another soft spoken, lanky individual by the name of Leroy Brooks. For me, it's not hard to see the similarities. Both were the best in their respective classes...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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