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On September 23, 1978, Tommy Thompson was seriously hurt in a Mini-Indy crash at Trenton. He died 5 days later. Thompson is a notable, but sometimes overlooked part of racing
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Days of Thunder was released on June 27, 1990. To mark the occasion, here's a thread of info from the movie's filming. The first inspiration for Days of Thunder
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A few months ago, I did a thread on NASCAR-themed commercials from 2004. Let's do another one.Here's a thread on NASCAR commercials from 2005, near the height of sponsor activation
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At Talladega in 1982, some random guy told everyone he was a veteran driver, scammed a car from Sterling Marlin, and raced as "LW Wright" despite never driving a race
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