As a native North Carolinian, Schaefer Hall of Fame co-founder Philly grew up going to races at tracks such as Rockingham, Wilkesboro, Marti...

The 1980 Daytona 500 was my first to attend. A few months earlier at the wedding of my uncle Earl, my uncle Ronald who had introduced me to ...

The first visit to Johnson City, TN's Horseshoe Lounge in 1992  by Schaefer co-founder Philly and me was random. Our return visit in 199...

A fitting post for Valentine's Day I think... Aside from the racing, time with friends, and enjoyment of Schaefer, one of the most e...

Schaefer co-founder Philly and I made our way to Bristol in April 1992 for the Food City 500. The race was to be my first Bristol race since...

Soon after closing on our first house, I learned my little Toyota Corolla was ill-equipped for regular runs to the hardware store, landscapi...

Some have wondered. Some have guessed. I've shared with some. Others couldn't give a rip. But here goes. I've blogged a h...

Far too many NASCAR-related press releases include home track references. Yet some old school fans and a handful of (mostly retired) driver...

Schaefer co-founder Philly and I flew to Manchester, New Hampshire on a Friday morning in July 2005 for a great weekend culminating in the N...

As I noted in Part 1 of my Texas racing stories , I attended the first race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in April 1997. On race day for...

In April 1997, Schaefer Hall of Famer co-founder Philly, my sister, my brother-in-law Chuckles, and I attend the inaugural race weekend at T...

Trying to convince someone to give racing a shot is challenging when the other person stubbornly rejects pretty much anything outside of bas...

My one and (so far) only trip to Richmond for a race was in May 2002. I was scheduled to be in Cary NC the week after the race for work. So ...

The eventual co-founders of the Schaefer Hall of Fame hit Talladega for the 1991 summer race. The weekend was a return trip for me but the f...

For the first half of the 1990s, I lived in Chattanooga, TN. Races at Talladega and Atlanta were easy day trips. In March 1992, however, we ...

After several years of blogging detailed posts about racing history, I'm pretty tired. So for the downtime of racing season between...