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In between episodes of “Rise of the Field Fillers,” I thought it would be neat to do a few individual profiles on drivers and teams. This one was inspired by a pair of slides I bought over the summer depicting J.R. Charbonneau and his lone Cup start at Dover for the Buck Baker Racing Team. Here is that story. ARTICLES Arizona Republic Spokane Chronicle The Akron Beacon Journal OBITUARY J.R. Charbonneau’s Obituary, The Spokesman-Review https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spokesman/name/james-charbonneau-obituary?pid=196514602&__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=pmd_OXBkml2pAy_uA_uohuZNCN14kZjqnNU9lQUPPFCFZVA-1630136443-0-gqNtZGzNA9CjcnBszRFR PHOTOS Randy Baker Charlie Berch Brian Cleary Getty Images Google Images Maxx Trading Cards @Shawn_Phillips SLIDES Dale & Janice Rossi Collection VIDEO 1981 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8-_jEkXcBM 1982 Mountain Dew 500 at Pocono https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9M5e2yNSpA “And They Walked Away,” Diamond P Sports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ23GBuqp-g MUSIC “Walking In The Sky” – Nico Staf OTHER SOURCES Buck Baker’s Seat Time Racing School Newspapers.com Racing-reference.info

Daytona Part 2!

Michigan!

While looking through my digital archives from 2011, I found this 14-minute video of my thoughts after the tragic accident that claimed the life of Dan Wheldon (recorded 6:13 P.M. Pacific on October 16, 2011). I'm not sure why I didn't post it back then. My guess was I decided to post the tribute video instead, which I made later that night. My Dan Wheldon Tribute (Completed October 17, 2011 at 1:56 A.M.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXDo1jEUo7Y

What did we just watch?

Skip to 19:27 for the start of the reading. Thirty years ago today. . .

Rest in peace, Ima Jean McDuffie.

New Hampshire!

While in town to compete in the Truck Series race at Kansas on May 1, 2021, Norm Benning's personal truck was stolen, stranding he and his crew in the infield. In this interview, Benning tells what happened that weekend.

Covering a wild and extremely hot weekend of LASTCAR action at the Texas Motor Speedway, where I was working trackside.

Early trouble for Jordan Anderson on pit road

Sears Point!

Rodd Kneeland's crew fights to get their driver's car ready to join the field for the General Tire 200 at the Sonoma Raceway on June 5, 2021. The input shaft had failed on the transmission, forcing some last-minute repairs with the car on jack stands. While Kneeland would make the start of the race, the transmission issue returned on the first lap. His car stalled on the track, putting him in last place. #NeverGiveUp

WATCH PART 1 FIRST! https://youtu.be/NiTuqNCTWys Perhaps no driver from 2004 exemplified the spirit of the “field fillers” better than Carl Long. For the soft-spoken man they call “The Long Shot,” qualifying was always the true battleground – to race was the reward. Yet no matter how unforgiving the clock, nor how challenging the obstacles, Long never lost his sense of humor. So, when a shocking accident destroyed his only car, the fans came out in support. And when a technical infraction led to an unprecedented penalty, he never gave up. INTERVIEW *Carl Long SPECIAL THANKS *Bryan Hallman, BRH Racing Archives *CarlLongMotorsports.com and Carl Long's Facebook Page MUSIC “Get Tough” – TrackTribe “Come On Out” – Dan Lebowitz VIDEOS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjZQnMo0uMCFnqBHkAvVs4kj5nyVsKCUn ARTICLES *Fesko, Sean. “Thee Dixon, First Modern Era African American NASCAR Team Owner, Passes at 76,” Frontstretch.com, February 25, 2015; https://www.frontstretch.com/2015/02/25/thee-dixon-first-african-american-nascar-team-owner-passes-at-76/ *James, Brant. “NASCAR fills up on scrappy teams,” Tampa Bay Times, August 27, 2005. https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2004/03/14/nascar-fills-up-on-scrappy-teams/ *Kattan, Mike. “Independent Profile: Carl Long,” RacingUnderdog.com, August 26, 2004. *Knight, Chris. “Life with Ryan McGlynn – Part 1 and 2,” Catchfence.com, March 5, 2002. *Laurence, Dave. “Underdog of the Week: Carl Long,” RacingUnderdog.com, February 24, 2004; https://web.archive.org/web/20050315160512/http://www.racingunderdog.com/uotw/040224.htm *Long, Dustin. “Low-budget teams race to get paid,” News & Record, February 21, 2004; https://greensboro.com/sports_professional/auto_racing/low-budget-teams-race-to-get-paid/article_b473702b-4c6d-52ec-9d76-16ef01a37c95.html *Pearce, Al. “Chasing The Dream: NASCAR is suffering from some small fields,” April 11, 2004. *Smith, Marty. “Long loses car, but not sense of humor,” NASCAR.com, February 22, 2004; https://web.archive.org/web/20040405145047/http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/headlines/cup/02/22/clong_rockingham/index.html PHOTOS *Brainard Photo *Bryan Hallman, BRH Racing Archives *Carl Long Motorsports (Facebook) *Edwin Turner *FrontstretchPhotos.com *Fuller Motorsports and Collectibles *Getty Images *iRacing *Jayski’s Silly Season Site *John Harrelson *Matthew Luke Lewis Collection *Motorsport.com *@NCMarrk *Ralph Francello, RacingMetal.com *RickMastFan67 *@RickWareRacing *Rommy Masrour *Spokeo *TEC3 *@TimmyHillRacer *Viewimages *XSPImages *@WookieAutomoTV UNCREDITED ARTICLES “Triple threat from Long in 2002,” Crash.net, January 20, 2002; https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/85602/1/triple-threat-from-long-in-2002 “‘Field Fillers’ days numbered?” Crash.net, February 26, 2004; https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/88300/1/field-fillers-days-numbered “Veedverks Makes NASCAR History with Carl Long Sponsorship,” Veedverks.com, May 21, 2017; https://veedverks.com/blogs/news/veedverks-hemp-cbd-nascar-mencs-carl-long-sponsorship OTHER SOURCES *CarlLongMotorsports.com *Cupp Motorsports: https://web.archive.org/web/20061206035016/http://www.cuppmotorsports.com/ *Darrell Waltrip’s Official Website – 2000 Coca-Cola 600: https://web.archive.org/web/20000928221728/http://www.dw17.com/2000season/dw_000528charlotteweekend.html#qualify *Mansion Motorsports’ Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20010420184106/http://www.geocities.com/mansionmotorsports/photos.html *McGlynn Motorsports’ Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20040328002443/http://www.stapel12.com:80/mcglynnracing/mcglynn_contact.htm *RacingUnderdog.com Article Archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20050217123623/http://racingunderdog.com:80/articles/04/archive.htm *SimCyberworld.com, http://www.simcyberworld.com/nascar3/cars/mofcars/mofcars.html *UltimateRacingHistory - http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/drivers.php *“Meet the Field Fillers. . .” Racing-Forums.com, forum thread started March 19, 2004.

Perhaps no driver from 2004 exemplified the spirit of the “field fillers” better than Carl Long. For the soft-spoken man they call “The Long Shot,” qualifying was always the true battleground – to race was the reward. Yet no matter how unforgiving the clock, nor how challenging the obstacles, Long never lost his sense of humor. So, when a shocking accident destroyed his only car, the fans came out in support. And when a technical infraction led to an unprecedented penalty, he never gave up. INTERVIEWS *Carl Long *Rick Ware SPECIAL THANKS *Bryan Hallman, BRH Racing Archives *CarlLongMotorsports.com and Carl Long's Facebook Page MUSIC “Get Tough” – TrackTribe “Come On Out” – Dan Lebowitz VIDEOS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjZQnMo0uMCFnqBHkAvVs4kj5nyVsKCUn ARTICLES *Fesko, Sean. “Thee Dixon, First Modern Era African American NASCAR Team Owner, Passes at 76,” Frontstretch.com, February 25, 2015; https://www.frontstretch.com/2015/02/25/thee-dixon-first-african-american-nascar-team-owner-passes-at-76/ *James, Brant. “NASCAR fills up on scrappy teams,” Tampa Bay Times, August 27, 2005. https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2004/03/14/nascar-fills-up-on-scrappy-teams/ *Kattan, Mike. “Independent Profile: Carl Long,” RacingUnderdog.com, August 26, 2004. *Knight, Chris. “Life with Ryan McGlynn – Part 1 and 2,” Catchfence.com, March 5, 2002. *Laurence, Dave. “Underdog of the Week: Carl Long,” RacingUnderdog.com, February 24, 2004; https://web.archive.org/web/20050315160512/http://www.racingunderdog.com/uotw/040224.htm *Long, Dustin. “Low-budget teams race to get paid,” News & Record, February 21, 2004; https://greensboro.com/sports_professional/auto_racing/low-budget-teams-race-to-get-paid/article_b473702b-4c6d-52ec-9d76-16ef01a37c95.html *Pearce, Al. “Chasing The Dream: NASCAR is suffering from some small fields,” April 11, 2004. *Smith, Marty. “Long loses car, but not sense of humor,” NASCAR.com, February 22, 2004; https://web.archive.org/web/20040405145047/http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/headlines/cup/02/22/clong_rockingham/index.html PHOTOS *Brainard Photo *Bryan Hallman, BRH Racing Archives *Carl Long Motorsports (Facebook) *CarlLongMotorsports.com *Edwin Turner *FrontstretchPhotos.com *Fuller Motorsports and Collectibles *Getty Images *iRacing *Jayski’s Silly Season Site *John Harrelson *Matthew Luke Lewis Collection *Motorsport.com *@NCMarrk *Ralph Francello, RacingMetal.com *RickMastFan67 *@RickWareRacing *Rommy Masrour *Spokeo *TEC3 *@TimmyHillRacer *Viewimages *XSPImages *@WookieAutomoTV UNCREDITED ARTICLES “Triple threat from Long in 2002,” Crash.net, January 20, 2002; https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/85602/1/triple-threat-from-long-in-2002 “‘Field Fillers’ days numbered?” Crash.net, February 26, 2004; https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/88300/1/field-fillers-days-numbered “Veedverks Makes NASCAR History with Carl Long Sponsorship,” Veedverks.com, May 21, 2017; https://veedverks.com/blogs/news/veedverks-hemp-cbd-nascar-mencs-carl-long-sponsorship OTHER SOURCES *CarlLongMotorsports.com *Cupp Motorsports: https://web.archive.org/web/20061206035016/http://www.cuppmotorsports.com/ *Darrell Waltrip’s Official Website – 2000 Coca-Cola 600: https://web.archive.org/web/20000928221728/http://www.dw17.com/2000season/dw_000528charlotteweekend.html#qualify *Mansion Motorsports’ Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20010420184106/http://www.geocities.com/mansionmotorsports/photos.html *McGlynn Motorsports’ Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20040328002443/http://www.stapel12.com:80/mcglynnracing/mcglynn_contact.htm *RacingUnderdog.com Article Archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20050217123623/http://racingunderdog.com:80/articles/04/archive.htm *SimCyberworld.com, http://www.simcyberworld.com/nascar3/cars/mofcars/mofcars.html *UltimateRacingHistory - http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/drivers.php *“Meet the Field Fillers. . .” Racing-Forums.com, forum thread started March 19, 2004.