Episode 7, Part 1 - Carl Long Racing

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.