Word: carly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Racing wheel to wheel in Darlington, S.C., Darrell Waltrip, 32, nosed out King Petty, 41, by 1.2 sec., in what is turning into the most exciting and richest season on the top circuit of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. For his four hours, twelve minutes and six seconds of work, Waltrip won $23,400. In 1968 the crowd at Darlington numbered some 22,000; this year nearly 68,000 (up 33% from 1978) paid between $10 and $30 a ticket to watch the jousting. Although the sport was born in the South and is still centered there...
...surge of big money has made seven drivers millionaires, and even Neil Bonnett, who finished eighth in earnings last year, totted up $155,875 (which, as is customary, he had to share with the owner of his car). In 1978 Yarborough won a record $530,751, and his total was up to $101,615 after the first eight races this year. In addition to his 50% share of the winnings, Yarborough earns an estimated $250,000 a year from personal appearances, endorsements and royalties from souvenirs bearing his image (T shirts, ashtrays, place mats, coffee mugs). The owner of Yarborough...
Perhaps. The rules of stock car racing are vaguely drawn to give the competitors a lot of crowd-pleasing leeway, especially on the last lap when, as King Petty says, "you're getting down to pay dirt...
...sport has another undeniable and special appeal. A football fan knows he will never learn what it would be like to quarterback the Pittsburgh Steelers, but a stock car fan gets behind a wheel every day, and his sedan at least looks like those driven by Yarborough, Petty and the Allisons. As a result, the fans have a rare, fierce sense of identification with the heroes of the sport. At Darlington, when Waltrip edged out Petty, the spectators cheered so loudly that the drivers could hear them over the roar of the engines. For the final laps the fans were...
...University police car arrived at this point, responding to a call from a student who heard the screams, Paul said. The policeman "drew his gun and forced the guy to drop his knife," he added...