Word: kinged
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Edward King's greatest sin in the eyes of his detractors is not his ineptness in personnel administration, but his courage in opposing today's giveaway mentality of the bureaucracy and the media; it is that one person's need constitutes an automatic blank check on someone else's abilities. We love him for the enemies he has made...
Richard Petty, known as "the King" for his early dominance of the sport, has never lost the common touch, tirelessly signing autographs and posing for snapshots that will become treasured souvenirs in the scrapbooks of his loyal subjects. Cale Yarborough occasionally calls on his friend and longtime fan, who has moved from Plains, Ga., to the White House. Donnie and Bobby Allison, brothers from Hueytown, Ala., exemplify the fierce and tender loyalties of Southern families. A more amiable group of millionaires would be hard to find?away from their work...
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...
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...
...broke loose in the seventh. After tossing out Rod Hibner for the second out. Brown (the pitcher) seemed ready to end the game despite the Bruin runners at the corners. But an intentional walk to load the bases and Larry Carbone's triple undid the afternoon's work. John King added insult to injury by kissing a Brown pitch goodbye over the left center field fence for the last run and the final, 7-4 score...