Hi! my name is Linda.  I was a huge Adam Petty fan.
I was very excited when he made his Cup debut at
Texas.  I think I cried for a month when he died.  I
hope his dad can win a Cup race this year.  If he does
I'm still gonna cry.  Anyway it is nice to meet everybody!

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futurestar52

NASCAR legend Buck Baker dies
By DAVID POOLE


Buck Baker, born Elzie Wylie Baker on March 4, 1919, in Richburg,
S.C., won the 1956 NASCAR championship with car owner Carl
Kiekhaefer for one of the first multicar teams in NASCAR history.
Buck Baker came back to win the 1957 title for car owner Bud Moore,
becoming the first driver to ever win consecutive titles. He also
finished second in the standings in 1955 and 1958.

Buck Baker entered 636 races as a driver, beginning with the very
first race held in NASCAR's "strictly stock" series held in
Charlotte in 1949. That's the series now known as Winston Cup.
Thirteen of his victories came in cars Baker owned – he was listed
as car owner in more than 500 races.


For the complete story see:
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/3070741.htm

Memorials may be made to Crisis Assistance Ministry, 500 Spratt
Street, Building A, Charlotte, NC 28231.


futurestar52
45fan4ever

Buck Baker: The Passing of Another Legend

by Ellen Nordvig

Buck Baker passed away late Sunday, and with him passed part of the
history of NASCAR. Buck participated in NASCAR's Inaugural Race and
was part of a legendary group the likes of which we will never see
again.

Born Elzie Wylie Baker, "Buck" was father of Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr.
known to most as the legendary, "Buddy" Baker.  While Buddy's name
may sound familiar to today's fan, how many, I wonder, know of the
accomplishments of his racing father. Buck's name is associated
with, of course, The Buck Baker Racing School that bears his name
and for good reason.

For complete story:
http://stockcarcity.com/html/articles/apr17_nordvig.htm

futurestar52

To the stars through difficulty.

Nine years ago today, the NASCAR world lost a great man: Alan
Kulwicki.

Many tributes have been posted today by various newspapers and
websites. Here are a few of them.

"Remembering Alan Kulwicki" by Stephanie Hruby
http://www.catchfence.com/html/2002/sh040102.html

"Reigning Winston Cup Champ Left us with only Memories" by Kate Falk
http://www.eracefans.com/articles/jr0401.shtml

"Time Goes By (A Tribute to Alan Kulwicki)" by Dennis Michelsen
http://www.frontstretch.com/michelsen/020401.htm


The following are fan websites tributing Alan Kulwicki.

The Alan Kulwicki Homepage
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2170/alan.html

Remembering Alan Kulwicki
http://www.ak7.cjb.net/




futurestar52
45fan4ever

To the stars through difficulty.

Hey all.. I have the "memories" section back
online at Legends new host. You'll see it's a bit bleek
right now so PLEASE!! I beg of you contribute
something. The drivers listed are just some that I have
pages coming up and aren't finished. By no means are we
limiting it to those names.<br><br>"Rules For
Submitions"<br><br>Very easy: <br>No pics of the accidents. I think we've
all seen enough of them.<br><br>At this point only
NASCAR sanctioned drivers are accepted. But if there is
popular demand... scartch that... ANY racer from any
area. But keep it to drivers that are working toward
NASCAR licensing. Let's give the "no-namers" some
recognition.<br><br>That's it. Thanks all.

Thanky... could go on forever with my links.... but something that may be of
interest to you is going back up on my page tonight... the Adam Petty memories
page.

Welcome to the club coven_beholder. feel free to put a link to your page. feel
free to add any photos are links you may have.<br><br>futurestar<br>45fan4ever

I had to join simply because my club and this are
so similar. This "Lost Legends of Racing". Mine
"Legends of NASCAR"<br><br>Also want to say if there are
people running pages drop me a note either here or
e-mail legendsofnascar@... I will be glad to add a
link to your page. I'll add a link in the Links
section of the club to my page.<br><br>#3 4Life

for the Kenny Irwin Jr Foundation
is<br><br>www.kennyirwinjrfoundation.org<br><br>futurestar<br>45fan4ever

For you Kenny fans, check out
<br><br>www.kennyirwinjrfoundation.com<br><br>there you can find information as
well as photos about
the camp they are building in honor of Kenny in
Indiana.<br><br>For $15 you can also join the foundation and receive
a hat, bumber sticker, and newsletters. There is
also a page you can print out to make single
contributions.<br><br>futurestar52<br>45fan4ever<br><br>To the stars through
difficulty

Welcome to the club mignon. There's always room
for one more. I know watching NASCAR has never been
the same since I found out Adam passed away. Adam
will always be my favorite driver and nothing will
ever change that. Welcome to the club. Let me know if
you need
anything.<br><br>futurestar<br>Petty45fan4ever

Opened a new album with some more fallen racers.<br>Still looking for pics of
Rodney Orr and Robbie Moroso.

Just joined and posted a couple of pictures of
Alan Kulwicki. He was my favorite driver and I still
can remember the day I learned he had died. It was
like a piece of me left that day. For years I watched
Nascar,but it was never the same until....Kenny Irwin.
Followed him for about two years and you can imagine my
horror when my sister called me to tell me he had been
killed. I sometimes think I'm jinxed.

The following is a list of the charities fans can
donate money in their favorite driver's name. An
excellent gift for the Christmas Holidays.<br><br>Blaise
Alexander Jr's<br>Make-A-Wish Foundation Fund<br>515
Sandhill Rd<br>Montoursville, PA 17754<br><br>Foundation
for the Carolinas<br>in honor of Dale Earnhardt<br>PO
Box 34769<br>Charlotte, NC 28234-4769<br><br>Tony
Roper Scholarship Fund<br>c/o The Bank of Bolivar<br>PO
Box 108 <br>Fair Grove, MO 65648<br><br>Riley
Children's Hospital<br>In Memory of Kenny Irwin, Jr.<br>702
Barnhill Drive<br>Indianapolis, Indiana 46202<br><br>Kyle
Petty Charity Ride Across America<br>Winston Cup Racing
Wives Auxiliary<br>5700 Concord Parkway
South<br>Harrisburg, NC 28075<br>(checks should be made out to Kyle
Petty Charity Ride/WCRWA)<br><br>or<br><br>The Victory
Junction Gang Camp<br>311 Branson Mill Road<br>Randleman,
NC 27317<br><br><br><br>If there are any that I have
left off or that you would like to add, please feel
free to do so.<br><br>futurestar<br>Adam Fan 4 life

Words cannot express the pain you must be feeling
at this moment. My deepest sympathy goes out to
Blaise's family, friends, crew and fans. <br><br>If anyone
would like to talk feel free to email me at
futurestar52@... or message me at
futurestar52.<br><br>futurestar52

I have added a photo album for Dale Earnhardt photos and included some of my
faves. Feel free to add your own.<br><br>futurestar<br>Adam Petty fan 4ever

If anyone would like to share a link to their tribute site or to a favorite Dale
Earnhardt site, feel free to add them to the links
list.<br><br>futurestar<br>Adam Petty fan 4ever

Sunday, February 18th, was indeed a black day in
the history of stock car racing. Everyone who was a
fan of NASCAR, whether they liked him or not, knew
the name Earnhardt. He has accomplished so much both
on and off the track that for years to come,
everyone will still remember the legend of Dale
Earnhardt.<br><br>I, myself, am a big Adam Petty fan (as well as a
Dale Earnhardt Jr fan) and know exactly how every fan
of the Intimidator must feel right about now: shock,
disbelief, sadness, anger, and frustration. Why Dale? Why
did this have to happen?<br><br>No one knew before
the race that the interview he did would be his last.
No one knew when the race began that it would end in
such tragedy. No one knew when Dale got in his car
that it would be the last time we would ever see the
number 3 in all its glory. <br><br>It's hard when
another driver is taken from us so<br>abruptly. It's even
more difficult when it was your favorite driver.
Heroe's aren't suppose to die; yet on the final lap of
the Daytona 500 one special one did.<br><br>From
experiencing these same emotions less than a year ago, all I
can tell everyone is that in time the anger and
frustration does subside, but the emptiness and pain will
always be with you. With the help of each other and with
strength from God we can and will get through this, yet
again.<br><br>I believe every fan of NASCAR will hold a special
place in their hearts for a man they called the
Intimidator. He was the enemy to some, the hero to many, and
the legend to all.<br><br>Goodbye Dale. As you can
see from your seat next to your fellow racing
companions in Heaven, you are deeply missed. Thank you for
the great memories, the exciting finishes, the
memorable interviews and the legacy in which fans, friends,
and future drivers of the sport will remember you by.
Indeed, you will live on in each and every one of us whom
you've touched over the years and all will hold a
special place in their hearts for the legendary "man in
black" known as the "Intimidator."<br><br>PS: Please
tell Adam I said hi.<br><br>VickyLynn Allen

I am sending a sympathy card to the Roper family.
If anyone would like, I would be more than willin to
add your name inside the card as well. Please email
and let me know at
:<br>futurestar52@...<br><br>Please email me by Thursday evening. Thank
you.<br><br>futurestar

go out to the Roper family. Tony's father, was
killed in an ARCA race over the weekend. Our hearts are
filled with grief but there's sunshine over the mountain
of sorry.<br><br>Be strong, for we are all with
you.<br><br>futurestar

Check out my site. It has my tribute to Adam linked to it.<br><br><a
href=http://members.fortunecity.com/silverstar852/vickylynnsjourneys/
target=new>http://members.fortunecity.com/silverstar852/vickylynnsjourneys/</a><\
br><br><br>futurestar

Again, I don't have any photos of my own of Tony, so if you have any you would
like to share, please feel free to add them to the photo
album.<br><br>futurestar52

If you have any tribute pages you've done in memory of Tony or know of any Tony
related links, please post them here.<br><br>futurestar52

*exerpt from www.tonyroper.com*<br><br>Tony
Roper, a second-generation driver, was the son of
southwest Missouri racing legend Dean Roper. Roper started
driving in 1986. For the next six years he learned his
craft in IMCA Modifieds and late models on Midwest dirt
and asphalt tracks. He scored numerous wins in both
IMCA and late models on the asphalt tracks. In 1992
Tony moved to the ASA circuit. In 1992, he was the
runner up finisher in the American Speed Association's
rookie-of-the-year race.<br><br>At the end of the 1996 Roper joined
forces with Brevak Racing to drive the team's primary
entry on<br>the NCTS circuit. <br><br>Tony drove for
two teams in 1998 and completed his second full
season 16th in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series point
standings & Roper began the campaign in Shelly Brevak's
Concor Tool & Machine Ford, then moved to the Gloy-Rahal
Ford following the early-June race at Texas Motor
Speedway & Roper's best career finish was recorded in the
latter ride, a second-place at Indianapolis Raceway Park
& that finish remains his only career top-five.
<br><br>In early 1999, he signed with the IWX Motor Freight
Xpress Motorsports Pontiac Team for a partial schedule
in the NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division.
He made his BGN debut at Darlington on March 20,
1999. In April he was selected to drive full-time for
the remainder of the year. He drove for Xpress
through August before leaving the team to explore other
options.<br><br>In late 1999 he signed a two year contract with
Washington Erving Motorsports to pilot the #50 Dr<br>Pepper
Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The team struggled early in 2000 and
was finally forced out of<br>business because of
financial problems.<br><br>Late in 2000, he agreed to drive
for the #26 Mittler Brothers Ford in the Craftsman
Truck Series. On October 13, 2000 he was critically
injured in a wreck at Texas Motor Speedway. He died the
next day.<br><br>He is buried at Mt. Comfort Cemetery,
just a few miles from where he grew
up.<br><br><a href=http://www.tonyroper.com/information/bio.htm
target=new>http://www.tonyroper.com/information/bio.htm</a><br><br><br>futuresta\
r52

I have added a photo album for Adam Petty. I have
so many that I want to add I'm going to have to go
through my collection and post them tommorrow
:)<br><br>Please add your favorites.<br><br>futurestar52

Here are some Adam related links. Feel free to
add your own.<br><br><br>Adam Petty Official
Site<br><a href=http://www.adampetty.com
target=new>http://www.adampetty.com</a><br><br>The Spud Brigade (site for Adam's
fans)<br><a href=http://www.spudbrigade.com
target=new>http://www.spudbrigade.com</a><br><br>Adam Petty Fans Forever Yahoo
Club<br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/adampettyfansforever
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/adampettyfansforever</a><br><br>futurest\
ar52

*exerpt from www.adampetty.com*<br><br>Adam would
experience his own set of peaks and valleys on the track
during the 1999 season, but did accomplish a
fourth-place finish at California Speedway and two fifth-place
finishes at Nazareth<br>Speedway and Memphis Motorsports
Park. He even entered two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
(CTS) races to pick up extra seat time and had a
tenth-place finish in his first CTS start at Richmond
International Speedway. Adam ended the season 20th in the 1999
NASCAR Busch Series point
standings."<br><br>www.adampetty.com<br><br>futurestar52

The Guardian<br>No matter what you do,<br>I am
watching over you.<br>Watching from a star,<br>A world
where angels are.<br>So look up to the sky,<br>When
you're barely getting by,<br>And I will carry
you,<br>And all your problems too.<br>The world will be a
better place,<br>So put a smile on your face.<br>For I
will always watch over you, <br>In every way and
everywhere,<br>I will always be there.<br><br>Debbie

This is what Lynne posted (Kenny's News
Editor)<br>Also you will see a small post from Vikki right
above.<a href=http://sportsonly.com/a/12475/bin/3784.html
target=new>http://sportsonly.com/a/12475/bin/3784.html</a><br>If you want to see
more post, go
to..<br><br><a href=http://sportsonly.com/a/12475/
target=new>http://sportsonly.com/a/12475/</a><br>Debbie