Last season race fans witnessed one of the craziest championship battles ever in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In a few days we will begin the lucky 13th season for the series. Our broadcast team welcomes Adam Alexander to the Speed television crew.
As I began packing my bags for Daytona a few questions came to mind about the upcoming 25 race season. While we will have to wait until almost Thanksgiving to find out the answers, here are a few things I would like to know…. More »
Written by: Ray Dunlap for SPEED, Charlotte, NC – 1/16/2007
In honor of the late Benny Parsons I would like to tell a few stories about the man. You see, telling stories, was what Benny did.
You may remember him as a great driver and a Winston Cup champion, or you may remember his playful demeanor as a broadcaster, I will always remember him as the one man who ALWAYS had charge of the room he was in.
I first met BP on April 29th, 1990. I was a TV announcer wanna-be. I had created my own public access show about auto racing in Columbus, Ohio and conned the staff at Martinsville Speedway into giving me a pit road credential. I was a green as they come and awe stuck by being around all these NASCAR superstars. I was a one-man band. I had to carry my equipment, set it up, run the camera and pretend to be the talent in front of the camera. Nothing was going very well that day until Benny walked by. He said, “Hey kid whatcha doing?” I told him my story and that I was having a hard time getting access to any of the drivers. He said,” Come with me, I will help you out just a little.” In the next ten minutes I met Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, Rick Mast, Geoff Bodine, Harry Gant and Ernie Irvan. Benny asked each of them to spend a few minutes with me and through out the day, each of them did. BP then said,” Give me the mic.” I did just that and started recording. His next words were,” Be sure and watch Ray Dunlap on his show AT the SPEEDWAY right here on Channel 21…I never miss it.” (NBC Photo) More »
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