Carl Edwards Wins In Loy Allen Jr. Tribute Car

A lengthy race marred with cautions came to an end right before midnight, with Carl Edwards winning the Southern 500 in a Loy Allen Jr. tribute paint scheme.

Seven championships between these two

“It was great to do this for the whole Arris team, everybody at JGR, but especially for Loy”, an exhausted Edwards said from victory lane.  “When I took this ride with Joe Gibbs Racing, I knew I wanted to honor ol’ Loy, and that’s what we do most of the races, with this orange-and-white 19 car.”

Edwards said that while a number of teams ran special throwback paint schemes this weekend, he wasn’t tempted to waiver from his “perma-tribute” to the former Daytona 500 pole winner.

“We could’ve run a Jeremy Mayfield tribute, but I already pay tribute to drug use by doing Tyler Walker’s backflip”, Edwards continued.  “Sure there’s plenty of drivers we could honor, famous cars we could emulate, but why mess with perfection?  Loy Allen Jr. is perfection.”

Allen Jr. was unable to be reached for comment, but Edwards wanted it to be known how much admiration he has for the former Hooters-sponsored driver.

“Wherever you are, Loy, this is for you”, Edwards said directly into the camera.  “And we’ll see if they’ll let us put Hoosier tires on the car next time.”

Retro Darlington “News” and Notes

(In a preview of a possible project for the offseason, here’s a look back at Spade Racing’s illustrious 100-year-history, this week focusing on our coverage of Darlington, The Track Too Tough To Tame)

Headlines Through The Years:

1950: Race Track Built Next to World-Famous Minnow Pond

1966: Jarrett Wins By 14 Laps—Will No One Tweak The Rules to Improve On-Track Action?

1976: Waltrip Finishes 2nd—Will We EVER Get Tired of Him?

1985: Winston Gives $1,000,000 to One Man; Gives Cancer to 1,000,000

1993: Bold New “Purvis Era” Gets Off to Rocky Start

2003: Record Ticket Sales Reported at California Speedway

2011: Denver Invades Nascar!

Spade Racing Motion Picture Previews: Late Summer Edition

With the temperatures about to drop (hopefully), and an exciting football season around the corner (hopefully), there’s precious few days left for Hollywood to lure Americans to the movies.  Here’s a look at some of the upcoming movies with a Nascar-bent:

The Transporter Refueled—a Nascar team transporter is low on gas.  The driver refuels it at a truck stop.  The truck leaves.  True story.

Before We Go—Nascar manages to go another year without addressing the fact that its restart policies are virtually unenforceable.

The Visit—Boris Said goes back to his car dealership with the coolest summer vacation story in the world.

90 Minutes in Heaven—My recounting of spending an hour and a half in a stuck elevator with Kelli Stavast.

Everest—Robert Kaufmann climbs the highest mountain in the world, figuring that it’s still easier than trying to make money with Michael Waltrip.