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Originally Posted by aceace Some of you older guys will remember him well. Butch was a good driver always a favorite to win or at least a top 5. Butch and my Dad were pretty good friends. One night in the late 80's they were having an All-Star Circuit of Champions race at Paragon Speedway and I went. I went to the booth to say Hi to Keith Ford. My Dad drove for him a few times. Butch was the flagman at the time. Keith tells me that the guy who was suppose to be on the flag stand with Butch couldn't make it and he wanted a second person up there because it was a big race, ask me if I would get up there with him and watch for wrecks and generally help Butch out. Something I had never done before but didn't sound real complicated. I watch one end of the track and Butch watches the other end. If something happens on my end I nudge him he throws the caution. Sounded like a new experience, why not. Keith gives me my admission fee back a pair of goggles and told me I could have what ever I wanted to eat. Things go pretty smooth all night till the feature, had a couple cars get upside down early. On a normal night the feature was 20 laps (at that time) this night was 40. At the 18 lap mark Butch picks up the White flag. I'm thinking ***, I yell at the top of my lungs "Butch its 40 laps" he gives me a dumb look... he throws the caution. Starts talking on his headset, they inform him its 40 laps. Over the PA system they say the caution was for debris on the track. ( I was laughing, knowing the truth) We finish all 40 laps of the feature. After the race, Butch and I just look at each other and laugh.

And this wasn't even a NASCAR race! :rolling