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Memorial Day, 1972, Salem Speedway,USAC MIdgets, Mel Kenyon.
Remember the old covered grandstands and how the noise rattled around inside. A fellow from my hometown, Dave Garner, asked me to the races when he saw me hanging out in town. I remember that it rained lightly and that Jimmy Caruthers ran practice laps to help dry the track. I knew so little about racing that I thought the cars had to stay between the lane markers painted on the track like on a highway or a slot car track. That brought chuckles from people around me.
First sprint race, Hulman Classic in 1973. My first dirt race and one of the worst track surfaces I've ever seen. The only redeeming quality was watching Foyt for the first time. Little Joe survived the mess and Foyt pulled off early. The other things that stood out were June Cochrane and Linda Vaughn.
Jim Morrison
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