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1965 at the mile in Du Quoin. 44 years old and have been to 43 silver crowns at Du Quoin. Went so much when I was a little fella couldn't tell you firsts. I remember going to Turnpike Speedway (Williamson County Speedway) in Marion, Illinois. Weekly coupe track that ran sprint specials. Vividly remember Bubby Jones coming to the track and all the boys from down south. It was a Friday track and the promoter would pause the proceedings to let sprint travelers time as they came to the track. I remember Hooker Hood, a young Ricky Hood, and the Swindell brothers specifically. Other tracks in the area included Frankliln County Fairgrounds Speedway, a track in Murphysboro, Il, and one in Centralia. Also used to go to Belle-Claire every once in a while. To butcher a movie phrase "Nothing is as meaningful or as exiciting as when you were ten years old".
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