Why 26 laps at K'ville?

captrat (Offline)
#1 8/9/10 12:55 PM

I must have missed something. Why 26 laps at K'ville instead of 30?

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bigmojo5
#2 8/9/10 9:13 PM

Racing's four letter word?

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dansprint (Offline)
#3 8/9/10 9:44 PM

Originally Posted by bigmojo5:
Racing's four letter word?

Am I correct in thinking 26laps = 13 Miles.

13 in respect for "the Rocket" Jesse Hockett?

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Tbird4vkcc (Offline)
#4 8/10/10 5:31 PM

Originally Posted by dansprint:
Am I correct in thinking 26laps = 13 Miles.

13 in respect for "the Rocket" Jesse Hockett?

Is that true? That'd be REALLY cool....someone update us about why it was 26 laps, thanks!

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USAC Fan
#5 8/10/10 6:37 PM

It was 26 laps last year too.

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Tim Clauson (Offline)
#6 8/10/10 7:27 PM

I believe 26 was the car number of the gentleman who's memory the race was run.

Tim Clauson
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