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Vol. II - Old Dominion Speedway - Aug. 23, 2009 |
50 Years
Of Cars & Stars - Vol. II
Old Dominion Speedway
Manassas, VA
August 23, 2009
The
2nd edition of the 50 Years Of Cars & Stars nostalgia event was
held this past Sunday at the famed motorsports complex Old Dominion
Speedway in Manassas, VA.
With
an overflow crowd, more cars than probably expected, and terrific
weather, this event has to be another qualified success. Nostalgia
cars filled every corner of the
facility,
including the oval track.
Since
no cars could be started or raced before 12 noon, the ODS Legends
awards presentations were held throughout the morning hours at the
entrance of the oval track.
Click HERE for the ODS Legends award recipients.
As
the fans quickly filled in from the parking lot across the street
from the complex, the racers were quickly and quietly greeting each
other and setting up their cars for display.
As
the awards ceremony progressed throughout the morning, the temps
started warming up and all the cars that were prepared to race
started lining up in the staging lanes.
Once
they started racing, it pretty much continued throughout the day.
The only mishap on the track, a gorgeous green Anglia wagon locked up
it's brakes at the finish line and
rolled
a few times. Driver was O:K and the car didn't appear to be badly damaged.
On
hand to photograph the event was 4 members of the ECDN staff...Dave
Bishop,
Stephen
Jones,
Mashie
Mihalko,
and Tom
McCrea.
ODS track photographer Scott Saylor
and
his AVEX
group was also here shooting all day long and providing prints for racers.
The 1st ECDN image gallery follows. Images from Dave Bishop and Mashie will be posted soon.
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