THIS WAS IN THE MID-1990s, and we were in the Darlington Raceway pressbox. Bill France Jr., then the president of NASCAR, came in to talk about the next year's Winston Cup schedule.
He said they'd move the July Talladega race to the fall.
"Some people think it's hot in Talladega in July," France quipped.
This year's spring race at Talladega, the Geico 500, was held on April 28. The fall race, the *1000Bulbs.com 500, was held on Oct. 14.
France, a native of the usually-hot Daytona Beach, Fla., died of cancer on June 4, 2007.
By the way, it WAS hot in Talladega in July; I can vouch for that. On July 25, 1993, the heat index was listed at 107.
He said they'd move the July Talladega race to the fall.
"Some people think it's hot in Talladega in July," France quipped.
This year's spring race at Talladega, the Geico 500, was held on April 28. The fall race, the *1000Bulbs.com 500, was held on Oct. 14.
France, a native of the usually-hot Daytona Beach, Fla., died of cancer on June 4, 2007.
By the way, it WAS hot in Talladega in July; I can vouch for that. On July 25, 1993, the heat index was listed at 107.
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