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Nick Clemons
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Live Music HeadNick Clemonsan interview by Lisa McDonaldLive Music HeadPhoto courtesy of Nick ClemonsBorn in New Jersey on November 25, 1968, Clarence Anicholas Clemons grew up to be a musician like his...
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SCIENCE FICTION CINEMA: THE 1950s: TEN G…
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Darryl Tahirali
As a film genre, science fiction by its very speculative and imaginative nature holds the potential to be very good or very bad. Having to depict unreal circumstances can lead...
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Remembering: The China Syndrome
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Remembering: The China SyndromeAmerican thriller directed by James BridgesStarring Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, Michael DouglasReleased 1979by Lisa McDonaldLive Music HeadIt’s about people, people who lie.And people faced with the agony...
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2013 Stanley Cup Playoff First Round
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Kidd’s Corner2013 Stanley Cup Playoff First RoundApril 30, 2013 Happy playoffs everyone! To think just a few months ago we were trying to decipher what Hockey Related Revenue was, and...
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16. Davey Allison
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Had he lived; Davey Allison likely would have been one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers. He was the 1987 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, the 1993 IROC Champion, won 19 races in 191 starts, and was coming off consecutive third place finishes in the points standings when he died in a helicopter crash at Talladega at the age of 32. The…
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17. Curtis Turner
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One of the earliest stars of NASCAR, Curtis Turner had 17 wins in 183 starts on the Grand National Series and another 38 wins in 79 races on the Convertible Series. Despite once being banned for life from NASCAR for attempting to start a driver’s union, a ban that Bill France Sr. lifted after four years, he seems a lock…
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18. Neil Bonnett
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Neil Bonnett, a member of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers, won 18 races in 362 starts. He is probably best remembered for his perseverance after suffering a life-threatening crash at Darlington in 1990. After rehabbing and a stint as a commentator, Bonnett’s luck ran out when he died in a crash at qualifying for the 1994 Daytona 500. The Bullet Points:Country…
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19. Marvin Panch
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Marvin Panch started as a car owner on the West Coast. When his driver didn’t show up for a race, Panch took the wheel himself and started a career in which he won 17 races in 216 starts and finished in the top 10 over 58% of the time. He also is member of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers and the…
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20. Bob Welborn
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Bob Welborn never finished higher than fourth in the Grand National and had just nine wins, but Welborn won three consecutive championships on the NASCAR Convertible Series. With NASCAR stating it wants to honor all of it series, Welborn would be a good place to start.The Bullet Points:Country of Origin: Denton, North Carolina, U.S.A.Retired In:1964Sprint Cup Wins:9Poles:7Top Ten Finishes:102Top Ten…
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21. Ernie Irvan
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Derisively called “Swervin’ Irvan” by his competitors; Irvan actually lost out on his best year when he had a crash in practice at Michigan in 1994. Given a 10% chance of survival, he not only survived, but returned to race in parts of four more seasons. He finished with 15 wins in 313 starts, including the 1991 Daytona 500. The…
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22. Jim Paschal
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A constant on both the Grand National and Winston Cup circuits for 33 years, Jim Paschal won 25 races, but never finished higher than fifth in the points standings. If longevity is a prime factor, Paschal could have a shot.The Bullet Points:Country of Origin: High Point, North Carolina, U.S.A.Retired In:1972Sprint Cup Wins:25Poles:12Top Ten Finishes:230Top Ten Finishes (Season): Sprint Cup Series:1953:…
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23. Dick Hutcherson
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Two-time champion of the IMCA Circuit, Dick Hutcherson was the most famous of Iowa’s racing “Keokuk Gang”. He was a fourteen time winner in NASCAR in only 103 races, finishing second in the points race in 1965.
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24. Tim Richmond
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A man almost as famous for the way he died as the way he raced, the movie star handsome Tim Richmond still managed to win 13 races in 185 starts. Richmond was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers despite NASCAR having falsified his drug tests to keep the HIV positive Richmond from racing. The Bullet Points:Country of Origin: Ashland,…
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25. Sterling Marlin
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Marlin, who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, is eligible for the first time for the 2013 class. Active for 33 years, he appeared in 748 races winning ten times, including back to back Daytona wins in 1994 and 1995. The Bullet Points:Country of Origin: Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.A. Retired In:2009 Sprint Cup Wins:10 Poles:11 Top Ten Finishes:216 Top Ten…
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26. Alan Kulwicki
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This may seem awfully high to put a man who won only five of the 207 races he started, but “The Polish Prince” was the last of the driver/owners to win a championship when he captured the 1992 Winston Cup Crown. That he died that off-season in a plane crash stunted his career, but not his legend as he is…
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27. LeeRoy Yarbrough
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The winner of the 1969 Daytona 500, Yarbrough (no relation to Cale) won 14 races in 198 starts and finished in the top 10 in over 46% of his starts. Regardless of the resume that Yarbrough has, the fact that he was placed in a mental institute for trying to kill his mother; not exactly an attribute that any Hall…
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28. Paul Goldsmith
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Paul Goldsmith, who is more famous as a motorcycle racer, still has a fairly impressive resume in NASCAR despite just 127 starts. He won nine races in what is now the Sprint Cup and one in the NASCAR Convertible Series, including taking the 1958 Daytona Beach Road Course, which was the last in its history. The Bullet Points:Country of Origin:…
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29. A. J. Foyt
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The only negative thing you can say about Foyt as a candidate is that this is the NASCAR Hall of Fame and he only won seven races in 128 starts. Other than that, there is nothing Foyt hasn’t done in racing; from being one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers to being the only driver ever to win the Indy 500,…
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30. Red Byron
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Robert “Red” Byron’s career lasted all of fifteen races, of which he won two, due to health issues from injuries he had sustained in World War II. But he made the most of those opportunities, winning both the very first NASCAR modified championship in 1948 and first NASCAR Stock Car Championship in 1949. He has already been a three time…
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33. Rick Martel
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It’s hard to believe that as talented as Rick Martel was, he was always a little underrated. It didn’t matter which promotion he was in, or where he was on the card; the odds was always that Martel would be in the best match of the night or at least close to it. It could have been because Rick Martel…