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An Oral History of the '84 Firecracker 400 (NASCAR.com)
NASCAR has had days of great individual achievement. On the Fourth of July, 1984, Richard Petty won his 200th race, President Ronald Reagan gave the command, "Gentlemen, start your engines" from Air Force One and the whole country seemed fascinated by both. Now: owner, CURB Records): In 1983, I got a call from Bill France Jr. He said to me, "Mike, I thought you said when you were through being acting governor you were going to come back to NASCAR." I said, "You're right, and I still have my shop in Kannapolis. In those days, if Bill France Jr. called, you said yes. More...
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