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Two things when I see that.  Stuck throttle.  Driver "Mother fuc ker , that hurt"!

Timmy Pauch spinning in the #15t starting this mess. Ray Kozimore(?) in the #37j slamming into the fence head-on. Drivers getting by include Emil Barron #22b, Mark Horger #00, Gloria Karona #K-3, and 3wider Rick Shive in the #62. I am guessing this is a rookie feature. 

- David

I was inside and a half car length behind Bill Coppcut 77 (RIP) coming into first turn. Anybody who raced there knows that any car stopped in this location, you can't see it until it's too late, was telling somebody that last night at Middletown. I saw Bill hit Kozimor basically head on, heavy damage to both cars. Ray and I were discussing this recently, he said " Friggin Copcutt didn't even see me!" A couple laps after the restart from this, me and the K3 Al Robinson had a heavy crash entering turn one, this crash was just coming out of turn one. Nobody actually flipped, but I almost did in my crash, according to my Mom.

He named most of them, others are Marv Constanzer 71, Dave Navarro 39 (not the guitarist!), Dave Walshko 21, Al Robinson K3Jr.

Thanks. Tough keeping up with you and John. I was going to ask you if the #71 was Marv Constanzer. I couldn't spell his name even close to find him in the vault. I remember asking you about him before. The Dave Navarro #39 should have been a former Nick Schlauch car if I remmeber correctly. 

- David

Looking at the sequence again, not quite sure the 77 is "flippington".

Happy now Kev?

It would be interesting to know who gets credit for the last flip on Flemington dirt. Anyone???