Trivia: Who the Hell Edition!

11th April 2008

Trivia: Who the Hell Edition!

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Mysterious Number Ninety Six The title is about all you get for a clue.

Just who is that man in that race car? The driver attained so much fame that giving even the slightest, most obtuse hint may give the farm away. And hell, I’m on a roll, the last edition of trivia was so off the wall it scared the bejesus out of the lot of ya and had not a single guess attempted. (Bunch of wimps! -ed)

The driver of this car replaced someone who had a very short NASCAR career, but also attained a fair amount of stardom.

And finally, the owner’s surname is the same as a famous TV personality.

Lotsa luck, although I suspect this edition won’t be nearly as hard as the previous stumper. If your brave, you take a stab at that one also.

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1 On April 11th, 2008, warren robare said:#

will kronkite driving the 96 car !!!!

posted on April 11th, 2008 at 9:02 am

2 On April 11th, 2008, Marc said:#

Close, but confused.

It’s Cronkite, and he was the owner.

posted on April 11th, 2008 at 11:44 am

3 On April 11th, 2008, warren robare said:#

dale earnhardt sr ford torino, 1978 4 races for will cronkite ?
not sure which venues, my old man cannot remember those details
thats my best shot with a life line from papa

posted on April 11th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

4 On April 11th, 2008, frankg4e said:#

could also be Richard Childress or…Ray Elder?? and yes I did have help…my first instinct was to say Dale Sr.

posted on April 11th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

5 On April 11th, 2008, frankg4e said:#

well I had help, but could it be Richard Childress if not Dale Sr? Or maybe Ray Elders???

posted on April 11th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

6 On April 11th, 2008, Marc said:#

Yepper, owner was Will Cronkite, and a then little known driver named Dale Earnhardt was the driver.

Shortly after this was taken and because Sr. had been buying parts from Osterland the two got together to form a team.

I’ll leave open the question of who Sr. replaced in the car and why it happened, any takers on that challenge?

posted on April 11th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

7 On April 17th, 2008, Karl said:#

Dale Sr. replaced driver Willy T. Ribbs who skipped two practice sessions and got axed.

posted on April 17th, 2008 at 3:49 pm

8 On April 17th, 2008, Marc said:#

Excellent choice Karl, that’s precisely what happened.

Not that you would ever find a Ribbs fan admit he skipped out on anything during his brief and uneventful NASCAR career.

posted on April 17th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

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