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8 years ago today, Kenny Irwin lost his life at New Hampshire, he'll never be forgotten!

If I remember correctly it was just a few months after Adam Petty was killed, and almost in the same spot that Kenny got killed at New Hampshire, Adam was killed May 12, 2000 and Kenny was killed July 7, 2000.

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"If you ain't trading paint, you ain't racing!"

I hate the fact the media only focuses on the deaths of Adam Petty or Dale Earnhardt. Kenny Irwin would've been big I think. Don't get me wrong, Petty and Earnhardt deserved the coverage that was huge news. But to Kenny Irwin was just as big. I keep a Kenny Irwin post up in my room since he died.

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I'm taking a break for the time being. I won't be posting in the forums that much or painting at all. I'll be back in 09!

I believe if Kenny had not been killed, he would be one of the top contenders in Nascar today, but thats just my opinion.

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I agree with everything you said buddy. I would loved to see how well Irwin would have been. Let's not forget Tony Roper either.

I know he was at the end of his career, but don't forget Neil Bonnett either, he was one of my favorite drivers back in the days of the Alabama gang.

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Stooge,

There's also Rodney Orr, who was killed in a practice accident around the time Neil was killed, and Blaise Alexander, who died from injuries sustained in an accident during an ARCA race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in 2001.

Last but certainly not least, there's J.D. McDuffie, who died in a crash at Watkins Glen in 1991. There is a video clip of McDuffie's fatal crash posted on YouTube.

James

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

-- George Santayana (1863-1952)

JD if i remember was one of the driver/owners on a single car team racing the 70. also there was a grant adcox in 1989, russell phillips in a sportsman race at charlotte in 1995, gary batson at charlotte in '92, eric martin who died in an arca accident at lowes in 2002, and terry shoonover in 1984 at atlanta

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"For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome." - Jeremiah 29:11

Yes I knew Grant Adcox very well, I worked at his dads GM dealership, Adcox Chevrolet, I helped build Grants engines, transmissions and rear differentials for his race cars, I've also built engines, transmissions and rear differentials for a local lady who used to race in ARCA, some of you may have heard of her Tammy Jo Kirk.

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"If you ain't trading paint, you ain't racing!"

All will be missed, sorely. Kenny Irwin could've been the next huge thing, the catalyst to then, Sabco, now Ganassi's team.

Adam Petty was going to keep Petty Enterprises going strong for the next two decades. With him ended a legacy in NASCAR.

Roper, Bonnett, Alexander, Earnhardt...all will be missed.

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