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2008
Southern RacingTour
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had decided to take a Route 66 vacation, but with the gas
prices steadily on the rise and unpredictable weather out
west, we decided to take a tour of old racetracks and hit
some of dad's old stomping grounds. I wanted to visit some
of the race shops and dad wanted to visit old friends, so
we topped off the RV (above) and set off on our journey. Click
on any of the links below for a journal of our trip as it
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Please
give your browser a moment to load these pages as some are
photo intensive.
Solitude
Point, Twin Falls, JB Day's, Greenville-Pickens Speedway
and "Cat In The Box"
Dirt
Track, NHRA Strip, Legends Racing, RCR, Vineyard
Charlotte
Race Museums and Race Shops
Stuart
and Roanoke, VA
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Watch
for dad during the TNT live race coverage of the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Coke 400 in Daytona - July 5. He may also be
making some surprise visits during TNTs race coverage this
season.
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Lightning
Epton joined Marvin for his birthday celebration.
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Celebrating
Birthdays on May 28 Has Become A Tradition For Marvin and
Ray Fox
The
Boys started celebrating their birthdays a bit early this
year. First they helped Ruby Duches celebrate on Friday,
then Marvin and Ray and 50 friends celebrated at Panchos
Rancho while watching the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600. The
next Saturday was yet another cake and party at the Living
Legends of Auto Racing Museum where the guys had time to
catch up with old friends. Click
here to read full story and enter photo gallery.
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Marvin
Celebrates the 50th Running of the Daytona 500
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Marvin
with 2008 Daytona 500 Trophy
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The
50th running of the Daytona 500 is just a few days away
and we're happy to announce that Marvin's booked solid through
Speedweeks with numerous appearances and interviews. But
did you know that the celebration of the 50th Anniversary
of the Great American Race actually started during this
past July Daytona's race? Click
here to view some pictures from this past July's event.
Marvin
was also selected to throw out the first pitch of the Tampa
Bay Rays baseball game during NASCAR night on June 22, 2007.
We're happy to announce that Marvin did the racing profession
proud actually completing the throw to the catcher with
better accuracy than some of the younger racers as evident
in these photos.
Continuing
on with the local NASCAR events, Marvin was the featured
guest at the opening of the new NASCAR exhibit at the Orlando
Science Center. Together with Robin Braig, President
of DIS, Marvin held the audience's attention with tales
of NASCAR racing history.
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For
those of you visiting Daytona during Speedweeks, Marvin's
1961 Daytona 500 winning, Smokey Yunick prepared Pontaic
is on display in the Daytona
500 Experience. One of the highlights of the exhibit,
the car will be on display through February 17th. Admission
to the Daytona Experience is required to view the car however
the information contained within the new exhibit is well
worth the time and money. Dad took a sneak peak prior to
the opening,
click here to view photos.
Make
sure you check out Dave Despain's latest installment of
"Dave Despain on Assignment" on Speed TV for a
look at Marvin's Pontiac once again taking a lap at DIS.
For program schedule and a behind the scenes look, click
here.
Finally,
check out Marvin's Speedweeks
schedule to see when and where he'll be appearing during
the next few days.
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New
Marvin Panch Merchandise Arriving Soon!
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more information on Marvin's autobiography and to order,
please click here. |
New...Daytona
500 Victory Lane Celebration T-Shirt
Click
here for more information
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Limited
Edition Winston Cup Racing Wives Auxiliary 25th Anniversary
Cookbook now available
Click
here for more information
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This
is the place for stats, bios, memorabilia, news events and more.
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You can now
purchase Marvin Panch memorabilia. Click
here to enter our store front.
Check out our
photo gallery and see what Marvin has been up to the past couple
of years. Click here to view
gallery.
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