OK, for me, this falls into the category of totally bitchin’.
Before Dale (and that would be senior) and before NASCAR became an irresistible beige monolith of marketing and sponsorship opportunities with some “racing” thrown in now and again, one racer stood above them all.
You don’t get a nickname like “King” lightly, and if anyone ever deserved it, Richard Petty sure as hell did.
The vast majority of the time, he raced Chrysler products, and they were always (always, always) painted a particular shade of blue.
Dodge, pulling off a move of supreme coolness, has decided to paint the 43rd Challenger off the line that very shade of “Petty Blue” (although when I was a kid, I always heard it called Petty Racing Enterprises Blue) and auction it off for
The cash raised at the auction will go to Victory Junction Gang Camp which was set up and is still run by the Petty family (real good outfit, real good family).
So hey, if you’re rich, and you’re predisposed to wanting things like this, go bid.
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