Archive for January 1st, 2008
Lake Speed returns to Daytona
2 Comments Quote selected text Published January 1st, 2008 in NASCAR NewsLake Speed, who won a world karting championship in his youth, competed in 402 Cup Series races, scoring one victory at rugged Darlington Raceway in 1988. This past weekend, he was back on a go-kart flying over the high banks of Daytona International Speedway, the site of his famous runner-up finish to Bill Elliott in [...]
James “Penny” Paniagua, who gave Jeff Gordon start in racing, dies
6 Comments Quote selected text Published January 1st, 2008 in NASCAR NewsJames “Penny” Paniagua, who gave NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon his first taste of speed, died Saturday, a week after suffering a heart attack. “He was at home, surrounded by all his family,” said son Jimmy Paniagua of his father’s passing. James Paniagua, 89, introduced hundreds of youngsters, including a 4-year-old Gordon, to quarter-midget racing.
