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Ronda Rich: Hudson Hornets sting, speed once ruled the tracks
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This photo from Sept. 1, 1952. shows the three drivers who started in the front row in the Southern 500 stock car Race at Darlington Raceway. From left are Joe Eubanks of Spartanburg, S.C., driving a 1952 Hudson Hornet: Fonty Flock of Decatur, driving a 1952 Olds 88; and Hershell Buchanan of Shreveport, La., driving a 1952 Nash Ambassador.
When John Upchurch asked me to speak at an International Car Conference that he and his wife were directing, I agreed. They’re nice people and it meant a July trip to Chattanooga. I thought it was a collection of vintage cars.