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Comment by Billy and Barbara Scott on March 13, 2010 at 10:22pm

Denise, thank you darling for still another statement that neither of us deserve, but as we said before and will always say, even though we don't deserve the praise you offer, we wll accept it as one more of
God's great gifts!!
We are so proud of all of you young people who followed us, like you mentioned, anywhere any time and you all grew up to be fine men and women following the Lord's directions. We are also very proud of the other generation all of children you and others have raised in the grandstands of many, many race tracks. They too, are super adults and Christians also.
God bless all of you honey, and you know we love you ,
Billy and Barbara Scott

Comment by Denise Whitener on March 13, 2010 at 7:43pm

As the hard rains begain last night I remember the night that we left Metrolina Speedway after watching Billy win another race. On the way home it was raining so hard that we could not see the yellow line in the middle of the highway but instead had to drive home using the white line on the outside of the lane. There were many of us that followed Billy anywhere and would go anytime. Many nights we would leave one track, go home and pack our bags to leave for a race the next night on a moments notice. I can remember many Friday nights leaving Metrolina, going to yard sales on Saturday morning with Barbara and then off to Concord on Saturday night. Being a part of the Billy Scott Racing Team was a family adventure. Even though I don't have Scott blood running through my veins I consider Billy, Barbara and their children my family. The Billy Scott Racing Team was and continues to be a family. We laugh together and cry together. The Billy Scott Racing Team family is made of young & old, and we are a family by choice. There have been many events in my life that I have turned to this family as a prayer warrior. God put Billy & Barbara in many lives to encourge and mentor. I agree with Scott in that Billy & Barbara showed us how to live our lives in a way that was pleasing to God.

I love Billy & Barbara so much and wouldn't trade their love and friendshp for anything.

Comment by Billy and Barbara Scott on March 8, 2010 at 11:12am

Thanks Johnny for your comment, and we're sure by been a former driver yourself, you know what talking about fans and how they have not been given cretit for all they mean to racing as a whole, is true. If you note, NASCAR is now doing a lot more for the fans than ever before, When the fan participation slackens, they then become a focus point for NASCAR with contest and etc. The one now in contest form, as we are sure you have noticed, on TV is "You design, we run", That may not be the exact wording, but the advertising has Kyle Busch decked out in a pink uniform; and a thought just comes to mind; it really looks good on him! ha.
I, personally, remember when Richard Howard started the contest for the BIG CHANCE SPECIAL he told me " Billy, we need to bring in some of the Dirt track drivers, and believe what ever driver wins the contest will bring to us a great number of fans. He also told me their goal was to have the stands at Charlotte Motor Speedwy reach 90,000. Not to brag or bring attention this way, because any driver could have them reach far better than the goal. If our memory is correct, we received a letter from Richard thanking us for helping the Speedway reach 100,000 fans. Have to go back and check our scrap books to be sure,
Really have a lot of memories of days which helped change a life to appreciation mode when it comes to race fans.
Don't know why all ofthis is been sent your way since you, know who desreves credit when the popularity of stockcar racing is the subject.
As you also know, when you live, breathe, and eat racing about 43 years, talking about racing is the subject you are more versed in.
Thanks again Johnnie and we hope to someday start posting some real interesting magazine and newspaper articles which many of the members of RR and DRR will be interested in reading.

God bless and we love you.,
Billy and Barbara Scott

Comment by johnny mallonee on March 8, 2010 at 5:39am

You are so right Billy-- We have the honor now to share our memories of how it was to the drivers of the future. But not only that we can set and bench race with the likes of so many that otherwise we would never have met on the track or road. This site has done more for me and I know you than Jeff could ever imagine when he started it.
Look at Robbie,he has more to do now than his clock allows in a day,so many people have been touched by this site its almost impossible to describe and Meeting you here is so uplifting you cant imagine.Thank you Billy for "all" the -------------------------memories

Comment by Billy and Barbara Scott on March 4, 2010 at 1:37am

Jim, we are a little late with a reply to your comment but it took us a while to find where it was posted. Thank you for such kind words!! Like we were telling Robbie Solesbee, we don't and never will deserve all those kind words; but we will accept them as another blessing from the Lord.
You have been a friend for a very long time and we pray that much more time will be allowed by God. Many races we have all been through as though we were family attending a "family reunion".
We are so thankful for those days at the tracks when all the kids wanted to go home with us and stay through Sunday. when they would go back home with there parents. We were so honored because many of those young boys and girls have become some of the most popular in the racing world. They never forget us with calls, cards, visits, and other expressions of love. Some of them were involved in terrible track accidents and are no longer with us. We were really like families in those days. We suppose that's the way we learned to really love and appreciate friendship, because we were taught by children.
Thanks for being a friend all these years,God bless and we love you.
Billy and Barbara Scott

Comment by Jim Seay on February 27, 2010 at 7:52am

Knowing Barbara and Billy has been one of the great parts of my life
because they have been so kind to so many and so supportive of one another with so much love and respect.
No one driver has been more representative or more deserving of special honorsas Billy who willagainbe honored with another Hall of Fame Induction in August 2010 when he is enshrined into into the "Dirt Late Model HOF at Florence, KY.
When they came to participate wherever a race was taking place you could always be sure of being in the company of extraordinarly nice people. As part of that, Billy was a driver who would exemplify excellent competition even after long days on the job at Deering-Milliken or when Billy was in business on his own.
Racers Reunion, if nothing else, has rekindled friendships with such wonderful people as they as well as "L'll Bud" Moore, Ned Jarrett, Jim Streeter (did yoiu know Jim's carrerr didn't include a single feature race win and whose highest finish with third in "Raleigh but he is a former football coach at Columbia's Lower Richland football team that won the 1970 Class AAAA SC C;lass AAAA State Championship?) and guys like Johnny Ratlliff, Dickand Johnny Dangerfield...and so many others. My longtime friendship with Haskell Willingham has never been halted.because, for one thing, he is a lot like Billy and lives just a couple of miles from me in Chapin, SC.
I'll always especially cherish the graciousness of the Scotts and am happy to know they're still thriving.
God bless them both.

Comment by Scott Farr on February 27, 2010 at 12:08am

Hey Denise- Zero candy bars and Sun Drops were a major part of all those trips! You couldn't forget those each week!But I really do miss the "family" gatherings each week. Just as Roger was speaking about the blankets being put out each week, we all took the the time to sit down and eat together. Just like a big family we discussed our week and all the events that had taken place since we had last sat down to eat. Not only did we make memories to last, but also friends to last a lifetime. But most important, I learned some of the valuable lessons in life, from managing money to setting priorities in life. Though racing was a great part of our life, my grandparents showed me the importance of family. Papa showed me at a young age just how to respect your wife and Moo Moo showed me how a wife supports her husband. Responsibility and discipline were also taught through racing. You see, we all new that if we didn't get the yard work done for Papa we didn't go racing. If we were to show out at school during the week, same deal. I thank God for giving my grandfather, both, the ability and physical endurance to touch so many lives for so many years through the sport of racing. He will forever be a HERO in my eyes!

Comment by Denise Whitener on February 23, 2010 at 9:32pm

I remember that night well at Hartsville. Someone, who will remain nameless, Haskell, pulled the Dixie Twister hauler in the middle of the front stretch, got out and took the keys. I guess his thought was that if Billy didn't race that night no one would. I can remember going to Madison with about 20 of us in the van and everytime that they tried to count how many of us there were another head would pop up. Finally that said pay us for 5 and go on in. I remember that if someone in our group needed something regardless of what it was you could count on MeMaw Hogan having it in her bag. We were a very tight group and everyone looked out for everyone else. We made so many friends across North & South Carolina & Georgia. I remember 1 Saturday night the Dixie Twister left for Lavonia and didn't bother to tell me & Burnett's wife when they were leaving. When we got home from shopping they had already left for Lavonia, leaving us with 2 small children. We loaded up and started down I-85 South. We called the track so they could let our crew know we were on the way. I'm not sure if we were doing this to just let them know we were enroute or to warn them were were enroute. We arrived safely and the gentleman on the gate was waiting on us to direct us to where they were parked. Following Billy throughout the years has been an adventure but an adventure I would not trade for anything. I could go on for hours with stories of our adventures with the Billy Scott Racing Team.

Comment by Roger McDaniel on February 21, 2010 at 11:04pm

Boy do i remember the Sandlapper 100 that year, that is the year Billy made a new fan in Summerville and and we all had red coats with Billy Scott race team on it and she talked me into letting her keep it, so she could wear it each week to her local track. And now you know who got the truck driver to come in to the hotel and blast his truck horn for as long as he could, without getting into trouble. How about the night we all went to some Hartsvillle, after calling them and they said we could run then get their and they said no because the car was a race car and not a street looking car. Thats the night the fans in the stands took up money for Billy to race the winner and Billy ended up lapping him by lap 12. Always had to be a Cherokee when the gates open with my van and put out blankets so we could sit together, and usually we had at least 35 people with us. From Union, Gaffney, Jonesville, Belmont, Charlotte, and even Concord each and ever week. Also lets not ever forget the year that Billy won 3 track championship's in one year at different tracks.

Comment by Denise Whitener on February 20, 2010 at 10:56pm

Does anyone remember going to the Sandlapper 100 in Summerville? I haven't figured out yet which one of Billy crew managed to get the truck driver to come through the motel parking lot blowing the horn. Not only was that a great weekend because Billy won the race but also because we got to spend some quality time with Billy & Barbara. There were very few times when Billy raced that we weren't there. I can remember taking our little ones to the race to watch Billy and they ended up going to sleep on blankets on the concrete bleachers. Joey went to his first race at 6 weeks old. I guess that's why he loves racing so much now. Billy & Barbara are very special people and I am blessed to be able to call them special friends. God has indeed blessed every individual that has crossed their paths throughout the years.

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