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March 5 6, 2008
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 Legends of the



Last Century Tour



 comes to town


This is the 1987 Wrangler Jeans Monte Carlo racecar that Dale Earnhardt Sr. drove to victory at Talladega in
1987. Of the 12 original cars only two are known to remain in existence. Out of respect for Richard Childress
and the racing community, Chapman Motorsports has removed the stylized #3 from the car. This car will no
longer be shown with the stylized #3. Chapman Motorsports is in no way associated or affiliated with Richard
Childress Racing. -Photo: Submitted

Two of America's most famous racecars will be

 on display Wednesday through Saturday at

Wes Haney Chevrolet on US 90 east in Live Oak.


By Brenda Chapman
 After the tragic death of our'favorite racing
legend in the winter of 2001 I thought that
Sunday (race day) would never again be the same
again. There was no longer the urge to sit in front
of the television locked to the race, because our
driver was gone. We know that we'weren't the
only race fans with an empty place in our hearts
and our Sundays. At this point, like many other
 race fans, we thought we had lost our love
 for our favorite sport. But like all wounds
 time began to heal the hurt and the race
 was back on the TV on Sunday.
 Even though at times tears still flowed at
 an unforeseen time, we knew that a true
 race fan doesn't give up when the cards are
 down, so rather than continuing to grieve
 we found a way to help not only heal our
 hurt but that*of many race fans. Our racing
 hero Dale Earnhardt was gone and we had


 to go on, as many a
 race fan has had to do
 when their favorite
 driver met the same
 fate. We decided that a
 traveling tribute to our
 favorite race drivers
 from history could help
 not only ourselves but
 many others get over
i, this tragic accident and
 bring us back to the
 sports we loved. We all
 know that is what our
 racing heroes would
 have wanted from their
 fans.
 In April of 2001 we decided
to turn thought into reality.
After a few hours online we
started to locate racecars from
the past for sale, and the ideas
began to flow. You can go to
any race and see the Legends
in the making, but we wanted
to remind the fans that no one
forgets the heroes of the past,
and so our Legends of the
Last Century Tour came to be.
 By May of 2001 we
 had purchased our first
 three racecars and so
 our Legend had begun.
 We had purchased
 three famous racecars
 from history and
 started to put together
 our show tour. Within
 less than a month we


Our racing hero
Dale Earnhardt
was gone and
we had to go
on, as many a
race fan has
had to do when
their favorite
driver met the
same fate. We
decided that a
traveling tribute
to our favorite
race drivers
from history
could help not
only ourselves
but many
others get over
this tragic
accident and
bring us back
to the sports
we loved.


1988 Goodwrench Monte Carlo owned anddriven by Dale Earnhardt Sr. This was the very first Goodwrench
Monte Carlo that won at Daytona in the Busch Clash and the Twin 125 mile race in 1988 with the #8 embla-
zoned on the side instead of #3. This was in tribute to Ralph Earnhardt, Dale's father, who used the #8 in the
early years of racing. Dale Earnhardt owned this car until 1994. Photo: Submitted


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W: had added a fourth car and by Labor Day
 Weekend of the same year we obtained one
 of the most famous cars in NASCAR
 history, the famed Wrangler Jeans Monte
 Carlo that Dale Earnhardt Sr. drove to
 victory at Talladega in 1987.
 Shows were starting to line up and the
 tour was on. A few days later we met with
 the same unexpected fear implanted into
 our business and our hearts as the rest of
 the United States 9/11 had just
 happened. With every business old or new
 unsure where to turn we thought the dream
 would stop there. I returned to a full time
 job and our beloved racecars were parked.
 But as before, time healed our hearts and it
was time to start again, so in the Spring of 2002
we started to promote the tour again and from this
point on have never looked anyway but forward.
 Now in 2008 we own seven racecars driven by
some of the most famous drivers in history and
once again it is time for the dream to come full
circle. We envision a racing legends museum, a
place worthy of being the final resting place for
the cars of some of the most famous drivers in
history. We are currently in our eighth year %\ ith
the show tour and we would like to thank all who
have helped us survive and grow and to invite
those who have not yet seen our show to join us.
My name is Brenda Chapman and my husband
Wes and I would like to invite you to learn more
about our show tour at www.chapman-
motorsports.com. We can be reached toll free at
866-416-0083. Feel free to call with questions or
comments. Please join us at Wes Haney Chevrolet
and see the cars that made the drivers become
stars.


Linda Roddenberry
Live 0 e lallst
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 REAL ESTATE
 OF LAKE CITY. INC
386-755-6600
Toll Free 1-877-755-6600
 540 W. Duval Street,
 Lake City, Florida 32055
 lindarodd@msn.com
 www.hallmarklakecity.com


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