Talk:Bobby Hamilton

Factually Accurate?
The article reads: He also had an memorable win at the Talladega 500 in April 2001 driving the #55 car for owner Andy Petree. The entire 500-mile race was run caution-free and was under intense scrutiny, being the first superspeedway race run since the death of Dale Earnhardt at the 2001 Daytona 500 two months earlier, and therefore run under special rules including the use of restrictor plates and special aerodynamics templates to slow the cars down and force them to run in large packs. They had been running those same restrictor plates and aero package since the 2000 spring race at Talladega. I don't think they changed anything for this race.Mustang6172 02:57, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * No, they didn't change anything for this race, but the aero package was under scrutiny because many blamed it for Earnhardt's death. --Zpb52 03:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Childhood
I was thinking mention should be made of his childhood and teen years. Bobby was either orphaned or abandoned early in his life and quit school at 13. I remember him telling a story of having a gun held to his head at one point while he ran the family junkyard. I think it's important to show from where he came to be a NASCAR champion. If nobody adds this soon, I'll look up the specifics and finish it out later this week. Senna27 03:05, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Recent news stories from the Nashville papers suggest that Bobby changed his will prior to his death, leaving his racing team to 'his girl friend.' The same stories say that the 'girl friend' has put let all the team go, and has put the truck team up for sale. Someone with access to the Nashville news media may want to check this out. I live in Hong Kong, so I can't right now.