Legend of NASCAR: Richard Petty

 She was now regaining her feeling of agitation and anger. How dare he make such an awful assumption about her life? She was tired going through all her life living in a world where she was on the outside. She hated being judged and analyzed just because of how she acted or appeared. As soon as she met someone, they would give her a peculiar look as if she came from outer space. Now here was a person who she had only known for three and a half weeks doing the exact same thing.  "Damn, didn't mean to make you mad," he gibed.  "Shut up," she shot back.  "You wear makeup?"  "Huh? What kind of question is that?"  "The kind I asked."  "No, I don't. Why?" "Oh, so you got that natural beauty, huh?" "Wait a minute," she stated, "You're not diverting the subject. What about the person you shot back there?" Richard didn't blink. "What about him?" "What are you going to do about it?" "Well, I'm going to report it to the cops, of course!" The tone in his voice suggested that he was being sarcastic. "You can't just leave him back there!" "Why the fuck not? He won't be going anywhere!" "We gotta do something!" "Oh, really?" "Yes! We could just go---" He cut her off. "No. It ain't that easy. We're not going to the cops." The way he said "we're" sounded more like "you".  "This type of shit happens all the time; nobody cares." When he saw that her facial expression was stressed, he spoke in a softer tone. "Besides, it's not like you killed him. If I don't feel bad, why should you?" She spoke a few moments later. "There's blood on me." For the first time he noticed that there was a red stain on the back and side of her once pretty green top. "I'm sorry," he said blandly, "When will your parents be home?" Shaking her head, she said, "They're out until tomorrow." "So you'll have time to get rid of that shirt without them knowing what happened." "Richard," her voice croaked, "I was scared." She wasn't even aware of the sudden outbreak of words spilling from her mouth. "I thought I was going to die. He tried to---" She broke off into a spell of weeping. Richard sat there not knowing what to do. He wasn't used to seeing a person cry and him feeling a sense of sympathy. He thought it was the second or third time he had seen Bailey distraught over something. As petty as she was when it came to her emotions, he had a hard time brushing her off. He awkwardly wrapped an arm around her, and allowed her to bury her head into him. What was he supposed to do? Consult her about how everything was going to be alright? He wasn't that kind of person. "I know this may not be the right time to say this, but I was wondering if I could stop over by Sean's for a few." "What?" "I have to pick something up. It won't be that long. Unless you want to stay tbe night with me." Bailey spoke. "And why would I do that?" "I'm sure after seeing someone get their blood splattered all over you, you don't want to sleep alone since your folks are gone and all." He actually had a point, but she wasn't falling for that one. One nightmare was worth spending the night with him of all people. Saving her life wasn't going to gain her trust easily. "I rather sleep in my own bed," she remarked. "Alright, then," he said simply. "Wanna hang out at Sean's? He actually likes you." "You killed someone, and the only thing you're concerned about is hanging out with your 'homeboy?'" "You want me to go over this again?" he demanded. She wondered how the hell she even wandered into this situation. All she wanted to do was go to a party with her classmates, now she was an accomplice to a murder. "No one is going to know," assured Richard. "It's not a big deal." "How would you know?" she asked. "Have you done this before?" He didn't answer her. He simply started up his engine, and began to drive off. - 9 days ago

Nascar? (I pick Richard Petty.) BQ, now out of all disaplines of racing?(I am going with motocross icon "The Goat" Ricky Carmichael) Fluffy How about Eric Rupe! He is a BMX Icon. He has been winning races and championships for 25 plus years! - 2 weeks ago

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I am an atheist but many people say "Oh i'm not an atheist,i'm an agnostic" as though atheistic position is flawed and they are superior for saying they're agnostics but personally i do not see much difference between the two terms. People say that an Atheist is someone who does not believe in a God while an Agnostic is someone who says that God can or cannot exist,we can never know.Is this definition correct? I don't think it is.As an Atheist i do not deny the possibility of the existence of a God but i say that the probability of him existing is very low.Even Richard Dawkins does not say that,100% God does not exist.On a scale of one to seven,seven being absolutely sure that God does not exist,Richard put him on a 6.5 as do i.So don't Atheists and Agnostics believe the same thing? So i cannot say with absolute certainty that God does not exist,however most probably he does not exist.But one thing i can say with absolute,100% certainty is that this all the religions of the world are wrong and that this God (if he does exist) is just the creator of the universe,the starting push.He does not in any way intervene with the working of our universe,he does not care about humans and obviously does not intervene in our petty affairs. Another thing that Agnostics say is that nothing can be known about this God and he cannot be proven or disproven.I do not feel that this is true.If we can explain the whole universe successfully without introducing god,then what is the need of God?Why do Agnostics then say this?Do they think that science can never answer ultimate questions like origin of the universe,meaning of life,etc.?Isn't that a very negative approach? Why are you all saying that Atheists believe there is no chance for God?The biggest Atheist in the world,Richard Dawkins says that there is a chance that God can exist and so do i and many people,so that is not what atheists say! Then why do we have so many different things like Atheism,Agnosticism and "Agnostic Atheist"?Why complicate such a simple thing with so many different terms? Dawkins posits that "the existence of God is a scientific hypothesis like any other." He goes on to propose a continuous "spectrum of probabilities" between two extremes of opposite certainty, which can be represented by seven "milestones". Dawkins suggests definitive statements to summarize one's place along the spectrum of theistic probability. These "milestones" are: 1. Strong theist. 100 per cent probability of God. In the words of C.G. Jung, 'I do not believe, I know.' 2. Very high probability but short of 100 per cent. De facto theist. 'I cannot know for certain, but I strongly believe in God and live my life on the assumption that he is there.' 3. Higher than 50 per cent but not very high. Technically agnostic but leaning towards theism. 'I am very uncertain, but I am inclined to believe in God.' 4. Exactly 50 per cent. Completely impartial agnostic. 'God's existence and non-existence are exactly equipr Dawkins posits that "the existence of God is a scientific hypothesis like any other." He goes on to propose a continuous "spectrum of probabilities" between two extremes of opposite certainty, which can be represented by seven "milestones". Dawkins suggests definitive statements to summarize one's place along the spectrum of theistic probability. These "milestones" are: 1. Strong theist. 100 per cent probability of God. In the words of C.G. Jung, 'I do not believe, I know.' 2. Very high probability but short of 100 per cent. De facto theist. 'I cannot know for certain, but I strongly believe in God and live my life on the assumption that he is there.' 3. Higher than 50 per cent but not very high. Technically agnostic but leaning towards theism. 'I am very uncertain, but I am inclined to believe in God.' 4. Exactly 50 per cent. Completely impartial agnostic. 'God's existence and non-existence are exactly equipr are exactly equiprobable.' 5. Lower than 50 per cent but not very low. Technically agnostic but leaning towards atheism. 'I do not know whether God exists but I'm inclined to be skeptical.' 6. Very low probability, but short of zero. De facto atheist. 'I cannot know for certain but I think God is very improbable, and I live my life on the assumption that he is not there.' 7. Strong atheist. 'I know there is no God, with the same conviction as Jung "knows" there is one.' Dawkins notes that he would be "surprised to meet many people in category 7." Dawkins calls himself "about a 6, but leaning towards 7 - I am agnostic only to the extent that I am agnostic about fairies at the bottom of the garden." Almost every Atheist is also a 6 leading towards 7.So because the probability of God is so small,that's why Dawkins says he is an Atheist.An Agnostic is "not sure" but an atheist is "pretty sure".So why be - 2 weeks ago

with about 2 laps left Richard Petty in the lead and Bobby Allison tapped Petty coming out the 4th turn and Pettys car slid sideways, rode up on top the guardrail and took out several sections of catch fence then came back off on to the track around the start/finish line still in front of Allison, continued around for 1 more lap and in spite and against the odds still won the race? I was about 15 and it happened right in front of where I was sitting....well standing and screaming along with everybody else. Ive been a Nascar fan since I was about 12 and have attended hundreds of races since then but that is one of the most memorable and exciting races ever for me. Would be very interested in any links, pics, articles or comments from anyone who was there. - 4 weeks ago