Ralph Rose Scrapbooks Pit Passes
Submitted by June Rose Hudgins

Toni kept every pit pass Ralph ever had.  He always wore them in his shirt pocket.  Early in his career, she would write the date, track, finish order, car number and what happened if he didn't finish, i.e. broken spindle, rearend, flat tire, wreck, etc.  On one pit pass from Myrtle Beach's Rambi Speedway, she even noted "hot" in the corner. 
 
I've scanned a sample of them, but also know there were other tracks he raced at as well.  Al Rudd, Ricky Rudd's father, called our house one Saturday morning and asked Ralph if he would drive his car in the Grand National Race in Hickory, NC that afternoon.  He agreed and Al came by with the race car and picked them up for the trip to Hickory.  I don't have a pit pass noted as such, but another reference site listed him as winning $75 that day at the race.  There are far too many to send, but here are a few.
 

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