Left Turn Louie Does the Bristol Stomp

Does anyone besides me (ie. a fellow “old fart”) remember "Bristol Stomp?"

The song was done in 1961 by the Dovells (who DOESN’T remember THEM?), an a-capella (that means they couldn’t afford instruments) singing group from Philly.

The song made the No. 2 spot on the Billboard magazine pop chart in 1961.
The song was written about teenagers in Bristol, PA who were dancing a new step called “The Stomp” at dances.

The refrain of the song:

The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp.
Really somethin when the joint is jumpin
When they do the Bristol Stomp.

Well, the joint will be jumpin in Bristol this weekend; not in PA though (nothing has jumped in PA since…well…1961), but in Bristol, TN…wherever that is.

NASCAR will be running the Food City 500 Sprint Cup race there. The Nationwide Series will also continue there this weekend with the Scotts Turf Builder 300.

However, who cares about the Nationwide Series?

I don’t, so I’m not talking about it. Although I do find it strange that one race is about food and the other is about growing grass. But I guess if you’re either a cow or a cattle farmer (two of Tennessee’s key demographics), it makes perfect sense.

I’m told that a couple of years ago, they put down a new concrete surface in Bristol. The cows and cattle farmers complained, so the track owners also put new concrete surface on the track…just to prove they held the cows, cattle farmers and race drivers in the same regard.

Now, the new surface (the one at the track, not the ones at the cattle farms) in conjunction with the Car of Tomorrow/Today/Tuesday/Thursday or whatever it’s called, creates a disturbing effect…for me any way.

It all precipitates more side-by-side racing and made it not as necessary to bump people out of the way to get by.

What’s up with THAT?

Who the heck wants to see LESS bumping and cars & drivers getting slobber-knocked?

How can Dale, Jr expect to win there if there’s less need to butt-ram other cars?

That’s not fair to him, just like the concrete isn’t fair to the cows! Poor DJ…The guy just can’t get a break.

Anyway, I predict that Jeff Gordon will win.

Why?

Because Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track and Gordon is short. He also sorta resembles a cow. He’s my pick.

Who’s yours and why?

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