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Screenshot from From The Hangar episode with Dave Simon and Andrew Sutton © Mission Aviation Fellowship

MAF – Dave Simon and Andrew Sutton

We have been fortunate enough to spend time with most of the missionaries with Mission Aviation Fellowship‘s mission in Haiti through the years. I’m so happy to see friends Dave Simon and Andrew Sutton being interviewed for this edition of From The Hangar. If you have any questions on how you can get more involved […]

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The Marketplace

The Marketplace is closing

As a Board Member, this is especially difficult for me to write, but the decision has been made to close The Marketplace. It is not a decision that was taken lightly. The Marketplace was an extremely successful Christian fair-trade store. It excelled as both a ministry and a business for over a decade. I’ve written […]

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Video screen capture, Billy Vance © Betts Partington

Rev It To The Max with Billy Vance

I’ve written a little about Billy Vance before: https://michaelmyrick.org/1982-molson-drag-boat-challenge/ . As you’ve figured out by now, my favorite topics are the racing heroes I was fortunate to grow up around, and in some cases work with later in my life. One of those is Billy Vance. This video goes into more detail on Billy’s life, […]

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Amelia Mae Myrick, nose covered with mud - outside dog living inside

An Outside Dog

*Quick Summary: The author discusses a saying uttered to him by mistake, and how that affects his perception of his own life.* I had a conversation with the son of a very wealthy man once that changed my perspective on things a bit. We were discussing a coworker who was in the middle of a […]

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Budweiser Monte Carlo SS. Screenshot from video © Paramount © Getty Images

A close call in a Budweiser Monte Carlo SS

*Quick Summary: The author recalls a series of events that could’ve resulted in injury while unloading cars from Days of Thunder.* A friend shared this video they found on YouTube the other day: Seeing it reminded me of a great Papa Joe Hendrick story I’ve never written down. After the filming of Days of Thunder, […]

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Always In Our Hearts

My Day – October 24, 2004

*Quick Summary: The author gives insight into his day on the day of the Hendrick Motorsports plane crash.* To prepare for this, I sat with John Wayne Stowe on July 2nd, 2020 to refresh my memory of the day’s events of the Hendrick Motorsports plane crash on October 24th, 2004. We met for lunch at […]

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John Wayne Stowe and his 1969 Ford Torino Talladega

2022 Best of Show at Charlotte AutoFair

I’m super excited that my 20+ year friend John Wayne Stowe won the Best of Show award at the 2022 Charlotte AutoFair yesterday! He’s worked very hard on this car, a 1969 Ford Torino Talladega, and he sure deserves the award, which was presented to him by my friend Ray Evernham. A cool happening in […]

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Myrick Smith

Myrick Smith / Myrick Motorsports

It’s been too long since I’ve updated you on my namesake, Myrick Smith. Myrick is 9 years old now and doing well. He is a super cool little dude, but sadly, I still haven’t met him yet. Thankfully, his parents Eldon and Jessica keep me up to date on how he’s doing, and I couldn’t […]

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Amelia Myrick

Introducing Amelia

Yes, it seems like just the other day I introduced a new doggie, yet here I am again – meet Amelia Mae Myrick! We rescued her yesterday from the local animal shelter, and can already tell she’s going to be an amazing little girl. She’s listed as a terrier/pitbull mix, and despite being listed as […]

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Jasper Myrick

Introducing Jasper

I’d like to introduce Mr. Jasper James Myrick. We adopted him today from a rescue. He’s about 4-1/2 years old, and is a Lab/Retriever mix. He’s a bit of a silly boy, but he’s very well behaved. He’s good on a leash, rides good in a car, and is an all around good doggie. We’re […]

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