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  Red Byron - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Robert "Red" Byron (March 12, 1915-November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful in the early days of the organization.
A native of Anniston, Alabama, Byron began racing in 1932 and was successful racing in Talladega by the start of the 1940s.
Byron's B-24 was shot down during the war and he suffered a serious injury to his left leg.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Red_Byron   (308 words)

  
  Red Byron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert "Red" Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful as the series began.
Byron's B-24 was shot down during the war and he suffered a serious injury to his left leg.
Byron, as he done the previous year in a modified, ended the year as the series' first titlist.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Red_Byron   (445 words)

  
 Welcome to LLOAR Robert Red Byron
Robert “Red” Byron holds a record that can never be broken: he was the first NASCAR points champion.
Byron was born in Boulder, Colorado but moved to Anniston, Alabama at an early age.
Red retired from racing in the early 1950’s to head a sports car racing team.
www.livinglegendsofautoracing.com /drivers_pages/drivers_red_by.html   (388 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Red Byron
Robert "Red" Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful in the early days of the organization.
Red Byron got his start in the early '30s in unorganized races at a little known track at Talladega.
Red Byron ran in 6 races in 1949 winning two and earning 842.5 points to be the first driver to win a NASCAR championship.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Red-Byron   (1542 words)

  
 Red Byron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Byron: A Comprehensive Study of His Life and Work An archive of material relating to Byron, including criticism.
Byron Area Map Shows where Byron is in relation to Rochester and surrounding communities.
Byron, George Un articolo di Tomaso Kemeny: L'arte di non morire, l'azione poetica di Byron.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Red_Byron.html   (533 words)

  
 Red Byron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Robert "Red" Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) wasa NASCAR driver who was successful in the early days of the organization.
Byron's B-24 was shot downduring the war and he suffered a serious injury to his left leg.
Byron, as he done the previous year in amodified, ended the year as the series' first titlist.
www.therfcc.org /red-byron-19050.html   (301 words)

  
 Red Byron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Robert "Red" Byron (March 12, 1915-November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful in the early days of the organization.
His racing career was interrupted when he served in the Air Force as a flight engineer during World War II.
Driving for Raymond Parks, he won the first NASCAR race ever held, at Daytona Beach, which was one of eleven victories for Byron that season.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Red_Byron   (316 words)

  
 Red Byron Profile
Robert "Red" Byron won the first NASCAR sanctioned race on a beach-road course in February 15, 1948.
Red Byron got his start in the early '30s in unorganized races at a little known track at Talladega.
Red Byron ran in 6 races in 1949 winning two and earning 842.5 points to be the first driver to win a NASCAR championship.
www.decadesofracing.net /RedByron.htm   (370 words)

  
 Online Sports Betting - NASCAR History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The first champion of NASCAR's premier series was Atlanta native Red Byron, who piloted his '49 Oldsmobile to two race wins and a grand total of $5,800 in race winnings.
It was not enough, though, as Red Byron was not entered in the 200 lap race and still retained the points lead going into the season finale.
However, a top ten finish was not enough to catch Red Byron, who put the finishing touches on his championship season by finishing in 16th place.
www.betcasinosportslinks.com /sports_betting_info/nascar/nascar_history.htm   (684 words)

  
 Robert "Red" Byron
Byron was a pioneer of stock car racing, an Atlanta garage owner who prepared his own cars during the undocumented 1930s and won more than his share of races.
Byron finished 3 laps ahead of runner-up Lee Petty while pole sitter Curtis Turner faded down the stretch and finished ninth.
It was not enough, though, as Red Byron was not entered in the 200 lap race and still retained the points lead going into the season finale.
grantwcooper.com /redbyron.htm   (1312 words)

  
 NMU (11/12/02 ): Journalist's phone records reported stolen in midst of libel suit
Byron claims his records were fraudulently obtained from his service provider, AT&T, by the plaintiffs in the defamation suit pending against him.
Byron said AT&T informed him Oct. 16 that someone purporting to be either Byron or his wife called the phone company several times the previous day.
Byron did his research for the Red Herring column in July and said his phone records from that month contain the identities of several sources to whom he had promised confidentiality.
www.rcfp.org /news/2002/1112imagis.html   (777 words)

  
 BYRON LEE
Byron's 11-year-old brother died almost a year ago from a rare muscular cancer.
Though I did not know Byron Lee or his mother, Keva Byum, after learning of how this innocent child lost his life, I was so shaken that I felt a need to offer a show of support for the family and attended his funeral.
It is difficult to explain the incredible grief I witnessed as Byron's family, fellow classmates and friends came to pay their last respects, during the nearly 3-hour service.
journals.aol.com /kathcross/kcblog/entries/677   (482 words)

  
 Lord Byron and Newstead Abbey - The Red Pill
Byron would write his well known poem "Epitaph to a dog" in honor of his much loved Newfoundland dog Boatsawin, who died of rabies and is buried at Newstead.
The grisly relic found by Byron which he believed was "a skull that had probably belonged to some jolly friar or monk of the Abbey about the time it was dismonasteried," was polished, inscribed with Byrons poem "Lines Inscribed Upon A Cup Formed From A Skull", and mounted on a silver stem.
Byrons body was returned to England accompanied by a descendant of his beloved Boatswain.
redpill.dailygrail.com /wiki/Lord_Byron_and_Newstead_Abbey   (6321 words)

  
 Talladega Walk Of Fame - Davey Allison Memorial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Robert Byron died in a Chicago hotel room November 7, 1960, an ironic death for a man who started racing when Atlanta was the hub of Dixie stock-car activity and the connection between drivers and whiskey-running was more than close.
The amazing part about this Atlanta garage man was that he beat the rough whiskey boys and their high-tailed cars with his own creations, then went on to be a NASCAR founder, a Grand National season champ and a hero of the renaissance of road racing in the United States.
Byron's job was to aid Phil Waiters, another racing great in developing the new marque to LeMans-winning potency.
www.talladegawalk.com /previous_inductees/byron_red.htm   (489 words)

  
 Mark, Red Byron, Bobby Isaac Enter Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame as Class of 2002
Robert "Red" Byron and Bobby Isaac led the fans’ vote in that category.
Red Byron, who hailed from Anniston, Ala., and began racing on a track in Talladega, was NASCAR’s first Winston Cup champion in 1949.
Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Neil Bonnett, Red Farmer and Davey Allison were inducted as the inaugural class in 1994 by decree of the board of directors.
www.markmartin.org /walkofame.html   (658 words)

  
 Byron K. McCurtain, Kiowa - Native American Jewelry
Byron rounds and polishes the edges of the exposed stone surfaces.
Byron builds sterling silver mounts and bezels that hold and display the stones that he has cut.
Byron is a descendent of Chief Lone Wolf and a member of the Botone family clan.
www.tribalexpressions.com /jewelry/mccurtain.htm   (3134 words)

  
 Daily Home - Byron was NASCAR's first champ
Byron, the very first champion of what is now the NASCAR Winston Cup series, is again on the nominating list for induction to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
Byron was hospitalized for 27 months, but when he was released he vowed to get back in the game.
Byron was only 28 years old when he was injured in the war, and claimed NASCAR’s first checker at the age of 35.
www.dailyhome.com /sports/2003/dh-racing-0614-sadamson-3f13s2533.htm   (857 words)

  
 Don Byron: Do the Boomerang and A Ballad for Many
Culture, both niche and mass appeal, clearly intrigue clarinetist/composer Don Byron and for several years he has used his pen and horn to examine it from his own perspective.
Byron’s latest two projects highlight an ability to use a sense of historical import to bring his own fascinations to a wide audience.
Byron has elected essentially to reconstruct Walker’s hit list but with his own musical stamp.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=23021   (754 words)

  
 Robert Red Byron - NASCAR Inactive - GoNascarGo.com
Red Byron is considered one of the pioneers of NASCAR.
Byron beat the odds and returned to racing in February of 1946 at the Seminole Speedway in Florida.
Byron retired from racing in the early 1950’s and headed a sports car racing team.
www.gonascargo.com /drivers/robert-red-byron.php   (296 words)

  
 Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Colorado : ICT [2001/05/16]
Red, 44, who announced his resignation May 7, has been in jail since March serving a 275-day sentence.
Red said he resigned as "a result of my continued struggle with the disease of alcoholism," the tribal council said in a news release.
Red was elected to the council in December 1996 but resigned in 1997 for personal reasons.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1027   (209 words)

  
 Red Sky - ThrillNetwork Boards
The red tint is caused by dust/dirt in higher-level air (in the clouds).
The red sunset turns clouds a brilliant shade of red (we have had brown (everything looked like fl and white) red, pink, purple).
Red or pink skies are caused by excessive dirt and dust being blown into high levels (relatively) of the atmosphere, usually by severe storms.
www.thrillnetwork.com /boards/showthread.php?t=29632   (559 words)

  
 Robert "Red" Byron
Robert “Red” Byron holds a record that can never be broken: he was the first NASCAR points champion.
Byron was born in Boulder, Colorado but moved to Anniston, Alabama at an early age.
Red retired from racing in the early 1950’s to head a sports car racing team.
www.grantwcooper.com /redbyron.htm   (1312 words)

  
 Get ready for another Senate election scandal=The Hill.com=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It’s not clear how many she signed up, but Red Earth-Villeda was paid $12,867 for her work in the summer of 2002.
But when law-enforcement officers tried to serve subpoenas to residents of the reservation where Red Earth-Villeda had done her work, they were stopped by officials of the Crow Creek tribe.
Officials declined to prosecute any of the well-documented polling-place abuses, and of the three people who said they were offered money to vote, one later said he lied about it, another said his signature on the affidavit was forged and the third couldn’t be found.
www.thehill.com /york/020404.aspx   (785 words)

  
 Red Byron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The team’s starting point guard is likely to be rookie Byron Eaton, and it...
Byron has a blog called The No Kool Aid Zone(love that title)and he took offense that I had lumped him in with some...
It seems First Niagara Bank was getting a bit of red tape from...
www.wikiverse.org /red-byron   (458 words)

  
 ByronvonRosenberg.com — Red Mountain Creations — Press   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Byron is a 47 year old sales manager now and has a master's degree in Human Services from Murray State University to go with his engineering degree.
Byron's engineering days are long over, but he says he looks forward to writing every day as long as he lives.
That's when Byron started writing poetry.  Oh, lots of people do that, especially when they encounter life changes like the death of a loved one.  Yeah, Byron went through that, but his poetry isn't only about such things.  First of all, there are lots of llama poems in his writing.
www.byronvonrosenberg.com /press.html   (1523 words)

  
 SpeedwayMedia.com, Online Resource For Motorsports Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Byron spent two and a half years in military hospitals as doctors worked to rebuild his left leg, giving little hope that he would walk again.
Byron won the event driving with his left leg in a steel stirrup, which was bolted to the clutch pedal.
Byron ran 6 events in the 1949 season, winning 2 of the events and a pole, and won the first NASCAR Strictly Stock Division Championship driving an Oldsmobile owned by Raymond Parks and maintained by crew chief Red Vogt.
www.speedwaymedia.com /Articles/04/122204Madding.asp   (562 words)

  
 Ute leader gets jail time for DUI
Byron Red Sr., 44, will serve his time in the Southern Ute Detention Center, where he will participate in the work-release program if approved by the tribal jail, County Court Judge Martha Minot said at a sentence hearing.
Red was charged with drunken driving for weaving and driving while his driver’s license was under restraint after being pulled over in Durango in October 1999.
Red was also sentenced to community service, alcohol treatment and a 90-day suspended sentence without work release that would be required if he does not fulfill his commitments to the court.
www.durangoherald.com /archives/1news4118.htm   (590 words)

  
 Red Star Rogue: Letters to the Editor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Byron reviewed all of your mail, and has provided us with a sampling for your interest, as well as some more of his thoughts.
Red Star Rogue is far from fantasy, and about as well documented as one could expect for a book on a subject that still remains, at root, one of the great secrets of the Cold War.
Byron replies: In the case of K-129, the missile was destroyed by a fail-safe device on the warhead because the crew on board the submarine had failed to enter the correct launch code.
www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com /Archives/20060130.html   (3721 words)

  
 Kiwi Safaris Hall of Fame
Byron is also an exceptional bow hunter and in both 1995 and 2002 he hunted with his wife Sandra and both took high scoring animals.
Byron has taken every animal in the South Pacific apart from the Whitetail and Sika.
Byron’s Red Stag at 417 SCI is currently in the top 5 of trophies taken with the bow.
www.kiwisafaris.co.nz /fame-byron.html   (67 words)

  
 ERaceFans.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Red Byron's name was forever etched in the history books as he came home the winner.
Byron was about as heroic as a racer can get.
Byron and Flock traded the points lead several times but ultimately it was Byron who won the 1948 NASCAR (then known as the Modified) championship by 32.75 points.
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