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December 24, 2010 at
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December 24, 2010 at
01:26:03 PM by brian26
Services pending...
Ralph Parkinson Sr. passed away yesterday evening after a battle with cancer. He was from the Wichita Falls area, a WWII Veteran, Father, and racing Legend. He is in 4 Halls of Fame with the biggest one to come yet. He won twelve (12) midget races in a row with number 12 coming at OkC in 1968 aboard Marys Mink owned by Scott hunter.
This tribute is from Mike Monatoboy of Lawton, OK. He watched Ralph and Gilbert Hutson make some stories at Lawton Speedway in the early 60's. Ralph turned down a shot at Indy so that he could stay and watch his sons grow.
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December 24, 2010 at
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He was a great man
Ron Clark
Texoma Motor Speedway
7567 Seymour Hwy
Wichita Falls, Texas 76310
www.texomamotorspeedway.com
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December 24, 2010 at
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December 24, 2010 at
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Posted By: brian26 on December 24 2010 at 01:23:23 PM
Services pending...
Ralph Parkinson Sr. passed away yesterday evening after a battle with cancer. He was from the Wichita Falls area, a WWII Veteran, Father, and racing Legend. He is in 4 Halls of Fame with the biggest one to come yet. He won twelve (12) midget races in a row with number 12 coming at OkC in 1968 aboard Marys Mink owned by Scott hunter.
This tribute is from Mike Monatoboy of Lawton, OK. He watched Ralph and Gilbert Hutson make some stories at Lawton Speedway in the early 60's. Ralph turned down a shot at Indy so that he could stay and watch his sons grow.
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Thank You Brian. You are special.
Mike
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December 24, 2010 at
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My Mom told me that just before some guys walked up behind me, carrying a white shirt that had extremely long sleeves.........
All kidding aside
Mike I am just a product of you guys. Saturday nights with whitewalls on junkyard wheels.
I'm kind of like a reporter who found an awesome group of folks with tons of gold for stories. Really- all this stuff comes from you people-this is your product. I'm a lucky stiff who gets to run around like a wild man looking at all the great colors.
Thank you though,
Brian
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