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THE HISTORY OF
THE TEAM AND IT'S MEMBERS:
STARTED IN 1967 BY SIDNEY MINTON, MINTON MOTORSPORTS
PRIMARILY RACED IN AND AROUND THE MEMPHIS AREA DIRT TRACKS WITH MOST YEARS IN THE TOP TEN
IN POINTS AT SEVERAL AREA TRACKS.
IN 1972 A FORMER GRAND NATIONAL CAR NOW WINSTON CUP WAS PURCHASED AND CONVERTED TO RUN THE
NASCAR LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN SERIES NOW BUSCH SERIES. RUNNING THE NASHVILLE, BIRMINGHAM,
HUNTSVILLE, BRISTOL, MONTGOMERY AREAS WE FOUND MODERATE SUCCESS AGAINST SUCH OPPONENTS AS
JACK INGRAM, BUTCH LINDLEY, STERLING MARLIN, DARRELL WALTRIP, BOBBY ALLISON, DONNIE ALISON
AND MANY OTHER STARS OF THE ERA.
IN 1980 A PROMOTER FROM PRATTVILLE, ALA. NAMED BOB HARMON STARTED THE ALL-PRO SERIES
RUNNING HIGH PAYING LONG DISTANCE RACES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. WE JOINED THE SERIES IN
1981 AND AT THE END OF THE 1990 SEASON WHEN HE SOLD THE SERIES TO NASCAR WE HAD NINE YEARS
IN THE TOP 18 IN POINTS, 7 IN THE TOP 12 AND 4 IN THE TOP TEN. WE ALSO LEAD MANY
CATEGORIES SUCH AS RACES STARTED, RACES FINISHED RUNNING, OVER THIRTY FIVE
THOUSAND FEATURE LAPS COMPLETED WITH SECOND PLACE OVER FIVE THOUSAND LAPS BACK AND
MOST POSITIONS IMPROVED AND MOST AWARDS FOR POSITIONS IMPROVED IN A SEASON.
OUR CREW WON TWO CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARDS THE FIRST AND
THE LAST PRESENTED IN THE ALL PRO SERIES, SEVERAL MOST LOYAL SUPPORTER AWARDS, FIRST
DRIVER TO COMPLETE 25,000 LAPS, AND NUMEROUS PROUD PARENT AWARDS PRESENTED TO
SIDNEY'S MOTHER MARY WHO ATTENDED ALL OF THE RACES FOR MANY YEARS.
IN 1991 THE SERIES WAS RUN UNDER THE NASCAR ALL PRO BANNER AND MINTON MOTORSPORTS AGAIN
CAME TO THE FRONT FINISHING 10 TH IN THE NATIONAL SEASON POINTS EVEN WHEN THE NASCAR ALL
AMERICAN CHALLENGE SERIES AND THE RECENTLY PURCHASED ALL-PRO SERIES COMBINED.
IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS WE HAVE CUT BACK DUE TO LACK OF SPONSORSHIP MONEY AS THE COSTS HAVE
RISEN. RUNNING FROM 6-10 SHOWS A YEAR WITH THE : NASCAR SLIM JIM ALL PRO
SERIES , AND SOUTHERN ALL STARS SERIES. WHILE MAINTAINING A TOP TEAM THAT IS A
THREAT ANYWHERE WE GO.
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