Michael joined WRTV in October 2015 as a content coordinator. He transitioned to the WRTV Digital Team as a digital content producer in August 2021.
INDIANAPOLIS — NASCAR stock cars rolled into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Aug. 6, 1994. It was the first non-IndyCar race held at the speedway in 78 years.
Former WRTV reporter Jim Parsons visited Smitty’s Pub in the town of Pittsboro where just about everyone was rooting for the same driver, Jeff Gordon. The 23-year-old racer was born in California but was raised in Pittsboro.Jeff Gordon started third behind pole-sitter Rick Mast and Dale Earnhardt. By lap three, he was in the lead.
In the closing laps of the race, Gordon swapped the lead several times with Ernie Irvan. Irvan eventually lost a tire and Gordon took the lead and the victory.“Everybody stood behind him 100 percent. We wanted him to win so bad.”
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