well this recent holiday for 2012 wasnt too great with the passing of my dad,curtis "crawfish"crider 1930-2012...he was a former grandnational/winstoncup now nextel/sprint driver..he raced in england in 1955 and the last beach race in 1958 ponce inlet florida,then daytona speedway and other nascar tracks through 1964.then drove local short dirt tracks through out florida as he mostly called barberville"volusia county speedway" his home track. we did bump heads sometimes as some fathers do i reckon as i grew up and even now,but still didnt mean i didnt love him,me and some family was bedside when he passed and just had recent viewing and funeral 27th-28th of december and i think im still in shock,but i know i miss having him around even though he has been gettin demensia for several years now and was kinda rough on us,but i would trade that to having him back love and miss you dad,when you passed you made the final lap and got the checkered flag...here is a link to daytona beach news journal about him
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20121228/SPORTS/121229765/1040?p=1&tc=pg