Streamline Hotel Sold

Dave Moody reports in the March 15 issue of Area Auto Racing News that the Victory Lane Racing Association has purchased the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach. The Streamline was the site of meetings in December 1947 that led to the formation of NASCAR. The Victory Lane Racing Association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help racing families in need.

Morgan Shepherd Runs Down Teenaged Shoplifter

Veteran driver Morgan Shepherd assisted police in capturing a shoplifter recently. The 69-year-old, who competes full time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, caught a fifteen-year-old shoplifting suspect at a Las Vegas Walmart.

Said Shepherd, "I went across the parking lot diagonal to them and I caught the guy right before he got to a wall. The officer must have thought I was a military guy because I had on a camouflage long-sleeve shirt and vest....I said, 'Throw me some cuffs,' and he threw me some cuffs. The security people were giving me the thumbs-up because I caught the guy." Shepherd is in great shape and is known for roller-skating around NASCAR garages.