Carl Kirk sat in the shade, outside of the direct sunlight encompassing National Trail Raceway. The former
Rod Shop Dodge team member sat with his former teammate Eddie Eckard
taking in the action. Both are well past their drag racing years, Kirk,
70, Eckard, 80, but on last Friday, at the ADRL Ohio Drags, they shared hot
dogs, soft drinks and a few memories.
Those memories nearly flowed freely as they recollected moments while racing at the NHRA Springnationals and other events.
“Those were the good old days,” said Kirk, who raced a B/Altered and
A/Gas Mopar back in those days. “We raced until about 1972 when we
realized that we had to raise families.”