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Exterior Observation and Initial Discussion

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Dale Earnhardt's Early Days: Inside Rod Osterlund's Former Race Shop with Doug Richert! (Crew Chief)

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What happens here

Before entering, Doug and Art observe the building's exterior from the parking lot. Doug points out where modifications have been made, such as a cleaning area that was removed and doors that were added. He recalls specific areas like the "final prep" bay where engines were installed and race cars were set up. They discuss the location of the previous paint booth, which now appears to be a covered parking area.

Goal: Identify exterior modifications and recall past uses of specific areas.

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stuff like that so does the outside seem similar like they added doors and stuff well it does look like so that area right there where the sweet 350 is at that has been uh modified we used to have a cleaning area under there those two doors right there went went to our uh final prep that's where we put the motors in and and things like that H yeah so I I recognize that part and I'm sure the big shop has changed a whole lot is to nice to meet you how you doing Doug Richard Doug nice to meet you I was just telling him 19 1981 I left this shop and hadn't worked in it again really when it was a race team amazing do you remember that part of it no not at all I I got it and it had bars on the window I lived in a neighborhood over here at Davis Lake and I would drive by it and I I talked my wife into buying it I said Lord that's that's an opportunity to turn it around and it was vacant it had Enterprise at one end and a garage doing car repair at the other end so Ash and racing own the shop when I left and then JD Stacy came into town and he bought the whole team and that's the reason we left here me Dart Senor Rick Peters Steve Blackwell we all left and went to Richard chers

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