It was the long hot summer of 1987…

And Gary “Walk Quietly But Carry a Big” Johnson was heard saying the following as the year’s events unfolded…

• “Budd Dwyer shot himself on live tv? Those Pennsylvania people ain’t right…”
• “What’s with this Unabomber nonsense? How am I supposed to wear a hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses now…”
• “AMC got bought by Chrysler? Dirt modified racing will suffer – the Gremlin body was the way to go…”
• “When the hell is Steve Kinser going to stop winning this year…”
• “U2 released the Joshua Tree? So what, they suck. Does that mean the tree is lazy?”
• “Damn, Jim Bakker got defrocked. I wonder if I can get my money back…”
• “It will be until 2013 that we have another year with four distinct digits…”

Outside of all of that craziness, Gary also hung out at Sunshine Speedway. You remember that place, right?

Well check out these photos from 1987, Sunshine Speedway, courtesy of Gary Johnson.

Pretty cool, eh?

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