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Team Rensi Motorsports Looks To Overcome An Old Racing Superstition… Hamilton, Jr. to be sponsored by Peanut Shop of Williamsburg this weekend Team Rensi Motorsports driver Bobby Hamilton, Jr. hopes to prove false the old racing superstition of peanuts leading to bad luck in a NASCAR race. The No. 25 Peanut Shop of Williamsburg Ford Fusion will take the green flag on Friday night in the Lipton Team 250 at Richmond International Raceway. The theory of peanuts leading to bad luck dates back to a 1937 race in Nashville in which peanut shells were sprinkled on the cars of five drivers, all of whom crashed during the race. Other racing historians say that one of Junior Johnson’s crew was eating peanuts when an engine blew, and the blame fell on the nuts themselves. Some claim that when racing was gaining popularity in the 1930s, mechanics would often find peanut shells from the nearby grandstands in the cylinders of engines that had failed. The peanut superstition seems to have fallen by the wayside as the sport of NASCAR becomes more of a mainstream sport. With a strong run in Richmond, Hamilton hopes to gain more exposure for the wonderful products offered by The Peanut Shop in Williamsburg. Coming off of a third place finish in Talladega last weekend, Hamilton is primed and ready to drive his No. 25 Ford Fusion to the front of the pack Friday night. THE PEANUT SHOP OF WILLIAMSBURG Located in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg is The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg, the place where our own "founding fathers" began. It was in that tiny shop where our small batch, hand-cooked roasting techniques were developed & perfected. While the shop is still there, we have long since moved our roasting kitchen to larger confines just north of Williamsburg while staying true to our original cooking traditions.
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