Lime Rock Park was closed down for an hour and half today to honor Paul Newman. He was attended by his family, close friends, Skip Barber, mechanics on his race team, and those who happened to be at the track.
Newman toured the track in his Corvette race car with his Buick V8 powered Volvo station wagon
following. He had come to say goodbye.
Diagnosed with terminal cancer he is not expected to live beyond September. Race driver, actor, humanitarian, family man and friend, they did not come any better."
Newman the award winning actor ends a four-decade long involvement in motorsports. He has a second place finish at the 24 hours of Le Mans to his credit, and won a class victory at the 1995 Daytona 24 hours at the age of 74.
Outside of the racing and acting spotlights Newman has also raised well over $200 million for charities through the sale of his Newman brand of foods.