LIBERTY, Ind. – The crowd gathered slowly, congregating under the large trees on the Union County courthouse square. The sun worked to break through the cloud cover and a man was setting up rows of folding chairs on the closely cut lawn, the chairs facing a metal marker that was covered with a large cloth.
On a quiet Saturday afternoon in June, Bob Jenkins was coming home.
He traveled far from this, his hometown. It was the answer to a trivia question whenever one of the most significant and beloved members of the motorsports media community was discussed. Where did Bob come from? Liberty, Ind., population 2,000. Give or take.
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