50 Years of NASCAR Racing ~ Post 7

By Matt McLaughlin

Editor's note: This article is part of a special reprise of Matt McLaughlin's "50 Years of NASCAR Racing", written and published  in 1998 in commemoration of NASCAR 's 50th Anniversary celebration that year. In keeping with the RacersReunion mission of passing the history of our sport down to younger fans, Matt has kindly granted us permission to run the entire series. Please, sit back and enjoy as you take a journey back through the pages of history and perhaps relive a memory or two. Many thanks to Matt for his generosity in sharing. God bless you, my friend.

Phoenix International Raceway is a relative newcomer to the Winston Cup schedule but it has already produced some memorable events. Coming as the event prior to the grand finale in Atlanta, the outcome at Phoenix has aided the title hopes of some, and dashed the plans of others.