C. Robert Powell
08/11/15 09:41:28PM
@c-robert-powell
Hickory Speedway Dirt Track

I was born in 1951, the year the track was built. As a teenager, I begged my Dad to take me to the track to sell popcorn or score so I could get in free. The track was dirt then. I remember the pit wall being formed for concrete, but the concrete was not poured in time for the Saturday night race. A car spun on the fourth turn and splintered the first 20 or 30 feet of the new wood form for the pit wall. Does anyone remember the driver? Please share other stories or share photos.

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September 13 - This day in Petty history


9/13/70 - Richard wins the Capital City 500 at Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway.
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September 12 - This day in Petty history


9/12/54 - Lee finishes 3rd in a 200 lapper at Central City Speedway in Macon GA.9/12/58 - Lee finishes 2nd in a 200 lapper at Gastonia Fairgrounds...
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September 11 - This day in Petty history


9/11/59 - Lee won the Buddy Shuman 250 at Hickory Speedway.9/11/55 - Lee finishes 4th in a 200 lapper at Montgomery Speedway.9/11/70 - Richard...
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September 10 - This day in Petty history


9/10/67 - Richard wins the Capital City 300 at Richmond for his 6th in a row in 1967.9/10/72 - Richard wins the Capital City 500 at Richmond...
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September 9 - This day in Petty history


9/9/73 - Richard wins the Capital City 500 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.
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September 8 - This day in Petty history


9/8/67 - Richard wins his 5th in a row in 1967 at Hickory Speedway in the Buddy Shuman 250.9/8/74 - Richard wins from the pole at Richmond...
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September 7 - This day in Petty history


9/7/64 - Two Petty cars finish in the top 3 in the Southern 500 at Darlington. Jim Paschal (#41) and Richard finish second and third, respectively.
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September 6 - This day in Petty history


9/6/68 - Richard wins the pole and finishes 4th in the Buddy Shuman 250 at Hickory Speedway.9/6/71 - Richard finishes 2nd and Buddy Baker finishes...
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September 5 - This day in Petty history


9/5/57 - Gwyn Staley won a 100 lapper at New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse driving a Julian Petty-owned Chevrolet. Lee Petty finished 2nd in...
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