1968 - Richard Petty wins the pole with a new track record, leads all 300 laps, laps the field and dominates in the Asheville 300 at New Asheville Speedway.
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-31-this-day-in-petty-history.html
This particular race even fits in nicely with Bobby Williamson's discussion here:
http://racersreunion.com/community/forum/stock-car-racing-history/14865/went-to-a-fight-and-a-race-broke-out
While I clearly wasn't there, I wonder if some of you WERE there that day. Better yet, for anyone who was there, did you swing ... or take ... a punch that day? Ha.
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updated by @tmc-chase: 05/31/18 12:36:58PM
