April 24, 1960 - Lee Petty Wins Weaverville

On this day in 1960, Lee Petty won at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway to claim his 50th career GN victory. No one could have foreseen that Lee would only win 4 more times in his career before having it all but ended at Daytona 10 months later. And as so often seemed the case for Lee, a bit of controversy was involved in awarding him the trophy. Read on for more:

http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-24-1960-lee-petty-wins-weaverville.html

Chase, you beat my post by seconds!!!! LOl. Well, the good folks can read two accounts of a great day in racing history.

great story about a wonderful track. only got there once but remember it well. thanks Chase.

Thanks, Chase. As you point out, Lee seemed to be involved in his share of controversial finishes.

Tim Leeming's post from same day:

http://racersreunion.com/community/forum/stock-car-racing-history/22850/racing-history-minute-april-24-1960