On August 29, 1954, Lee Petty won a 200-lap, 100-mile race on the half-mile, dirt Corbin Speedway in Kentucky. Its believed to have been the only Grand National / Cup race in the Bluegrass State until NASCAR went to Kentucky Speedway in Sparta in 2011.
Two drivers who later drove Petty Enterprises cars had storylines in the race:
- Jim Paschal won the pole
- Hershel McGriff finished 2nd to Papa Lee - and was the only other car to finish on the lead lap
Big thanks to John Potts aka IndyBigJohn for giving me the green light to include a few photos from his collection. John is also a member here at RR.
Read on for more:
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-29-1954-lee-petty-conquers-corbin.html
| Fin | Driver | Car |
| 1 | Lee Petty | Chrysler |
| 2 | Hershel McGriff | Oldsmobile |
| 3 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile |
| 4 | Herb Thomas | Hudson |
| 5 | Donald Thomas | Hudson |
| 6 | Blackie Pitt | Oldsmobile |
| 7 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson |
| 8 | John Soares | Dodge |
| 9 | Marvin Panch | Plymouth |
| 10 | Floyd Curtis | Hudson |
| 11 | John Smith | Plymouth |
| 12 | Laird Bruner | Oldsmobile |
| 13 | Dick Rathman | Hudson |
| 14 | Dick Vermillion | Buick |
| 15 | Ken Taylor | Ford |
| 16 | Ralph Liguori | Dodge |
| 17 | Gober Sosebee | Oldsmobile |
| 18 | Bub King | Lincoln |
| 19 | Jim Paschal | Oldsmobile |
| 20 | Jimmie Lewallen | Dodge |
| 21 | Ray Duhigg | Oldsmobile |
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updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
