I originally blogged about this race in 2011 here as part of my Richard Petty 200 Wins series:
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-26-this-day-in-petty-history.html
Richard Petty wins the pole and the 100-mile race at Alabama's Montgomery Speedway on November 26, 1967. Though the race was held in November 1967, it was scheduled by NASCAR as the second event of the 1968 Grand National season.
He leads 154 of the 200 laps to earn his 76th career win. Emerging rival Bobby Allison leads the remaining 46 laps and finishes 2nd as the only other car on the lead lap. Petty's win also ended a little hot streak by Allison who had paired with Fred Lorenzen as his crew chief in a Holman and Moody Ford. The duo won 3 consecutive races headed into the Montgomery event - [ Rockingham ], [ Asheville-Weaverville ] and Middle Georgia Raceway. (Petty finished 2nd to Allison at A-W and Middle Georgia.)
RR's Tiger Tom Pistone and Paul Lewis finished 4th and 5th, respectively. Lewis made the 1st of his 4 starts for owner J.D. Bracken - an owner whose 7 GN wins all came with Allison behind the wheel of his Chevrolet.
According to Greg Fielden in his book, Forty Years of Stock Car Racing - Volume 3 , Petty had not originally intended to participate in this race.
Petty showed up only after he received a sizable amount of "show money" from the promoters. Allison is one of the promoters at the half-mile paved track ... Petty and Allison, who have been involved in a few fender benders in recent weeks, met in victory circle. "Let's say we get along fine on the track," said Petty. "I'm not so sure about off the track, but its a thing of the past." - pp 166-167
Its interesting to read that at the time Petty thought the run-ins with Allison were over and done with. Instead, they continued off and on for another five seasons - culminating with their slam-bang affair at North Wilkesboro in October 1972.
| Fin | Driver | Sponsor / Owner | Car |
| 1 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '67 Plymouth |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | Holman-Moody | '67 Ford |
| 3 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | '67 Dodge |
| 4 | Tom Pistone | Turkey Minton | '67 Chevrolet |
| 5 | Paul Lewis | J.D. Bracken | '65 Chevrolet |
| 6 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | '65 Dodge |
| 7 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp | '66 Chevrolet |
| 8 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | '66 Ford |
| 9 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn | '66 Ford |
| 10 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '67 Ford |
| 11 | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | '66 Ford |
| 12 | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | '66 Ford |
| 13 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | '66 Ford |
| 14 | E.J. Trivette | '66 Ford | |
| 15 | Phil Wendt | Ken Watter | '66 Chevrolet |
| 16 | Bill Vanderhoff | Truett Rodgers | '66 Chevrolet |
| 17 | Bill Ervin | Ralph Murphy | '66 Ford |
| 18 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | '66 Pontiac |
| 19 | Don Biederman | Ron Stotten | '66 Chevrolet |
| 20 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson | '67 Ford |
| 21 | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | '66 Ford |
| 22 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | '67 Ford |
| 23 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | '66 Ford |
| 24 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper | '66 Ford |
| 25 | Bosco Lowe | Clyde Lynn | '67 Ford |
| 26 | Dub Simpson | Buck Baker | '67 Oldsmobile |
| 27 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper | '66 Chevrolet |
| 28 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt | '67 Ford |
| 29 | Red Farmer | Red Farmer | '67 Ford |
| 30 | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner | '67 Ford |
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updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM