Racing History Minute - March 27, 1977 - Ferrum Flash Paul Radford Sweeps Martinsville Dogwood 500 Doubleheader

On this date - March 27 - in 1977, Ferrum, Virginia's Paul Radford joined Ray Hendrick of Richmond as the only driver to ever sweep a Martinsville Speedway doubleheader. Nicknamed the "Ferrum Flash" the veteran Radford beat Hendrick in the Modified 250 lapper and Jack Ingram in the Late Model Sportsman go.

Here's how the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star covered Paul's double triumph:

Ultimate Racing History has partial results for each event:

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Radford with trophies from his twin wins was featured on the cover of the 1978 Dogwood 500 program.

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Qualifying and rainout postponement clips for Martinsville Speedway's 1977 Dogwood 500 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman / Modified doubleheader from the pages of the Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance Star.

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updated by @dave-fulton: 03/26/17 11:38:57AM

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