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September 10 - This day in Petty history

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Richard Petty won three times on September 10. Two of them were 1965 at Hickory and 1967 at Richmond. But the third one was the most spectacular of the three - the 1972 Capital City 500 at Richmond.

The following was originally posted by me here:

https://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-10-this-day-in-petty-history_31.html

1972 - Richard wins the Capital City 500 at Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway to earn his 146th career win. He had to do it the hard way by waging a tough battle with Bobby Allison all day. And as Petty was leading, Buddy Baker got into the back of the 43. The King's STP Plymouth rode the guardrail for a while, popped off, never lost the lead, and went on to win the race.

Article courtesy of RR's Jerry Bushmire

updated by @tmc-chase: 09/10/20 08:18:44AM

TV Shows I miss

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I've got a book that was published based on that series. "Written" by Brock Yates, its essentially a recap of the interviews from the episodes. The funny thing is I think its titled Great Drivers Vol. 1. The series didn't last a terribly long time, so I guess they didn't have enough content to publish additional books.

What's That Mean?

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Keep talking up Dover folks! I'm making my first trip there at the end of the month with a COLD PASS to boot! I'm putting out feelers everywhere I can in an attempt to meet The King, AJ, Marcos, Dale Inman, Robbie Loomis, the janitor, the candlestick maker, the Three Stooges, or whomever. I'm just ready to have a ball there - self-cleaning, Scrubbing Bubbles, steel wool, or whatever it takes.

Put Up or Shut Up at Rockingham on Tax Day

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I agree ... to a point. Truthfully - in today's NASCAR - the trucks frankly offer the best racing IMO. I hate the concept of trucks' racing, but those guys are probably closer to the door bangin', old school racing I enjoy. But again truthfully - what is the average attendance of a truck race? Not good I don't think. So we'll have to be careful and put The Rock's attendance in the right context. To Tim's point, one of Nashville's sins was setting the price point of tickets for its races too high IMO. They eventually came down a bit but not before it was too late. I know the diff between Cup and non-Cup, but Nashville tried to tell me I didn't. Hopefully Andy won't make the same mistake, and hopefully NASCAR will recognize that reality in what it demands from him for sanction fees and purse minimums.

The Day: 1992 Hooters 500 on Speed

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DVR Alert!

New episode of The Day
Speed Channel
Thursday, Sept 1
8 PM ET / 7 PM CT

1992 Hooters 500

http://www.nascar.com/news/110831/atlanta-1992-documentary/index.html

If this show is as well done as the Richard Petty 200th win episode, this will be great.

I can't claim I've been to that many historical wins. I have seen drivers win their first race - such as Davey, Gordon, Rusty, Sterling, and Jeff Burton. But they weren't legendary races.

But I WAS at the 92 Hooters 500 - and still retain some great memories of that day.

updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

Richard Petty Sept and Oct wins

Stock Car Racing History

OK Petty fans. Many of you helped immensely by providing memories, photos, etc. of races Richard Petty won during the month of August in his career. Now the calendar is about to turn to Sept. Before long, it'll be October.

I've already started typing blog entries for his wins in these months - but would love to include more info. Take a look at this list & see if you attended any of these races. If so, comment here or hit me with a message - I'll accept your friend request I've really enjoyed reading the stories of others when they got to see the 43 roll to victory.

09/18/1960 Hillsboro
09/30/1962 North Wilkesboro (Wilkes 320)
10/05/1963 Randleman
10/20/1963 South Boston
10/25/1964 Harris
09/10/1965 Hickory (Buddy Shuman 250)
09/17/1965 Manassas
09/04/1967 Darlington (Southern 500)
09/08/1967 Hickory (Buddy Shuman 250)
09/10/1967 Richmond (Capital City 300)
09/15/1967 Beltsville (Maryland 300)
09/17/1967 Hillsboro
09/24/1967 Martinsville (Old Dominion 500)
10/01/1967 North Wilkesboro (Wilkes 400)
09/08/1968 Richmond (Capital City 300)
09/15/1968 Hillsboro
09/22/1968 Martinsville (Old Dominion 500)
09/29/1968 North Wilkesboro (Wilkes 400)
10/27/1968 Rockingham (American 500)
09/28/1969 Martinsville (Old Dominion 500)
09/13/1970 Richmond (Capital City 500)
09/20/1970 Dover (Mason Dixon 300)
09/30/1970 Raleigh
10/18/1970 Martinsville (Old Dominion 500)
10/17/1971 Dover (Delaware 500)
10/24/1971 Rockingham (American 500)
09/10/1972 Richmond (Capital City 500)
09/24/1972 Martinsville (Old Dominion 500)
10/01/1972 North Wilkesboro (Wilkes 400)
09/09/1973 Richmond (Capital City 500)
09/30/1973 Martinsville (Old Dominion 500)
09/08/1974 Richmond (Capital City 500)
09/15/1974 Dover (Delaware 500)
09/14/1975 Dover (Delaware 500)
10/05/1975 Charlotte (National 500)
10/24/1976 Rockingham (American 500)
09/16/1979 Dover (Delaware 500)
10/21/1979 Rockingham (American 500)
10/09/1983 Charlotte (National 500 - oh boy, the big engine race)

updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

Tim Richmond Won Southern 500 25 Years Ago Today

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Source: RR's Russ Thompson

Tim Richmond Won Southern 500 25 Years Ago Today

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Wasn't it just about dark when the checkered flag fell? Can't remember why - might have been a delayed start for rain - but I remember Tim staying hammer down to get the win. I think one of his Pocono wins in 1986 was in fog/near darkness as well.

Like Tim Leeming said - its remarkable to me its been a quarter-century since that magical season.

Getting Waltrips to Their Old Kentucky Home

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I went this year because (1) it was the first one and (2) it was free. Maybe I should have switched the order. While we didn't have near the struggles with parking/traffic as others did, I'm not that inclined to return. This despite the fact the track may well be the closest to my house now. But I'd prefer to drive that extra 30 to 60 minutes to the east or south to hit Bristol or Talladega.

Happy Birthday Wendell Scott

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Happy birthday to Wendell. And he was a Schaefer man. Scha-loot! (Thanks to RR's Brian Hauck for providing me this picture.)