Renee Langford Sullivan
12/26/11 09:51:01AM
@renee-langford-sullivan
Daytona I remember going with my Daddy to Daytona just after I'd gotten married (during the 1980s)and saw Tim Richmond racing. I sure thought he was going to win that year (not exactly sure when it was but it was 86 or 87) as he was running so well but he didn't. My Daddy never went to movies but there were two that I remember him taking us to. The first when I was a kid, was The Richard Petty Story with Greased Lightening as the second feature at a local drive-in. I think it was the first time I'd ever been to a drive-in! The one line that I remember the most about the Richard Petty movie was his wife being upset because Richard was working on his car on his wedding night was her saying, "Now, I can finally tell everyone that Richard brought up his RPMs on his wedding night!" ...lol. The next movie that we went to see was Days of Thunder, with Tom Cruise who portrayed Tim Richmond in a loose fashion. He was a very good driver and of course I thought he was cute too! lol His death was a huge loss to NASCAR.Days of Thunder.....
The Richard Petty Story....
Greased Lightening (story of Wyndell Scott)....
Good times!Renee Sullivan
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TMC Chase

September 13 - This day in Petty history


9/13/70 - Richard wins the Capital City 500 at Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway.
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September 12 - This day in Petty history


9/12/54 - Lee finishes 3rd in a 200 lapper at Central City Speedway in Macon GA.9/12/58 - Lee finishes 2nd in a 200 lapper at Gastonia Fairgrounds...
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September 11 - This day in Petty history


9/11/59 - Lee won the Buddy Shuman 250 at Hickory Speedway.9/11/55 - Lee finishes 4th in a 200 lapper at Montgomery Speedway.9/11/70 - Richard...
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September 10 - This day in Petty history


9/10/67 - Richard wins the Capital City 300 at Richmond for his 6th in a row in 1967.9/10/72 - Richard wins the Capital City 500 at Richmond...
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September 9 - This day in Petty history


9/9/73 - Richard wins the Capital City 500 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.
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September 8 - This day in Petty history


9/8/67 - Richard wins his 5th in a row in 1967 at Hickory Speedway in the Buddy Shuman 250.9/8/74 - Richard wins from the pole at Richmond...
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TMC Chase

September 7 - This day in Petty history


9/7/64 - Two Petty cars finish in the top 3 in the Southern 500 at Darlington. Jim Paschal (#41) and Richard finish second and third, respectively.
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September 6 - This day in Petty history


9/6/68 - Richard wins the pole and finishes 4th in the Buddy Shuman 250 at Hickory Speedway.9/6/71 - Richard finishes 2nd and Buddy Baker finishes...
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TMC Chase

September 5 - This day in Petty history


9/5/57 - Gwyn Staley won a 100 lapper at New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse driving a Julian Petty-owned Chevrolet. Lee Petty finished 2nd in...
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