June 16, 1974: Richard Petty wins the Motor State 400

TMC Chase
@tmc-chase
12 years ago
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Today is the anniversary of the King's win in Michigan International Speedway's Motor State 400. Whoops, make that the Motor State 360 with 10 percent of the race cut as an acknowledgment of the nation's energy crisis.

http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2012/06/june-16-this-day-in-petty-history.html

It was also a red-letter day for singer Marty Robbins who notched a career best 5th place finish. Photo from collection of RR's John Betts .




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