As Tim Leeming mentioned in his post about April 12th, few races have been held on this date. And from a personal standpoint, the 1958 Bowman-Gray race has had far lasting impact on the life of Randy Myers than other races held on this day.
But other races were indeed held on April 12 - including the inaugural Alabama 500 at Talladega on April 12, 1970. So on this day in Petty history...
Here is a link to a blog entry I posted today about Pete Hamilton's win in that race driving a Petty Enterprises #40 Plymouth Superbird.
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-12-1970-pete-inherits-talladega.html
Its wins like this by Petty cars that further validate Maurice Petty's credentials for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He drove cars briefly, he built the engines for almost all of Richard's wins, and he crew chiefed drivers of other Petty cars to victory such as this one by Hamilton.
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updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM