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The King's brother, Maurice Petty
The King's father, Lee Petty
The King's favorite driver, Jim Paschl, credits to Jack Walker and is Carolina Raceplace website
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The day he became "The King"
But there was another famous 43 before Richard driven by Jimmie Lewallen!
The #43 had a championship driver 5 years before Richard won his first Grand National title with Bob Ross winning the 1959 Pacific Coast Stock Car Championship.
Sprint will be out. Who will be next?
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My mother says they should get all the teams and drivers together, including from other sports, to pool all their money together so they can have The Athletic Cup.
My $0.02: that'd be pretty good, especially since NASCAR and its current drivers have nothing to protect with the cup.
So, When Does History Begin?
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History is indeed being made every day every where we look. There are indeed too many websites out there that do nothing but serve the modern or casual fan. Little is done to support the diehard or long time fans. This site is the only website that supports the old-timers. No joke. There is no other resource for people like Tim Leeming, Dennis Satorius (sorry if I butchered the spelling), or Jimmy Johnson (the real JJ!!) to share their stories and the pictures that corroborate them. The same is true for the Drag Racers. USAC, for all their divisions (Stock car, Midget, Champ Car, Sprint, Road racing, etc.) has to rely on a few small, very small, Facebook groups. It's a tragedy in our midst. Something must be done.
I may not have commented on the argument of how old to make the cut off, but I hope this sheds some light on how to approach the debate. I just don't want to see this site get over fun with modern "fahns" and their pictures of Kardboard Kutout Kasey Kahne.
Cigar Sponsorship Question
Stock Car Racing History
Well, there have been cigarette sponsorships galore in IndyCar and F1. Chewing tobacco was also common in the Cup and NXS until the MSA came in.
THE CHARLOTTE POLE KEEPS GETTING HIGHER
Stock Car Racing History
And those races with 159 mph poles produced many more lead changes than you could possibly see tonight.
1968 Grand Touring Division
Stock Car Racing History
Dennis, I love that you do this. This division needs to be remembered, and it is great that your father had such an impact on this series' history.
What's the worst race you've watched besides there being a death?
Stock Car Racing History
I hate to break this to you, but that was this year. Some of those yellows lasted for almost an hour...