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Racing History Minute - October 31, 1965


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The pace lap before the green with Petty and Junior Johnson on the front row, Pearson in 3rd and Pops in 4th.

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Racing History Minute - October 31, 1965


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Paschal's entry was somewhat last minute. The former Petty driver became one again when Lee hired him to drive a 2nd car in the team's first superspeedway race of the season. - Spartanburg Herald

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Racing History Minute - October 31, 1965


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Race preview from Spartanburg Herald

Race report from News And Courier


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Racing History Minute - October 31, 1965


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Few more I found this morning.

Track construction...

Grandstands and fencing built. Track grading taking shape and awaiting asphalt.

Paving begins

Even Richard Petty got in on the paving action!

Concrete grandstands have been poured.

Elzie Webb

Car owner and race promoter, L.G. DeWitt with John Sears car

Race Day!

A pre-race meal - Junior Johnson is about to chow down on a sammich. And I believe that is Lee Roy Yarbrough and Fred Lorenzen at the table with him. Is that Buddy Baker wearing a jacket and facing the other way?

A packed, sandy infield.

G.C. Spencer (49) ahead of Elmo Langley (64), Ned Jarrett (11), Roy Mayne (46) and Dick Hutcherson (29).

Turn 1 racing action - Hutcherson pulls Bobby Isaac (35) behind him

Cale Yarborough gets pit service from Banjo Matthews and crew as Larry Hess (44) continues on the track in the background.

Pops takes the checkers


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Racing History Minute - October 31, 1965


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The 1965 American 500 was featured on Dale Jr's Back In The Day series a few years ago where he repackaged some of the old Car And Track episodes narrated by Bud Lindemann.

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10/31/13 10:48:00AM
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Racing History Minute - October 31, 1965


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This inaugural Rockingham race was Junior Johnson's next-to-last "superspeedway" race. He raced only 7 times in 1966. Six of them were on North Carolina and Virginia short tracks. He returned to Rockingham 1 year later and made his last superspeedway start and his final career start in the 1966 American 500.

http://racersreunion.com/community/forum/stock-car-racing-history/28331/october-30-1966-fast-freddy-takes-the-rock-paul-lewis-gets-a-shot\


updated by @tmc-chase: 10/30/17 03:46:18PM
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10/31/13 10:44:37AM
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Racing History Minute - October 31, 1965


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Several good photos have been shared on RacersReunion. Here are some I found.

Race program ( Laverne Zachary )

The garage area ( Don Smyle )

Turner getting pit service from the Wood Brothers team ( Ray Lamm )

Pops back in a NASCAR victory lane ( Ray Lamm )

A really nice shot of Pops collecting the hardware ( Ray Lamm )


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October 30, 1966 - Fast Freddy takes The Rock & Paul Lewis gets a shot


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Ned Jarrett (11) on the high side racing USAC regular Jack Bowsher (33). The race was the 2nd of 4 career GN starts for Bowsher. From Richard Guido collection.

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