Other September 4 Southern 500 winners
Stock Car Racing History
1961 - Nelson Stacy leading over Marvin Panch (from Jerry Bushmire collection)
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Other September 4 Southern 500 winners
Stock Car Racing History
Some other trivia nuggets from these races:
- 1961 - Jim Paschal -4th in Julian Petty's Pontiac
- 1967 - G.C. Spencer finished 3rd in a 2nd Petty Plymouth (REALLY need a pic of G.C.'s time in a Petty car)
- 1972 - Buddy Baker's final start in the #11 STP Petty Dodge before moving the #71 K&K team
- 1972 - Bobby Isaac's last start in the K&K Dodge
- 1972 - Fred Lorenzen finished 4th - his final career top 5
- 1978 - Terry Labonte's 1st Cup start
- 1978 - Dale Earnhardt's first Darlington start - in Will Cronkrite's #96 Ford
- 1978 - King Richard finishes 3rd despite TWO relief driving stints by Dave Marcis. Three driver swaps after the start, and the 43 still finishes 3rd. Amazing.
Other September 4 Southern 500 winners
Stock Car Racing History
1961 - Nelson Stacy
From Ray Lamm collection
1967 - Richard Petty
A re-run of my blog post about this race from 2011:
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-4-this-day-in-petty-history.html
Sam McQuagg - "and he walked away" - Photo sequence from Ray Lamm collection
Dick Hutcherson close up view ( Lamm )
Sam: Hit, flip, skid, stop, exit. No big deal. ( Lamm )
Leftovers ( Lamm )
from Ray Lamm collection
1972 - Bobby Allison
from Colbert Seagraves collection
1978 - Cale Yarborough
King saddling up in only his third race in a Chevy (from Tim Leeming collection)
RP leading Coo Coo Marlin (from Jeff Gilder collection)
The King watches from the pits as Dave Marcis races the 43 in relief. (from Jeff Gilder collection)
updated by @tmc-chase: 09/04/17 01:10:49PM
Passing of Herb Lewis in Nashville
Local and Regional Short Track Racing
Received this morning from Russ Thompson:
It is with a very heavy heart that I pass along the news that Herb Lewis passed away this morning. Arrangements are incomplete, but the body will be at Phillips-Robinson in East Nashville. I'll send more information as it becomes available.
Herb started racing in the 1940's as a national-level motorcycle racer. The motorcycles were running regularly at Cumberland Speedway at the end of 9th Avenue (near where the Titans training camp is now) and Herb was instrumental in getting the promoters to allow a stock car race during intermission one Sunday afternoon in 1948. As a result of that day, local stock car racing in Nashville was born.
Herb raced both motorcycles and cars until he went in the service in 1951, and when he came back home he focused on the growing sport of stock car racing. He continued as a driver until 1960, when he felt the responsibilities of a growing family and decided to get out of the driver's seat. He moved into the flagstand, becoming one of the most respected starters in the area. As he told me, after spending time in the flagstand and, "Watching some of the guys make moves that I knew I could make better," he returned to the seat midway through the 1963 season in the Bill Dyer number 42 Modified Special. He won the last race Modified race ever held on the quarter-mile, a 100-lap feature on August 31, 1963.
With Dyer building a new car, Herb made the move to the full-bodied cars for the 1964 season, winning the 4th race of the season. A strange crash in a June race saw him go over the wall, landing near the lower pits. The impact broke his pelvis. After healing he came back and ran a couple of more races, then hung up his helmet for good.
Fred Herbert Lewis
March 1, 1929 - September 4, 2013
updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:09:31PM
Racing History Minute - September 4, 1950
Stock Car Racing History
A "visual" article back when newspaper writers mattered.
Source: News and Courier
Racing History Minute - September 4, 1950
Stock Car Racing History
Race Report from Charleston's News and Courier
Racing History Minute - September 4, 1950
Stock Car Racing History
The ageless Hershel McGriff making a pit stop.
The winner.
Racing History Minute - September 4, 1950
Stock Car Racing History
Ken Squier narrates the origins of Darlington and a quick recap of its first Southern 500.
Racing History Minute - September 4, 1950
Stock Car Racing History
The starting line-up with Curtis Turner on the pole, Jimmy Thompson in the middle and Gober Sosebee on the outside starting 3rd. From Dargan Watts collection.
