Racing History Minute - August 23, 1958
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And Welborn's cars for both wins were fielded by Julian Petty.
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And Welborn's cars for both wins were fielded by Julian Petty.
Racing History Minute - August 23, 1958
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After running a few more times in 1960 after "retiring", Welborn returned to Daytona in February 1961. During the Daytona 500, he needed a relief driver. And who stepped in to assist? The future King Richard Petty. Remember - the Pettys didn't start the race as both cars were lost during the 100-mile twins.
But Richard stayed near the track - and likely near a phone awaiting updates on his father's condition. So while he didn't START the 1961 Daytona 500, he did race about 50 laps in it as an assist to Welborn.
Source: Daytona Beach Morning Journal
Racing History Minute - August 23, 1958
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Brief race report from The Dispatch of Lexington NC.
About a year and a half after this race, the NASCAR Grand National drivers raced at Darlington in the 1960 Rebel 300. Rains interrupted the race, and the remainder was scheduled 2 weeks later. For reasons I don't know, Welborn claimed he was retiring from racing. He didn't return to Darlington to drive the rest of the Darlington race. Jim Paschal took over and finished 7th - though Welborn was credited with the spot. As it turns out, Welborn's retirement was short-lived. He raced 4 more times in 1960 and about 50 more times over the next 4 seasons.
Source: The News and Courier
updated by @tmc-chase: 07/23/17 10:04:18AM
August 22, 1958: Lee Petty Banks Bowman Gray
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Starting second, Lee Petty pilots his #42 Oldsmobile to a spirited win over Shorty Rollins in a 200-lap, 50-mile race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC. The race was Bowman Gray's second NASCAR Grand National event, and it was a 'sweepstakes' race - a blend of hard top and convertible series cars.
Read on for more:
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-22-1958-lee-petty-banks-bowman.html
| Fin | Driver | Sponsor / Owner | Car |
| 1 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile |
| 2 | Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins | Ford |
| 3 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | Ford |
| 4 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | Mercury |
| 5 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Chevrolet |
| 6 | George Dunn | Manley Britt | Mercury |
| 7 | Roy Tyner | Spook Crawford | Dodge |
| 8 | Tiny Lund | Don Angel | Ford |
| 9 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane | Ford |
| 10 | Marvin Porter | Marvin Porter | Ford |
| 11 | Bill Poor | Bill Poor | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Shep Langdon | Bob Walden | Ford |
| 13 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Ken Rush | Julian Petty | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Brownie King | Jess Potter | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Harry Leake | Ford | |
| 18 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank | Chevrolet |
| 19 | R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs | Ford |
| 20 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile |
| 21 | Neil Castles | Ford | |
| 22 | Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers | Ford |
| 23 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty | Chevrolet |
updated by @tmc-chase: 08/22/17 10:08:00AM
Racing History Minute - August 22, 1956
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White ran car number ... um, letter X. I wonder if he painted his name on the door vs. on the roof. Maybe...
Re... X ...White
Race report from Wilmington Star-News.
Racing History Minute - August 21, 1959
Stock Car Racing History
This race was originally scheduled for July 25th. Rex and Glen Wood both set qualifying records before rain arrived to wash out the night's events. It was rescheduled for Friday, August 21st.
Preview for August 21 race mentioning the July rainout. FromStatesville Record and Landmark.
Original preview for July 25 race from Statesville paper.
Race report from Charlotte race won by Jack Smith on Sunday, July 26th with mention of rainout at Bowman Gray on Saturday the 25th. From Burlington Times News.
Racing History Minute - August 21, 1959
Stock Car Racing History
Julian Petty fielded two Chevys for this race. Jim Paschal raced a #48 Chevy for him, and Ermon Rush finished 13th in the 2nd one - a #40X Chevy. Dave White raced a #40, so I guess Petty just slapped an X on his Chevy to distinguish in scoring. I've never heard of Ermon Rush. He ran 4 GN races: 1 in 1953 and his 4th and final one at Bowman Gray in 1959. Would truly be interesting to know how a driver who hasn't raced in 6 years ends up running a car at Bowman Gray in a one-off deal with Julian.
Also, Tiger Tom raced in a #5 Chevy (not a #59 Ford) owned by his friend, Tiny Lund.
Race report. (source: Spartanburg Herald )
August 20 Michigan Memories
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Pic of Pearson in VL at the 1978 Michigan race. - From [ NCMarrk ]
August 20 Michigan Memories
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Dave - you've mentioned more than once how you glean something new from most of these Racing Minute posts. Well, I'll raise my hand in agreement too. I remember the H-P trucks at the tracks - as well as the BSR ones.
But I didn't know...
- BSR = Bill Seifert Racing
- That H-P was acquired by H-P
- That Hutch-BSR was acquired by CV Products
- That CV Products was even a company
- That CV Products was founded by Clyde Vickers
- That Clyde Vickers was a former driver
- That Brian Vickers is Clyde's son
http://www.highperformanceracingparts.com/the-history-of-cv-products/
August 20 Michigan Memories
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Thought I'd highlight a couple of August 20th memorable moments from the track formerly known as Michigan International Speedway.
1972 - Yankee 400 - David Pearson won the race and swept the season at MIS in the #21 Wood Brothers Mercury. King Richard won the pole but finished 4th. Returning from a limited stay in USAC champ cars, Cale Yarborough made only his second start of the season. He finished a solid 5th driving a #98 Mercury fielded by James Hylton. James had a nice day himself by finishing right behind Cale in his own #48 Ford.
Top 10 Finishers
| Fin | Driver | Car |
| 1 | David Pearson | Mercury |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge |
| 4 | Richard Petty | Dodge |
| 5 | Cale Yarborough | Mercury |
| 6 | James Hylton | Ford |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | Mercury |
| 8 | Bill Seifert | Mercury |
| 9 | Dave Marcis | Matador |
| 10 | Larry Smith | Ford |
John Betts has some great photos from this race in his collection including:
The pole winner, Richard Petty
The iconic Joe Frasson
Cale in Hylton's #98 Mercury
1978 - After years of racing Plymouths and Dodges (except for a 1-year fling with FoMoCo), Richard Petty makes the tough decision to leave Chrysler. He races his newly acquired STP Monte Carlo for the first time in the Champion Spark Plug 400. Petty crashed his new wheels, however, and finished a disappointing 14th.
Coincidentally, the Silver Fox also won THIS August 20th Michigan race. The race was Pearson's 103rd career victory, but it was his last one with the Wood Brothers team. He'd win twice more - both at Darlington: 79 Southern 500 with Osterland Racing and 80 Rebel 500 for Hoss Ellington.
Also, D.K. Ulrich did something in this race that happened in no other point of his GN/Cup career. He led a lap.
After several disappointing races from 1976 through 1978, Billy Hagan decided to make a driver change. He cut loose Skip Manning, hired Mel Larson for this one race Michigan, skipped Bristol and then hired a rookie for his team beginning at Darlington. The rookie, Terry Labonte, finished 4th in his debut with Hagan's Stratagraph team.
Top 10 Finishers
| Fin | Driver | Car |
| 1 | David Pearson | Mercury |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | Ford |
| 6 | Dick Brooks | Mercury |
| 7 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile |
| 9 | Neil Bonnett | Oldsmobile |
| 10 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet |
updated by @tmc-chase: 08/20/17 01:39:10PM