July 12: Big day in Petty...and Schaefer... history
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Yes, once again the anniversary of the King's win in the SCHAEFER 300 made another lap yesterday on July 12th. Or as I like to visually remember it: 7-12
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July 12: Big day in Petty...and Schaefer... history
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1970 - The King wins the first and only NASCAR GN/Cup race sponsored by Schaefer beer - the Schaefer 300 at Trenton Speedway in New Jersey.
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-12-this-day-in-petty-history-part.html
1958 - A 21 years, 10 days old young man from Level Cross, NC makes his professional driving debut. Richard belts in for the first time as a driver and races an Oldsmobile convertible in a 200 lap race at Columbia Speedway in SC.
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-12-this-day-in-petty-history-part-2.html
updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Test shows Allmendinger took stimulant
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Regardless of whether Fuel is to blame for the failed A test, let me ask this? Was this a good marketing spend by them with AJ? I follow racing pretty closely and I haven't heard him pitch this product at all this year. I'm being serious. Admittedly I don't follow AJ as closely since leaving RPM. But I think I would have noticed commercials, forced ad drops during interviews or segments on Speed TV shows, golf shirt or uniform logos, tweets, etc. Drug testing aside, I'd never heard of the product until a day ago.
Happy 7-Eleven day - tribute to Dave Fulton day?
Stock Car Racing History
As a reminder to our rookies and our ambassador members, I have administrative privileges to add tags to photos. While the administrators will do our best to add or edit tags where necessary, we'd prefer members add the appropriate information on the front-end. This will help other members more easily find and view relevant photos.
In other words Dave, where is that long-suppressed photo of Patty!!! INSTANT VINTAGE GALLERY PLACEMENT.
Happy 7-Eleven day - tribute to Dave Fulton day?
Stock Car Racing History
With today being July 11 or 7-Eleven, I thought it made sense to tip a cap to Dave Fulton for his tenure with Southland Corporation as its 7-Eleven brand joined NASCAR as a Winston Cup sponsor - first for Kyle Petty at Petty Enterprises and then later as he moved to the Wood Brothers. Oh... and he tells some pretty good racey ... err, umm, RACING stories.
1983 - From Craig Bontrager's collection
1984 - From Thomas K. Craig's collection
1985 - From Richard Guido's collection
1986 - From Ray Lamm's collection
updated by @tmc-chase: 01/06/17 11:57:31AM
July 11, 1968: Richard Petty is fond of Fonda
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Ad from the July 10, 1968 Amsterdam Recorder
Race report from the Leader-Herald
Trophy presentation pic from the Amsterdam Recorder
Trophy presentation pic from the Leader-Herald
Trophy housed in Petty Museum in Level Cross
updated by @tmc-chase: 07/10/18 11:10:01AM
July 11, 1968: Richard Petty is fond of Fonda
Stock Car Racing History
Link to the Hemmings article referenced by Bill ... 3 years ago! And a pic of Putney in the story told by Dave.
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2011/05/01/hmn_feature4.html
July 11, 1968: Richard Petty is fond of Fonda
Stock Car Racing History
The King wins again as part of our NASCAR's Northern Tour - this time at Fonda Speedway in New York. For those unfamiliar with the location of Fonda, its just south of Gloversville NY and east of Canojaharie NY. 
http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-11-this-day-in-petty-history.html
Also, Junior Johnson won at Fonda in his one and only race there as a driver in 1955. From what I can tell, he never fielded a car there as a car owner. So I guess you could could say ... (sorry 'bout this)... the man from Ronda was kinda fond of Fonda.
http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1955-21/W
updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM