200 Petty wins: Thank You!
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Wonder if JAck Redd was at Old Dominion for that Sept. 1965 Petty win? He might be able to give you the scoop.
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Can't Give 'um Away
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I think they're all busy playing "Tweeting with the Twerps!" Or, maybe they're too busy with their fantasy racing or stepping off subway platforms into the paths of oncoming trains while texting to watch the real thing.
July 31, 1965: Richard returns to form
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Imagine what we'd say today if a race winner finished six laps ahead of 2nd place (Ned Jarrett) and 18 laps ahead of 3rd place (Buddy Arrington).
A good race for "independents" with Arrington 3rd, my racing hero JT Putney 4th in Herman "The Turtle" Beam's '65 Chevy and Tennessee favorite son GC Spencer 5th.
July 31, 1965: Richard returns to form
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A great series of posts and wonderful research, Chase. Thank you so much.
Song: Massey's Run
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It's a cool little song with a few liberties taken.
Richard actually led the final 117 laps of the race.
There was no STP red on the #43 car in spring 1960.
Interesting side note, Glen Wood in a Wood Brothers #24 led the first 152 laps and finished third behind Petty and Massey in the #21. Massey was on the lead lap, Glen was one lap down, both in 1958 Fords.
Song: Massey's Run
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And, from the Virginia Folk Life Porch at Floyd Fest 2012
Metrolina Speedway Today
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Unfortunately ( or fortunately, perhaps if you're a Charlotte tax payer like myself) , this big pie-in-the-sky project proposed by Simon Weber and embraced by Charlotte City Councilman Patrick Mitchell, Jr. - in whose district the old Metrolina Fairgrounds sits ( off Old Statesville Road not far from the Rod Osterlund/Dale Earnhardt shop ) - seems to have disappeared. The big announcement was made for television news cameras in 2009, with a City Council vote set for rezoning. I haven't heard anything since.
July 30: Two Petty short track wins
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Chase,
You've done a fantastic job tracing Richard's 200 wins. Sure look forward to your final post.
Quite a historic day at Nashville for both Marty and Coo Coo to have made their Grand National debuts. There ought to be a plaque at the Fairgrounds with that date commemorated.
Mr. Blackwell let us test at Greenville-Pickens with Derrike Cope in 1986 getting ready for the April Cup race at Martinsville. He agreed not to charge us track rental if we'd turn some laps before the crowd for the Saturday night weekly show. That was a good deal for both parties.
Indy Nationwide Crowd??
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There's a reason Jimmy's brother ran NASCAR and Jimmy was given the scraps.