1980 - Richard wins the Music City 420 at Nashville International Raceway (the fairgrounds speedway). My dad got to see the win, but I missed it because I was in Florida on a high school band trip. DOH!
10/16/49 - Lee finishes 2nd in a sandwich of Flocks - Bob is 1st, Fonty is 3rd - in the Wilkes 200 at North Wilkesboro in NASCAR's first Strictly...
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10/15/67 - G.C. Spencer is the top finisher of the two-car Petty team finishing 5th in the National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Richard's...
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I know this will undoubtedly create some controversy, but I'm of the opinion that Junior should have let Rick Hendrick build him a team from...
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10/14/62 - Speedy Thompson finished 9th driving car #41 in the National 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his only Petty Enterprises start.
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10/13/53 - Lee Petty finishes 2nd to future employee Jim Paschal in a 200 lapper at Martinsville Speedway.10/13/57 - Lee finishes 2nd to Fireball...
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10/12/75 - Richard clinches his 6th Winston Cup championship by finishing 28th, dead last, in the Capital City 500 at Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway.
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10/11/59 - Lee wins a 200 lapper at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway. Richard finishes 5th in his rookie year.
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10/10/54 - Lee finishes 3rd in the Mid-South 250 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway in LeHi Arkansas. He led 150 of 167 laps, but broke an axle and...
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Behind a bit due to some work travel this week. Let's see if we can make up for lost time...10/9/64 - Richard finishes 2nd to Ned Jarrett at...
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