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July 18 - This day in Petty history

1958 - Richard Petty's first career NASCAR Grand National race at Canadian Exposition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario in a #142 Oldsmobile. Starts 7th - Finishes 17th. Lee wins the race. Rex White wins the pole & finishes 7th in a Julian Petty-owned Chevrolet.

1959 - Richard wins a 200-lap convertible race at Columbia (SC) Speedway - his first win as a professional race car driver.

1971 - Richard starts 2nd and wins the Northern 300 at Trenton NJ. (Victory Lane photo taken by RR member Brian Hauck .)

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Don Nelson

anybody awake..?

IS everybody quit ....come on people ..post some cars on this site.......please.
@Don Nelson started 13 years ago - replies: 0

The Wally Bell Show

Thanks Barry Kuhlmann !!

Fantastic PicturesThe Bill Kuhlmann Fan Club And HERE.
@The Wally Bell Show started 13 years ago - replies: 6

Linda's first meeting with Hurst ...

I attended the first meeting between Linda Vaughn and George Hurst just before the 1966 Daytona 500. The moment she entered the room you could feel...
@Jon W. Lundberg, Sr. started 13 years ago - replies: 0

Patrice Lehman

My new website "joestevensphotos.com"

I'm so excited to be able to to bring these awsome photo's into your homes from my website "joestevensphotos.com". I hope that this something that...
@Patrice Lehman started 13 years ago - replies: 0

Bill Rotolone

1964 Dodge

Does anyone know what happened to the 1964 Dodges that Dave drove?
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Monk Reynolds

Monk was one of drag racing's true characters. He was a club owner, drag racing enthusiast and pioneered some lasting drag race marques. Among them...
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Tiger tails

Didn't Arnie's early cars have an Esso tiger tail hanging from the back?
@George Nye started 13 years ago - replies: 1

john knajdl

Racing's "gray" area.

We all know people try to do it---circumvent rules, etc. Many of today's "standard" items on racecars WERE first pioneered by the old P/Ss, back...
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Errol Rafuse

Tshirts and decals

Hey Bob I will take a T shirt and a couple of decals,Errol Rafuse.
@Errol Rafuse started 14 years ago - replies: 0

Errol Rafuse

Tshirts and decals

Hey Bob I will take a T shirt and a couple of decals,Errol Rafuse.
@Errol Rafuse started 14 years ago - replies: 2

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