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07/18/11 08:45:40PM
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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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thomas rivera jr

mike dunn


hey mike whaz a cooking man?cool dvd of funny car summerof u let not say any more of that tapehey keep up good work covering nhra events hope me at...
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thomas rivera jr

joe amato


hi how r u doing?hey it's ture u goin to be at pocono drag lodge reunionnext weekend? that will be cool joe
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thomas rivera jr

u will be missed


hey steve evensi hope u r listing up there manu were the best man on diamond p sports covering all of the nhra eventsgod be with u amen
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thomas rivera jr

hi angelle


hey angellewhat have u doing with your self?hope too seeu on a bike soonhey by the way i have a prostock die cast of your winston bike some day i...
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thomas rivera jr

1979 nhra wiston dragracing summernationlas


hi franki remember the pro stock wars with u lee and bob glidden and butch leal and warren johnsonso now what have u been doing with your self and...
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Karl Wortman

Your last Duster Pro Stock.


Was your last Pro Stock Duster sold to Roy Hill? What made me ask was of all things the recessed door handles.. The only 2 Dusters I've ever seen...
@Karl Wortman started 15 years ago - replies: 3
Dennis Holly

Memories


Some of my best memories of early drag races that I attended includes memories of Dyno Don.He used to come to Martin US131 dragway in the mid 60's...
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julio g. marra

HI BUTCH


THIS IS A VOICE FROM THE PAST< YOU RACED FOR US AT AQUASCO SPEEDWAY< CAPITOL RACEWAY & CECIL COUNTY> LONG TIME AGO, BUT SOME GREAT...
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julio g. marra

HI BUTCH


THIS IS A VOICE FROM THE PAST< YOU RACED FOR US AT AQUASCO SPEEDWAY< CAPITOL RACEWAY & CECIL COUNTY> LONG TIME AGO, BUT SOME GREAT...
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James Sanderson

Yes those were the days


Man talk about a blast from the past I can rember those sunday's at ShuffleTown like it was yesterday we would all load up in Ed's truck (Hoover)...
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