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October 16 - This day in Petty history 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 Stock (later Grand National) season.10/16/55 - Lee finishes 8th in a 200 lap race at Martinsville. Jim Paschal finishes 3rd driving a #44 Chevy for Julian Petty.10/16/60 - The 1959 rookie of the year, Richard Petty, finishes 2nd to Speedy Thompson in the inaugural National 400 at Charlotte. Lee (42) finishes 36th, and Jim Paschal (44) finishes 8th.10/16/66 - Marvin Panch finishes 6th in #42 Petty Plymouth in the National 400 at Charlotte. Richard finishes 38th after starting fourth.
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bigblk665

Make a Movie about the Bob Glidden story.


A movie about the life and times of Bob Glidden and his family would be awesome. I'm talking about a major motion picture. That is rooted in...
@bigblk665 started 14 years ago - replies: 0
Lorie Bilbow Bohnert

2010 Pocono Drag Reunion


Love the pics!!!! Heard it was a great time...had by all!!!! My Mom was thrilled! Already has pics in the mail! Thanks to you all!!!
@Lorie Bilbow Bohnert started 14 years ago - replies: 0
MoPar Mike Schwartz

Identify the Alky


Hey guys, can you help me identify some of thesebeautiful BB Funny Cars(& Altereds)??? I could really use the help!Thanks,Dragster Mike
@MoPar Mike Schwartz started 14 years ago - replies: 1
MoPar Mike Schwartz

'Double A' Dale - the Professor


Who doesn't recognize the name Dale Armstrong?If you don't know the name, you don't know Drag Racing!The first time I saw Dale was at Pat Cress's...
@MoPar Mike Schwartz started 14 years ago - replies: 0
Steve Altergott

Byron Dragway 1977


AnybodyseeDon and Tom Ivo rolling around in the pits punching each other?
@Steve Altergott started 14 years ago - replies: 0
Steve Altergott

Fred at work



@Steve Altergott started 14 years ago - replies: 4
Jim Gonia

Got my 66 Fairlane to the track


Finally got it out. I have changed just about everything and was a bit concerned. It ran well for the conditions. The best pass was 9.10 @ 148.78....
@Jim Gonia started 14 years ago - replies: 5
Jon W. Lundberg, Sr.

The Greek in 1963 -- HELP!!


Hello!I'm in the process of appraising Ron Johnson's beautiful re-creation of "CHIZLER V". The car was completed in late 1962 - witha shorty body -...
@Jon W. Lundberg, Sr. started 14 years ago - replies: 33
Steve Altergott

Byron Dragway 1977


I got there too late but I was told by many cheering fans sick of Snake's HIGH DOLLAR car that our pal Tom did MUCH better in the pits than he did...
@Steve Altergott started 14 years ago - replies: 1
Ron Horton

Let's make this fun!..where's yout J-A at!


On my oldFender stratocaster !
@Ron Horton started 14 years ago - replies: 6
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