September 20 - This day in Petty history

1970 - Richard Petty qualifies 2nd alongside Bobby Isaac, leads more than half the race, and wins his 116th career race in the Mason-Dixon 300 at Dover in the winged Plymouth Superbird.

Source: Motor Racing Programme Covers

A shot of the starting line-up taken by SROH member Brian "200WINZ" Hauck.

In victory lane...

The race winner's trophy I spotted at the Richard Petty Museum in 2011.

Article courtesy of Jerry Bushmire

Dover uploaded a video of about 25 minutes of footage from the 1970 Mason-Dixon 300. Don't adjust your speakers or earbuds - the video has no audio.



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Edited September 19, 2014