tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043490160404916570.post7066401904285214751..comments2024-03-12T22:10:07.152-05:00Comments on Bench Racing From the Volunteer State: September 23, 1973 - A close one at Wilkesborotoomuchcountryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09359556284713305865noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043490160404916570.post-59220098974436402392016-03-28T13:13:37.594-05:002016-03-28T13:13:37.594-05:00Here is my post re: the 72 Wilkes 400. Still waiti...Here is my post re: the 72 Wilkes 400. Still waiting for that day when some sort of video footage surfaces of the finish. <br />http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-1-this-day-in-petty-history_01.htmltoomuchcountryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359556284713305865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043490160404916570.post-16629780232128100162016-03-28T12:54:01.639-05:002016-03-28T12:54:01.639-05:00I'm surprised no one noticed this race came a ...I'm surprised no one noticed this race came a full year after Petty and Allison tried to tear down the guardrails in the most violent final laps ever seen at any NASCAR race; Petty stormed to the win and a brawl nearly erupted when a drunken fan attacked Maurice and got clubbed with Richard's helmet. <br /><br />This race was a measure of revenge for Allison a year after his bitter defeat there.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043490160404916570.post-62045568999064494842015-09-24T10:16:24.680-05:002015-09-24T10:16:24.680-05:00Losing to Assilon anywhere, any time was tough to ...Losing to Assilon anywhere, any time was tough to take. Tough to read, even knowing the result.GaPettyFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185547812073640482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043490160404916570.post-23642124732867297462015-09-23T10:36:14.989-05:002015-09-23T10:36:14.989-05:00There was a heated battle going on at North Wilkes...There was a heated battle going on at North Wilkesboro between Darrell Waltrip and Lennie Pond for 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, with Waltrip taking multiple opportunities to bad mouth Pond.<br /><br />Waltrip, driving out of Franklin, TN via Owensboro, KY, had recently driven into a huge fire at Richmond, incurring the everlasting wrath of his recent factory Ford car owner, Bud Moore.<br /><br />Pond, of Ettrick, Virginia, was driving Ronnie Elder's beautiful independent Master Chevrolet #54 out of Chester, Virginia.<br /><br />When the dust settled on the fall Wilkesboro go, Pond had driven to a 6th place finish, while Waltrip would finish dead last with engine failure in the Sta-Power #15 ride out of Spartanburg, <br /><br />At season's end, Moore fired Waltrip while NASCAR named Pond its 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year.Dave Fultonnoreply@blogger.com