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Sunday, October 20, 2013

October 20, 1957 - Billy Myers Wins Wilson

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October 20, 1957: Driving a #88 Petty Engineering Oldsmobile, Billy Myers wins a 200-lap, 100-mile convertible race at the half-mile, dirt W...
Friday, October 18, 2013

October 18, 1959 - Lee Petty Wallops Wilkesboro

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October 18, 1959: Starting second in his #42 Plymouth, Lee Petty wins the Wilkes 160, a 100-mile race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North ...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

October 17, 1954 - Lee Petty Masters Martinsville

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October 17, 1954: Starting from the pole in his #42 Chrysler, Lee Petty wins at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. The race was schedule...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

October 15: Some NASCAR firsts and lasts

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In the month of October, we're Halfway to Halloween. But until I started studying some of NASCAR's history a bit closer, I didn'...
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Friday, October 11, 2013

October 11, 1959 - Lee Petty Wins Weaverville

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October 11, 1959: Starting fourth in his #42 Plymouth, Lee Petty motored to the front and won the 200-laps, 100-miles event at Asheville-Wea...
Saturday, October 5, 2013

October 5, 1958 - Lee Petty Stakes Claim to Salisbury

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October 5, 1958: Lee Petty wins a 160-lap, 100-mile race on the .625-mile, dirt Salisbury Super Speedway in in Salisbury, NC. The promoter o...

October 5, 1957 - Lee Petty Shines in Charlotte

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October 5, 1957: Starting from the pole position, Lee Petty wins a 200-lap, 100-mile race at the half-mile, dirt Southern States Fairgrounds...