August 11 - This day in Petty history - part 1

1970 - Richard Petty starts 3rd and buries the competition to win his 112th race in the West Virginia 300 in Ona, WV. The 43 Plymouth won by 8 laps over 2nd place finisher, James Hylton.

Courtesy of Jerry Bushmire 

Judging by the photo below, I find it interesting how different victory celebrations were then vs. the choreographed way they are in the the modern era.

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Edited August 9, 2014

August 8 - This day in Petty history - part 4

1971 - Richard wins his 135th Grand National race in the West Virginia 500 at Ona, West Virginia. Finishing 2nd was Bobby Allison in his Grand American Ford Mustang 'pony' car.

Two nights earlier, Allison won a combined Grand National / Grand American race at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC, and the King finished 2nd. To this day, however, NASCAR does not recognize Allison's win as an official Grand National victory. Petty is credited as the second place finisher; therefore, the race has no official winner.

Article courtesy of Jerry Bushmire

I spotted the winning trophy on display at the Richard Petty Museum during my visit earlier this year:

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