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July 24 - This day in Petty history - part 2
1971 - Richard Petty puts on a dominating performance at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway to earn his 133rd career NASCAR Winston Cup victory. He wins the pole with a track record, leads 400 of 420 laps,...
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July 25 - This day in Petty history
1968 - Starting second alongside pole-winner Bobby Isaac, Richard Petty leads 161 of 200 laps and wins the Smoky 200 at Smoky Mountain Raceway in Maryville, TN to collect his 85th career NASCAR Grand...
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July 26 - This day in Petty history
1969 - Richard Petty dominates the Nashville 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Tennessee. He wins the pole, leads 398 of 400 laps, and rolls to victory over second place Bobby Isaac.I found this...
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July 27 - This day in Petty history
1969 - Starting third, Richard Petty leads 127 of 200 laps, and wins the Smoky 200 at Smoky Mountain Raceway in Maryville, TN. Racing his Petty blue Ford Torino, Petty won by one car length over career...
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July 28 - This day in Petty history
1974 - After qualifying second, Richard Petty leads about one-third of the laps (94 of 328) and wins the Dixie 500 at Atlanta International Raceway in Georgia.A few laps past half-way, Petty cut a tire...
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July 29 - This day in Petty history
1967 - Starting second alongside pole-winner Dick Hutcherson, Richard Petty leads 131 of 400 laps and wins the Nashville 400 at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, TN.He passed Chattanooga, TN's Friday...
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July 30 - This day in Petty history - part 1
1963 - Richard Petty notches his 24th career victory by winning the Pickens 200 on the half-mile, dirt track at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolina.GPS was a fixture on the NASCAR Grand...
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July 30 - This day in Petty history - part 2
1966 - Continuing his mastery of Nashville's Fairgrounds Speedway, Richard Petty nabs the pole, leads all 400 laps, and captures the Nashville 400 for his 47th career NASCAR Grand National...
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July 31 - This day in Petty history
1965 - In only his second Grand National race back after a six-month sabbatical from NASCAR, Richard Petty wins the pole, leads 335 of 400 laps, and wins the Nashville 400 by six laps over Ned Jarrett...
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Thank you for your Petty contributions!
August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012. Whew. A year. 200 wins by Richard Petty, 200 posts ... almost. Plus, I threw in a couple of bonus posts for his first professional racing start, his first NASCAR...
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1980 Coca-Cola 500 at Pocono
As my personal odometer continues to roll over year-by-year, the less I remember - or really even care - about what life was like back in my youth. But in thinking about it a bit, 1980 was a fun,...
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The (almost) return of Curtis Turner
As I've noted before, I really enjoyed blogging over the last year or so about each of Richard Petty's 200 wins. Not only did I learn a tremendous amount about Petty history, but I also stumbled over...
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The Schummer of Schaefer 2012
With Labor Day in the rear view mirror, its time again to reflect on the many Schummer Schelebrations and Schindigs enjoyed by the Schaefer Hall of Fame, members of the Schaefer Ring of Honor, and...
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October 15 - This day in Schaefer history
October 15 - Today is Schaefer Hall of Fame member Cuba's birthday!October 15 is also the anniversary of the final career win by Dale Earnhardt. He came from deep in the field to the head of the pack...
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Back in April, I blogged about Richard Petty's second career win. He won the Virgina 500 at Martinsville on April 10, 1960.Finishing second in that race was Jimmy Massey from Mebane, NC - about...
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October 25 - Kyle's Rockingham Romp
October 25 - Happy Birthday to 2012 Schaefer Hall of Fame inductee, Bruton!October 25 is also the anniversary of Kyle Petty's dominant win in the 1992 AC Delco 500 at Rockingham. For younger readers...
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November 9 - A Rockingham Road Trip
Its the birthday of Philly - Schaefer Hall of Fame co-founder, executive committee member, and president of ticketing supply chain operations!November 9 is also the anniversary of Bill Elliott's final...
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November 15, 1992 - The King's final ride
Nearly 1,200 starts200 winsOver 550 top 5 finishes 123 poles7 championshipsCountless autographsUntold mayonnaise sandwichesMany spectacular wrecks including 1970, 1980, 1988, and 199120 years ago: The...
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December 3 - A Birthday and Buddy's Bobble
Yes-sirree - December 3rd - its Schaefer Hall of Famer Rev. Randy's birthday!Future (at the time) Schaefer HOFers, Bruton (L) and Rev. Randy (R)The Rev shares a birthday with two legendary racing...
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Petty's Final Plymouth Race ... is a win for Allison
December 10th - And that can only mean one thing. Its Schaefer Hall of Famer Paducah's birthday!SHOFers Bruton (L) and Paducah (R) with syndicated NASCAR beat writer, Monte DuttonAs was the case with...
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