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  1.   samfan08 posted:
  03.01.2008 - 5:20 pm
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Lou Figaro's only win


  2.   CanadianFan posted:
  06.20.2008 - 6:19 pm
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Allen Heath the First Canadian in NASCAR


  3.   Anonymous posted:
  09.05.2011 - 3:03 am
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And Heath was the first known non-American in NASCAR's top series.

Almost all of the drivers in this race were from the West Coast, and
they almost never ran at the Eastern tracks. Figaro came east several
times to run Grand Nationals, and he was actually killed at North
Wilkesboro. Herschel McGriff came East on several occasions. Lloyd Dane
and Erick Erickson came East a few times too. Aside from that, almost
no-one came East.


  4.   Dan Jackett posted:
  01.16.2013 - 2:09 am
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Using the 2011 point system, Lou Figaro (15th before the race) was the
highest in the points to run, as most of the others were in Grand Rapids
MI. for the race the next day...Figaro's win vaulted him into 9th place
after the race


  5.   Graham Clayton posted:
  10.26.2013 - 5:41 am
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3 Freds finish in the top-10.


  6.   GH05TY posted:
  07.24.2019 - 8:17 pm
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According to the Long Beach Independent's June 30, 1951 edition (on page
25), this race was named the "Stock Car Classic".


  7.   A posted:
  09.24.2019 - 8:25 pm
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One of two starts for George Seeger in the "2jr" car, and he crashed in
both of them.


  8.   thog posted:
  05.19.2020 - 4:37 pm
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Newspapers say that "several flips" occurred in the race, but it doesn't
say who flipped. Positions 1-16 should be listed as "running", and
George Seeger should be listed as "axle" after 11 laps.


  9.   thog posted:
  09.04.2020 - 11:31 pm
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Number updates!
Stan Noble - #3
Hershel McGriff - #4
Hal Cole - #14

Failed to qualify:
Don Cameron - #8 - 1951 Studebaker
Chuck Tyner - #20 - 1951 Nash
Bud Lovell - #23 - 1950 Ford
Dudley Froy - #28 - 1949 Plymouth
Buck Fletcher - #75 - 1950 Mercury
Woody Brown - #88 - 1950 Olds
Ed Camrud - #99 - 1950 Lincoln

Driver change:
Bill Taylor - #98 - 1951 Nash

Source: Los Angeles Times, June 30 1951, Page 34


  10.   thog posted:
  10.07.2020 - 6:49 pm
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Weinberg suffered from an overheating issue which resulted in his DNF


  11.   BillyKingsley posted:
  10.26.2020 - 6:53 am
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Believe Heath was actually in a '49 Studebaker. A 4-door at that. I have
a great photo of his car, would be nice to have a photo documenting
section.


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