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  1.   VoteGillilandNotDanica2014 posted:
  02.16.2014 - 12:50 am
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Fonty Flock's sponsor was Red Vogt Special.


  2.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  03.07.2016 - 10:02 am
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Note: Driver Standings after this race (top20):

1) Herb Thomas = 7868
2) Dick Rathman = 6994
3) Lee Petty = 6934
4) Buck Baker = 5969
5) Fonty Flock = 5390
6) Tim Flock = 4859
7) Jim Paschal = 3731
8) Joe Eubanks = 3203
9) Curtis Turner = 3125
10) Jimmy Lewallen = 2956
11) Slick Smith = 2622
12) Speedy Thompson = 2566
13) Elton Hildreth = 2247
14) Gober Sosebee = 2181
15) Bill Blair = 2089
16) Fred Dove = 1789
17) Gene Comstock = 1519
18) Bub King = 1496
19) Donald Thomas = 1296
20) Ralph Liguori = 1088

Note: Dick Passwater = 3376 points (after race n°30) was excluded from
the championship stadnings for having driven without authorization in a
non-sanctioned NASCAR race.


  3.   MSportRev posted:
  09.16.2019 - 8:30 am
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Margin of Victory: 1 lap +


  4.   acerogers58 posted:
  12.10.2019 - 7:37 am
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Per newspapers there was five cautions in this race, not four as stated

Matt Gowan flipped in turn 4
Bob Harris flipped in turn 1
Buddy Shuman flipped on the backstretch
Bob Welborn spun in turn 1
John McGearer crashed into the infield tunnel in turn 4


  5.   acerogers58 posted:
  12.10.2019 - 7:37 am
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John McGorrien car number was 154


  6.   MSportRev posted:
  12.10.2019 - 12:07 pm
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Based on @4, some status updates:

33rd and 40th: crash


  7.   thog posted:
  05.14.2020 - 2:23 pm
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Bob Harris was driving #111


  8.   Danish_Pie posted:
  05.27.2020 - 7:09 pm
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Source @7? Joe Bill O'Dell is listed as number 111. Assuming there is a
discrepancy, there likely wasn't two 111's.


  9.   thog posted:
  06.09.2020 - 11:57 am
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@7 Lemme pull up a clipping for ya

https://i.postimg.cc/3rj83Yk9/Langhorne-III1953.jpg

Maybe Harris was driving in relief for O'Dell? I dunno.


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