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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  01.19.2008 - 10:54 pm
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NASCAR's only race ever in Oklahoma

Jim Paschal sort of lucked into this one. Speedy Thompson was the class
of the field leading every lap from the pole until his engine blew. With
Thompson on the sideline, Lee Petty proceeded to dominate, leading every
lap until a differential problem with 7 laps to go put him out. With the
other dominate cars out, Jim took the lead and led the last 7 laps for
the win

Every lead change in this event was due to the leader dropping out!

Local OK driver Augie Howerton scores a top 10 in his only NASCAR start

Jack Zink, another OK driver, makes his only NASCAR start and finishes
last, which in this race was a decent 12th place


  2.   WillG_46 posted:
  06.06.2010 - 12:47 am
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I believe this is the smallest field in NASCAR history.


  3.   Chris posted:
  11.08.2010 - 3:24 am
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The smallest starting field ever for a NASCAR Cup race. This also
happened six other times;

1953 - Hickory
1959 - Nashville
1961 - Richmond
1964 - Savannah (race 20)
1964 - Savannah (race 57)
1964 - Myrtle Beach


  4.   AnonymousEFR posted:
  03.30.2011 - 4:34 pm
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Nascar had the next race in Tulsa, but it was cut short at 32 laps and
was not counted as a true race. You can check the results in
Unclassified Races.


  5.   Andy U posted:
  12.08.2018 - 7:54 pm
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OK, if you want to visit this track it is on the OK State Fairgrounds of
today. On the far east of the grounds there looks to be a tractor pull
lane. That must have been the backstretch becasue the USGS 1956 map show
a big building right there opposite the trackto pull place. That had to
be the grandstands.

TO make it easier, the track covered what is now a parking lot east of
the Bennett Event Center. The track was enclosed by what is now May Ave,
Gordon Coioper Blvd, Land Rush St and Gen Pershing Blvd.

Side not...to the west is now Oklahoma State University. It does not
even show up on teh map from '56. I guess the Cowboys relocated.


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