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  1.   Thomas posted:
  02.03.2007 - 11:03 pm
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Shorty Rollins' first and only career win, en route to him winning the
first ever NASCAR Rookie of the Year title that was awarded. He was from
Corpus Christi, Texas, the same town as the Labonte brothers.


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  12.04.2009 - 10:34 pm
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Only major NASCAR race at State Line Speedway


  3.   ii posted:
  11.13.2010 - 4:45 pm
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Rollins won the 3rd rookie of the year, but 2nd official one. Ken Rush
won the first official rookie of the year, while Blackie Pitt won the
"unofficial" award, as declared by Houston Lawing.


  4.   crewman posted:
  05.22.2011 - 11:24 pm
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why were there no "named" drivers in this field..?? ONly Lee Petty.?/


  5.   Anonymous posted:
  11.19.2012 - 2:22 am
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More info:
Ken Johnson, Emory Mahan, John Seeley, Bob Finale (also listed as Bud
Fanale), John Walker, Bob Scharns, Bud Gardner, Marv Thorpe, Paul Wilson
and Jug Pierce all drove for themselves. Jim Patrick owned Clyde Goons's
car, and it is possible that he actually drove instead of Goons.


  6.   Anonymous posted:
  06.01.2014 - 7:22 pm
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Lap leaders:
Lee Petty 1-30
Squirt Johns 31-72
Lee Petty 73-138
Shorty Rollins 139-150


  7.   Alex posted:
  07.24.2015 - 10:07 am
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Lead changes: *3*


  8.   Alex posted:
  07.24.2015 - 10:07 am
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DNFs:
Lee Petty- wheel


  9.   A posted:
  09.19.2019 - 10:48 pm
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Best finish ever for Bob Duell


  10.   ScottB posted:
  12.07.2020 - 12:37 pm
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According to local lore, there were several "name" drivers who had
indicated they would run this race but were no-shows on race day for one
reason or another. They include Buck Baker, Speedy Thompson, Jim Reed,
Bob Welborn, Cotton Owens, and Eddie Pagan. I would consider them
possible withdrawls, since there isn't formal documentation.

Travel was a major factor for the "Northern Swing" races at the time,
with many of the series regulars being based in the Carolinas.

Of the drivers listed above, only Jim Reed lived within easy commute range.


  11.   zuel660 posted:
  12.07.2020 - 1:44 pm
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@10 interesting point, especially considering there wasn't the
interstate/major highway system and race hauler equipment we have today.
Even Squirt Johns making the trip from Brockway, PA to Stateline, NY on
a regular basis must've been quite the tow in those days.


  12.   possum posted:
  12.07.2020 - 7:15 pm
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@11 - very true...even the idea of a hauler was way out in the future (I
beleive the Petty's came up with the first one, in the late 60's). Back
then drivers "flat-towed" between races - after the race they'd pull an
axle on the race car and connect a tow-bar between it and the crew car,
and whoever was least sleepy drove towards the next race while everyone
else tried to get some shut-eye.

The other thing that was different back then was appearance money - the
big name drivers expected to get it from the promoters, at least $25 or
$50 or so to cover costs, and if it wasn't offered (or they didn't trust
the promoter to pay), they'd skip that event. Which is very likely what
happened here.


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