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  1.   rob posted:
  04.20.2011 - 10:37 am
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amazing for this era that so many cars finished this close together.the
car of johnny allen went out of the track and the engine was thrown from
the car. after so many near misses, junior and the mystery engine get a
win.


  2.   rob posted:
  05.06.2012 - 11:44 am
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my records have bobby johns in a 1963 pontiac.


  3.   rob posted:
  05.06.2012 - 11:47 am
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also fireball and johnny allen were in 1963 fords and david pearson was
in in a 1963 dodge,


  4.   rob posted:
  04.01.2013 - 12:39 am
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last race for rex white in a chevy.


  5.   JimmieJameson posted:
  12.25.2014 - 11:56 am
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Johnny Allen had a violent flip over the guardrail. A tire blew and sent
him over. He only suffered a cut on his nose.


  6.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  06.17.2016 - 1:21 pm
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Note: Fireball Roberts was running in 3rd place when he was forced out
of the race. He folded as a result of Allen's spectacular crash/ Pieces
from the guardrail were strewn across the track and Roberts' Ford ran
over a section. It tore out the undercarriage, spilling oil over the
course. Roberts brought the car slowly to the pits and was through.

Note: Junior Johnson had made a quick pit stop with tire changes at 200
laps and said that 76 laps later as he got the checkered flag he still
had 'about a gallon and a half' of gas left. He said that he eased off
to about 137 mph to make sure his car would finish until the front
runners headed to make pit stops. The he pushed his Chevrolet up to
about 139 mph and led through the final 25 laps.


  7.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  07.22.2016 - 11:15 am
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Update: caution, attendance and one manufacturer error.


  8.   KW posted:
  01.24.2018 - 1:48 pm
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This race was rain delayed. The day before the race was supposed to run
there was a short "Race of Champions" for former Atlanta winners won by
Rex White.


  9.   Jack Piper posted:
  01.06.2019 - 1:13 pm
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I remember Marty Robbins did the driver intro and started the race. Back
then they waited beside the car, name was announced, they waved and
climbed in. Front to back. I saw the car that jumped the rail, color
similar to the 22, scary. At the finish, a car flattened the "Pure" sign
at pit road entrance. Revenuers later discovered moonshine still under
one of the banked turns. I was 12. First paved track race for me.


  10.   Rob posted:
  11.03.2020 - 7:08 am
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@9. A lot of bad info here. Marty Robbins did not run in this race, the
incident with the Pure Oil sign happened two years later and the still
was found at Middle Georgia,Raceway.


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