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  1.   Brock posted:
  10.30.2007 - 6:21 am
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Billy Wade begins his four-consecutive-race win streak by winning his
first Cup race from the pole.


  2.   Joe Long Time NASCAR Fan posted:
  07.11.2011 - 11:58 am
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Qualifying was rained out by a sudden thunder storm. The cars started in
the order of registration for the race. At least that's what the
spectators were told. I was there that evening in 1964. Also, Billy
Wade's car was a 1964 Mercury not a 1963.


  3.   Joe Long Time NASCAR Fan posted:
  12.20.2011 - 9:17 pm
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One additional comment. This was Jimmy Hylton's second Grand National
race. He worked as a mechanic for Bondy Long on Ned Jarrett's # 11 Ford
Galaxie. For the race at Old Bridge, they took Jarrett's back-up car,
used masking tape to convert # 11 to # 71 and Hylton raced the car. This
was the start of a very long racing career, I think Hylton still runs
ARCA today in 2011.

This also was one of Lee Petty's last races.

I've seen a lot of races over the last 48 years but I'll always remember
the night races at Old Bridge.


  4.   Joe Long Time NASCAR Fan posted:
  04.02.2013 - 2:39 pm
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The tenth place finisher, Al White, was driving a year old Ford. The car
owner was Ralph Earnhardt, the father of Dale and grandfather of Junior.
The program actually listed Ralph as the driver but White often drove
for Earnhardt, especially when the tour came North.


  5.   Alex posted:
  10.23.2015 - 6:22 pm
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Billy Wade drove a **'64 Mercury in this race.


  6.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  07.06.2016 - 6:50 am
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Note: the qualifications were not completely canceled. Indeed the first
11 starting positions on the grid achieved a time. Other positions
(12-22) were allocated in the order of registration for the race. The
starting grid with the times will soon be available on the site. We have
and will be encoded.


  7.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  07.15.2016 - 1:47 pm
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Note: Lineup: position 1 to 11 = time and position 12 to 22 = sign in
order of registration.


  8.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  07.15.2016 - 1:47 pm
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Note: complete lineup now available on RR.


  9.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  07.22.2016 - 11:15 am
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Update: DNQ/WD : Johnny Allen #66 = engine issue during practice.


  10.   Matt posted:
  03.01.2019 - 4:43 pm
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This race was named in memory of NASCAR legend Fireball Roberts, who had
tragically passed away 8 days earlier due to a combination of pneumonia
and injuries sustained in a crash at the World 600 in May.


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