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  1.   SK posted:
  03.13.2007 - 2:34 am
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Bobby Allison records his first career top-5 finish.


  2.   biffle16 posted:
  07.06.2007 - 1:35 pm
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J.D. McDuffie's first race in that famous #70 car.


  3.   Dtroppens posted:
  07.13.2008 - 5:08 pm
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John Sears posts his first top 5 of his career.


  4.   rob posted:
  09.07.2011 - 7:40 pm
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top ten in saturday consolation race
1. g.c. spencer
2. doug cooper
3. tiny lund
4. bobby johns
5. henley gray
6. harold dunnaway
7. roy tyner
8. worth mcmillon
9. wayne smith
10. tex mccullough


  5.   dozierthegreat posted:
  08.19.2012 - 8:20 pm
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Sponsor for #27 Cale Yarborough was Abingdon Motors


  6.   RaceFanX posted:
  09.12.2012 - 10:12 pm
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Going out early with mechanical woes the late Harold Dunaway, the son of
Glenn Dunaway, makes his first and only Grand National start.


  7.   nascar_vd / racing-reference posted:
  11.25.2013 - 1:59 pm
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Note: 4 different qualifying sessions determined the first 30 starting
spot and position 31 to 44 was determined by the finish order of the
25-mile qualifying race held on Saturday, March 12. Doug Cooper started
the QR on pole and led all 25 laps.


  8.   rob posted:
  11.15.2014 - 12:38 pm
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Post # 7 is incorrect. I have the newspaper clipping from the
consolation race. Spencer won. The order given is as was in the article.


  9.   simonracer posted:
  01.02.2016 - 12:18 am
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Some withdrawals or DNQs:
#06 Bub Strickler (self owned 1964 Ford)
#18 Gene Elliott (Toy Bolton 1966 Chevrolet)
#25 Jabe Thomas (Jeff Handy 1964 Ford)
#44 Larry Hess (Al Grilkr 1966 Rambler)
#52 E.J. Trivette (Bill Church 1965 Chevrolet)
#57 Blaine Kaufman (Clay Everidge 1964 Ford)
#72 Bill Champion (self owned 1964 Ford)
#81 Rene Charland (Edwin Coleman 1965 Ford)
#89 (Buck Baker 1965 Chevrolet) - was originally to be driven by Neil
Castles
#96 Sonny Hutchins (self-owned 1964 Ford)
Bernie Alvarez (self-owned 1964 Ford)
Jimmy Helms (David Warren 1964 Ford)
Bob Derrington (self-owned 1965 Plymouth)

Gene Black had two cars entered, the one that qualified (originally for
a driver called Jerry Mintz, from Asheville NC) and a 1965 Ford for himself.

Buck Baker was going to drive car #87 originally.

Blaine Kauffman was going to drive car #45 originally.


  10.   Sundance31 posted:
  04.03.2016 - 8:15 am
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Why was Richard Petty not in this race? Anyone know?


  11.   KW posted:
  05.03.2016 - 1:31 pm
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Petty broke his finger in a non-racing incident before this race and
missed this one and Bristol.


  12.   Rob posted:
  09.30.2017 - 11:30 am
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Goldsmith drove a 1965 Plymouth.


  13.   Anonymous posted:
  11.06.2018 - 10:04 am
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The reason Richard Petty sat out of this race and Bristol was because of
a touch football hand injury.


  14.   e14 posted:
  04.16.2019 - 4:33 pm
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First race in which JD McDuffie used the 70 - he had used 76 and X in
his preceding appearances.


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