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  1.   Greg Cagle posted:
  03.06.2007 - 1:28 am
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This was the second and last full-fledged Grand National event I
attended at Hickory Speedway when it was still dirt. It was noteworthy
for several reasons; one being that it was the only time Elmo Langley
ever qualified on pole in his NASCAR career. It was also the first and
only time I got to see the legendary Curtis Turner in action, and he
didn't disappoint. Maybe most interesting, Curtis's mount was a
Holman&Moody Ford Fairlane (white with red numbers), the first time the
smaller Fairlane competed (it had been entered in Bristol but tech
inspectors wouldn't pass it. Curtis said "They didn't say anything until
we started running fater than everybody else"). This came at the height
of the political battle over Ford's eligibility for the SOHC engine, and
running the smaller Fairlane with a wedge engine (which NASCAR allowed
to run with 2 four-barrel carburetors) was a way for Ford to hedge its
bets. Curtis drove the wheels off the Fairlane, swapping the lead all
evening with David Pearson, but Pearson prevailed. A few days later the
SOHC controversy boiled over and Ford pulled out from April until
August, when it appeared at Atlanta with the famous "Yellow Banana"
Galaxie for Fred Lorenzen. Thereafter, the Fairlane was Ford's
standard-bearer.


  2.   Unknown posted:
  12.29.2018 - 10:03 am
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Elmo Langley's only career pole award


  3.   Z posted:
  04.03.2020 - 11:40 am
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On this day x54 years ago, David Pearson scores his 14th win, 1st in x11
races, & 1st of x15 in '66 en route to Pearson's 1st championship.

Brief Information:
Toy Bolton lost @ least x1 lap via spin,
w/ Pearson, Turner, & Langley all passing
Richard Petty also spun during the race,
& @ one point gave Stick Elliot a bump
from behind to put on a pass
x13 drivers of field won in Cup

Drivers born April 3rd:
Marvin Porter
Speedy Thompson
Shorty Rollins
(Chosen for roughly fitting
the era & being race winners)

BF:
David Pearson (tied)
Curtis Turner (@ Hickory, tied)
Paul Goldsmith (@ Hickory, LR@H)
-1st of x3 starts w/ Bob Cooper-
Toy Bolton (tied, 2LR)
FR:
Cale Yarborough (w/ Bill Seifert, OR)
Gene Cline (@ Hickory, OR)
John Sears (@ Hickory)
2R:
JD McDuffie (@ Hickory, BF)
-15th of x638 starts-
Roy Tyner (w/ Truett Rodgers)
Wayne Woodward (FR, Owner/Driver)
JT Putney (@ Hickory)
Joel Davis ('66, of x3 @ Hickory)
LR:
Stick Elliot (@ Hickory)
Jimmy Helms (@ Hickory)
Gene Black (@ Hickory)
2LR:
Bobby Isaac ('66, LR w/ Junior Johnson)
Ned Jarrett (w/ Bondy Long)
Tiny Lund (@ Hickory)
Cale Yarborough (@ Hickory)


  4.   MSportRev posted:
  08.29.2020 - 9:17 am
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Sponsor for Curtis Turner: Ford


  5.   MSportRev posted:
  08.29.2020 - 1:11 pm
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Sponsor for Bobby Isaac: Holly Farms Poultry

I would have posted both sponsor updates at the same time, but found the
second photo of Isaac a couple hours later.


  6.   Canadianfan posted:
  03.24.2021 - 1:32 pm
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NASCAR will be showing footage from this race on their YouTube channel
tomorrow.


  7.   GuidoFan posted:
  03.25.2021 - 1:54 pm
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Sponsors:

11 Ned Jarrett: Richmond Ford
18 Stick Elliott: Palmetto Mobile Homes
64 Elmo Langley: Woodfield Ford


  8.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.25.2021 - 2:51 pm
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Sponsor:
#02 Paul Goldsmith- German Mobile Homes

This was first of three races for Goldsmith in #02 Plymouth and he
brought Bob Cooper's car home with a top-5.


  9.   Danish_Pie posted:
  03.25.2021 - 4:11 pm
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From the video, the voiceover proclaims that Eldon Yarbrough, Cale's
brother, was in the 88 through a tangle with the 74, and that Doug
Cooper was in the 02. Presumably, there must have been a driver swap at
some point, possibly even before the race.


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