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  1.   rob posted:
  11.27.2011 - 11:38 am
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current day NASCAR bigwigs would have loved this race. four different
makes of cars led and four different finished in the top four.


  2.   Anonymous posted:
  11.26.2014 - 11:10 pm
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Yeah but how close were the point standings after the race? That's all
that really matters!


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


  4.   Leo posted:
  08.09.2016 - 3:51 am
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Just a quick update, I believe the Dick Johnson listed in the DNQ / WD
section is the American racer, not the Australian.


  5.   GovernorJoe posted:
  11.14.2020 - 7:08 am
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According to the August 15, 1968 edition of Southern MotoRacing, there
was a physical confrontation after this race between Bobby Allison and
Maurice Petty, which led to Maurice getting fined $250 and Dale Inman
getting fined $100.

"The incident took place July 7 at Islip, N.Y. after Allison won the
60-mile feature on the fifth-mile asphalt track. According to reports,
Maurice Petty knocked Allison down twice, breaking up an autograph session.

Lin Kuchler, NASCAR executive vice president, was there. He investigated
and levied a fine of $250 against Maurice Petty and $100 on Dale Inman,
who was charged with pushing Allison toward Maurice when Allison
attempted to escape the attack."

According to the article, NASCAR talked Allison out of reporting the
incident to the local police. The incident may have been related to an
incident during the race, where Petty and Allison made contact when
Allison was attempting to get around Bobby Isaac.

"I didn't cause Richard's accident at Islip," Allison is quoted in the
article. "He was coming to lap me, but I was running second and trying
to get around Bobby Isaac. I was in the outside groove and as soon as I
got around Isaac I was going to pull over and let Richard go. But he hit
me from behind and caved in his fender."


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