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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.18.2008 - 7:35 pm
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Second and final win for West Coast star Ray Elder.

This was also the last win in Cup by a NASCAR team based on the West Coast

Last start for California driver Dick Guldstrand


  2.   The Real Thomas posted:
  08.20.2008 - 4:17 am
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Also, the first NASCAR start for Roger Penske as an owner, with Donnie
Allison driving the legendary "Flying Brick" AMC Matador.


  3.   hyltonfan08 posted:
  01.11.2009 - 3:39 pm
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Actually, Roger Penske's first start as an owner was earlier in the year
with Mark Donohue behind the wheel.


  4.   The Real Thomas posted:
  06.29.2009 - 4:59 am
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Oops, you're right, hyltonfan08. Penske's first start as a NASCAR Cup
owner was at the first 1972 Riverside race, not this one.


  5.   RaceFanX posted:
  08.01.2009 - 5:32 pm
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Best career finish, 5th, for Oregon racer Carl Joiner

Winston West racer Tru Cheek's second and final Cup start


  6.   18fan posted:
  09.23.2009 - 12:11 am
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Ray Elder's second Riverside win in as many years for his only career wins.


  7.   Anonymous posted:
  11.27.2011 - 6:11 pm
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Sam Stanley's sponsor should be Speedy Enterprises with his car owned by
Charles Wagoner.


  8.   VoteGillilandNotDanica2014 posted:
  11.16.2013 - 4:42 pm
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Ray Elder's sponsor was Olympia Brewing Company.


  9.   Anonymoose posted:
  01.01.2016 - 2:03 pm
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Points after race 15:

1) Richard Petty 4082.65
2) James Hylton 4041.45
3) Bobby Allison 4013.85
4) Benny Parsons 3822.3
5) Cecil Gordon 3635.8
6) Bobby Isaac 3278.95
7) Elmo Langley 3192.9
8) Dean Dalton 3002.05
9) Frank Warren 2949.9
10) Walter Ballard 2935.1
11) John Sears 2894.9
12) Jabe Thomas 2790.75
13) Ben Arnold 2615.35
14) Bill Champion 2567.8
15) Charlie Roberts 2488.45
16) J.D. McDuffie 2451.75
17) Henley Gray 2433.75
18) Raymond Williams 2431.9
19) Dave Marcis 2186.05
20) Ed Negre 1985.1


  10.   Ivan Balakhonov posted:
  10.14.2016 - 2:57 pm
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Elmo Langley had quite a weekend. Having qualified his car in Riverside
he took a plane to get to Myrtle Beach where he was scheduled to drive
in a Grand National East race on Saturday. His car turned out to be
uncompetitive due to mechanical ailment and it seemed that the long trip
had been in vain. Luckily to Elmo LeeRoy Yarbrough got ill and vacated
the Bill Seifert's Ford. Seifert asked Langley to drive the car and Elmo
won his first race in 6 years in it. For unknown reason he couldn't
catch his plane to LAX and reached Riverside when Golden State 400 was 8
minutes old and his car was being driven by Dick May. Langley relieved
May on the first pit stop but of course was credited with exactly zero
points despite a top-10 finish.


  11.   Canadianfan posted:
  10.14.2016 - 4:14 pm
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Thanks Ivan really enjoy reading these little anecdotes about the older
races keep it up. The same goes to TimG who does the same for F1 races
thanks to both of you.


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