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  1.   Randall Treadwell posted:
  05.20.2005 - 3:52 am
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Richard Petty at one time was over 6 laps down, but won the race. He had
the fastest car all day, but had problems earlier. He finally unlapped
himself under green with 20 laps to go, but there was no time left to
catch leaders Parsons and Brooks. That's when Buddy Arrington parked his
car in a turn and tried to bring out a yellow. Officials ruled he was
out of the groove and kept it green. Arrington then drove to the pits,
talked with his crew, and then went out again and parked in the high
speed groove forcing officials to throw the yellow. He was black
flagged, but the damage was done. Petty was able to close the gap and
got by Brooks and Parsons on the restart and won the race. Arrington had
just purchased a car hauler from the Petty's, so it was reckoned that he
never had to make that final payment!


  2.   biffle16 posted:
  05.20.2007 - 11:46 am
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Randy Tissot's final Cup start.


  3.   autryvilleracefan posted:
  10.17.2011 - 2:34 pm
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I read in the old, out-of-print book, "King Richard," that Richard Petty
and David Pearson made some offhand, joking remarks to a news reporter
about retirement not long before the Delaware 500. Soon a rumor made
headlines that the King and the Silver Fox were ready to retire from
racing. After his dominating win in the Delaware 500, Richard hushed the
rumors and said he hoped to have at least another 10 more good years in
racing. His remark wasn't far off, as his last win came nearly 10 years
later in 1984.


  4.   The Great Dave posted:
  04.22.2013 - 12:41 am
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Found the Qualifying Line up to this race with several Sponsor corrections.

#01 Kava Coffee / Salem House Dodge
#8 10,000 RPM / Jones Chrysler Plymouth Dodge
#18 Bel-Air Datsun Dodge
#40 Lafayette Radio / Garden State Auto Body Chevy
#93 Truxmore Ford



  5.   b4il3y posted:
  07.11.2013 - 3:36 am
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Dick Brooks... shouldve won. I hate to say it, but buddy arrington
sealed it up for petty. Really, brooks had the car.


  6.   mkl62 posted:
  01.01.2015 - 7:21 pm
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Why did Dick May quit?


  7.   RaceFanX posted:
  01.19.2017 - 9:59 pm
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Dean Dalton finishes 26 laps down but still places ninth, claiming his
last top-10 in Cup competition.


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