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  1.   Matt posted:
  06.06.2006 - 12:01 am
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Eighteen-year-old Dennis Wade, a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina,
was killed on the pitlane when he was run over by the car driven by Dave
Watson, for whom Wade was crewing.

Watson was leading the race when the accident happened. He was terribly
shocked, and ended his NASCAR career on the spot - becoming one of the
very few drivers who led their final lap in their final race in NASCAR.


  2.   WC Texan posted:
  10.18.2010 - 12:41 am
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Underfunded #53 Keith David had no pit crew. Buddy Arrington's crew
agreed to pit Davis' car also, and asked NASCAR to assign them 2 pit
stalls in a row, which they did.


  3.   mkl62 posted:
  02.19.2014 - 10:56 am
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I remember them showing the freeze framed death of Dennis Wade. The film
stopped just at the moment of impact. After that, NASCAR implemented a
rule that no one goes over the wall until the car is at a complete stop.
Still, hazards still exist, especially when you have to be aware of the
teams on both sides next to you.


  4.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.26.2015 - 9:07 pm
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Buddy Baker's victory here was the only one for an Oldsmobile at Atlanta.


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