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  1.   Ron posted:
  06.02.2007 - 1:40 pm
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Excellent race...I got Cale's autograph after the race as he came out of
the bathroom...very gracious driver....these were the days when you
could go into the pits after the race...


  2.   myself posted:
  05.14.2010 - 12:44 pm
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Very interesting place to stalk out an autograph, Ron!


  3.   RaceFanX posted:
  10.08.2016 - 4:04 pm
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Dale Earnhardt records the first of his two Cup victories at Nashville.


  4.   Anonymous posted:
  01.27.2017 - 4:06 pm
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One caution at a short track and three cars on the lead lap with a MOV
of only 1 second. Wish someone had a tape of this one!


  5.   RaceFanX posted:
  07.10.2017 - 1:36 pm
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This was the last time Darrell Waltrip finished outside the top-2 at
Nashville...keep in mind they kept racing here twice a season for
another four years after this.


  6.   IvanBalakhonov posted:
  03.06.2019 - 1:04 pm
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Caution: 385-388 (4 laps): #15 spun

Due to excessive heat (up to 110F) some drivers needed relief, but since
only 7 drivers DNF'd it was hard for teams to find people willing to
help. Harry Gant first relieved Don Sprouse and later in the race was
asked to substitute Richard Petty who got cramps in his feet. As if heat
was not enough challenge, Harry struggled with an uncomfortable seat in
#43 car and, being shorter than Richard, had some difficulty reaching
pedals.

My favorite story is about Gary Baker, owner of Nashville Speedway, who
was scheduled to drive the #40 Chevy. But since Sterling Marlin
qualified the car, officials before the start discovered the provision
in the rulebook stating that if a rookie (and Gary was a rookie) did not
qualify his car, he was not permitted to start the race. Some people
didn't know that Gary remained in the pits and it was Sterling who was
driving, and one of them was Baker's business partner and the speedway's
co-owner Larry Hester. He was cheering for Gary in the press box until
one of the reporters corrected him. Larry's reply was something like
"Well, I thought Gary was running just a little strong outta here!"


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