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The 1972 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race on May 7, 1972, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama. This was the first start for three-time Cup Series Champion Darrell Waltrip .
After this race, no vehicle with the number 37 would even win a NASCAR Grand National Series race ever again. While the average speed of the race was 71.358 miles per hour (114.840 km/h), Richard Petty would qualify for the race with a pole position speed of 75.282 miles per hour (121.155 km/h). [ 2 ]
The 1973 Atlanta 500 was the sixth race in the NASCAR 1973 Winston Cup Series, held on April 1, 1973, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. The race took three hours and thirty-four minutes. Attendance to this event has varying estimates.
The 1973 American 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on October 21, 1973, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.This event would mark the only instance that a NASCAR Cup Series season would end at Rockingham Speedway.
The winner of the race would enjoy his race winnings of $1,000 ($8,762 when considering inflation) USD while the bottom seven finishers were unpaid for racing up to 142 laps. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Bobby Isaac would lead the most number of laps in the entire race (144 out of 200) in his 1968 Dodge Charger vehicle.
Eleven laps were given two cautions flags [5] due to various racing issues. [2] Only 2800 people would attend this live race with the average racing speed being 73.200 miles per hour (117.804 km/h). [2] However, the event was a "crowd pleaser" with most fans going home in a pleasant mood after the ending. [4]
The 1978 NAPA National 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on October 8, 1978, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.. The #96 Ford was qualified and driven by Dale Earnhardt.
The 1968 Southeastern 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on March 17, 1968, at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.Highlights of this racing event were later shown on the classic Car and Track television show on most CBS stations.