This Week in NASCAR is a look back at the weekly happenings in NASCAR's extensive history. Join us, as we reminisce about some of memorable events in the history books.
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Neil Bonnett wins at Richmond and receives a kiss from the sweetest trophy girl, daughter
Kristen. Credit: AP Photo |
September 11, 1977: Neil Bonnett scores his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National win in the Capital City 400 at Richmond. Bonnett outruns Richard Petty by seven seconds.
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Hershel McGriff stands beside his Oldsmobile prior to the race in Macon, Georgia. |
September 12, 1954: Hershel McGriff drives an Oldsmobile to victory in the 100-mile NASCAR Grand National race at Macon, Ga. Tim Flock finishes second in his first start since quitting the tour following his disqualification at Daytona.
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Brian France shakes hands with his father Bill France Jr. as he
is named the chairman and CEO of NASCAR. Credit: Getty Images |
September 13, 2003: Bill France, Jr steps down as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NASCAR and names his son, Brian, as his successor.
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Richard Brickhouse celebrated his first NASCAR win at the Alabama Motor Speedway in
a race with much controversy. Image courtesy of NASCAR. |
September 14, 1969: Unheralded Richard Brickhouse drives a winged Dodge Daytona to victory in the inaugural Talladega 500 at the new Alabama International Motor Speedway. The event is boycotted by virtually all the top NASCAR driers.
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Orange Speedway was a track with the Richard Petty claim to fame after he finished
seven laps ahead of the field, the track closed shortly there after. |
September 15, 1968: Richard Petty finishes seven laps ahead of the field in the 150-mile race at Orange Speedway in Hillsborough, North Carolina. It is the last NASCAR Grand National race stage at the venerable 0.9 mile dirt oval.
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Fred Lorenzen stands in front of his car after winning at Augusta Speedway in a car owned by 19 year old Mamie
Reyonds, Reynolds was the first female car owner to claim victory in NASCAR. Credit: FordRacing.com |
September 16, 1962: Fred Lorenzen drives a Ford owned by 19 year old Mamie Reynolds to victory in the 100-mile NASCAR Grand National event at Augusta Speedway in Georgia. Reynolds is the daughter of US Senator, Robert R. Reynolds, and is the first female car owner to win a race.
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Gordon celebrates his win in the MBNA 500 at Dover.
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September 17, 1995: Jeff Gordon leads 400 of the 500 miles at Dover to nail down an easy triumph in the MBNA 500. Gordon takes a hefty 309-point lead in the NASCAR Winston Cup standings and would go onto claim his first Winston Cup series Championship.