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BY BEN WHITE The most cars to ever start a NASCAR race came in the 1951 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with 82. The race was won by Fonty Flock.
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From 1956 to 1959, NASCAR sanctioned an upstart convertible division. Bob Welborn won championships the first three seasons while Joe Lee Johnson was crowned division champion during its final year.
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Before pit boxes were introduced in the late 1980s, crews would lay their tools out on shop cloths. Here, they are positioned for use at Darlington Raceway in the early 1960s.
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During the 1960s and 1970s, Richard Petty and David Pearson finished first and second to one another in NASCAR competition 63 times with Pearson winning 33 races to Petty’s 30.
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Two-time Cup Series champion Terry Labonte won his first Cup Series race in the 1980 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and his last victory came in the 2003 Southern 500.
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On May 1, 1987, Bill Elliott set at qualifying record of 212.809 mph prior to the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway while driving the Melling Racing Ford.
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On Feb. 14, 1988, Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 over his son, Davey Allison. In the race’s 62-year history, no other father and son has finished first and second.
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NASCAR’s winningest drivers in a single Cup Series season are Richard Petty with 27 in 1967, Tim Flock with 18 in 1955 and Jeff Gordon with 13 in 1998.
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