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06-01-2011, 12:03 AM #1
Today in Nascar History June
Today in Nascar History June 1st:
Winners on this date: Gober Sosebee, Tim Flock, Paul Goldsmith, Eddie Gray, Bobby Isaac, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Ricky Rudd, Ryan Newman, and Kyle Busch.
June 1st, 1958: Riverside International Raceway opens with 3 500 mile races in one weekend. Eddie Gray wins the Grand National (Cup Series) event that takes over 6 hours to finish.
June 1st, 1997: Ricky Rudd avoids the carnage and takes advantage of problems late for leaders Jeff Gordon and Ernie Irvan and holds off Mark Martin to take the win at Dover.
June 1st, 2003: Ryan Newman dominates at Dover and easily tames the Monster Mile for the victory.
June 1st, 2008: Kyle Busch dominates the second half of the race and easily beats 2nd place finisher Carl Edwards to take the win at Dover.
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06-01-2011, 12:42 AM #2
Wow, look at the gate in the Newman picture.
Looks dangerous...
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06-01-2011, 05:44 PM #3
haha-they opened it after the race-if that was during the race that would be bad-just ask Michael Waltrip or Mike Harmon LOL
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06-01-2011, 10:35 PM #4
I know, but still lol!
What if when he did the burnout, the car hit the wall, and the gate hurt someone?
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06-01-2011, 11:55 PM #5
Nah-Carl is the only one who epic fails at celebrations haha-just wait till he falls on his backflip in about 5 years time...
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06-01-2011, 11:59 PM #6
Today in Nascar History June 2nd:
Winners on this date: Jim Paschal (2 times), Fred Lorenzen, David Pearson (2 times), Terry Labonte, Ken Schrader, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson.
June 2nd, 1963: Fred Lorenzen assumes the lead with 4 laps to go in the World 600 and goes on to win the event. Junior Johnson is in the lead late, but a blown tire allows Lorenzen to take 1st.
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06-02-2011, 12:02 AM #7
Well, Hamlin too haha.
Pocono ring a bell?
Nah-Carl is the only one who epic fails at celebrations haha-just wait till he falls on his backflip in about 5 years time...
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06-02-2011, 12:05 AM #8
yes-haha
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06-03-2011, 02:46 PM #9
Sorry im late on this one today-life gets in the way sometimes.
Today in Nascar History June 3rd:
Winners on this date: Herb Thomas, Dick Hutcherson, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Derrike Cope, and Jeff Gordon.
June 3rd, 1956: Herb Thomas breezes to victory in Merced, CA. The win gives his team owner Carl Kiekhaefer and his team their 16th consecutive win in the Grand National (Cup) series, a record likely never to be broken.
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06-03-2011, 11:12 PM #10
Today in Nascar History June 4th:
Winners on this date: Bob Flock, Ned Jarrett, Elmo Langley, Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Kyle Petty, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, and Martin Truex Jr.
June 4th, 1966: Independent driver Elmo Langley takes the victory at Spartanburg, SC. It is his first career win.
June 4th, 1995: Kyle Petty breaks a 60 race winless streak by taming the new freshly concreted Dover International Speedway (it is also the last win of his Cup career)-Petty is helped out when right at the start of the race close to half the field is taken out in a massive accident. (I remember this one-it was huge!!) and major LOL at Mark Martin's quote haha.
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June 4th, 2006: Matt Kenseth passes teammate Jamie McMurray as the 2 duel late in the going and Kenseth goes on to the win at Dover.
June 4th, 2007: On a cloudy Monday when Nascar mourns the loss of Bill France Jr. Martin Truex Jr. shines bright and wins the rain delayed event at Dover, his first career Cup Series win.
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