About Stooge Expertise 8 year crew member, 25 year NASCAR historian with VAST collection of
NASCAR data (stats, photos, old magazines, books, programs). I know all
or can find all about NASCAR Winston Cup trivia, including stats, driver
facts, race records, pit & inspection info, pics of old cars and
drivers, etc.
Experience Almost 40 year fan, 8 years on pit crew, high traffic NASCAR website, hundreds of old info sources including pics
Education/Credentials Life: lived it for 8 years, been following it for almost 40 years, been to more than 200 races, worked shoulder to shoulder with many of the drivers and crewmen of the present and past, been quoted in magazines and newspapers, website listed in a book, had picture published in Nextel Cup Scene (was Grand National Scene back then). *Just quoted in a Las Vegas magazine last month (Feb/March '07) about the Vegas race*
Answer Well there were 7 different races that started 12 cars:
Date; Site; Winner; Car
Aug. 29, 1953; Hickory, N.C.; Fonty Flock; '53 Hudson
Aug. 3, 1956; Oklahoma City; Jim Paschal; '56 Mercury
May 24, 1959; Nashville, Tenn.; Rex White; '59 Chevrolet
April 23, 1961; Richmond, Va.; Richard Petty; '60 Plymouth
May 1, 1964; Savannah, Ga.; LeeRoy Yarbrough; '63 Plymouth
Aug. 7, 1964; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; David Pearson; '64 Dodge
Oct. 9, 1964; Savannah, Ga.; Ned Jarrett; '64 Ford
Six of the seven races were 100 miles on half-mile dirt tracks. Only the 1959 race was on a paved oval.
