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Question
Which race had the fewest cars start?
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.
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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
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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*
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