Duke Nalon ... Born ... AAA midget, sprint and Indy car racer .
1947
Ken Nichols... Born ... USAC driver
1949
Lonnie Caruthers... Born ... USAC midget racer 1970's. Cousin to Jimmy & Danny Caruthers.
1958
Lee Petty wins a 200-lap race on the half-mile dirt track of Concord (N.C.) Speedway. Or does he? Curtis Turner thinks he finishes first. Some accounts say Turner leads the entire race, but scorecards indicate Petty is the winner. Who's right? Four days later Petty is declared the winner, his first of a season-high seven wins on the way to his second of three points championships.
1975
Cale Yarborough wins the Carolina 500 over David Pearson at the North Carolina Speedway , Rockingham, NC.
1981
Tony Gulotta... Died ... AAA driver, raced in 13 Indy 500's with a best finish of 3rd in 1927
1986
Terry Labonte wins the Goodwrench 500 over Harry Gant at the North Carolina Speedway , Rockingham, NC.
1996
Randy Anderson sets NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car national record of 253.73 mph at Texas Motorplex.
1997
Rusty Wallace wins the Pontiac Excitement 400 over Geoffrey Bodine at the Richmond International Raceway , Richmond, VA.
2003
Matt Kenseth wins the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 over Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Las Vegas, NV.
2004
Louie Unser... Died ... He was the twin brother of Jerry Unser, who in 1958 became the first of the famed racing family to qualify for the Indy 500. Louie served as chief mechanic for Jerry in that race and handled the same duties for younger brother Al Unser's 500 debut in 1965.
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