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September 10, 1994 Terry Labonte held off Jeff Gordon in the Miller Genuine
Draft 400 at Richmond International Raceway to win his 12th career race.
Labonte was never far from the lead, pacing the field on 7 different
occasions for a total of 237 laps. Labonte took the lead for the final time
on lap 373 before Rusty Wallace faded to 4th behind Dale Earnhardt's 3rd.
The margin of victory was 1.79 seconds.
September 10, 1989 Rusty Wallace was just starting his dominating ways at
Richmond International Raceway in the 1989 running of the Miller High Life
400. Wallace scored his 16th career win and his 6th of the season in a race
that was plagued by heat. Wallace took the lead before halfway (on lap 190),
and was to lead the rest of the way, but never quit shook Dale Earnhardt.
The Intimidator finished in 2nd position, 7 seconds behind. Geoff Bodine
rounded out the lead lap with a 3rd place finish.
September 10, 1978 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway has been called the Action
Track for many years. The 1978 Capital City 400 is one of the reasons.
Darrell Waltrip, Neil Bonnett and Bobby Allison were all battling for the
lead with 8 laps remaining in the event. Waltrip and Bonnett refused to give
ground and came together on the front stretch, opening the door for Allison
to nose into the lead. By the time they got back to the Start / Finish line,
Waltrip was in the lead with and angry Allison and Bonnett in hot pursuit.
Waltrip scored his 15th career victory by 1 second over Allison. Bonnett
finished 3rd. Just like Robby Gordon earlier this year, Bonnett caught up
with Waltrip on Pit Road and slammed into his car. Just like Gordon, he was
placed on probation, as was Waltrip for the on-track incident.
September 10, 1972 Racking up 13 wins at a single racetrack is made easier
when you string 7 of them back to back. The 1972 Capital City 500 was the
5th consecutive win for Petty at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.
The bump and run is nothing new in NASCAR. Petty bumped Bobby Allison to
take the lead on lap 392. Not impressed with the move, Allison bumped Petty
back in turn 3 and sent Petty on top of the railing. Petty's Plymouth rode
the rail for a while before bouncing back onto the track. Amazingly he kept
the lead from that point until the Checkered Flag flew. Allison was working
on a streak of his own. His pole position was his 2nd of 5 consecutive
poles. This was Petty's 146th career win.
September 10, 1967 Richard Petty spotted the field 138 laps and then said
'tag.' He lead twice in the opening laps for 6 circuits and allowed 5 other
divers a chance at the top spot in the Capital City 300 at the Virginia
State Fairgrounds. He took the lead from Dick Hutcherson on lap 138 and
never relinquished it for his 71st career victory. Hutcherson was the only
other car on the lead lap at the end to score the runner-up position in
Bondy Long's Ford. Petty's luck was evident in the starting position. No
time trials were held, but Petty drew the outside pole out of 30 cars in
attendance. This was Petty's 2nd consecutive win at Richmond and his 6th in
a remarkable streak of 10.
September 10, 1965 Richard Petty scored his 3rd victory of the year at
Hickory Speedway in the Buddy Shuman Memorial. It looked like a battle
between Junior Johnson and David Pearson with the two drivers combining to
lead 209 of the 250 laps. Petty took the lead from a faltering Johnson on
lap 211 and held off a charging Pearson by 3 seconds. Ned Jarrett and
Johnson were two laps down in 3rd and 4th in the final order.
September 10, 1961 Eddie Gray scored his 4th and final win at the 1-mile
dirt track at Sacramento Fairgrounds. Gray scored an easy victory over Bob
Ross and Danny Weinberg after taking the lead from pole sitter Bill Amick on
lap 25. Amick retired from the lead with a broken Rear End.
September 10, 1961 In the eleventh race at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds Joe
Weatherly scored his 9th career win. 1961 was Weatherly's year. This was his
fifth win for the season out of a total of 9. Proving his versatility, he
scored 4 wins on dirt (including this race), twice on paved short tracks,
both events on the Speedway at Charlotte and a qualification race for the
Daytona 500. Junior Johnson made Weatherly work for this one, however as he
was only 2 car lengths behind at the finish. Rex White and Ned Jarrett
finished one lap in arrears for 3rd and 4th.
September 10, 1934 Tommy Gale was born. Racing from 1968 through 1986 most
often for Elmo Langley, he scored only a handful of top 10s and no top 5s.
For 245 events however, he was out there competing with the best of them.
His final top 10 came in the Warner W Hodgdon American 500 at North Carolina
Speedway.
September 10, 1917 Ralph Moody was born. As an owner Ralph was one half
of the famed Holman-Moody team who won 93 times between 1957 and 1973. Such
marquee names as Curtis Turner, Joe Weatherly and Bobby Allison raced and
won for them. The list is too big for this paragraph. As a driver, Moody
was no slouch either. He won 4 events in 1956 to go with 13 top 5s and 21
top 10s. He finished 8th in the points standings that year.
September 10, 1994 Terry Labonte held off Jeff Gordon in the Miller Genuine
Draft 400 at Richmond International Raceway to win his 12th career race.
Labonte was never far from the lead, pacing the field on 7 different
occasions for a total of 237 laps. Labonte took the lead for the final time
on lap 373 before Rusty Wallace faded to 4th behind Dale Earnhardt's 3rd.
The margin of victory was 1.79 seconds.
September 10, 1989 Rusty Wallace was just starting his dominating ways at
Richmond International Raceway in the 1989 running of the Miller High Life
400. Wallace scored his 16th career win and his 6th of the season in a race
that was plagued by heat. Wallace took the lead before halfway (on lap 190),
and was to lead the rest of the way, but never quit shook Dale Earnhardt.
The Intimidator finished in 2nd position, 7 seconds behind. Geoff Bodine
rounded out the lead lap with a 3rd place finish.
September 10, 1978 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway has been called the Action
Track for many years. The 1978 Capital City 400 is one of the reasons.
Darrell Waltrip, Neil Bonnett and Bobby Allison were all battling for the
lead with 8 laps remaining in the event. Waltrip and Bonnett refused to give
ground and came together on the front stretch, opening the door for Allison
to nose into the lead. By the time they got back to the Start / Finish line,
Waltrip was in the lead with and angry Allison and Bonnett in hot pursuit.
Waltrip scored his 15th career victory by 1 second over Allison. Bonnett
finished 3rd. Just like Robby Gordon earlier this year, Bonnett caught up
with Waltrip on Pit Road and slammed into his car. Just like Gordon, he was
placed on probation, as was Waltrip for the on-track incident.
September 10, 1972 Racking up 13 wins at a single racetrack is made easier
when you string 7 of them back to back. The 1972 Capital City 500 was the
5th consecutive win for Petty at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.
The bump and run is nothing new in NASCAR. Petty bumped Bobby Allison to
take the lead on lap 392. Not impressed with the move, Allison bumped Petty
back in turn 3 and sent Petty on top of the railing. Petty's Plymouth rode
the rail for a while before bouncing back onto the track. Amazingly he kept
the lead from that point until the Checkered Flag flew. Allison was working
on a streak of his own. His pole position was his 2nd of 5 consecutive
poles. This was Petty's 146th career win.
September 10, 1967 Richard Petty spotted the field 138 laps and then said
'tag.' He lead twice in the opening laps for 6 circuits and allowed 5 other
divers a chance at the top spot in the Capital City 300 at the Virginia
State Fairgrounds. He took the lead from Dick Hutcherson on lap 138 and
never relinquished it for his 71st career victory. Hutcherson was the only
other car on the lead lap at the end to score the runner-up position in
Bondy Long's Ford. Petty's luck was evident in the starting position. No
time trials were held, but Petty drew the outside pole out of 30 cars in
attendance. This was Petty's 2nd consecutive win at Richmond and his 6th in
a remarkable streak of 10.
September 10, 1965 Richard Petty scored his 3rd victory of the year at
Hickory Speedway in the Buddy Shuman Memorial. It looked like a battle
between Junior Johnson and David Pearson with the two drivers combining to
lead 209 of the 250 laps. Petty took the lead from a faltering Johnson on
lap 211 and held off a charging Pearson by 3 seconds. Ned Jarrett and
Johnson were two laps down in 3rd and 4th in the final order.
September 10, 1961 Eddie Gray scored his 4th and final win at the 1-mile
dirt track at Sacramento Fairgrounds. Gray scored an easy victory over Bob
Ross and Danny Weinberg after taking the lead from pole sitter Bill Amick on
lap 25. Amick retired from the lead with a broken Rear End.
September 10, 1961 In the eleventh race at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds Joe
Weatherly scored his 9th career win. 1961 was Weatherly's year. This was his
fifth win for the season out of a total of 9. Proving his versatility, he
scored 4 wins on dirt (including this race), twice on paved short tracks,
both events on the Speedway at Charlotte and a qualification race for the
Daytona 500. Junior Johnson made Weatherly work for this one, however as he
was only 2 car lengths behind at the finish. Rex White and Ned Jarrett
finished one lap in arrears for 3rd and 4th.
September 10, 1934 Tommy Gale was born. Racing from 1968 through 1986 most
often for Elmo Langley, he scored only a handful of top 10s and no top 5s.
For 245 events however, he was out there competing with the best of them.
His final top 10 came in the Warner W Hodgdon American 500 at North Carolina
Speedway.
September 10, 1917 Ralph Moody was born. As an owner Ralph was one half
of the famed Holman-Moody team who won 93 times between 1957 and 1973. Such
marquee names as Curtis Turner, Joe Weatherly and Bobby Allison raced and
won for them. The list is too big for this paragraph. As a driver, Moody
was no slouch either. He won 4 events in 1956 to go with 13 top 5s and 21
top 10s. He finished 8th in the points standings that year.
