NASCAR's deep history is not very well known, even for avid fans; This article is meant to get fans in the know of the most notable NASCAR history that happened throughout this week.
July 18th, 1950 - Darlington Raceway officials dub the Labor Day 500-mile race the "Southern Five-Hundred". It is also announced that NASCAR will co-sanction with the CSRA for the $25,000 race.
July 23rd, 1950 - Lee Petty has all of his 809 points stripped when he drives in a non-sanctioned stock car race, failing to compete within NASCAR's sanctioning boundaries. Petty had been third in the point standings prior to the incident.
July 22nd, 1953 - NASCAR takes a western U.S. tour in South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska with NASCAR Grand National races.
July 18th, 1958 - 21-year-old Richard Petty makes his first NASCAR Grand National career start at the Canadian National Exposition Speedway in Toronto. The young rookie hit the fence on the 55th lap, and ended up finishing 17th out of a 19-car field.
July 20th, 1962 - NASCAR’s first African-American driver Wendel Scott grabs his first career pole position through qualifications. Scott finishes eighth in the 100-mile face at Savannah Speedway.
July 19th, 1964 - 1963 rookie Billy Wade takes his fourth win in a row at Watkins Glen, becoming the first driver to win four consecutive races in the NASCAR Grand National series.
July 20th, 1969 - David Pearson takes the checkered flag at Bristol Motor Speedway, in the track’s first event since it was redesigned and banked to 36 degrees.
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