NASCAR's deep history is surprisingly 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.
August 4th, 1956 - In Tulsa, Oklahoma a disgusted Lee Petty hops out of his car, climbs the flag stand to grab the red flag and waves the race to a halt. Dusty conditions and dim lighting at the track made racing extremely hazardous, and nearly 1/2 of the field exited the race prior to L. Perry’s call. For the only time in NASCAR history a race was ended before becoming official, and the was never rescheduled or finished. NASCAR, to this day, has never returned to the state of Oklahoma.
August 4th, 1957 - Buck Baker wheels his No. 87 Chevrolet to victory at the first NASCAR Grand National event at the Watkins Glen road course in N.Y.
August 2nd, 1958 - In NASCAR's first venture into the New York City area, Jack Smith wins the 100-mile race at Bridgehampton road course in Long Island.
August 1st, 1959 - Ned Jarret notches his first NASCAR Grand National career victory at Myrtle Beach, S.C. He had bought his winning car only days before.
August 6th, 1971 - Bobby Allison declares victory after winning the race at Winston-Salem. This is the first race that added the NASCAR Grand American division to the regular Winston Cup Grand National lineup.
August 6th, 1978 - Lennie Pond grabs his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National win by leading the last five laps of the race. Pond's lap speed average was a whopping 174.700 mph.
August 2nd, 1981 - Rookie Rod Bouchard runs three-wide with Darrell Waltrip and Terry Labonte to win the Talladega 500, marking his first career win in only 11 starts.
August 1st, 1982 - Darrell Waltrip wins, becoming the first NASCAR driver to win the Talladega 500 twice.
August 5th, 2018 - Chase Elliot notches his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series race in the 'Go Bowling At The Glen' at Watkins Glen after leading 52 of 90 laps.
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