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.
September 1st, 1941 - Lloyd Seay claims victory at the National Championship race at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta. The very next day, Seay and his cousin engage in a quarrel over the family moonshine enterprise, over this his cousin shoots and kills Seay.
September 4th, 1950 - Johnny Mantz drives his Plymouth to a huge victory in the Southern Five-Hundred, lapping runner-up driver Fireball Roberts nine times and claiming the largest winners purse yet in stock car history, $10,510.
September 3rd, 1951 - Herb Thomas and Jesse James Taylor bring their Hudson Hornets to a 1-2 finish at the 2nd annual “Southern” 500, where a record 82 cars start the race.
September 1st, 1953 - Buck Baker wins the “Southern” 500 at Darlington Raceway; there are 35 lead changes among four drivers, making this race the most competitive event in Grand National history.
September 2nd, 1957 - Speedy Thomson takes the checkered flag for the “Southern” 500, a race that averaged in speed 100.194, becoming the first “Southern” 500, that has speeds averaging over 100 mph.
September 4th, 1961 - Rookie Nelson Stacy notches his first NASCAR Grand National career victory by winning the “Southern” 500, and also becomes the 19th different winner of the season.
September 3rd, 1962 - Larry Frank is credited for his first NASCAR Grand National career win after a scorecard check takes the win away from Junior Johnson at the “Southern” 500.
September 4th, 1978 - Cale Yarborough scores his fourth “Southern” 500 victory, and Terry Labonte, who is making his NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National Series debut, finishes fourth. D.K. Ulrich gets suspended for the rest of the season after it is revealed that he has rigged an illegal nitrous oxide bottle in his car.
September 1st, 1980 - Terry Labonte bags his first NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National series win in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway after a late race crash wipes out the three leaders, handing Lebonte the lead.
August 31st, 2003 - Terry Labonte wins the last Southern 500 weekend at Darlington Raceway. It is announced that beginning in 2004, the race date will be moved from the original speedway to California Speedway.
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