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 7th, 1947 - Red Byron wins the first event to take place at Virginia's brand new racetrack in Martinsville Speedway. The race is only 50 laps due to extremely dusty conditions.
September 5th, 1948 - Curtis Turner receives the pole for the first race in the North Wilkesboro doubleheader, and goes on to win both races, despite having an inverted start for the second event.
September 7th, 1959 - Jim Reed wins the 10th annual “Southern” 500 at Darlington Raceway, giving Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. its first superspeedway win. Jim Reed's runner-up driver was Bob Burdick, who was a rookie this year.
September 5th, 1960 - Bobby Johns' racecar pitches through pit lane along the backstretch, killing crew chief Paul McDuffie and two other pit crew members. Buck Baker is announced the winner after Rex White, who originally finished first, is declared ineligible to claim the win according to the scorecards.
September 6th, 1965 - Ned Jarret wins the “Southern” 500 at Darlington Raceway, finishing 19.25 miles, or 14 laps, ahead of second place finisher Buck Baker, creating NASCAR Grand National's biggest margin of victory in history. Buren Skeen, a rookie, is fatally injured in a crash on the third lap.
September 11th, 1977 - Neil Bonnet wins the “Capital City” 400 at Richmond, notching his first NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National career win; Bonnet outruns runner-up Richard Petty by seven seconds.
September 11th, 1999 - Rookie Tony Stewart leads 333 of 400 laps to win the “Exide Batteries” 400 at Richmond International Speedway, marking his first NASCAR Winston Cup career win.
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