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.
November 2nd, 1941 - Jap Brogton wins the Lloyd Seay Memorial race, which was held at Lakewood; This event is the last stock car racing event to take place before World War II.
November 1st, 1953 - Herb Thomas takes the NASCAR Grand National championship, coming in 14th place for the finale race at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta. Thomas becomes the first NASCAR competitor to have two titles under his belt.
November 3rd, 1963 - Joe Weatherly, who had driven for nine separate teams throughout the season, is officially declared the NASCAR Grand National champion; Darel Deringer wins the season finale race at Riverside in California, notching his first NASCAR Grand National victory.
November 5th, 1978 - Donnie Allison is declared winner of the Dixie 500 at Atlanta International Raceway after NASCAR scorers correct the race fans' assumption that Richard Petty won. Originally, everybody had thought that Richard Petty had raced Dave Marcis to the finish line, but in reality Donnie Allison had passed both of them 3 laps prior.
November 3rd, 1985 - Bill Elliot surpasses David Pearson's former record of 10 superspeedway wins in one season by winning the Journal 500 in Atlanta, marking his 11th superspeedway victory of the 1985 season.
November 6th, 1988 - Alan Kulwicki wins at Phoenix International Raceway, securing his first Winston Cup Series career victory; This event is the first held on the 1-mile track.
November 3rd, 1991 - Mike, Kenny, and Rusty Wallace all drive in the Pyroil 500, marking the first time a brother trio competed in one race since 1961; Davey Allison wins the race, which is held at Phoenix Raceway.
November 3rd, 2002 - Johnny Benson, Jr. wins at Rockingham, notching his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series career win; Benson, Jr. also got Read Morton's it's first career win.
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