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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.
December 8th, 1951 - Perry Smith, the owner of Frank Mundy's racecar, is killed in an air crash during a mercy mission; He had been carrying an 80-year-old woman to a hospital, but his plane crashed into a countryside near Greensburg, Indiana due to icy weather conditions.
December 8th, 1952 - The front cover of Time magazine is adorned by NASCAR stock car racing and the latest- champion, Tim Flock.
December 7th, 1969 - Cale Yarborough is severely injured when his racecar hits the wall at the new Texas Motor Speedway; Bobby Isaac wins the Texas 500, grabbing the first superspeedway victory of his career.
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