This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,April 3
1999: Ron Hornaday Jr. wins the NAPA Card 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Wash., for his 25th truck victory. The race is the 100th in the series that began in 1995, which means Hornaday wins 25 percent of the first 100 races.
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This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,April 4
1998: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins his first NASCAR race, the Nationwide Series Coca-Cola 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Elliott Sadler finishes second, and Joe Nemechek is third after leading a race-high 83 laps.
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This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,April 5
1959: Lee Petty wins the Gwyn Staly 160 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway driving the No. 43. It is the only one of his 54 victories that does not come in the No. 42. It also is the first of 198 victories for the most famous number in NASCAR.
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This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,April 6
1997: Jeff Burton wins the first Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway, the Interstate Batteries 500, by 4.067 seconds over Dale Jarrett. Texans Bobby and Terry Labonte finish fourth.
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This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,April 7
1966: David Pearson wins the 15th race of his NASCAR career, taking the Columbia 200 at Columbia (S.C.) Speedway by one car length over Paul Goldsmith. Pearson leads 130 of 200 laps on the half-mile dirt track.
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This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,April 8
1956: Tim Flock wins the Wilkes County 160 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway for his last victory driving for owner Carl Kiekhaefer. Twenty-one of his 39 wins and one of his two championships come driving for Kiekhaefer.
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This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,April 9
1961: Fred Lorenzen wins the Grand National 200 at Martinsville for his first NASCAR victory. It is also the first victory for the famed No. 28.
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