THIS DATE: 1979 -- In for an injured Dale Earnhardt, David Pearson wins at Darlington. Earnhardt will not miss another Cup race.

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THIS DATE: 2005 -- Kyle Busch becomes the youngest Cup winner, winning the Sony HD 500 at 20 years, 4 months and 2 days.

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THIS DATE: 1966 -- Darel Dieringer gets the biggest win of his Cup career, winning the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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THIS DATE: 1963 -- Junior Johnson sweeps at Hickory Speedway, leading the final 125 laps to win by four laps of G.C. Spencer.

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This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,September 6
1969: Bobby Allison wins his first of seven races at Richmond, leading 298 of 462 laps to beat Sonny Hutchins by three laps. Allison also wins seven Cup races at Dover to make the two tracks his most successful venues in the Cup series.

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THIS DATE: 2007 -- Bobby Labonte, the 2000 Cup Series champion, makes his 500th start. He finishes 16th at Richmond Int'l Raceway.

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THIS DATE: 1973 -- Richard Petty dominates to win his seventh race in a row at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, leading 429 of 500 laps.

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THIS DATE: 1988 -- Andy Petree makes his NASCAR debut in the Nationwide race at RIR. He crashes after nine laps, finishing last.

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THIS DATE: 1983 -- Bobby Allison beats Ricky Rudd to win the last of his seven Cup races, and third in a row, at Richmond Fairgrounds.

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THIS DATE: 1988 -- Virginia native Jeff Burton wins the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 for his only Cup win at Richmond in 29 races.

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