This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,September 15
1985: Jack Ingram wins the Coca-Cola 300, the final Nationwide Series race at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway. Larry Pearson is second and Jimmy Hensley third

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THIS DATE: 2007 -- Jeff Gordon makes his 500th Cup start and finishes second in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire.

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THIS DATE: 1949 -- Jack White wins at Hamburg (N.Y.) Speedway, making him and Jack Smith the two Jacks to win a Cup race.

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THIS DATE: 1992 -- John Linville (DeLana Harvick's father) finishes 30th in a field of 31 in his 136th and final Nationwide Series race.

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THIS DATE: 1975 -- Richard Petty wins his 175th Cup race, beating Cale Yarborough in the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

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THIS DATE: 2001 -- In the first Cup race after the 9-11 terrorist attacks, Dale Jr. wins at Dover. Many cars have special paint schemes.

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Auto racing, bull fighting and mountain climbing are the only real sports... the rest are just games........ Earnest Hemmingway

THIS DATE: 1999 -- Dale Earnhardt finishes eighth at Dover for his 400th top-10. He posts 428 top-10s in 676 races for his Cup career.

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THIS DATE: 2003 -- Brendan Gaughan wins the Truck Series Las Vegas 350 for his only NASCAR victory in his native Las Vegas.

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THIS DATE: 1996 -- Jeff Gordon wins the last Cup race run at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway. Dale Earnhardt finishes second.

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THIS DATE: 1973 -- Jack McCoy finishes fifth at Martinsville for the only top-five of his 20-race career. It's his only short-track start.

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