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April 12, 1952: A Saturday night Cup race at Columbia was interrupted by a drunk driver. After hours of drinking, a man in the infield got in his car and tried to cross the track during green flag. He was hit by EC Ramsey, who got out of his car and beat the man until police came

April 12, 1952: A Saturday night Cup race at Columbia was interrupted by a drunk driver. After hours of drinking, a man in the infield got in his car and tried to cross the track during green flag. He was hit by EC Ramsey, who got out of his car and beat the man until police came
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This is a cool behind-the-scenes video from the 1985 Southern 500, following Cale Yarborough
youtu.be/ySp_Y9CGghA?fe…

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April 10, 2013: After 23 years away, IndyCar returned to Pocono with a multi-car tire test. First on track was local driver Marco Andretti

Outside of the Indy 500, only four IndyCar races since 2013 have surpassed the 2013 Pocono 400's large viewership

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April 10, 1984: Bobby Allison, the defending Cup champion, hooked a trailer to the back of an ARCA car and drove that thing around Talladega at 164.338 mph, setting a new record for a trailer. He only made a few laps before a trailer tire blew out.

April 10, 1984: Bobby Allison, the defending Cup champion, hooked a trailer to the back of an ARCA car and drove that thing around Talladega at 164.338 mph, setting a new record for a trailer. He only made a few laps before a trailer tire blew out.
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There was a solar eclipse during practice for the Indianapolis 500 on May 10, 1994. Practice at the Speedway was shut down as the eclipse happened.

It was an annular eclipse where the moon was smaller than the sun and formed a ring in the sky

There was a solar eclipse during practice for the Indianapolis 500 on May 10, 1994. Practice at the Speedway was shut down as the eclipse happened. It was an annular eclipse where the moon was smaller than the sun and formed a ring in the sky
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At Rockingham on March 7, 1970, Earl Brooks made his qualifying run for the NASCAR Cup race during a total solar eclipse

Today's eclipse is the first with a greater duration of totality since that one in 1970

At Rockingham on March 7, 1970, Earl Brooks made his qualifying run for the NASCAR Cup race during a total solar eclipse Today's eclipse is the first with a greater duration of totality since that one in 1970
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April 8, 1979: One of NASCAR's most thrilling finishes, Darrell Waltrip vs Richard Petty at Darlington. The two swapped the lead about 8 times in the last 5 laps

πŸ“» The radio network call of the last 3 laps:

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Lap 122 of the April 2011 Cup race at Martinsville was used in a 2014 episode of The Simpsons to replace instructions for illegally downloading movies

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April Fools 1997: A far-fetched news story says Michael Jordan will co-own a NASCAR team with sponsorship from McDonald's and Nike.

April Fools 1997: A far-fetched news story says Michael Jordan will co-own a NASCAR team with sponsorship from McDonald's and Nike.
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In less than 24 hours, Joey Gase's bumper toss has been viewed over 7 million times across just a handful of posts.

In less than 24 hours, Joey Gase's bumper toss has been viewed over 7 million times across just a handful of posts.
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