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Originally Posted by Zeke
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Now that having been said, and I believe it, I'm also big on conspiracy. I remember the year of Richard Petty's retirement — his 'farewell' season as they call it. He won the pole at the Daytona 500 and promptly dropped back to middle pack by the 3rd or 4th lap. I'm sorry, but you can't tell me that NASCAR didn't overlook a big engine in during qualifying.
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I was there...the summer Firecracker 400. Richard actually led the first 5-6 laps.... 160K race fans on their feet goin' nutz
Then the race started
