Has there ever been only one car ( leader ) on the lead lap and finish there... with everyone else atleast 1 or more laps behind?
If so track, date, person...please??? ty
2007-10-25 17:35:57 · 7 answers · asked by Junior Nate 3 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
October 30, 1966 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
Fred Lorenzen won by 4 laps.
June 18, 1967 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
Richard Petty by 1 lap.
October 29, 1967 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
Bobby Allison by 1 lap
As you can see, it's happened a lot.
2007-10-25 21:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by crunch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in fact, this was quite common through the 1960's. Ned Jarrett won the 1965 Southern 500 by 14 laps.
2007-10-25 18:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by mustang6172 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there's been a few but it was a long time ago.
Wendell Scott won one lap ahead at the 'Turkey Day 200' in 1964 at Jacksonville Speedway.
Back on the Super Speedway's Richard Petty and others have done it too.
2007-10-25 17:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by Frankie Coletta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I remember Harry Gant doing this in the 90's at Dover or Richmond. I think Davy Allison was in second place a lap down. This was during a stretch that Harry won four in a row and got the nickname Mr. October.
2007-10-25 20:45:31 · answer #4 · answered by sllde 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm I know it has cause back in the day petty one a race and was like 3 laps over everyone...ill ck and get back to you 1
2007-10-25 17:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In 1985 Bill Elliot raced himself back from 2 laps down to win at Talladega before they had the lucky dog and restrictor plates, and did it all under green flag racing.
2007-10-25 19:15:39 · answer #6 · answered by saq428 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes--Crunch beat me to the punch he has done his research!!!!!
2007-10-26 01:19:49 · answer #7 · answered by Ed P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋