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1070:Overheating
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1472:October 24,
1441:October 24,
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559:Frank Smith
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326:Slick Smith
302:Fonty Flock
298:bootleggers
259:prize money
16:NASCAR race
1708:Categories
1467:Motorsport
1409:2011-03-11
1386:References
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945:Oldsmobile
760:Jack Smith
730:Bill Blair
700:Buck Baker
622:Oldsmobile
534:Oldsmobile
503:Oldsmobile
472:Oldsmobile
432:Grady Cole
282:Bill Blair
145:Bill Blair
57:1949-06-19
1431:"1949-01"
1321:Bob Flock
937:Bob Smith
877:Lee Petty
524:Tim Flock
462:Red Byron
395:Jim Roper
314:Tim Flock
306:Red Byron
286:Jim Roper
278:Bob Flock
253:'s rival
231:Jim Roper
215:Bob Flock
177:Jim Roper
120:Bob Flock
1544:June 19,
1271:Cadillac
1266:Sam Rice
1247:Springs
1005:Chrysler
681:Chrysler
540:Running
509:Running
498:Sam Rice
493:Sam Rice
478:Running
447:Running
412:Running
310:Sam Rice
217:won the
89:Distance
65:Location
1377:Source:
1338:Engine
1181:Lincoln
1034:Mercury
941:Unknown
824:Unknown
740:Lincoln
405:Lincoln
380:Status
366:Driver
344:Results
235:Lincoln
97:Weather
55: (
1331:Hudson
1094:Hudson
894:Crash
828:Kaiser
710:Kaiser
593:Hudson
441:Hudson
369:Owner
171:No. 34
165:Winner
140:Driver
112:Driver
79:Course
36:season
887:Buick
652:Buick
247:NSCRA
1695:2013
1659:2013
1622:2013
1578:2013
1546:2014
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857:Ford
801:Ford
770:Ford
564:Ford
376:Laps
357:Grid
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269:Race
227:Ford
193:The
157:Laps
50:Date
1367:200
891:105
744:150
409:197
362:No.
352:Pos
209:in
160:145
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