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  1.   gus holzmueller posted:
  11.20.2004 - 4:30 pm
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the track was very dangerous. clint mchugh,28, was killed trying to
qualify for the race.he was killed on the 3rd turn after his car hurlted
the embankment and landed upside down in a small lake next to the track.
thomas "cotton"priddy,27,was the second death. the crash came on the
first turn when the car became airborn and mr priddy seat belt broke and
was thrown out. with the dust of the dirt track he was run over by
several driver and died 14 minutes after being admitted to crittenden
county hospital. priddy and his wife were traveling with the mchughs and
staying at the same hotel. "priddy,noted that mchugh had room 13 before
his death and said, i'm sure glad i didn't have that room number."


  2.   SK posted:
  09.06.2007 - 10:32 pm
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The last start for Bob Flock.


  3.   ii posted:
  10.27.2010 - 6:34 am
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Only start for Gene Goodman


  4.   ii posted:
  11.09.2010 - 6:13 pm
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And Ralph Moody's first career win


  5.   Spen posted:
  06.14.2012 - 11:02 pm
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DNQ: Clint McHugh, Oldsmobile.


  6.   Timberwolf Frenzel posted:
  08.14.2012 - 7:02 pm
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RIP Clint McHugh and Cotton Priddy


  7.   VoteGillilandNotDanica2014 posted:
  02.11.2014 - 4:31 pm
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Speedy Thompson's sponsor was Kiekhaefer Outboards.


  8.   VoteGillilandNotDanica2014 posted:
  02.12.2014 - 5:01 pm
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Jim Paschal was originally declared the winner. When Moody protested,
NASCAR rechecked the scoring & said no, Paschal had won. NASCAR later
reversed their decision & officially declared Ralph Moody the winner.


  9.   Anonymous posted:
  07.08.2014 - 11:25 pm
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McHugh was apparently ejected from his car as well. After this race,
NASCAR reported that they were trying to improve the seat belts in the
cars.


  10.   ii posted:
  07.24.2014 - 8:28 am
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Correct date of this race should be June 9th, as per this source:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19560610&id=i40jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HpoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3633,3807370



  11.   ii posted:
  07.24.2014 - 9:34 pm
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^^^

Disregard. I misread, June 9th was qualifying not the race.


  12.   Eric posted:
  07.31.2018 - 7:49 pm
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Clint McHugh's car number could have very possibly been 78, noting the
nickname of the car being "Helzafire", it was definitely an Ernest Woods
car.


  13.   Eric posted:
  08.19.2018 - 6:41 pm
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WD
Driver: Clint McHugh
Number: 78
Sponsor: Helzafire
Owner: Ernest Woods
Car: Oldsmobile


  14.   Danish_Pie posted:
  02.13.2020 - 4:13 am
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First win by a New England driver in NASCAR's premier series.


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