Video: Petty’s Most Memorable Accident; Darlington 1970

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Video: Petty’s Most Memorable Accident; Darlington 1970 #1878845 07/27/15 12:20 AM 07/27/15 12:20 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,742 Nashville, TN Rustymuscle OP Mopar Connection Magazine
Rustymuscle OP Mopar Connection Magazine Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,742 Nashville, TN	Clearly no NASCAR racer could be hailed “The King” than Richard Petty. Not only does Petty wield some of the most historic wins in stock car racing history, but as this video retells, possibly one of the most memorable crashes. During the 1970 Rebel 400 at Darlington, Petty’s iconic blue #43 Plymouth goes from a pack leader to a tumbling, whirling mass of flailing sheet metal and debris in mere seconds. What made Petty’s accident at Darlington so famous wasn’t for its carnage, but the lack thereof, and it being documented live during ABC’s “Wide World of Sports”, making it also the first major NASCAR incident captured live on network television. Read the rest of the article at Directly Connected Magazine HERE: Mopar Connection Magazine, your source for daily news, real-world tech, features and much more. Got a comment, question, or a story? Email me at kevin.shaw@shawgroupmedia.com

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