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Winner Benny Parsons celebrates in Victory Lane with the lovely
Miss Winston Cup
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Benny Parsons captured the first of his two NASCAR Winston Cup
victories at the Fairgrounds. The Ellerbe, NC driver moved
into first place on lap 331 when leader Buddy Baker's engine expired. Neil Bonnett won the pole position for
the race in Bobby Allison's Roger Penske owned CAM2 Mercury.
Allison was injured during a race at Elko, Minnesota the weekend
before the Nashville 420. He suffered broken ribs, several
broken toes and facial lacerations as a result of the incident. Allison would be relieved at the start
of the event by Bonnett.
Making only his sixth career Winston Cup Grand
National start, Skip Manning would record his first top-ten
finish.
Bobby Wawak would record his first
top-ten finish in NASCAR Winston Cup competition since the 1967
National 500 at Charlotte. Buddy
Baker dominated the race until he was sidelined with a blown
engine on lap 331.
Sterling Marlin, 18 year-old son of
veteran driver Coo Coo Marlin, relieved his father in the 14 car
and finished a strong second place. The younger Marlin ran his
first Winston Cup race at the speedway in May. Sterling would go
to compete in 748 CUP races with 10 victories, including the
1994 and 1995 Daytona 500's.
Jabe Thomas would record the last of his 10
starts at Nashville. Bill Elliot would record
his first of seven starts at Nashville. Elliot would
return to Fairgrounds Speedway in 2021 with the SRX Series.
His son, Chase Elliot, would win the event.
Hometown Favorite
Sterling Marlin battles with eventual winner Benny
Parsons on Fairground Speedway's back stretch |
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The cars and crews of
Bobby Allison's Mercury and Walter Ballard's Baxter Price-owned
Chevrolet await NASCAR Tech Inspection before the beginning of
the race. |
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The Day-Glo
Orange paint of Richard Petty's Dodge glows in the night
at the speedway.
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ARCA driver Charlie Paxton of
Louisville, attempted to qualify for the event.
However, engine problems put a damper on his efforts
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NASCAR driver Cecil Gordon
drove the Velvet Touch Chevrolet of Bill Hollar.
Gordon changed Hollar's normal car number of 29 to
his standard 24
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Hometown favorite David Sisco
and Joe Frasson pass through NASCAR Tech Inspection
prior to the event |
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