An Everyday Journey Through Motoring History, Facts & Trivia

This Day In Automotive History

Events From March 29th
Born On March 29th

Junior Johnson rolled his Ford in practice, but drove the hastily repaired machine to victory in the 100-mile NASCAR Grand National race at Hickory Speedway, (North Carolina, US)

Saturday 2nd May 1959

Junior Johnson rolled his Ford in practice, but drove the hastily repaired machine to victory in the 100-mile NASCAR Grand National race at Hickory Speedway, (North Carolina, US). Johnson finished two laps ahead of runner-up Joe Weatherly.

Nigel Freestone

Leave a Reply

365 Days Of Motoring

Events from March 29th

Looking for events from a specific date?

Born on March 29th

Looking for births of a specific date?

Recent Posts

Categories

Disclaimer

I We have no wish to abuse copyright regulations and we apologise unreservedly if this occurs. If you own any of the material published please get in touch.