03/25/1924 – Birth-date for part-time Cup driver Russ Hepler who had 4 Pontiac starts out of 13 career Cup starts over 4 seasons. Hepler had his only career pole in a Pontiac for the 1957 Richmond 250, May 5, 1957, at the Richmond Exposition Fairgrounds’ .5 mile dirt track, Richmond, VA. Hepler wound up finishing 18th, retiring after the 49th lap due to a throttle malfunction.
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