Today in History

07/31/1960 – Dixie 300 – Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA – Fireball Roberts takes the pole and the win in John Hines’ 1960 Pontiac.  Pontiacs takes positions 1-4, with Cotton Owens, Jack Smith, and Bobby Johns finishing 2nd through 4th; this was the first Cup race at Atlanta.

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