richard petty drove the number 43 car in nascar in 1959.
richard petty drove the number 43 car in nascar in 1959.
who drives the number 43 car in nascar in 1959?
richard petty
in 1959 north wilkesboro's spring race, the wilkes county 160, was renamed the gwyn staley 160 in memory of enoch staley's younger brother. gwyn staley was killed in a convertible race at richmond 12 days before the running of the wilkes county 160. the race remained in gwyn staley's name until 1978. lee petty won the inaugural gwyn staley 160, his first north wilkesboro win, driving a petty enterprises #43 car. it was his only victory driving a #43 car, a number later made famous by his son richard petty.









































section::::history.:the 1960s.
north wilkesboro speedway
before the lakes on either side of de rijp were pumped dry, de rijp was a port town with merchant ships that travelled the high seas on trade routes. the town had a medium-sized herring fleet, and searched for whales with larger ships. rijper vessels travelled regularly to spitsbergen. after the success of the polders near alkmaar and egmond, plans were formed to make polders of the other lakes in north holland, including the ones on both sides of de rijp. in 1605 de rijp split off from graft and became a relief center for the effort to pump the beemster dry. the project was run by the architect-engineer jan leeghwater, who had been born in de rijp and even designed the town hall.
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