04/16/2026
Check out this Rock Memory! The Grand Marshal for the American 500 at The Rock, formerly named North Carolina Motor Speedway, on October 21, 1979 was Andre the Giant! Richard Petty took the checkered flag for the 190th time and took the points lead from Darrell Waltrip. See more photos and details about this historic day on Bench Racing's blog: https://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-21-this-day-in-petty-history.html