[2] Ten thousand people would attend the live race to see Richard Petty defeat Bobby Allison by more than two laps.
[5] Notable crew chiefs to participate in this race were Dale Inman, Vic Ballard, and Lee Gordon.
[6] Jerry Churchill decided to quit the race after the first lap; giving him a meager $300 paycheck ($2,257 in current US dollars).
[2][3] Bill Seifert would leave the race on lap 187 due to a legitimate illness brought on by dehydration in the West Virginia summertime heat.
[2][3] No replacement was found and he brought home $330 from his hard day of racing ($2,483 in today's American dollars).