The Day At Loudon: Oldest Ever And A Long-Time Coming

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It had been almost four full years, and 75 total starts, that it took for Brian Vickers to get back in victory lane. But running part-time for Michael Waltrip Racing along with Mark Martin and Michael his own self, he held off the folks in the green-white-checker for the win at Loudon...

Here's the end of the race...
And another record setting performance came from 71-year-old Morgan Shepherd... qualifying and starting a NASCAR event... “This will be my first Sprint Cup race since 2006. It will be good to be back for such a historical day, and I love the New Hampshire Speedway." Interesting stat from Holly Cain at NASCAR.com Eight of the 42 drivers Morgan Shepherd will be competing against in Sunday’s Camping World RV Sales 301 were even born when the 71-year-old made his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start on June 20, 1970 at Hickory, N.C. Five drivers -- Ken Schrader, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Dave Blaney -- had ever made a Cup start at the time Shepherd last visited victory lane (Atlanta, 1993). Here's Shepherd talking about it... ((HT: ESPN))