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DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 16, 1979: Richard Petty edged Donnie Allison by a half a car length to win in 1979 at Dover. The race was Petty's 799th start since he began in the NASCAR Cup Series in 1958. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 16, 1979:  Richard Petty edged Donnie Allison by a half a car length to win in 1979 at Dover. The race was Petty's 799th start since he began in the NASCAR Cup Series in 1958.  (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)