[Racer Duck]

Who was the first driver to lead from the first green flag to the checkered flag in a NASCAR race of 250 miles or more? (cite the track and date.)

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Who was the first driver to lead from the first green flag to the checkered flag in a NASCAR race of 250 miles or more? (cite the track and date.)

I'm going to go strictly on gut feeling here and say Eddie Pagan, out in California. I think it was Sacramento but the date escapes me. It'll probably be moot because I don't think that race was over 200 miles but I thought I'd give it a SWAG anyway.

[Racer Duck]

Good SWAG! .. unfortunately, the race was 241 laps at Bay Meadows Speedway in San Mateo, a 1 mile track.

The race in this question is on the other side of the country some years later and was won by one of your favs. (Now, I've probably given it away!)

[Racer Duck]

The time has come to close this one out and reveal the answer:

4/16/67 - Darel Dieringer

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

The time has come to close this one out and reveal the answer:

4/16/67 - Darel Dieringer

A home boy from Indianapolis! (Another of those Northerners who came south to run NASCAR) Ran red, white and blue Mercs, if I remember right.