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    • Aug 11, 1974
    Marty Robbins finishes 9th in a 1973 Dodge in NASCAR's Talladega 500, held at the Alabama International Speedway
    Sep 23, 1974
    It's Elvis Presley giveaway day: he buys every Lincoln Continental Mark IV on the lot at Shilling Lincoln-Mercury in Memphis, plus five Cadillacs, and gives them all away
    Oct 6, 1974
    Marty Robbins crashes into a wall at 160 mph to avoid hitting other drivers in the National 500 stock car race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Robbins sustains two broken ribs and a broken tailbone, and requires 37 facial stitches
    Feb 16, 1975
    Marty Robbins wrecks a 1974 Dodge in the Daytona 500 at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida. Benny Parsons eventually wins the race
    Mar 2, 1975
    A Lincoln Continental occupied by "I Feel Fine" songwriter Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, is pulled over in Los Angeles after they run a red light. She is arrested for marijuana possession. He is not charged
    Apr 5, 1975
    Johnny Cash presents bass player Marshall Grant a red 1975 Mercedes 450 SEL in Las Vegas to celebrate 20 years of working together
    Apr 10, 1975
    Max D. Barnes' 18-year-old son, Dwayne, is killed when he's hit by a car while walking alongside Interstate 29 in Kansas City, Missouri; his death eventually inspires "Chiseled In Stone"
    May 4, 1975
    In the Winston 500 at Talladega's Alabama International Speedway, Marty Robbins crashes into Ramo Scott's car, creating a ball of fire. Robbins loses consciousness; after returning to strength, he announces his retirement from racing
    Jul 5, 1975
    "Honky Tonk Women" songwriter Keith Richards is arrested in Fordyce, Arkansas, under suspicion of drug possession. He escapes with a $162.50 fine after pleading guilty to reckless driving
    Jul 19, 1975
    The Nashville Speedway holds Marty Robbins Night



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