July 18 — 1971: Friday Hassler starts from the pole of a Cup race for the first time in his career. Hassler goes on to finish sixth in the Northern 300 at 1.5-mile Trenton Speedway. In his 135-race career, he starts from the pole twice, both times while driving the #39. No driver in the #39 won another Cup pole until Ryan Newman in this year’s Coca-Cola 600. The #39 has never been to Victory Lane in a Cup race.(NASCAR.com)
