▁raised ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁dollars ▁for ▁the ▁Mus cular ▁D yst ro phy ▁Association , ▁with ▁$ 1 , 0 0 2 , 1 1 4 ▁in ▁p led ges ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁area ▁alone . ▁Grad ually , ▁more ▁television ▁stations ▁would ▁begin ▁showing ▁the ▁annual ▁live ▁broadcast , ▁and ▁more ▁cele brit ies ▁would ▁join ▁Lewis ▁to ▁perform ▁for ▁char ity . ▁In ▁its ▁peak ▁year , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁event ▁would ▁bring ▁in ▁$ 6 5 , 0 3 1 , 3 9 3 . ▁D arel ▁D ier inger ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Southern ▁ 5 0 0 ▁NAS C AR ▁race ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Dar ling ton ▁Race way ▁in ▁Dar ling ton , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Pet ty , ▁who ▁had ▁avoided ▁a ▁pit ▁stop ▁to ▁replace ▁his ▁car ' s ▁right - side ▁t ires , ▁had ▁maintained ▁a ▁lead ▁until ▁seven ▁la ps ▁remained . ▁ ▁Then , ▁having ▁rac ed ▁for ▁several ▁miles ▁" on ▁the ▁cord ", ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁blow out . ▁ ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( T ues day ) ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Hend rik ▁Ver wo erd , ▁ 6 4 , ▁the ▁architect ▁of ▁apart heid , ▁was ▁st ab bed ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁Dim it ri ▁Ts af end as ▁during ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁meeting ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town . ▁ ▁Ver wo erd ▁had ▁been ▁expected ▁to ▁make ▁a