Vintage NASCAR

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WTH Petty in a 72 Monte ?

Yes a white 72 Monte Carlo with his #43 on it. Being told this was a race in Canada & big name drivers where paid appearance money. And most of the cars where cars that ran on a Canadian circuit. Share this pic with your friends or use it to win a bet & get you some beer money. You can thank me later

 

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Richard vs Fred Lorenzen

1963 the Fords & the Pontiacs where a little better so for 64 the Hemi debuted. That put an end to Pontiacs winning & made the Ford boys go back to the drawing board

 

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Richard vs David Pearson

That ole Cougar was tough, but so was Richards Charger

 

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Petty & Rodger McClusky

USAC star Rodger McClusky & Richard Petty at Riverside road course in California 1970

 

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Richard vs Bobby

Petty & Allison rubbing a little paint

 

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1968 Daytona

Richard Petty in the 68 Road Runner. His rival David Pearson right behind in the blue & gold Torino. Looks like LeRoy Yarborogh in the white Torino & Bobby Issac in the red Charger. Not sure on the gold Torino on the inside. Not ringing a bell. Maybe Fred Lorenzen?

 

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1978 Daytona 500

Lap 60 Petty was leading in the Magnum. 3 car breakaway (Petty, Waltrip & Pearson) Petty blew a tire in turn 4. Collected all 3 cars. Bobby Allison a distant 4th also had damage, but repaired car under caution & went on to win.

 

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Earl Brooks

His very last start. North Wilkesboro 1979. Borrowed Buddy Arringtons back up car. I believe car broke early & Earl hung up his Helment for the last time with a DNF

 

[Rwc]

Bob, maybe Donnie allison? also Mario Andretti ran a little in a gold torino as well....

Richard Petty in the 68 Road Runner. His rival David Pearson right behind in the blue & gold Torino. Looks like LeRoy Yarborogh in the white Torino & Bobby Issac in the red Charger. Not sure on the gold Torino on the inside. Not ringing a bell. Maybe Fred Lorenzen?

 

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Bob, maybe Donnie allison? also Mario Andretti ran a little in a gold torino as well....

Didn't Donnie drive a red Torino for Ellington that year. I dont think its Lorenzen because i think he was in a Plymouth in 68. Andretti sounds good. I think they white Road Runner behide the gold Torino is Paul Goldsmith too. Ill look into it. Got my curiousity

 

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More pics

I got 2 more pics of the above crash at Daytona. You can see Petty got into the inside wall hard.

 

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Michigan 1977

Marty Robbins taking his Charger behind the wall followed by Dave Marcus in the Luguna. I believe this was during practice

 

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Wisconsin's Dave Marcus

Drove his own Dodge in many speedway races & chebbies on small dirt tracks. It was popular for many small independent teams to run Hemis on the big tracks & 327 chebbies on the bull rings. Here are some pics of Dave's Dodges

 

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USAC star Rodger McClusky & Richard Petty at Riverside road course in California 1970

This is a great picture.
Ahhhh well you will have to go back and look.

 

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Thank you. It took me a while to find out who was in that #1 car. At first I was told Parnelli Jones, but later found out Parnelli was in a Ford for this race. So glad you liked it Dave

 

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Bristol 1976

Dave gets loose & stacks up Buddy Baker #15, Lenny Pond #54 & Cale Yarboro #11

 

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Dave wins

He won 2 races in the # 71 K&K insurance Dodge

 

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Dave & Ramo

Ramo Stot's Superbird along side Daves Daytona

 

[70bigblockdodge]

My mother was originally from eastern Tenn. and I think I am related about half the population of those valleys around Bristol. I remember going past the track when you could see the surface from the road and still a asphalt oval. That is a cool track then and now.

 

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Marcus in a Mirada

Yep he borrowed Ned Negree's Mirada for a few races. I believe this was the very first Dodge to use 4 corner coil springs. No T bars.