Vintage NASCAR

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there was a guy that ran a 410 sprint car out here named ''turnover turner'' could have been related to curtis .

 

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there was a guy that ran a 410 sprint car out here named ''turnover turner'' could have been related to curtis .

You never know. Curtis was one of the original NASCAR "bootlegger" stars. Love his booze, women & fast cars. Was in his share of scraps too. He could wheel a race car. He was a NASCAR champion

 

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During the ban in 1965 on the 426 Hemi. NASCAR allowed C bodies to race with the Hemi. Here is Curtis & a 65 Fury he fielded.

 

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This is the Petty race car junk yard. Very old pic. I believe this is the car Richard was badly injured in at Darlington in 1970

 

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Another pic of the old Petty Junk Yard. Notice the 43 Jr Barracuda in the back.

 

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Jim Pascal #14 & Tiny Lund in the Petty team car #42

 

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I believe this is Jim Pascal in the 41 Petty car. Track looks to be North Wilkesboro

 

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Darlington 1959. Lee Petty

 

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A pair of 1961 Petty Plymouths & a Holman-Moody Ford

 

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Richard Pettys 1961 Plymouth sits on a car trailer after crashing & going over the fence at Daytona during a qualifying race

 

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The 1961 Daytona 500 crash between Johnny Beauchamp in the 73 Impala & Lee Petty in the 42 Plymouth Fury. Lee Petty was seriously injured & it ended his driving career. The crash was widely believed to have been on purpose as Beauchamp pushed Pettys car right into & over the wall

 

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Petty & Beauchamp didn't get along & this is likely why. The inaugural Daytona 500 finish in 1959 came down to Petty in the 42 Plymouth Fury & Beauchamp in the #73 T Bird. The #48 car up top is a lap down. Beauchamp was originally declared the winner , but Petty protested & demanded a review. It took two days to get film developed from a photographer who was standing at the line. Later there was also video. It clearly showed Petty getting to the line first. Although too late for the victory party. Lee did get the trophy & prize money 2 days later. Beauchamp was pissed. I guess it boiled over in the 61 race

 

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Right about here Beauchamp is probably thinking "maybe I should have just spun him out"

 

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About right here Beauchamp has decided "yep I should have just spun him out"

 

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Johnny Beauchamp gets to celebrate in Victory lane & kiss the pretty girls, but he doesn't get to keep that trophy or the prize money

 

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great pics bob

 

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Thank you. Glad you enjoy

 

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Dave Marcus in the #2 Dodge Charger. Note the Firestone tires. The #47 Ford Torino is Raymond Williams & the #30 Ford Torino is Walter Ballard

 

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Darlington 1970