Some old NASCAR trivia

[Frasson118]

Nashville IS a great track.... been there several times, including 2 All American 400's. it seems to me that there was a financial disaster between the 2 partners that ran it at the time, and NASCAR bailed on them because of the lack of trust that the bills could get paid. Can't remember one of them, but the other was named Gary Baker.

[Trash Inturn4]

Here is how I came up with my answer, online I found this....

Up for auction is a very rare , custom made replica of Lee Petty's Ford Modified as raced at Daytona Beach in 1955. This car was made from a Racing Champions 1/24th scale die-cast 1940 Ford, and was stripped and repainted into the car you see now. Papa Lee did not have a very good day that February afternoon, finishing 60th out of a field of 92. The thing that made this car very unique was the streamlining that Lee built into the car by adding sheet metal between the front and rear fenders for better aerodynamics. This and much more was added to this model to make a very realistic version of the real car.

Teams

Petty Enterprises 1949–1964

Gary Drake 1954

Carl Krueger 1955



Upon further review of the stats of the 1955 race...you are correct Ancrdave.....I guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet, LOL

[Trash Inturn4]

How about....1956 ,Darlington, Fred Frazier owner

[Frasson118]

When it comes down to FACTS, Dave is tough to beat.

Then again, he spends 40 hours a week in the Nascar version of The Library of Congress. The Archives are a pretty cool place to visit.

[Jimmy McKinley]

Here's a good one... It's common knowledge that Richard Petty ran a Ford during the 1969 NASCAR Cup season... However his dad, Lee Petty, in 427 Cup starts, only ran a Ford one time... Name the year, race, and who was the car owner? (It was not Petty Enterprises)

Let's see....in a Ford...or in a *Ford* product?

I found one start for the patriarch of the empire in 1952 in a Lincoln, starting 31st and finishing 9th - but it was a Petty car.

Found it: 1956, Darlington. Fred Frazier was the owner. It was the seventh annual Southern 500. Lee started 68th (!) and finished 17th, 24 laps off of race winner Curtis Turner's Ford.

Here is how I came up with my answer, online I found this....

Up for auction is a very rare , custom made replica of Lee Petty's Ford Modified as raced at Daytona Beach in 1955....

Hey Doug, Dave did ask for a *Cup* (then Grand National) start in a Ford....the one you mentioned would've been the Modified portion of Speedweeks on the beach.

[Jimmy McKinley]

Here's a good one: what was unique about car owner Junior Johnson's Ford Fairlane, sponsored by his own Holly Farms Poultry, in 1966?

[oneoff]

Jimmy, was that the "Yellow Banana" car that the front fenders drooped down and the rear quarters were bent up?

[Trash Inturn4]

Hey Doug, Dave did ask for a *Cup* (then Grand National) start in a Ford....the one you mentioned would've been the Modified portion of Speedweeks on the beach.

That would explain why I had the wrong answer, thanks Jimmy.

I think I beat you to the answer to the question by 32 minutes,LOL

[Frasson118]

When Richard Petty won his 200th race, at Daytona, it came down to a photo finish at the line because the Yellow had been thrown.

WHO:
1) Caused that caution?
2) Who finished 2nd, and why?

[Gary J]

Doug Heveron wrecked. , Last lap [ 1 ]

[Jack Burroughs]

Kruger?

I never heard of any Kruger, but I did know of Karl Kiekhafer of Mercury outboard motor fame.

[Jacque Debris]

Here's more kick-ass trivia....

1 - Which car owner was the first to win three consecutive Winston Cup titles?
2 - What was the first paved track on the Winston Cup circuit?
3 - Fireball Roberts came up with the idea for inner liners for racing tires, and Goodyear introduced the safety devices into competition in what year?
4 - What was Maurice Petty's best finish as a driver in Winston Cup racing? What year and at which track was it?
5 - Where was Lee Petty's last race? What year and at which track?

[Trash Inturn4]

1) Junior Johnson 1976-78
2) Darlington Raceway 1950
3) 1966
4) 3rd place, Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg SC, 1961
5) 1964 Watkins Glen

[Trash Inturn4]

I never heard of any Kruger, but I did know of Karl Kiekhafer of Mercury outboard motor fame.

This is from Lee Petty's Wikipedia page

Teams

Petty Enterprises 1949–1964

Gary Drake 1954

Carl Krueger 1955

[Frasson118]

The 1984 Firecracker was Richard Pettys 200th and final win. The caution had come out with only a few laps to go when Doug Heveron flipped in turns 1&2.

The famous TV footage shows Petty battling to a photo finish with Cale Yarbrough, which Petty won by a nose.

However, this wasn't actually the LAST lap. Cale was all distracted from narrowly missing the win, that he came down pit road as the rest of the pack took the actual checkered flag. Harry Gant didn't make the same mistake, stayed on track, and was credited for 2nd, while Cale got 3rd.

When you see this footage again someday, notice the flagman, Harold Kinder, was throwing the yellow flag, not the checkers, at the 'photo finish'.