Some old NASCAR trivia

[Trash Inturn4]

Here's a couple more....

1 - When Junior Johnson won his first race as a car owner, who was the driver and what year was it?
2 - Who was the first stock car driver to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine and what year was it?

1) Junior Johnson himself, 1965 Daytona qualifier #2

2) Curtis Turner Feb 26,1968 issue

[Frasson118]

For some reason, I'm thinking Fred Lorenzen in '65. That was the year he became the first driver to win over $100,000 in a season.

[Jacque Debris]

Here's a couple more....

1 - When Junior Johnson won his first race as a car owner, who was the driver and what year was it?
2 - Who was the first stock car driver to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine and what year was it?

[Jacque Debris]

Just a quick photo here... Taken in the garage prior to the 1978 Southern 500 at Darlington...

Collectively, these three drivers started 688 NASCAR Cup races and never scored a victory but they were great characters who made NASCAR what it was in their day...

Frank Warren, Joe Frasson and Dick May...

Really enjoy seeing some of the old school NASCAR pictures.... keep em comin'

[ancrdave]

Just a quick photo here... Taken in the garage prior to the 1978 Southern 500 at Darlington...

Collectively, these three drivers started 688 NASCAR Cup races and never scored a victory but they were great characters who made NASCAR what it was in their day...

Frank Warren, Joe Frasson and Dick May...

[Jacque Debris]

In the very first race held at Charlotte (NC) Speedway on 6/19/49, Bob Flock relief drove for Sara Christian. Flock's car blew up on lap 38 and he took over Christian's car until it overheated just past halfway...

Your right again.... the streak continues. I thought I might have had you on that one.

[ancrdave]

In the very first race held at Charlotte (NC) Speedway on 6/19/49, Bob Flock relief drove for Sara Christian. Flock's car blew up on lap 38 and he took over Christian's car until it overheated just past halfway...

[Jacque Debris]

Well... so far you guys have guessed i think maybe every question so far. I think maybe the streak has come to an end.... We'll see....

Who was the first relief driver in NASCAR Cup racing history? And who did this relief driver replace? Good Luck with this one!

[Jacque Debris]

Gober Sosebee - 6/10/51 - Columbus (GA) Speedway

Yep.... Right again

[ancrdave]

Gober Sosebee - 6/10/51 - Columbus (GA) Speedway

[Jacque Debris]

I'm pretty sure there is only one answer to this one......

Which driver was first to earn a pole position driving a Cadillac for a NASCAR Cup race. What year and at which track?

[Trash Inturn4]

Yeah, that was the answer that I was looking for... but the Rathmann brothers and the Unser brothers are correct too. I guess I need to do a little more research myself before I ask these questions. I'm a moron... ..duh

Don't be so hard on yourself, you are obviously an intelligent man.

[Jacque Debris]

So, you are thinking of Joe and Troy Ruttman... Troy Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, at the age of 22 years and 80 days and is, so far, the youngest winner of the race.

Joe Ruttman ran 255 NASCAR Cup races but never won, scoring 60 top-tens... He did win a BGN race at Dover in 1982...

Yeah, that was the answer that I was looking for... but the Rathmann brothers and the Unser brothers are correct too. I guess I need to do a little more research myself before I ask these questions. I'm a moron... ..duh

[ancrdave]

So, you are thinking of Joe and Troy Ruttman... Troy Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, at the age of 22 years and 80 days and is, so far, the youngest winner of the race.

Joe Ruttman ran 255 NASCAR Cup races but never won, scoring 60 top-tens... He did win a BGN race at Dover in 1982...

[Trash Inturn4]

The Unser brother's both fit the criteria.

both have win the Indanapolis 500 and both have driven in Nascar

Bobby, drove in three NASCAR Grand National races from 1969 to 1973 with a best finish of fourth.

Al, competed in the 1968 Daytona 500 and four other NASCAR Winston Cup & Grand National races, all held on road courses with a best finish of fourth (twice).