What Do Jack Duffy and Buzzie Reutimann Have In Common?

[ancrdave]

Jack Duffy (yes, THAT Jack Duffy) raced this coupe that was bought from Buzzie Reutimann in the 1974 Modified race at Daytona... Despite an opening lap tangle with #0 Paul Newman (yes THAT Paul Newman) and running out of gas once, he was still running at the finish...

[Frasson118]

In the last Coupe to ever race at Daytona.....

As for Newman, he entered the race as "P.L. Newman", so as not to attract attention to himself as a celebrity. He wanted to be "just another racer", not a movie star!

Buzzie was also in this same race, with a very sharp looking, nearly full-bodied Vega.

Bobby Allison, if I recall correctly, won this race in a AMC Hornet!

P.S. - The leader board in the background shows the top 5 as:

6 Maynard Troyer
1 Ray Hendrick
26 Satch Worley
61 Richie Evans
99 Geoff Bodine

[sprinter15jr]

Great pics!!! I race with Mr. Duffy and I have to say....he is a LEGEND. There is one of the old coupes that Duffy drove that has been restored back to the Dover Brakes car. I saw it in Va. ( for Dave's Funeral) It is the neatest car I have seen in awhile. Great pics, and come see Duffy race at CCMP on April 11

[Gary J]

No Jerry

Allison drove a full bodied Nova or Ventura. I was there,they also had a IROC race with Porsche 911 s that Bobby Unser , Donahue and Revson ran in.It was good to see Buzzie win last saturday too.