@cody-dinsmore14 years ago
What year is this? Dixie Speedway where? And was that Jim Hunter the vice president?
@cody-dinsmore14 years ago
Also, I wonder how much the kits were and how many were sold. I'll bet Billy Biscoe knows!
@randy-simmons14 years ago
The kit cars were way ahead of their time look nascar has 43 of them every week.
@cody-dinsmore14 years ago
Wow BB, what a story! I can't believe you went to Dixie Speedway! That's where I announce sometimes in Woodstock Ga. The Swims family owns it. It's where Bill Elliott won his first ever race while it was still asphalt.Does it look like dirt or asphalt to ya'll. I can't tell. Because if BB is right about the time (1976) it was on the verge of the asphalt being torn up. The track opened in 1969 as a dirt track. It was paved in 1972 and the Swims family (who already owned Rome Speedway and the Cumming Dragstrip) bought the track in 76'. Didn't have good attendance right at the beginning, so around 1977 (I think) they tore up the pavement and put in dirt.I would love to have a copy of this! Thanks so much for sharing Andy and BB!
@robert-turner12 years ago
I sure would like to know when this was for sure and what issue that was in, I guess this from Stock Car Racing mag?Billy did you have radios at that time?The photo of me shown is from Dixie in later years when it was dirt again.
That SCR article appeared in the May 1975 issue (page 34). Richard Petty raced the Petty Engineering Dodge Colt Kit Car only 3 times as far as I can tell. He raced it first at Woodstock, GA in August of 1974, and followed it up with runs at Asheboro, and Myrtle Beach.Billy - Correct me if I'm wrong on this. I have a photo of Petty at Myrtle Beach in the car on my website. Here is the link :
@dave-fulton10 years ago
Cody, to answer your first question... yes, the author of the SCR piece was the same Jim Hunter who became a NASCAR VP and Darlington Raceway prez. He was a journalist first, out of Columbia, SC, later went to Talladega to head up PR for Don Naman (where he crashed a pace car while under the influence) then was moved to Daytona to do NASCAR PR and was replaced at Talladega by Jim Freeman.
What year is this? Dixie Speedway where? And was that Jim Hunter the vice president?
Also, I wonder how much the kits were and how many were sold. I'll bet Billy Biscoe knows!
The kit cars were way ahead of their time look nascar has 43 of them every week.
Wow BB, what a story! I can't believe you went to Dixie Speedway! That's where I announce sometimes in Woodstock Ga. The Swims family owns it. It's where Bill Elliott won his first ever race while it was still asphalt.Does it look like dirt or asphalt to ya'll. I can't tell. Because if BB is right about the time (1976) it was on the verge of the asphalt being torn up. The track opened in 1969 as a dirt track. It was paved in 1972 and the Swims family (who already owned Rome Speedway and the Cumming Dragstrip) bought the track in 76'. Didn't have good attendance right at the beginning, so around 1977 (I think) they tore up the pavement and put in dirt.I would love to have a copy of this! Thanks so much for sharing Andy and BB!
I sure would like to know when this was for sure and what issue that was in, I guess this from Stock Car Racing mag?Billy did you have radios at that time?The photo of me shown is from Dixie in later years when it was dirt again.
Cody, to answer your first question... yes, the author of the SCR piece was the same Jim Hunter who became a NASCAR VP and Darlington Raceway prez. He was a journalist first, out of Columbia, SC, later went to Talladega to head up PR for Don Naman (where he crashed a pace car while under the influence) then was moved to Daytona to do NASCAR PR and was replaced at Talladega by Jim Freeman.
By the way, we have a Chrysler Kit Car Appreciation Society Club here at RR at this link: http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/group/chryslerkitcarappreciationsociety?groupUrl=chryslerkitcarappreciationsociety&id=1981311%3AGroup%3A408955&page=1#comments