We've been talking a lot this past week about the possibility of NASCAR returning to its roots on dirt tracks.
I came across a pretty good clip of the late Dave MacDonald getting to and racing in the 1962 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model 100-miler in Sacramento, California at the California State Fairgrounds. Posted on YouTube by Davemacdonaldnet, the film captures the "old" feel so many of us remember of stock cars at the dirt track.
You'll notice in the recap on Ultimate Racing History , the 3rd place finisher is the father of current Truck Series driver, Ron Hornaday, Jr.
NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model race
California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA
September 9, 1962
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led
1 Eddie Gray 100 1,300 running
2 Don Noel 800
3 Ron Hornaday Sr. 500
4 Mel Larson 400
Bill Amick - Pole Winner
Clem Proctor
Eddie Pagan
Danny Weinberg
Notes: 29 cars started the race.
Time of race: 01:34:01
Average Speed: 63.818 MPH
Pole Speed: 44.29 seconds
7 cautions
Attendance: 12,000
Please forgive me if this has been posted previously:
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updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
