Other September 2 Southern 500 winners

TMC Chase
@tmc-chase
12 years ago
4,073 posts

A quick visual recap of Southern 500 races on September 2nd other than the [ 1957 edition won by Speedy Thompson ].

1963 - Fireball Roberts

Fireball racing Fast Freddy (from  Richard Guido collection)

Ralph Earnhardt in Fred Harb's #17 sponsored by Tar Heel Speedway that hosted 3 GN races - all in 1963. (Source: LegendsofNASCAR.com )

From  Ray Lamm collection

Again from Ray Lamm

1968 - Cale Yarborough

Starting line-up with Charlie Glotzbach and Cale on the front row. (from Richard Guido collection)



1974 - The 25th Annual 500 - Cale Yarborough



Jim Vandiver's pit stop at 3m mark is a must watch.





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updated by @tmc-chase: 09/02/17 10:33:30AM
Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
12 years ago
9,138 posts

Looking at the 1974 photo above of Cale's Junior Johnson "Hey Mable, Black Label" Carling Beer entry made me wonder if any GN/Cup owner can top Junior fielding suds cars for Carling, Busch and Budweiser.




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TMC Chase
@tmc-chase
12 years ago
4,073 posts

Good observation.

Miller was DiGard, Stavolas, Blue Max and Penske.

Blue Max had a 2nd brand in its history with Old Milwaukee and Tim Richmond.

Coors products were with Melling Racing and SABCO

Bud has bounced around with various owners and drivers.

But Junior with 3 brands - that might be the winner.




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