The first lap at the new Alabama International Motor Speedway was taken on Aug. 6th, 1969. It marked the opening of the new super speedway for tire testing.
Who made the first lap in a Grand National stock car?
Hint: it was a Ford Talladega Torino.
We have eliminated Richard P, Donnie A, LeeRoy, David P as being the driver... correct?
Is the driver in this group:
Tiny Lund?
Hoss Ellington?
John Sears?
Donnie Allison had apparently planned to be the first one on the track as an Alabama driver. Those plans were scuttled when the Dixie 500 was postponed by rain and Allison's Banjo Matthews Ford was impounded along with other cars in Atlanta.
From August 5 Gadsden Times. Click to open larger version in new tab.
I did a lap before Herb Nab, it was in the back of a Dodge station wagon. Before the track officially open, the speedway would charge .50 for a tour around the track. To this day I still remember riding on those massive high banks. What a ride for a 6 year old!
That is cool Blane. I still remember the first time I saw those towering banks. It was in 1970 and when we came up out of the tunnel I looked back, and up, to see a group of 8 to 10 cars. Mostly Superbirds and Daytonas in the middle of turns 3 and 4.
