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Re-purposed Kyle Petty show car - maybe a third life?

Stock Car Racing History

OK here's what I learned about the Monte Carlo. I got in contact with Gary Nelson and this is what he told me. He was hired by Hendricks to start a second team in 85-86. They bought several cars from Billy Hagan and one from Harry Hyde. The car from Hyde won the 86 Daytona 500. They raced those cars throughout the 86 season and they were sold to SABCO sometime in 87 along with Gary and his crew. The cars were sold off to various people from SABCO when they changed to Pontiac. I believe this car was a Levy Garrett car as it has yellow under the red paint on the cage and engine bay. If it was an old Hagan car it could of been a Labonte #44 from the 85 season .

Re-purposed Kyle Petty show car - maybe a third life?

Stock Car Racing History

I have this car. I bought it maybe 16-18 years ago. I was racing modified's at the time and thought I would race with the historic stock car group which was running with vintage groups. However life got in the way as I had a business, built a new house and started to race sports cars here in Florida. I found road racing very enjoyable and was running at mostly Daytona and Sebring.

 The car sat behind my business and the body has started to rust. I moved it last week to my house and putting it in my barn to restore. I found this site searching for info. The guy I bought it from told me they bought it to run an ARCA race at Daytona. Lagassa Sr. raced it without success. The car was then raced at Charlotte in the sportsman series once. When they got the car it was a Kyle Petty Peak car. The paint under the red on the roll cage is yellow which leads me to believe it was a Levy Garrett car at one time. The guy I bought it from also told me that it was built by Gary Nelson.

 I am now 66 years old and time to vintage race. SVRA has been growing with old stock cars and many retired cup drivers are showing up to road race these old cars. Hopefully I can give this car  a new life. if you have any info on this car please let me know. Thanks