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Is That Bud Moore / Earnhardt Car a Ford or a Pontiac? Are You Sure?

Stock Car Racing History

I worked at the Gilbarco plant adjacent to the Greensboro airport from '89-'91 and when the wind was right I could see the Wrangler cargo planes coming and going. I seem to recall they had their own place at the old airport right beside the newer one.

Original sheetmetal from the Petty 1981 Mirada test car

Stock Car Racing History

This isn't mine but I've talked to the owner and I'm satisfied of the originality. I thought it might be fascinating to some of you to see what is left of the Petty Mirada test car that became the '81 Daytona 500 winning Buick.

Petty Mirada decklid on eBay

updated by @tom-m: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

Open Participation/Everybody Post: Who Finished Last in the 1st Cup/GN/Strictlly Stock Race You Attended or Watched?

General

1961 Festival 250 at Atlanta. Fred Lorenzen won the race, he practically owned Atlanta in the early '60s. Bottom 3 is easy, there was a huge crash in turn 4 on the first lap. A brash young kid named David Pearson was trying to win the race on the first lap and lost control. Caused a big mess that left Herb Tillman stuck on top of the inside guardrail so well that they managed to turn a wrecker over trying to get it unstuck. Bottom three were Tillman in 42nd, Roscoe Thompson in 41st, and Pearson in 40th.