Here are some other films he has -
Charlotte Speedway - April 1, 1951 -
Darlington - First Race - Sept 4, 1950 -
There are others of Daytona, Martinsville, Charlotte, and lots from northern tracks.
Great photo! I can't wait to hear what Bud says about the film.
I don't think the guy who posted it on Youtube even knew what track it was. I just recognized that it was Spartanburg by seeing the grandstand while watching it the first time. I did leave him a comment saying I thought it was Spartanburg and Dayton, but he never replied.
Here is a direct link to the video for your convenience -
He has a ton of other early stock car films on his page, most from up north but I will be looking through more of them to see if there are other clips from southern tracks.
Hi Perry,
The film doesn't belong to me, I just came across it while digging around on Youtube. The poster didn't tag it, so it doesn't show up in a search.
If you click on the Youtube icon in the bottom right of the embedded video it will take you to the original poster's page. His screen name is "allendale101". You could send him a message through Youtube about the film if you'd like.
Perry, there are two purple & white #70 cars - one has an 'A' and the other doesn't. If Cotton is driving one, who do you think was driving the other?
Glad you enjoyed it, Bill. I wasn't sure about the Dayton film but I did see a guy wearing a Dayton Speedway jacket.
There are two purple & white #70s - 70 & 70A. One has a larger angular number, and the other has a smaller fancier number with the 'A' underneath. Cotton is definitely driving one of those, but who is driving the other?
I too think the #11 is the classic Fireball Roberts coupe.
I think the red, white, & blue #87 is either Buddy Shuman or Buck Baker. Probably Baker. Shuman originally built, owned and drove the #87 and an identical #86. I think I remember reading that he sold Buck Baker the #87 car sometime in late '50/early '51. Baker was associated with the number 87 ever since he bought that car from Shuman.
Came across this incredible footage of the old Spartanburg Speedway I thought some of you might appreciate. It's a real treasure to finally get to see this historic track in action, with the added bonus of seeing these cars in color so we can finally know what their paint jobs really looked like. There is another track at the end of the footage which I think is Dayton, Ohio?
Here are some still frame captures of the cars. Anyone know the drivers?
Dave, these wonderful old clips are from the books "Virginia & Carolina Early Dirt Racers" - Volume 1 & 2, of RR member Bill Mangum, son of pioneer Virginia racer Gordon Mangum (as I'm sure you are aware already). Got the books from his brother Clyde Mangum, also a RR member whom by-the-way I haven't seen here or heard from in quite a while. I hope they are doing okay. Clyde, you out there??
Lynchburg Speedway June 14, 1953 -
1948 inaugural NASCAR season results -
A race at Winston-Salem Speedway on April 18, 1949 that PeeWee almost won -
Danville Speedway June 16, 1950 -
Danville July 7, 1950 -
Danville August 4, 1950 -
Here are some race articles from Bill Mangum's book "Virginia & Carolina Early Dirt Racers" -
