Warren Prout article

While searching around yesterday for some articles to supplement Tim Leeming's May 21 post, I stumbled across this article in the May 22, 1971 issue of Lexington NC's The Dispatch newspaper. Its about Warren Prout. I'm not familiar with his background, but it sounds interesting. Searching around a bit on RR, its clear some of you do know something about him including Billy Biscoe. Hopefully you'll enjoy the article.

And here is a photo shared by Dennis Andrews about 3 years ago.

Our RR member, Bill Blair made the following post back in 2011 after I had posted on the Raleigh Fairgrounds fan club site about seeing Jim Paschal win in August 1970 there in his AMC javelin:

Comment by Bill Blair on October 18, 2011 at 9:19am
I was working for Jim Paschal and Warren Prout who had the American Motors contract that year. My job was to built the engines for those cars. I built the engine for the red/white/blue Javelin that Jim drove to victory lane that day. I think they won 10 or 11 races that year and I think they won 10 in a row and finished second in the points.

and according to the Spartanburg paper, the Prout/Paschal combo's first win of 1970 came in the July 4th Paul Revere 250 at Daytona. Bobby Allison had put a second Prout Javelin on the pole:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19700705&id=...

That is both informative and interesting. Thanks for your research and finding that Chase.

Two Grand American memories in the same day!

Got some research to do, don't recall Mr. Sturla and his Barracuda. Let you know what I find.

That should be an interesting search.

I note that a Robert Sturla won First Place honors in 2006 at Carlisle, Pa. for the All-Chrysler Nationals with a 1973 Plymouth Barracuda 340 entered in the Class B23 Plymouth E Body 72-74 Modified.

Same fellow? Related?

Also see where a Ronald Sturla of San Jose, california won $1,000 in a 2008 San Francisco Dream House drawing. That gentleman is 71 and would have been 30 in 1971.

Billy, Dad has always said that one of the best things about racing is the people that you meet and it struck me how many people were named in this post. Several Hall of Famers and all a big part of stock car racing history. Including the article Dave linked here is a quick review of those people.

Warren Prout

Richard Petty

Donnie Allison

Jim Paschal

Max Barrier

Bill Blair

Bobby Allison

Ron Sturla

Ronnie Hopkins

Tex Powell

Cliff Stewart

Dave Fulton

Tim Leeming

Billy Biscoe

Buck Baker

Tiny Lund

Wayne Andrews

Gene Felton

Bob Glass

Lloyd Ruby

Bud Moore

I count myself very fortunate to have known or at least met most all of these men.

Thanks for the insightful recap of Warren's career and "retirement."