Harry Jefferson's WC #95-1975
Stock Car Racing History
Thanks Dave-That's the one! Made a lot of progress-very close now, just need a decent photo of the #97/#95....
John
Thanks Dave-That's the one! Made a lot of progress-very close now, just need a decent photo of the #97/#95....
John
Great!!! Think we may have the original car-It looks like it could be the Paul Jett #56 that he ordered from H-M and raced only a few times in 1972! It was wrecked in '73 by another driver and likely was re-built but we never had information on the car after the wreck...
Excellent! Can add an important "Parky" section Thanks......
John
Chuck:
Thanks! Now we know where the car came from! Any chance you might have a photo or any information on Harry's early years? Looks like those are the 2-missing parts, getting closer!!!
John
Dave:
I did see it and definitely adds to the story! Ben trying to do the Harry Jefferson WC races for a few years, seems like came down to WC with a George Jefferson build, proved they could compete and then left! Need to find some bio information on Harry and photos of the #97/#95. Definitely a story that should be done!!
Dave-Just found the Harry Jefferson Driver photo you posted in 2013!!! That solves that search!!!!
John
It's starting to look like the WC Ford #97/#95 (1974-75) was a George Jefferson build. Winston West driver Sonny Easley had 2-Top 10's (and an 11th) in 1976 in the #55 Ford, so I'm wondering if Sonny had purchased the #95 with updated sheetmetal? Seems likely, being there was a Winston West connection? (Randy Murphy Photo)
Any chance someone might know if Harry Jefferson was 'renting' a Ford, as #95, during his (5) 1975 WC races -(2) Top 10's. This is the best photo we can find of it and appears it was not his Winston West car!
Thanks!
John