Race program from Laverne Zachary collection .
The starting lineup for the race on the pace lap. From Seavees.com .
Nice 7 minute video with several driver cameos, some practice action and race highlights.
Clem Proctor's pristine looking Ford BEFORE the race didn't look that way AFTER it.
Weatherly's death was the front page, above-the-fold headline in the Daytona Beach Morning Journal .
Race report from DBMJ .
Better look at the 43's hood
As with the 1963 MT 500, the Henry Ford Arte House has over 100 photos from this race on-line. Amazing collection shot by Dave Friedman. All can be viewed here:
http://thehenryford.artehouse.com/perl/collection.pl?collectionID=2826&productTypeID=62&ckon=leftNav
Here are a few choice shots:
Gurney
Dave MacDonald
Fireball
Little Joe before his fatal crash
The future King with a white or light-blue hood on the 43
Darel Dieringer
Fred Lorenzen
Marvin Panch
Clem Proctor
Link to The Henry Ford / Dave Friedman collection of photos on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thehenryford/albums/72157636912631994
Danny Weinberg wrecked his Pontiac after completing only 27 laps. The race was his 16th of 17 career GN starts - all on the west coast at tracks such as Riverside, Gardena, Sacramento and Hanford.
USAC / Indy regular Roger McCluskey tried his hand at qualifying for NASCAR's Riverside 500. He wrecked the car during time trials, the car had to be withdrawn from the rest of the weekend, and McCluskey missed the show. He didn't make the first of his four career GN/Cup starts until 6 years later in the 1969 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside.
