1962 World 600 - From Bill Rankin collection
From Daytona Beach Morning Journal
And a photo caption descriptor that perfectly describes the situation - but one never used anymore.
A good article from The Spartanburg Herald Journal about Buddy's 1973 World 600 is almost too long for me to copy, crop and paste. So here is the link to read it at the source.
And here is a nice video recapping the race:
For the 1973 World 600, qualifying had some controversy and some "feel good" news. The controversial part of qualifying rested in toughened inspections. Some claimed it may have been retribution for drivers mouthing off after wrecks at Talladega. Also, USAC told Bobby Allison he couldn't race in the 600 because he was committed to their Indy 500 race the next day. And The King and Silver Fox acknowledged they got "the call" about the tougher inspections.
The "feel good" story was vested in RR's own Billy Scott who got a Fan Vote to qualify for the race. Source: Tuscaloosa News
From David Bailey collection
From Billy and Barbara Scott collection
Anheuser-Busch was the only full time beer sponsor in 1979. Their Busch brand sponsored the weekly pole award as well as Cale Yarborough's #11 Junior Johnson ride. But in the 1979 World 600, a couple of other beer brands made a one-off sponsorship appearance.
Pabst Blue Ribbon on Bobby Fisher's Buick (from TMC's collection ).
And A-B's Natural Light was aboard the Monte Carlo of Glenn Jarrett.
1979 World 600 article from Spartanburg Herald Journal
Kyle Petty was scheduled to make his Winston Cup debut in the 1979 World 600. He practiced a few laps at Charlotte in the same Dodge Magnum he raced to a win in his debut race in the ARCA 200 at Daytona a few months earlier. But, he had his problems wrecking twice in two days. His Cup debut would have to wait another few weeks until Daytona's Firecracker 400 - where again he'd find trouble in the star-crossed Magnum.
Article source: Free Lance Star
Jerry Bushmire went to the Petty shops shortly after the 600 and got a couple of photos of Kyle's mangled Magnum in the shop.
My great uncle. Chief Petty Officer Robert Luther Hughes. US Navy, World War II. Ship was sunk, lost at sea.
http://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=487581
Better day for Pagan than a year later at Darlington (from David Hawkins collection):
