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The original photo is about 3x5 inches and the image of the #37 is tiny. Here this is the cropped image before I stretched it to compare size. 
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What's in a photo?
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Jeff,
Unlike Jack Walker and Ray Lamm I don't have a cache of personal photos to resort to and have to rely heavily on treasure hunts to locate original stuff but, what I find is even better in many cases, photos taken by amatuers that take hap hazard photos that capture background images otherwise not a focal point for more experienced photographers. Most of the images are not centered, sometimes out of focus and faded from years of storage but with today's technology can be restored to capture the moment. More to follow. I really enjoy the topic "What's in a photo" there are so many stories within a single shot. Again, it's a treasure hunt within a single snapshot of history.
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Jack, the words under "Triangle Cafe" are too blurry. 
There is currently a Triangle Cafe in Mount Dora, FL. Maybe Bobby can get a 3-D image to see if it is old or new construction? Here's the link http://www.city-data.com/fl-restaurants/TRIANGLE-CAFE.html
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Johnny and Bobby both say the 7 was added and you seem to agree so maybe it's probable.
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Love it!!!
I see Wendell Scott competed in the Sportsman race in a `38 Ford number #140 finishing 33. Not to shabby.
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That is interesting Bobby, perhaps someone will know the answer. Since it's the year of your birth I've added a few more pictures from that weekend 58 years ago so see what the couple that drove to Daytona saw on their mini vacation in February 1954. Enjoy!
Note their personal automobile on turn two, I wonder if that was a paid lap, like "Take a lap at Daytona for a buck!" or, did the officials allow POV's to drive on the track before or after the race or, was this couple getting VIP treatment and if so, who were they? 
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Thanks PK. The #37 is in this picture is not the same car as Victor Geisler drove a 51 Ford like you stated, this one is a 1938-39 Ford that ran in either the Modified or Sportsman Race on 19 and 20 February. It's possible it could have run both races but Surely don't know how they ruled one a Modified and one a Sportsman and the same car run both races but, it appears it was done in the M-1 Ford behind the #37.
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Good info. Bobby. It's interesting to see Fireball Roberts parked so near to the M-1 Ford which he drove for Bob Fish but not sure if it were before or after 1954? I've looked for the #37 in both the modified and sportsman races in Feb. `54 but find no reference. There was a 37X driven by Larry Flynn in a `38 Ford but I'm not convinced the 7 was added, it looks to be painted by an experienced sign painter since it matches the font of the number 3 and, if so, why would an experienced sign painter make such a simple error as drag out the seven's length...I think it was meant to be like that, much like the nose art of the war era where much of the art work resembled the cartoons of the times.
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What's in a photo? The photo posted is from the Daytona Beach Road Course 1954, Lee Petty Won the event when Tim Flock was disqualified (interesting story in itself). I recently come across a batch of photos and this one stands out due to the unfamiliar car numbers, and then when you look closer, in the back ground it's clear the M-1 Fish Carburetor Modified or, was it the Sportsman, since the M-1 ran in both the modified and sportsman races on separate days but, who drove it in `54, and who drove that #37? I cannot confirm any information on the #37. What's interesting to note is the Grand National Cars parked so close to the Modified or, Sportsman cars. And, I wonder if the "Triangle Cafe" on the #37 Ford would give a clue to who the driver is? Please, feel free to post your discoveries. - Photo from my personal collection. 
updated by @jim-wilmore: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM