Childress Punches Kyle Busch?
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Love the picture Wally....LOL
Well in my humble opinion the V-8 engine since Darlington was devloped in the 40's and Daytona wasn't until 59 so it not fair to Smokey Yunick and Hubert Westmoreland not to nomanate the engine because it was brought to production then and still is being used today.
The most influential individual was no hands down Bill France Sr. With the help of many many others. Some which have been named above.