COLEMAN LAWRENCE, #71 FORD 1953 RICHMOND RACE CAR
OLLIE OLSON, #90 HUDSON 1953 RICHMOND RACE CAR
HERSCHEL BUCHANAN, #1 HOME OF NASH IN RICHMOND, LAURITZEN MOTORS, 1953 RICHMOND RACE CAR
BILL BLAIR, #2 OLDSMOBILE 1953 RICHMOND RACE CAR
1953 RICHMOND RACE WINNER LEE PETTY
A Fiat in NASCAR?
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va. USA
Didn't #72 pitcrew cut half another DNF racecar's roll cage and weld it to Benny Parsons #72 racecar.
Who's racecar was used as the donor racecar for parts, so that #72and Benny could finished the race and win 1973 NASCAR WINSTON CUP?
Got any (before & after) photos of the donor racecar used for parts?
Thanks for any information given.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va. USA
Looking for information on Curtis Turner nickname "Pig Iron from Virginia".
A 1955 Speed Age Magazine race reporter wrote an racing article on Curtis Turner and used "Pig Iron from Virginia." as his nickname.
thanks for any information given.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond, Va. USA
Photo #1 Winner #49 Bob Welborn, 1956 Chevrolet, winning $700.00
Photo #2 Race start/finish information
from Greg Fielden hard cover book: "Rumblin' Ragtops - The History of NASCAR's Fabulous Convertible Division".
Photo #3 Lee Petty 1959 Daytona 500 winning #42 Olds racecar had "Lee Petty (Squirrel Sr.)" painted on it's car top.
Photo #4 Lee Petty 1959 Daytona 500 winning #42 Olds racecar had "Lee Petty (Squirrel Sr.)" painted on it's car top.
Photo #5 Richard Petty 1959 Daytona 500 Convertible #43 Olds racecar had Richard Petty (Squirrel Jr.) painted on it's doors.
Photo #6 Richard Petty 1959 Daytona 500 Convertible #43 Olds racecar had Richard Petty (Squirrel Jr.) painted on it's doors.
Where did the (Squirrel Sr.) / (Squirrel Jr.) nicknames come from?
Nicknames for Petty's 1959 racecars?
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va. USA
Dave,
photo #1.Did you notice the white "FLYING 11 decal" Ford pickup truck/car trailer in the Martinsville Speedway infield?
photo #2. Ray Hendrick and white "FLYING 11 decal" Ford pickup truck
photo 3. tractor/ trailer has Lonesome Pines International Raceway, Coeburn,Va. advertisement on side? #2 L.D. Ottinger Chevelle race team hauler?
Lonesome Pines International Raceway - Coeburn / (aka Lonesome Pines Raceway) 3/8 mile paved oval (7/22/1972-1976) (6/05/1982-8/13/1983) (1990-present) information from "The History of America's Speedways, Past & Present by Allan E. Brown.
photo #4. white Thomas Brothers Country Ham "Flying #11" with "LANGLEY SPEEDWAY, HAMPTON,,VA. painted on right front fender? Don't see it on any above left front fender photos?
Thank you very much for any information given.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va. USA
Don't know exact date?
At Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR racecar driver Kyle Petty was racing the #42 Mello Yello sponsored Pontiac racecar. During the race Kyle hit the un-safe outer wall and was knocked out (unconscious) and the #42 engine compartment was on fire!
NASCAR racecar driver Geoff Bodine, who was out of the race and was watching the rest the race behind the pit wall.
Geoff Bodine, a Volunteer NY fireman, grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out Kyle's engine fire just as the emergency crewman was helping Kyle out of the racecar.
At this time, Kyle Petty was testing an neck restraint device for General Motors? It worked like hans device preventing the forward snapping action of the race driver's head ...except it used cables system strapped on the helmet,instead of hans strapped system on the helmet.
I believe Kyle Petty's Life was saved by this General Motors neck restraint device.
If Kyle Petty or anyone else could give anyfurtherinformation on this!, please do.
Thank you very much for any information given.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va. USA
Neil's "Toy"
One of Neil's favorite "toys" is a 1934 Ford Street Rod which he built
.Neil Bonnett NB26 collector card front
Neil Bonnett NB26 collector card back
Neil Bonnett NB26 collector card front enlarge
Thanks for any informaton or photos posted.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va. USA
NEW YEAR'S EVE
NEW YORK CITY WILL DISPLAYED THE NEW YEAR 2013 CRYSTAL BALL.
MOBILE,ALABAMA WILL DISPLAYED (LOWER IT UP & DOWN) THE BIG "MOON PIE" SIGN FOR THE FIFTH YEAR.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va. USA
Matt Stone wrote MOTOR TREND Classic MAGAZINE piece on Motorsport: Americans in Paris, Nascar goes to Le Mans
You're not from around here, are ya boy?
You can see Matt Stone on Speed Channel's Barrett Jackson Auction.
Photo # 1. Our thanks to Our thanks to Dennis Garrett and Christophe Schwartz.
The Dennis Garrett is me, Matt Stone e-mail me and wanted information for the future MOTOR TREND Classic MAGAZINE article on NASCAR STOCKCARS RACING 1976 24HRS. OF LEMANS,FRANCE RACE.
I had asked and discussed on the internet, why there wasn'ted any video or motion picture film of NASCAR STOCKCARS RACING 1976 24HRS. OF LEMANS,FRANCE RACE.
Edsel Ford was there, Bill France Sr. & Bill France Jr. was there, Good-Year was there, big French TV cameras was there.
But where's the film or video?LOL
It seems that Junie Donlavey's #90 Ford Truxmore pitcrew didn't have or know how to used an still-photo film/ motion film camera. LOL
The French race fans and Hershel McGriff's pitcrew had still-photo film cameras and took photos of #4 Dodge and #90 Ford Torino racecars.
Matt Stone wanted Junie Donlavey & Hersel McGriff address or telephone # and I e-mail to him.
I also mailed to Matt Stone micro-film Library scratch-up X-Rex copies old 1976 Richmond News Leader newspaper and Richmond Times Dispatch newspaper.
Both newspapers had sent sport reporter/photographer RANDY HALLMAN to covered Junie Donlavey #90 Ford Torino race team racing the 1976 24hrs. of LeMans race.
Sport reporter/photographer RANDY HALLMAN took a ton of photos but only about 10 photos were printed during 1976 24hrs. LeMans race week in both newspapers. Where's the other photos?
Matt Stone could't used the newspaper photos? But could used printed newspaper information.
To my surprised that my name: "Our thanks to Dennis Garrett and Christophe Schwartz" was printed in MOTOR TREND MAGAZINE.
Christophe Schwartz is French race driver/owner that raced an replica of Hershel McGriff's #4 Dodge.
I have whole lot questions for anyone claiming to have the original Junie Donlavey's 1976 24hrs. Lemans Truxmore sponsor Ford Torino race car.
During 80's, I would asked Junie Donlavey about 10 times: What happen to the original Junie Donlavey's 1976 24hrs. LeMans Truxmore sponsor Ford Torino race car?
Each time Junie would give me an different answer.LOL
One time he told me that he gave it and four other Ford race cars to a US Army Base to be used to teach Army soldiers to be VIP car drivers for US Army Generals.
Next time he told me that he gave it and four other Ford race cars to a US Army Base to be used in target practice.
Sometimes Junie would give me some wild answers and laugh.
One day in 1990, I told Junie, "I think you left the original Junie Donlavey's 1976 24hrs. Lemans Truxmore sponsor Ford Torino race car in France.
Maybe it is in French barn or French racecar museum, the French likeracecars.
Junie laughed at my answer and Said "It came back on the cargo ship 2 weeks later".
But where is the 1976 photos of it being back on Richmond,Virginia soil?
Thank you much for any information given.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va.USA
