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ASHEVILLE 300 July 31, 1970

Stock Car Racing History

Hey Chase, I thought of including this but did not because dad did not finish second that time. This was the beginning of a bad streak of engine problems. Also the 1970 season seemed to have more third places finishes but I would be the only one to notice that. One correction on the article, the Cougars carried 1968 and 1970 bodies. I have conflicting reports on the winners share of the purse, this article says $1,400. Others say $1,300 and $1,000. Thanks for posting though, the article does help record the history of the series.

ASHEVILLE 300 July 31, 1970

Stock Car Racing History

ASHEVILLE 300

New Asheville Speedway

Asheville, North Carolina

Friday, July 31, 1970

Point standings coming into the Asheville 300:

1. Tiny Lund, 1152

2. Wayne Andrews, 1137

3. Ken Rush, 1131

4. T.C. Hunt, 1066

5. Buck Baker, 1038

6. Phil Wills, 1031

7. Jim Paschal, 1028

8. Richard Childress, 1007

9. Jimmy Vaughn, 962

10. Ernie Shaw, 900

11. Stan Starr Sn., 749

12. Frank Sessoms, 698

13. David Boggs, 669

14. Bobby Fleming, 644

15. Jerry Hufflin, 630

16. Charlie Blanton, 618

17. Stan Starr Jr., 609

18. Joe Dean Huss, 609

19. Bobby Wilson, 459

20. Paul Tyler, 452

Grand American race #24 of 1970 was held at the New Asheville Speedway a 1/3 mile paved oval. Tiny Lund started on the pole and led the first 4 laps before Jim Paschal moved to the front and built a lap lead when T.C. Hunts blown engine brought out the caution on lap 49. After the restart Lund mounted a challenge to Paschal finally making a move that led to 2 laps of door to door racing. Just as Lund completed the pass Wayne Andrews had the engine let go in Dub Simpsons Cougar bringing out the second caution. It was the second engine failure of the day for Andrews after loosing the engine in his regular ride during practice. On the restart it was Lund, Paschal and Baker until lap 114 when Paschal attempted a pass entering turn two. Contact spun Tiny bringing out caution number 3. Both cars pitted under the yellow but Paschal returned just as the green came back out. By the time he returned to the track after repairing fender damage he was 2 laps down to Baker who was now leading. Right after the restart Lunds car started to cough and sputter until he retired on lap 121 with fuel pump trouble. By now Baker had a 2 lap lead on Paschal who was about to mount a charge. In just 24 green flag laps he caught Baker and made up one of the laps. Baker tried to pick up the pace but in less than 100 laps Paschal caught and passed him again. (After the race it was discovered Baker had a right side tire that was worn all the way to the fabric.) Just one lap after getting back on the lead lap caution #4 came out for a spinning David Boggs. This allowed Paschal to close up to Bakers bumper for the restart. It took 13 laps to get around the determined Baker but Paschal went back to the lead on lap 251 and held it to the end to score his third win of the year in his Warren Prout prepared Javelin with Baker less than a second behind him. Boggs recovered to finish third but was 13 laps behind at the finish.

Paschal took home $1,000 of the $8,000 purse. There were 4 cautions for 21 laps. Only 9 of the 16 starters were running at the finish.

Fin Srt Car # Driver Car Laps Status

1 2 14 Jim Paschal 70 Javelin 300 Running

2 3 87 Buck Baker 70 Firebird 300 Running

3 7 86 David Boggs 69 Firebird 287 Running

4 8 30 Kreuger Johnson 68 Camaro 285 Running

5 10 7 Jimmy Vaughn 69 Camaro 277 Running

6 9 54 Bobby Fleming 68 Camaro 277 Running

7 14 17 Ernie Shaw 68 Mustang 268 Running

8 11 26 Richard Childress 68 Camaro 266 Running

9 15 19 Bobby Brewer 68 Camaro 263 Running

10 1 55 Tiny Lund 69 Camaro 121 Fuel pump

11 5 73 Wayne Andrews 70 Cougar 70 Engine

12 12 27 Jerry Hufflin 68 Camaro 69 Axle

13 4 88 T. C. Hunt 68 Camaro 46 Engine

14 6 97 Johnny Allen 70 Mustang 24 Engine

15 13 96 Jim Hall 69 Javelin 1 Tech.

16 16 34 Phil Gibson 68 Camaro 1 Fuel Pump

updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

Looking For Information on Buck Baker's Truck Series

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Alex, RR member Robert Turner has posted a few pictures from this series.

Tom Usry won this one at Georgia International. Robert Turner photo.

Usry wins again. Not sure where this one is. I'm pretty sure the guy second from the left is RR member David Boggs. He may be source of info., I'll send him a message.

Bobby Fleming

Looking For Information on Buck Baker's Truck Series

Stock Car Racing History

Alex, Bobby Fleming still has a body shop and lives in Danville, Virginia. It should not be hard to get in contact with him. I bet he could help. I know he won one of those races at Atlanta and owned the truck that Bobby Allison dove.

INTERNATIONAL 300 July 25, 1970

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INTERNATIONAL 300

International Raceway Park

Ona, West Virginia

Saturday, July 25, 1970

After the race at Flemington the season long point standings were as follows:

1. Tiny Lund, 1152; 2. Wayne Andrews, 1137; 3. Ken Rush, 1131; 4. T.C. Hunt, 1066; 5. Buck Baker, 1038; 6. Phil Wills, 1031; 7. Jim Paschal, 1028; 8. Richard Childress, 1007; 9. Jimmy Vaughn, 962; 10. Ernie Shaw, 900; 11. Stan Starr Sn., 749; 12. Frank Sessoms, 698; 13. David Boggs, 669; 14. Bobby Fleming, 644; 15. Jerry Hufflin, 630; 16. Charlie Blanton, 618; 17. Stan Starr Jr., 609; 18. Joe Dean Huss, 609; 19. Bobby Wilson, 459; 20. Paul Tyler, 452.

Grand American race #23 of 1970 was held at International Raceway Park a 7/16 mile paved oval. It was the fifth of a 5 event STP Northern Tour after a 530 mile trip from Flemington on Tuesday and the second visit to Ona in 1970. Starting line ups were determined by qualifying heats won by Tiny Lund and Gary Myers.

Tiny Lund led all but 6 laps to record his 16 ^th win of 1970 with Buck Baker second.

Lund earned $1,400 of the $8,455 purse. Of note on the purses for the Tour events was how the funds were distributed. The payout did not drop off as fast as you went down the order. No finisher got less than $200.

Twenty three cars took the green and there were 7 cautions for 54 laps.

Fin Srt Car # Driver Car Laps Status

1 1 55 Tiny Lund 69 Camaro 300 Running

2 9 87 Buck Baker 70 Firebird 300 Running

3 6 16 Max Berrier 70 Javelin 300 Running

4 3 14 Jim Paschal 70 Javelin 296 Running

5 2 41 Gary Myers 69 Mustang 291

6 22 7 Jimmy Vaughn 69 Camaro 286

7 8 01 Tommy Andrews 69 Mustang 286

8 21 26 Richard Childress 68 Camaro 283

9 10 3 Doug Aldridge 69 Camaro 289

10 15 30 Kreuger Johnson 68 Camaro 281

11 11 8 Phil Wills 69 Camaro 278

12 16 86 David Boggs 69 Firebird 267

13 19 19 Bobby Brewer 68 Camaro 260

14 18 27 Jerry Hufflin 68 Camaro 258

15 20 39 Earl Briggs 68 Camaro 256

16 12 11 Ted LaFleur 69 Mustang 183

17 13 54 Bobby Fleming 68 Camaro 177

18 23 24 Ernie Shaw 68 Camaro 176

19 4 15 Wayne Andrews 68 Cougar 104 Oil line

20 7 33 Joe Dean Huss 68 Camaro 72

21 5 88 T. C. Hunt 68 Camaro 69

22 17 0 Stan Starr 68 Camaro 51

23 14 89 Tom Cox 68 Camaro 9

Not knowing how the points were calculated I cant say for sure who won the STP Northern Tour but a good bet would be Buck Baker as he had 2 wins, a second, a fourth and a 6 ^th place finish for an average finish of 2.8. No one who made all the tour events came close to that mark. Thirty nine different drivers took part in the tour with 17 running all 5 races. Just based on average finishing position alone the top 10 would have been:

1. Buck Baker 2.8

2. Max Berrier 6.4

3. Jimmy Vaughn 7.4

4. Jim Paschal 9.0

5. Phil Wills 9.2

6. Tiny Lund 9.4

7. Wayne Andrews 10.2

8. Doug Aldridge 11.4

9. Richard Childress 12.0

10. Ernie Shaw 13.6

updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

FLEMINGTON 100 July 21, 1970

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FLEMINGTON 100

Flemington Fairgrounds

Flemington New Jersey

Tuesday, July 21, 1970

Grand American race #22 of 1970 was held at the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway a square shaped mile dirt surface with the corners rounded. It was the fourth of a 5 event STP Northern Tour after a 340 mile trip from Loudon on Sunday. Starting line ups were determined by qualifying heats won by Tiny Lund and Jim Paschal.

Tiny Lund led the first 16 laps while most drivers struggled with mud covering their windshields before yielding to Paschal who stayed out front until lap 51 when he was caught up in a wreck that injured two drivers. The NASCAR Newsletter race result list Stan Starr Sr. was driving the #9 Camaro but news reports of the accident list Stan Starr Jr. as the driver. The #9 Camaro spun out in 3 and 4 and was hit head on by Ken Rush running wide open. Both drivers were hospitalized in serious condition with Starr suffering a broken leg and Rush loosing 12 teeth while breaking his sternum and jaw. Paschal was able to pit under the caution and repair the damage to his Javelin enough to continue. Tom Cox was also involved but was able to continue until a later wreck side lined him that involved Starrs other Camaro driven by Tom Tiller. After the wreck Lund would move into the lead and hold it the rest of the way to record his 15 ^th win of 1970 with Jim Paschal close behind in second.

Lund earned $1,400 of the $9,030 purse. Of note on the purses for the Tour events was how the funds were distributed. The payout did not drop off as fast as you went down the order. No finisher got less than $200.

Twenty four cars took the green and 10 were running at the finish. There were 3 cautions for 26 laps.

Fin Srt Car # Driver Car Laps Status

1 1 55 Tiny Lund 69 Camaro 200 Running

2 2 14 Jim Paschal 70 Javelin 200 Running

3 4 3 Doug Aldridge 69 Camaro 199 Running

4 5 15 Wayne Andrews 70 Cougar 198 Running

5 12 88 T. C. Hunt 68 Camaro 191 Running

6 8 87 Buck Baker 70 Firebird 191 Running

7 22 26 Richard Childress 68 Camaro 187 Running

8 15 7 Jimmy Vaughn 69 Camaro 171 Running

9 13 39 Earl Briggs 69 Camaro 170 Running

10 20 27 Jerry Hufflin 68 Camaro 163 Running

11 17 89 Tom Cox 68 Camaro 149 Wreck

12 11 17 Ernie Shaw 68 Mustang 134 Engine

13 16 0 Al Hammond 68 Camaro 125 Wreck

14 10 8 Phil Wills 69 Camaro 96 Broke axle

15 21 19 Bobby Brewer 68 Camaro 67 Rear end

16 6 44 Ken Rush 69 Camaro 49 Wreck

17 18 9 Stan Starr 68 Camaro 48 Wreck

18 9 64 Joe Phipps 70 Mustang 32 Oil leak

19 19 33 Joe Dean Huss 69 Camaro 20 Radiator

20 14 82 Bill Chevalier 68 Mustang 14 Rear end

21 23 24 Phil Spiak 68 Camaro 14 Heating

22 24 96 Jim Hall 69 Javelin 5 Water pump

23 3 16 Max Berrier 70 Javelin 3 Rear end

24 7 86 David Boggs 69 Firebird 1 Broke valve

Personal note: Wayne Andrews drove the same 70 Cougar in this event that he used in the Paul Revere 250 at Daytona where it was equipped with lights and a windshield wiper. The lights were removed but the wiper came in handy early in the race when the track was muddy. Wayne flipped on the wiper and it worked keeping the windshield clean.

Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway

Paschal leads Lund early in the race. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.

#82 Bill Chevalier and #3 Doug Aldridge. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.

#15 Wayne Andrews and #33 Joe Dean Huss. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.

#44 Ken Rush and #87 Buck Baler. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.

#8 Phil Wills and Phil Spiak. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.

#64 Joe Phipps. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.

#26 Richard Childress and #87 Buck Baker. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.

#9 Starr Camaro and # 89 Tom Cox. Somewhere in that cloud of smoke is the Ken Rush Camaro. Rush sustained injuries that took him out of the car the rest of the season. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.

Tiny Lund in the Ronnie Hopkins prepared Pepsi Camaro. Photo credit: RAB32 from Jalopy Journal HAMB site.

updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

BRYAR 100 July 19, 1970

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Thanks Dave, I remember your post and found something when I reviewed it. Your race result reported Tiny Lund as having transmission trouble. The NASCAR Newsletter I found the result in listed Tiny as running at the finish but if the transmission went out he may have run only one lap after Baker took the lead.

BRYAR 100 July 19, 1970

Stock Car Racing History

BRYAR 100

Bryar Motorsports Park

Loudon, New Hampshire

Sunday, July 19, 1970

Grand American race #21 of 1970 was held at Bryar Motorsports Park on the 5/8 mile paved triangle part of the racing complex. It was the third of a 5 event STP Northern Tour. Loudon is north of Concord about a 175 mile trip from Milton Vermont. Starting line ups were determined by qualifying heats. 5,500 spectators braved threatening weather but were able to see the race go the full 100 mile distance.

Tiny Lund started second but led the first lap with fourth place starter Jim Paschal leading lap two. Lund would lead lap 3 before Paschal would settle into the front spot thru lap 62. Pole sitter Buck Baker then led one lap with Max Berrier who started 20th moving into first thru lap 81. Lund went back out front on lap 82 and appeared to be headed to another win when he began to slow down and was pasted by Baker with only 4 laps remaining. Lund limped along the closing laps and would end up 4 ^th while Baker notched his second win of the STP Northern Tour. Max Berrier was a close 2 ^nd the only other car one the lead lap with Wayne Andrews 3 ^rd 2 laps back.

Baker earned $1,300 of the $9,205 purse. Of note on the purses for the Tour events was how the funds were distributed. The payout did not drop off as fast as you went down the order. No finisher got less than $200.

Twenty six cars took the green and 13 were running at the finish. There were 3 cautions for 17 laps.

Lund regained the Grand American point lead with his 4 ^th place finish as Ken Rush fell out just past half way and finished 17 ^th .

Fin Srt Car # Driver Car Laps Status

1 1 87 Buck Baker 70 Firebird 160 Running

2 20 16 Max Berrier 70 Javelin 160 Running

3 3 15 Wayne Andrews 70 Cougar 158 Running

4 2 55 Tiny Lund 70 Camaro 157 Running

5 11 7 Jimmy Vaughn 69 Camaro 156 Running

6 8 40 Phil Spiak 69 Camaro 155 Running

7 13 8 Phil Wills 69 Camaro 154 Running

8 9 26 Richard Childress 68 Camaro 153 Running

9 17 0 Al Hammond 68 Camaro 150 Running

10 24 9 Stan Starr 68 Camaro 147 Running

11 7 3 Doug Aldridge 69 Camaro 142 Running

12 18 89 Tom Cox 68 Camaro 141 Running

13 15 19 Bobby Brewer 68 Camaro 140 Running

14 23 39 Earl Briggs 69 Camaro 131 Rear end

15 5 33 Joe Dean Huss 69 Camaro 131 Brakes

16 14 27 Jerry Hufflin 68 Camaro 109 Ignition

17 6 44 Ken Rush 69 Camaro 95 Water pump

18 4 14 Jim Paschal 70 Javelin 62 Engine

19 10 86 David Boggs 69 Firebird 49 Oil leak

20 25 24 Bob Ziatiere 68 Camaro 30 Ignition

21 16 17 Ernie Shaw 68 Mustang 24 Carb.

22 19 88 T. C. Hunt 69 Camaro 16 Oil press.

23 22 96 Jim Hall 69 Javelin 6 Rad. hose

24 21 5 Darrell Bryant 68 Cougar 5 Oil press.

25 12 82 Bill Chevalier 68 Mustang 1 Rear end

26 26 31 Earl Canavan 69 Javelin 1 Engine

Max Berrier in #16 American Performance Center Javelin and winner Buck Baker in #87 Firebird

Personal note: The #1 on the Shaw Racing Enterprises 68 Cougar was taped over to make it #5 and driven 5 laps by Warren Prouts crew chief Darrell Bryant. Basically a start and park for the money. Just goes to show that you cant always trust the reason given for not finishing.

updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

PANTHER 300 July 16, 1970

Stock Car Racing History

Dad said he thought they drew for position in the heat races.

PANTHER 300 July 16, 1970

Stock Car Racing History

Thanks Johnny, The book is being written right here on RR one race at a time by all the contributors.