Appears that co-promoters Campbell & Sawyer paid Stan Starr, Jr. to put local Richmond favorite Ray Hendrick in Starr's #0 Camaro which Hendrick drove to a 5th place finish.
Looking again, that is famed auto racing announcer, RAY MELTON (microphone in hand & cigarette dangling from mouth) standing out on the Richmond track start-finish line as Tiny Lund unbuckles his helmet after winning this 1970 NASCAR Grand American event over Jim Paschal.
I think Barney Google later moved to silicon valley in California and started an internet tech company.
Chase, I don't recognize any others in the photos besides Paul and Kenny.
Those were Richmond track co-promoters Kenneth Campbell (with microphone) and Paul Sawyer with Tiny.
I'm enjoying your "new" project, Chase. I can hardly imagine the difficulties encountered by your father navigating track parking lots, crowds and the hike to seating. Right after my 16th birthday, in October 1964, I dislocated my right hip playing sandlot football. After my hospital discharge from 3 weeks in traction, I used crutches for 6 months. When the spring 1965 Richmond 250 rolled around, I foolishly accompanied buddy, Frank to the Richmond fairgrounds and somehow made it to the top bleacher row coming out of turn 4. I wasn't as lucky trying to shoot movie film standing on crutches. While changing the roll, I dropped it through the bleachers where Frank recovered the severely over exposed film. At the race's conclusion, I held my ground on the crutches at the pedestrian cross over gate while being mightily jostled by the crowd waiting to visit the pits. I would never do it again and cannot imagine the challenges faced by your father attending a race.
Love the race sponsorship by the Great Falls Elks Drum & Bugle Corps. Just this past February of 2017, the Great Falls newspaper carried the obituary of a 97 year old former bass drummer and Drum Major for that organization:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greatfallstribune/obituary.aspx?pid=184245755
