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That is quite a record, Harlow.
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Racing History Minute - 1976 Daytona 500
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Permatex 300
NASCAR Late Model Sportsman race 
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 14, 1976
120 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 300 miles
Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led
1 7 Joe Millikan 04 Dodge 120 14,950 running 16
2 15 Ray Hendrick 01 Chevrolet 120 running 55
3 38 L.D. Ottinger 28 Chevrolet 120 running 24
4 2 Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 120 running 0
5 11 Johnny Allen 94 Ford 119 running 0
6 24 Bob Burcham 02 Dodge 116 running 0
7 30 Red Farmer 97 Ford 115 running 0
8 16 Tommy Houston 95 Chevrolet 115 running 0
9 22 Ron Bouchard 17 Chevrolet 114 running 0
10 40 Joe Thurman 19 Chevrolet 113 running 0
11 29 Brad Teague 3 Chevrolet 113 running 0
12 13 Morgan Shepherd 50 Mercury 107 engine 0
13 21 Dale Earnhardt 8 Pontiac 107 running 0
14 37 A.C. York 59 Mercury 107 running 0
15 3 Willson Mishoe 84 Mercury 107 running 0
16 23 Connie Saylor 96 Chevrolet 105 running 0
17 35 Tommy Raab 83 Mercury 99 ignition 0
18 17 Wayne Shugart 71 Mercury 78 engine 0
19 10 Wayne Andrews 15 Mercury 78 overheating 0
20 18 Bub Strickler 58 Mercury 76 engine 0
21 27 Junior Crouch 24 Mercury 73 push rod 0
22 6 Sam Ard 00 Chevrolet 70 accident 0
23 5 Jack Bland 41 Chevrolet 68 oil pressure 0
24 20 Chet Williams 65 Ford 65 accident 0
25 39 Terry Mock 44 Ford 63 accident 0
26 4 Lennie Pond 54 1974 Chevrolet Malibu 59 engine 25
27 1 Jack Ingram 11 Chevrolet 50 overheating 0
28 12 Monk Tate 86 Chevrolet 48 valve 0
29 14 Richie Evans 61 Chevrolet 46 oil leak 0
30 19 Skip Pannell 45 Chevrolet 33 rocker arm 0
31 9 Larry Schild 7 Chevrolet 31 accident 0
32 26 Jim Walker 47 Chevrolet 30 accident 0
33 34 Jack Nolan 76 Plymouth 25 overheating 0
34 25 Mike Duvall 43 Chevrolet 15 transmission 0
35 28 Larry Utsman 23 Chevrolet 10 engine 0
36 33 Randy Bethea 37 Ford 8 oil leak 0
37 36 Horace Vineyard 6 Chevrolet 7 engine 0
38 31 Harry Gant 77 Pontiac 5 engine 0
39 8 Sam Sommers 27 Chevrolet 4 engine 0
40 32 Bill Dennis 35 Ford 4 overheating 0
Notes: Bobby Allison qualified tenth, but withdrew the day before the race due to engine problems.
Time of race: 02:03:26
Average Speed: 145.828 MPH
3 cautions for 19 laps
Attendance: 80,000
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Racing History Minute - 1976 Daytona 500
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Interesting that the Associated Press account of qualifying for the 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan stated the Hobbs Ford was a Junie Donlavey car, rather than a George Elliott Ford. RR member, John Betts captured a photo of the Dick Brooks/Junie Donlavey #90 pitting in a box adjoining the Hobbs #9 at M.I.S.
Racing History Minute - 1976 Daytona 500
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Member Craig Bontrager has a much better shot of the #9 Elliott-owned David Hobbs Ford from M.I.S. posted right here in our own RR photo archives:
Racing History Minute - 1976 Daytona 500
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Benny Parsons is the answer to the trivia question of who finished behind the wrecked Pearson and Petty cars in third place in the 1976 Daytona 500. Parsons was in the L.G. DeWitt #72 King's Row Fireplace Chevy.
However, Benny's #72 was just one of THREE cars fielded that day by DeWitt, the Ellerbe, North Carolina peach purveyor.
Going out early with engine failure and finishing 39th in a #52 Coke sponsored, DeWitt-owned Chevy was Canadian, Earl Ross :
Earl Ross and the L.G. DeWitt #52 - Photo from Dave Westerman's Florida Stock Cars
And for those of us who remember the British accent of David Hobbs playing color commentator to Ken Squier on the later CBS stock car telecasts, it should be noted that he made his first of two career NASCAR starts in this race, also driving a Coke sponsored L.G. DeWitt Chevy #73 that crashed out on lap 68 finishing 39th.
David Hobbs' #73 - Photo from Dave Westerman's Florida Stock Cars
The lettering is completed on this shot of Hobbs posted at the Randy Ayers site by Bernie427
Hobbs would make one more start before his NASCAR career behind the wheel ended. He'd wheel another Coke sponsored entry at the second Michigan race of 1976. Member, Cody Dinsmore might recognize the car number. This time Hobbs' ride was a Ford #9 out of the Dawsonville, Georgia area owned by George Elliott !
David Hobbs at Michigan in 1976 wheeling the Coke sponsored #9 Ford for owner George Elliott. From the site ABEFRL.
Racing History Minute - 1975 Daytona 500
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A Daytona writer caught up with former 500 winner, Pete Hamilton with his '65 Chevelle LMS at New Smyrna Speedway on Wednesday night and wrote this revealing "What Ever happened To?" piece:
Racing History Minute - 1975 Daytona 500
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Sunday morning's Daytona paper carried these action shots from the saturday Permatex 300 late Model Sportsman go won by Jack Ingram:
Racing History Minute - 1975 Daytona 500
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Grand Marshal, Charlie Rich's huge career hit, "Behind Closed Doors" was released the same year I was married - 1973 - and it was hot, hot, hot. Unfortunately, you never knew if Charlie would show up blitzed.
Our Ambassador Jimmy Johnson had a serious accident today
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JJ... hope you quickly heal and feel better.
Racing History Minute - 1974 Daytona 500
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RR member, Ricky Poole, Jr . captured the photo below of Mark Donohue in his driver's uniform at Daytona in February 1974 talking with NASCAR's Lennie Pond . Donohue would go on to win IROC Round IV at Daytona on February 15 over Peter Revson . Pond would finish 2nd in the Saturday Permatex 300 and 23rd in the Sunday 500. Donohue and Pond are standing beside the Adcox-Kirby tow rig for driver Grant Adcox . Pond is the only one of the four drivers who survives. Donohue, Revson and Adcox would all lose their lives in racing crashes.
