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Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

Thanks, Jeff...

Here's a couple of 2011 Occoneechee photos of the car shot by Ed Sanseverino:

Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

Someone jump in and correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the #4 Rex White car Jimmy has out represents Rex's 1960 Louis Clements National Championship Chevy.

Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

I know we think we have a lot of racing history in stock cars, but I noted that when Johnny won his first Indy Car race, it was at Atlanta, also in 1965, and he is just one of 188 different drivers who have driven for the car owner / sponsor Leader Card between 1939-2009. 188 is a bunch of race drivers!!!

Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

Amazing what resources we have at our disposal today. Thanks, Bill.

Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

I watched that on a closed circuit telecast by Teleprompter in Richmond. Awful day. Awful year.

PK... it was Eddie Sachs who was killed in that crash, not Swede.

Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

From Dave Westerman's Florida racing History at Floridastockcars.com

Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

One year after his Daytona debut for Smokey Yunick, Johnny Rutherford returned to Daytona for the 1964 Daytona 500.

He was in a Bud Moore Mercury #01 running as a teammate to Billy Wade in the #1 Bud Moore Mercury one month after the death of Joe Weatherly at Riverside in the Bud Moore #8 Mercury.

Rutherford carried the same Bristol Lincoln-Mercury sponsorship on his Daytona Mercury that adorned Weatherly's Riverside car.

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Rutherford's ride in the Bud Moore Merc at Daytona provided one of the scariest moments in the race that would result in Richard Petty's first Daytona 500 win.

Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

That was my thought, also. Maybe somebody knows. The car was two model years old.

Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

Jeff, I have one other curiosity question referring to your earlier description of the #13:

This is a rather significant piece of history that we are pleased to " revive ".

I f you're getting into revivals, I'm just wondering if that Rev. Stagger is lurking back there around the oil cooler?

Rev. Stagger revival crowd outside of Shallotte, NC

Johnny Rutherford-Smokey Yunick

Stock Car Racing History

Curiosity question:

Johnny Rutherford drove one NASCAR race in 1965 - the April 11 Atlanta 500 in car #77, listed as a 1963 Ford.

Who was the owner or sponsor or that car #77?? I have not found either listed yet anywhere I have looked.