Herschell McGriff's '72 Roadrunner at Riverside.
Herschell McGriff's '72 Roadrunner at Riverside.
Riverside, Calif.................1970
Dick Bown in his Plymouth Superbird passing Bob England on the track in the esses.
......and off the track (just a little)........
Riverside, Calif............."Motor Trend 500"........January, 1970.
Roger McClusky leading a pack of cars down the short chute between turns 6 & 8. McClusky finished 2nd to AJ Foyt.
Via racing reference. Jim Thurman dug it out of the California newspaper archives.Originally Posted by Beentherebefore
"An emphasis was placed on drivers with road racing backgrounds which meant drivers from open wheel, oval track racing were at a disadvantage. That led Tony George to create the IRL." -Indy Review 1996
Another ex-Petty car I imagine.Herschell McGriff's '72 Roadrunner at Riverside.
Looks like Petty bue on the rolll bar
Faster than a bullet from a gun
He is faster than everyone
Quicker than the blinking of an eye
Like a flash you could miss him going by
No one knows quite how he does it but it's true they say
He's the master of going faster. -George Harrison
Thanks!
Very observant, Kevin! Actually, this is the same car I posted on P19, post #559 - at that time a '70 Plymouth Roadrunner. Herschell reskinned it in '72 with '72 sheetmetal. Supposedly this was originally one of the cars that Pete Hamilton had driven for the Pettys in 1970.
Can't be absolutely sure. It looks like it could be Milwaukee, a USAC stock car race. If this is the race I'm thinking about, Bobby Unser was in the 10, and lost an engine after three laps. I'll do some further checking.Picture I found of USAC driver Butch Hartman in his winged Dodge. Don't know the track or who was in the #10. IndyJohn?.....right up your alley.
Further checking reveals those two cars were in both Milwaukee races in 1971, the first on July 11. Hartman was fourth that day, a lap down behind Bowsher, Foyt, and McCluskey. Unser was in Chris Vallo's Plymouth, qualified 6th.
On August 22, McCluskey won. Hartman was 11th, out after 188 laps overheating. Unser finished 21st, out at 128 laps with ignition problems, again in the Vallo 10. He qualified 5th that day.
Thanks, John. I just thought that it was a cool picture.
Picture of Dr Don Tarr's winged Dodge Daytona. Dr Tarr towed this car out to Riverside for the June, 1970 "Falstaff 400". He finished 10th.
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Marty Robbins...............pretty good racer...........very good singer.
This is the cover off a 1982 book about NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) racing
I dont know why they chose to put this pic on the cover, all the race cars are out of focus
Somethin' on that cover is definitly NOT out of focus...............
Forgot to add that this may very well be the coolest friggin' foto I have ever seen on TF. (Michael Ps Milky Way shots notwithstanding)
Richard Petty doing what he does best. (no, not really)
The first BY 400 was technically part of the Winston West schedule. Several cars from that series tried to qualify, although none of them did at least on speed. Mike Chase made the race on a West Champion's Provisional. His day ended early in a bad wreck with Dave Marcis.
BTW, thanks to all for posting their latest wonderful pics.
The Ayn Rand of Indycar
No one had to badge the Offy.
I seem to recall in AJ Foyt's book why this may have been an item.This is the cover off a 1982 book about NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) racing
I dont know why they chose to put this pic on the cover, all the race cars are out of focus
Oh do tell!I seem to recall in AJ Foyt's book why this may have been an item.
here she is with some guyI seem to recall in AJ Foyt's book why this may have been an item.
this ones on my garage wallhere she is with some guy
Riverside, Calif....................June,1970
Arguably, the prettiest of the winged Mopars that ran on the West coast - the Superbird of John Soares,Jr. Soares finished 4th in the race which was his first race at Riverside. Picture is from Joe Machado's "Aero warriors" site.
It had something to do with allowing a cop a peak so as not to get AJ's autograph in an official capacity.......now why they weretraveling in the same car is not specified.
RUSTY WALLACE--1983
[QUOTE=Beentherebefore;2722704]Winston West was basically an exact copy of Winston Cup, with a few different motor rules, until well in the 2000s. These days the series is a mix of cup cars and busch cars but with completely different engine and body rules.
Not Linda - but those pics reminded me of Bill Elliott losing focus (understandably) in Victory Lane. lol...
Use your peripherals Bill!
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Everything I ever wanted in my life, I found inside the walls of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. - Eddie Sachs.
JIMMY SPENCER WINS 1986 MODIFIED TITLE
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