I don't think they had to use that years car ...Earnhardt Sr. Used a 1964 chevelle to win his first "asphalt" race in 1974? here's a model of it... http://auctions.nascar.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=87825854&prmenbr=63306014&aunbr=88172564&topPic=&MoreSubs=
Yunick scaled a 66 down to 7/8 ... http://www.legendsofnascar.com/smokey.htm#cars Curtis Turner's Chevelle (a 66) at Atlanta (in 1967) in the days when NASCAR first began using templates for inspection, a former employee of Yunick's once told McKim that Smokey asked NASCAR if he could borrow the templates so he could make sure his car was right. But he also modified them, and came to Atlanta with a Chevelle that was slightly smaller -- legend has it as seven-eighths scale -- than it should have been. Since he was the only owner running a Chevelle, no one would have known had Bobby Johns not shown up unexpectedly with the same car model. "They put that template on Bobby's Chevelle, and it doesn't come close," McKim said. "They threatened to throw him out. He went crazy, and eventually NASCAR realized, 'Wait a minute ...'" During Curtis' driving career he won more than 350 races, but it all came to an end in 1967 at Atlanta International Raceway when he had a horrific crash driving Smokey Yunick's little black and gold Chevelle # 13. Curtis was badly shaken but not seriously hurt one of the most spectacular crashes ever, but Smokey fired Pops on the spot. About the firing Smokey said, "I'm not going to build the race car the kills Curtis Turner." Raymond Friday Hassler drove a 68/69...see some pics here...in 70 http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Friday_Hassler.htm Laguna's were big in Nascar in mid 70's ... http://coloradoracingmemories.com/crm_mcgriff_hershel/crmmcgriff.htm SLWeaver ----- Original Message ---- From: Jason Fiegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2007 3:45:45 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Chevelles in nascar in 68-72? Yeah I have seen footage of older cars, like you said a 66 chevelle in 68, a 69 chevelle in a 72 race I think. thanks for the info. ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry S Hodges To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Chevelles in nascar in 68-72? >From what I could find by GOOGLING...It seems that the 1966 Chevelle body was >still being used, at least at the 1968 Daytona 500 http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1968-04&series=W __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
