The ARCA Lebarons

[C Body Bob]

Here is the Jerry Churchill Lebaron. This was at Norman Negrees race car shop outside of Concord, NC. My friend & I were comming back from a car show in Winston-Salem & he knew about the car. So we decided to stop & ask about it since we where travelling close to his shop. He was very nice & showed us around the place. Lots of Winston Cup cars in there since it was right after the Bristol race. He ran a body shop that many NASCAR teams used him for. His dad & sometimes Norman ran a Chrysler car in ARCA or NASCAR. More on that later. So here it is. The real deal. I want to say they built the car. Not sure. It could have been mine for $600. I say these pics where in 1992

 

[C Body Bob]

Roy Payne

ARCA rookie Roy Payne got a deal to run a Lebaron. Family owned race tam out of Alabama. While at Negree's shop he showed us this car he repairing for the Payne team. If I remember correctly it to was crashed at Atlanta & I believe Norman said engine blew & oil got under the tires & into the wall he went. I have no idea who the tall slender good looking guy with the Magnum PI mustache is He does look familar though.

 

[C Body Bob]

Jerry Churchill

Another of Jerry's Lebaron's. This one has sponsors so its not the same car as above that was wrecked

 

[C Body Bob]

Negrees car?

While at the Negree shop. He showed us this car. It was in the paint booth & had just been painted. It was stunningly beautifull. He would not let us take a pic. Going off memory, but I believe he said this was his ARCA car he had just built. I dont think it raced much because I followed the series close during the Chrysler era & I only remember it being raced a couple of times.

 

[Jeremiah]

Wow! Very cool pictures. I was lucky enough to be around some of the brand X ACRA stuff as a kid. Those were the days! SCCA, ARCA, Kelley Challange, Kendal GT-1, etc. were all very cool Thanks for sharing.

 

[C Body Bob]

Ah yes the Kelly Challenge. Remember Patti Moise. She was the Danica Patrick of the 80's. Except she actually ran up front

 

[Jeremiah]

Bob,

I worked for Dick Danielson for quite a few years. Patti was well known for Danica-like activities for certain.

 

[C Body Bob]

What ever happened to her. Didn't she get married to Elton Saywer. He drove in the NASCAR Busch series