Vintage NASCAR

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Richard Petty is all over the Dodge Daytona of Bobby Issacs. That's road racer Sam Posey in the #6 Dodge Charger 500. A Cotton Owens car. Cotton had a wing car so not sure why Sam is in the 500. Maybe he didn't want to risk it on the road course

 

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Sam Posey who was one of the AAR Cuda drivers for Dan Gurneys SCCA Trans Am series

 

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Richard Petty wheeling it around the Riverside road course

 

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Bobby Allison in the back & brother Donne in the pits. That's Bobby's Daytona #22 over to the left

 

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Dan Gurney

 

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Sam Posey

 

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Bobby Allison leads Richard Petty & Bobby Issacs at the Riverside road course. This is racing here folks. 3 of the best driving Hemi wing cars

 

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Ramo Stott #7 & Dick Brooks #32. 1970 Daytona 500 Ramo won the ARCA race the week before on Saturday in the #7 making him the first driver to win in a Superbird. Ramo then finished 7th in the 500. He left Daytona with quite a bit of cash in his pocket

 

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Bobby Isaacs

 

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Milwaukee Mile 1972. USAC event with Sal Tovela in the Superbird. Not sure who's in the 70 Super Bee

 

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View attachment 96798 Milwaukee Mile 1972. USAC event with Sal Tovela in the Superbird. Not sure who's in the 70 Super Bee

The 70 Superbee appears to be Paul Feldner. In 1977 Feldner won the championship in a Charger (that I think was built by the Pettys) against a TON of Kit-cars and Cameros. The Charger was reskinned as a Magnum and then the owner retired it when USAC stockcar racing dried up- so it survived better than most. It was raced a lot as the "Oly" Charger in Vintage events, but might be back in it's 1977 "Tru-cut" look.
Miller High Life 200

 

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James Hylton & his 69 Charger 500

 

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Talledega Speedway , August 1975 Dave Marcus in the K&K Dodge Charger on the pole finished 7th. Buddy Baker in the Bud Moore Ford Torino on the outside pole was the race winner.

 

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James "Harvey" Hylton left & Bobby Allison right at the SC state fair yesterday signing autographs

 

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Photo was taken by Bobby Jones. Part of his collection. Legendary crew chief Harry Hyde & his crew clean up their pit after their drive wins the Aug 1976 Talledega 500 in the K&K Insurance Dodge

 

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The Petty crew loading teammate Buddy Bakers Charger up

 

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Martinsville, Virginia's Old Dominion 500 1970. Check out the rag Richard has over his face. That's Lee Roy Yarborough behind him. Lee Roy was tough. He had no problem putting the bumper to you & moving you out of the way if his car was fast. Lee Roy was seriously injured a few years later. Serious head injury from a crash. He eventually died from it about 10 years later IIRC as his condition deteriorated.

 

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The # 6 is the Cotton Owens Dodge. Not sure who is driving as Cotton had several drivers during this time. Richard Petty in the 43. Gotta wonder if Richard helped the 6 spin out

 

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Michigan 1972 Richard on pit road as Jabe Thomas passes in the #25 Plymouth

 

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Michigan 1972. Richard racing James " Harvey" Hilton. Hilton is sponsored by Pop Cola. I have never had one, but I hear they tasted awefull