Vintage NASCAR

[C Body Bob]

3 of the best

David Pearcon in the #21 Mercury Cougar. Buddy Baker in the #15 Ford Torino & Richard Petty # 43 Dodge Charger trying to drive under both of them to pass

 

[78Brougham]

Ahhhhhh those were the days of great racing and great cars.... what happened? Thanks for the pics guys and keep em coming!

 

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You're welcome. Thanks for enjoying !

 

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Buddy Arrington

One of my all time favorite drivers. Martinsville, Virginia's Buddy Arrington. Sponsored by Kentucky Fried Chicken no less. I'm jealous.

 

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Buddy's Charger 500

He raced a Charger 500

 

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Buddy's wing car

And then a Daytona

 

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An Imperial even

Buddy was & still is a MOPAR man

 

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Buddy racing

Here he is racing with Richard Petty his pal & not sure on the green Ford. Thinking Henley Grey? Note Buddy driving a 73-4 Plymouth B body

 

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Buddys Magnum

Anyone remember him in a Blue & Gold Magnum? I don't. Must have been the 78 Daytona 500

 

[70bigblockdodge]

I like that Imperial. Did they run different suspension then or was he having to run with the bent t bars?

 

[C Body Bob]

I like that Imperial. Did they run different suspension then or was he having to run with the bent t bars?

I know he didn't run bent (transverse bars) I think it was his old Magnum that was reskined as a Mirada & then an Imperial. So pretty sure it had a Petty style front stub. Coil overs where legal & had Richard gone back to Dodge he would have reskined his GM cars & run 4 corner coils

 

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Pete wins !!!

Pete Hamilton celebrating his 1970 Talladega win in his Petty Superbird

 

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Pete's pit crew

The Petty team pitting Hamilton

 

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Buddy & Cecil Gordon

Buddy # 67 Plymouth & Cecil Gordon #24 Monte Carlo ( no relation to Jeff Gordon) 1974 Michigan

 

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Buddy & Richard Childress

Michigan 1980. Buddy in his Magnum he bought from Richard Petty & Childress in the #3 CRC chemicals Monte Carlo

 

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Buddy's 64

His 64 Dodge

 

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Joe Milikan

Joe worked for the Pettys. He drove their dirt track car at many local/regional dirt tracks. Helped out with the Kit Car. He wanted a shot at big time racing. Here he is in an old Petty Charger. This was in 1978 I remember he ran 2 races & did very good. He may have run more. I think he got a ride a few years later in a GM car for a few races too. Richard needed to get Kyle started & Joe was odd man out.

 

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Bobby Issacs

Now I'm a hugh Petty fan, but I got to tell ya Isaacs was a darn close second. This cat was just plain cool. Had a bit of Steve McQueen in him. He did Dodge TV comercials locally. Race a Hemi Wing car. Took it to Bonneville & set records there with it. Absolutely miss him. From Cataba, NC (near Winston Salem). He was very popular & left us way too early.

 

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Issacs's early days

Got his first big break in Indiana's Ray Nichols Dodge. Teamd up with a more experienced AJ Foyt in a Plymouth. Here racing against Pettys Plymouth.

 

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Issacs & Pettys

Talking with the Petty crew. Wonder what this was about.