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Above the Petty picture is mention of Ron Hornaday winning a race in Portland. Any relation to the present day Ron Hornaday?

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The present day Ron Hornaday Jr. IS the son of two time winston West Champion Ron Hornaday Sr.
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Old 10-26-2007, 04:23 AM
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Sure looks like Ned Jarrett.

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Hey Bill...do you remember? Didn't Ned Jarrett drive the # 55 car?
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those high banks were first run in 1959




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You're right Chris - the beach shots are marked Aug '58

If you look closely at the color shot you can see Rex White's '59 Chevy in the background!
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[b]Art Malone drove the "Mad Dog IV" shown here at Bristol Speedway, to a new closed-course
world record of 181.561 mph at the Daytona Speedway in 1961.
Bill France had posted a $10,000 reward to the first person to crack 180 mph after a death
caused USAC to remove Daytona from their schedule.
Builder Bob Osiecki took an Indy car and a supercharged fuel injected 413 Chrysler bored to 450 cu in producing 800 hp on alcohol to do it.
Six other drivers including NASCAR great's Curtis Turner and Buck Baker tried their hands before
Malone got behind the wheel.
Several blown engines and many shredded tires later Malone ran an estimated 226 mph
on the straights and 170 mph in the turns to circle the track in 49.59 seconds.
It cost Osiecki $35,000 to win the $10,000 of which Malone got $2500!

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[b] Trenton Speedway - July '67
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Not much in the line of uniforms or safety gear back then!
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[b] Check out the '59 Caddy behind pit wall on the right side of this shot and others - appears to be a
Fleetwood Seventy-Five Sedan/Limo -- Very rare piece!

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The King - one of his three wins at Trenton
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Looks like everyone went to Victory Lane back then. Hey-where's the hat guy??
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Dog, Awesome pictures and thanks for filling us in on the stories. Loved the Art Malone story. Good - good stuff. Vintage "taillights ain't bad either!!!!
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[b] Taken at the museum at Darlington early '78

Junior Johnson's Ray Fox prepared Mystery Motor '63 was there then!

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Vintage "taillights ain't bad either!!!!

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Given the subject title, this might be a "Drafting" shot.
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