They had a interview with Fred Lorenzen on NPR(NASCAR on NPR?!?!?!?) this morning. He isn’t doing very well, but, was upbeat.
Saw him race at Darlington in 1971 or 2 in the Rebel 400. They invited some older drivers to participate including Lorenzen, Lee Petty and several other older drivers.
Of course David Pearson won the race. He was the King of the Spring Darlington Race...still is too.
Was there in 1970 to see King Richard flip over on the front straight. That’s why they have window netting now.
Later that year, my Dad took us to North Carolina and we stopped by at the Petty House (we were dumb then). Lee Petty hit our car with a golf ball.
I really enjoyed Nascar back then. The cars were much closer to stock, being the real bodies with mods only made for safety cages etc.
I also think the engines were stock except blueprinted.
Modern stock cars are basically nothing but custom built racers which resemble they model on the outside.
The cars looked different too. I could immediatly see a Ford or a Plymouth Fury or a Pontiac. Now except for the names I probably could not tell them apart.