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we’re readv to race.” he adds. perfection in preparation —and iiis
ius blue Plymouth
’ Watching the Petty crew work at car. H £k 1 . mor? PaSes in the ' record
a race track is an experience to be WHEN RICHARD first joined the th~bu^re he flnaUy P-hSg
remembered. A fender cover is used
Fo r lookie Drivers
ROOKIES come and rookies go, but letting the faster cars by and using seldom mentioned or noticed.
seldom do they get much attention. their heads. The fast moving drivers watch the
The older drivers just hope the Starter Johnny Bruner, Jr. gets out yellow bumpers carefully, giving them k L
voungsters will have enough sense to the blue flag with the yellow stripe a bit more room and hoping they 1 F J k
get out of the way of the faster — the “MOVE-OVER” flag — and won’t spin out in front of them.
waves it so that the offender will The race goes on and the rookies
cars.
The technical inspectors make sure really understand. fall farther behind. It’s not all their
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that the rookie cars all have yellow fault. Usually the only rides they get
bumpers to warn the other drivers. USUALLY THE RACE goes on and are in the poorer cars, discarded by
Johnny Bruner, field manager, gives the rookies stack up in the back the top name drivers.
them the lecture on driving sensibly, somewhere. Unless one spins out, he’s But every once in a while something
different happens. Last season it hap
pened at Atlanta.
Past Daytona 500 Winners CALE YARBROUGH took off and
Past winners of the Daytona 500, their cars and average speeds were: everyone took up the chase. The most
familiar names were up front, driving
Average hard. Their shiny new cars carried
Year Driver Car Speed the familiar numbers such as 43, 29,
1959 Lee Petty 59 Olds. 135.521 3, 11, and 6.
1960 Junior Johnson 59 Chev. 124.740 Suddenly there was another car up MONEY
1961 Marvin Panch 60 Pont. 149.601 there. It wasn’t a shiny new model. DOWN
1962 Fireball Roberts 62 Pont. 152.529 It wasn’t even a last year’s model. steel cold water
1963 Tiny Lund 63 Ford 151.566 It was a 1965 Dodge with the number inlet tube for
1964 Richard Petty 64 Plym. 154.334 37 on the side. life-time ser-
1965* Fred Lorenzen 65 Ford 141.539 Who was this guy who was driving vice.
1966 Richard Petty 66 Plym. 160.627 deeper into the corners than some Regularly 44.95
1967 Mario Andretti 67 Ford 146.926 of the most famous drivers of all?
*332miles because of rain. Who was the guy who was taking
495 miles because of rain. Thi s pop u Pn ced electric heater Wl II meet
this old car and going through traffic
like an expert? 10 YEAR the n eeds of the average family. Needs no vent
Who was this guy who’d race with u nd installs any where. Slim-line design saves
anyone, holding his line steady through GUARANTEE
the turns? ,•* You get a new heater free if floor space. Immersed heating element assures
Those who had programs found out tank fails due to defective you of fast hot water recovery. Fiber glass in
it was Charley Glotzbach from materials or workmanship
Georgetown, Ind. during first 5 years after sulation holds heat in. Completely automatic
purchase when installed for
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residential use. You get a thermostat control. U.L. listed.
AS THE RACE wore on, the announcer new heater at 50% of cur
checked his program and started picking rent selling price plus 10% 30 -qa o double element, reg. 49.95, only 44.88
<7/A’'// 7 • /////✓ W////77Z////W////>//7////V for each succeeding year if
up this new driver, this outsider who tank fails during remaining 52 gallon, double element, reg. 69.95, only 59.88
really was racing. five years. Installation
charges not covered after
At pitside they were watching Charley first year.
in his 1965 Dodge, noting how he went Copper-lined ■
deeper than his teammate Bobby Isaac nipples includ
in the new Charger. ed to make
When the race was over, Glotzbach the installation
the unknown, was a more important easier, retard REG. 42.95 ELECTRIC
guy around the pits. People wanted electrolysis cor
to know him. Those who knew racing rosion. 18-GAL. WATER HEATER
best, put his name down as a guy
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to watch — the kind of guy who
could be a great one, someday.
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AT CHARLOTTE he drove until his
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car lost a rear end seal. Then he Not plastic . . .
drove as relief for Goldsmith. Glotzbach not pot metal
was really on his way. • . . . but solid
>r- Ideal for office, summer home or
As he puts it, “That 4th place finish brass drain
in Atlanta was my biggest victory valve for leak trailer. Glass lined tank, high-
proof lifetime
of all.” serviced temperature cut off. For 110-
He didn’t start racing until 1961 and
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since then he’s been driving in the
V- ■ ’■*. ■ ! 120 V. AC. Buy now at Wards!
minors.
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He raced first at Jeffersonville
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Sportsdrome, a quarter track. He won a
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the standings for 1961, 1962, and 1963. J
In 1964 he ran 15 races at 'the
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Fairgrounds in Louisville, Ky., and won
ON STARTING GRID 4 events on the quarter mile paved DAYTONA BEACH
International q GRJD Waiting in line for practice to open at the Daytona 255-4451
Thev are <snrr p®e<^way these drivers rev their cars’ engines in anticipation, track DAYTONA BEACH.........
1008 Volusia < Nova Rd.
they are some of the stock cars that will be racing today. Glotzbach was in the big time. And Mon., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10 AJW. 'til 9 KM. Phone NEW SMYRNA BEACH . . 427-1 122 WARD
NJ Photo by John Gontner it’s just where he belongs Tues.. Wed. 10 A.M. ’til 6 P.M. Sun. 1 -6 DeLAND............................ 734-1067
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