Bill France, of Daytona Beach, Florida, had witnessed the popularity of pre-war "beach racing." In the late 1940s, he organized beach races for car-owners who liked the idea of competing against each other with more-or-less "stock" automobiles. ![]() The tires, however, are Daytona tires.Ī uniquely American type of auto racing is "stock car" racing. The car is configured for the last time it ran, at the 1984 Talledega race, and has that engine installed. The car was repainted by the crew of Petty Enterprises, Randleman, before presentation to the Smithsonian in late 1984. ![]() The car owner was Curb Motorsports, owned by Mike Curb, of the family owning Canon Mills and president of Curb Records. The car ran one more race that year, the Talledega 500 on July 29th, but did not finish, retiring with a broken differential immediately after its first pit stop. The car carried Petty to victory in the "Firecracker 400" race at Daytona, on July 4, 1984. Like current NASCAR racers, its engine is not fuel-injected but uses carburetion. Note the tubular space-frame, specially built body, racing wheels and tires, and safety gear in the interior. 42 was for his father's cars - follows the 1984 design rules. 43 - that number was Richard Petty's hallmark, as No.
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