The Daytona, along with its cousin the 1970 Plymouth Superbird, went on to win 38 of 48 Grand National races during the ’69 – ’70 seasons.
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Not 14 of 48.
The other screwed up item on this loser Ford infograhic, is that the Superbird was not made until 1970, therefore it wasn't able to compete in the 1969 races.
But this effed up and faked graphic keeps showing up
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Not 14 of 48.
The other screwed up item on this loser Ford infograhic, is that the Superbird was not made until 1970, therefore it wasn't able to compete in the 1969 races.
But this effed up and faked graphic keeps showing up
We've discussed this before. I haven't taken the time to figure out if the numbers are correct, but I would not doubt it at all.
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned before, the Superbird was only raced during the 1970 season. (It was eligible to race in 1971 with a 305 c.i. engine, but no teams took a shot.)
The Daytona wasn't released until late '69. So, it did not participate in many more races than the 'Bird.
Both of the above cars were ONLY raced at tracks where the speeds were high enough to warrant the wing and nose. BY FAR, most NASCAR Grand National (that's what it was called back then) tracks were considered short tracks.
Now on to the Ford Talladega. The car was raced on ALL tracks, BOTH years, but numerous competitive Ford teams. Believe me, they won a crap load of races with Cale Yarborough alone!!!
So, I believe the numbers are correct. It's just a VERY unfair comparison.
yup, so when I read that the Daytona and Superbird won 38 of 48, I felt it was a damn good idea to post that, and that the source of the info is the Gilmore
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