1973 Daytona Twin 125's Race #2

From a replay of the old Car&Track show on SpeedVision the 2nd Twin 125 Qualifying race held on Fabruary 15th 1973 at the Daytona International Motor Speedway.

[@garymack9734]

Good one, wish we were there again, good old days

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Amen

[@garymack9734]

@@MrChristopherHaas I knew Jim Vandiver personally, and he was just a normal nice guy. I was in the car wholesale business and at the time rented from Stud Murray/Broadway Motors who backed Jimmy Means and go to meet Smokey too. Jim came by Studs a lot and I'd see him @ the old auto auction in Charlotte which is no more. Another good old days time.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

@@garymack9734 this midwesterner was a fan for sure

[@garymack9734]

@@MrChristopherHaas Miss those days and wish we could attend one now, Take care

[@kevnd27]

I love this stuff!

[@HODIUSDUDE]

Me too! Thanks for watching!

[@garymack9734]

I knew Jim and will never forget this episode: Vandiver is known for an unusual exit to the 1973 Southern 500 in Darlington, South Carolina. He was due to be arrested for not showing up to divorce court for a child custody hearing, and had to figure out a way to avoid going to jail. His engine began running worse and worse so he waved goodbye to his pit crew and intentionally spun out his Dodge. To avoid the authorities seizing him on the track in front of the spectators, he ran across the track to escape and hitchhiked a ride to Charlotte, North Carolina in order to get home. Here's Jim notice of passing; www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article24939268.html

[@MrChristopherHaas]

What a story. I believe this 125 was his shining moment along with, of course, Coo Coo

[@BogattheMoon]

Glad to see that Coo Coo got him one.

[@EclecticHillbilly]

I'd about forgotten what it was like at Daytona before they started all the pushing and wrecking like they do now.

[@STP43FAN1]

The pushing was old hat back then. Petty would blast whoever was in front of him past whoever the leader was, or he’d blast somebody forward to get away from the pack. The pushing circa 2010-11 was just an extension of that.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Nice to see the also fans all battling for top spot tThis was CooCoos year, he got screwed in the big one

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Thank you HODIUSDUDE! Tell me you have MORECar and Track post them ALL

[@HODIUSDUDE]

You're welcome Chris! Thanks for watching. I have more I will post in the future. Dave W has the first Twin 125 on his channel in case you have not seen it.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

@@HODIUSDUDE yessiree. I’m hoping you have an episode that shows USAC stock car race on northern Wisconsin short track. If you do I’ll get you a ton of likes from USAC Facebook group etc.

[@HODIUSDUDE]

@@MrChristopherHaas I don't remember if it was you or someone else, but I had this conversation previously. Unfortunately I do not have that episode. What we need to do is contact Fox Sports 1 who purchased all the media from Speedvision and see how/if we can purchase a copy then set up a Go Fund Me Page to pay for it.

[@juliedy1574]

Sterling Marlin,15 year old chief mechanic.

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

YOU ARE THE INDIANA JONES OF MOTORSPORTS. NO ONE CAN FIND THI STUFF BUT YOU!

[@HODIUSDUDE]

LOL...No just a fan with a VCR..and a DVR...and a DVD recorder and...Thanks for watching!

[@michaelschultz5420]

Stuart VA.