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Why do NASCAR cars have side exhausts?
LeeRoy Yarbrough won the 1969 Firecracker 500 at Daytona with a car unlike any that followed. Brilliant thinking by Junior Johnson and Herb Nab were able to eliminate cars drafting behind Yarbrough by simply moving the exhaust to the rear.
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Narrated by Brock Beard
Written and Edited by nascarman
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Bibliography:
-"Early Caution Flag Better Be Legit", Tom Higgins, The Charlotte Observer, March 30, 1969
-"Virginia 500 Just What the Doctor Ordered," Gerald Martin, The World News, April 25, 1969
-"Notes", Jesse Outlar, The Atlanta Constitution, July 5, 1969
-"End of an Era?," Bob Smith. Tampa Tribune, July 13, 1969
-"NASCAR Clears Up a Lot of Hot Air," Pat Zier, The Atlanta Constitution, August 2, 1969
-"Benny Phillips Talks About Racing," Benny Phillips, High Point Enterprise, August 3, 1969
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