Some fun NASCAR/Dodge Charger facts:
Dodge Charger Historical Facts
Dodge Charger in NASCAR: 1966-1977 Total Dodge Charger Wins: 124 (six earned in winged Charger Daytonas) Most Charger Wins by a Driver: * Richard Petty - 37 * Bobby Isaac - 36 * David Pearson - 17 First Dodge Charger NASCAR Win: Earl Balmer, Feb. 25, 1966, Daytona Int'l Speedway, (40 laps/100 miles/2.5-mile track) - Balmer led one lap en route to winning the 100-mile qualifying race in a No. 3 Dodge Charger owned by Ray Fox. Last Dodge Charger NASCAR Win: Neil Bonnett, Nov. 20, 1977, Ontario Motor Speedway (200 laps/500 miles/2.5-mile track) - Bonnett drove a No. 5 Dodge bought by Jim Stacy from Nord Krauskopf of K&K Insurance to victory in the season-ending Los Angeles Times 500, leading eight times for 96 laps in his first superspeedway win. Bonnett passed Richard Petty with five laps to go and blocked his last-lap maneuver to win by two car lengths. Drivers Who Won in a Dodge Charger: * Earl Balmer - (1966) * Charlie Glotzbach - (1968, 1970) * David Pearson - (1966-67) * Richard Brickhouse - (1969) * Sam McQuagg - (1966) * Ray Elder - (1971-72) * LeeRoy Yarbrough - (1966-67) * Richard Petty - (1973-77) * Bobby Allison - (1967, 1969-71) * Dave Marcis - (1975-76) * Buddy Baker - (1967-68, 1970-73) * Neil Bonnett - (1977) * Bobby Isaac - (1968-1972) NASCAR Drivers Who Drove a Charger During a Championship Season: * David Pearson (1966) * Bobby Isaac (1970) * Richard Petty (1972, 1974, 1975) WINGED WARS: Sept. 14, 1969 - Richard Brickhouse's No. 99 Nichels Engineering Dodge Charger Daytona (originally to be driven by Charlie Glotzbach) is the first "winged" stock car to win a NASCAR race. Brickhouse earns his first and only career victory amid a Professional Drivers Association boycotted Talladega 500 - the inaugural race at Alabama Int'l Motor Speedway. 200.447 MPH: March 24, 1970 - Buddy Baker becomes auto racing's first driver officially timed completing a closed-course lap at more than 200 miles per hour. Baker piloted his Cotton Owens owned No. 88 Dodge Charger Daytona to a top lap speed of 200.447 mph at Talladega Superspeedway. DaimlerChrysler Media redriderbob |
RE: Some fun NASCAR/Dodge Charger facts:
Dale Earnhardt never won in his #2 Dodge?
~Amanda |
RE: Some fun NASCAR/Dodge Charger facts:
Nope.
redriderbob |
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RE: Some fun NASCAR/Dodge Charger facts:
i've been doing some research and it seems 2005 nascar will lose the dodge intrepid and add on the dodge charger i hope it makes mopar proud its all we got
(don't no if it is a rumor but my cousin works at frieght liner and they have acess codes to see the 06' charger because dodge owns them any way he said it was a 2-door coupe) anyone no anymore information |
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