Union 76 Race stoppers and a Superbird

[nascarxx29]

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[5hunert]

 

[Aero426]

April 11, 1970 at Talladega.   Both of these ladies are still around.   Doshia Wall is on the left and Cheryl Johnson is on the right.   Doshia had a very long tenure with the Racestoppers, still on the job in the early 80's.   Cheryl left in the early 70's, got married and is involved with real estate in central Florida.   

[Aero426]

Feb 15 1970 at Daytona.    The girl on the left is Miss ARCA. Her name escapes me at the moment.  The Racestopper is Cheryl Johnson again.

[Aero426]

July 16 1972 at Michigan.   I don't know who the Racestopper is on this one.  The two boys are Lance and Corrie Stott.   Pictures from this race are very hard to find.

[Aero426]

June 14, 1970 at Talladega.    She is not a Racestopper.   But she does have a nice set of legs.

[daytonalo]

Very good looking indeed !!! I cant believe that that girl in pic is at least 64-65 !!   

[nascarxx29]

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[nascarxx29]

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[nascarxx29]

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[JB400]

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This one is forbidden. 

[Highbanked Hauler]

Very good looking indeed !!! I cant believe that that girl in pic is at least 64-65 !!   

   Ain't it the case, TIME is a sniper that gets us all at some point.

[Aero426]

Doshia Wall has taken very good care of herself. 

[Ghoste]

Some women are almost timeless.

[daytonalo]

 I concur ! I would  like to show her My Tator Tot !!!!  

[pettybird]

Doshia Wall has taken very good care of herself. 

That would be cool to stage a picture with Ramo, who also hasn't aged.

[Ghoste]

If only someone knew how to contact him, and imagine if someone even knew where his old Superbird was. 

[maxwellwedge]

Yes it would be cool....if only someone knew him.....if only......

[Ghoste]

We can dream.

[Aero426]

Doshia Wall has taken very good care of herself.

That would be cool to stage a picture with Ramo, who also hasn't aged.

Still looks like he could get the job done.  He will be 80 next April.

[Aero426]

If only someone knew how to contact him, and imagine if someone even knew where his old Superbird was. 

I hear that if you polish the trophy, the crew and trophy girls will appear.   

This is the 1970 Daytona trophy and matching flag.   They were separated from the car a long time ago and were "not for sale".   Was lucky to be able to acquire them recently.   They belong to the car now.

[Ghoste]

Doug what are the two posters to the right of your Rapid Transit sign?

[Aero426]

The one with the driver standing in the cockpit is Chris Amon in the Ferrari 612 Can-Am car.   The middle one is Derek Bell in the Porsche 962 at the 1989 Daytona 24 hrs.   The one on right is a Meadowbrook Hall poster.

[Dave Kanofsky]

Great pics Doug!  Thanks for sharing!

[odcics2]

Doshia Wall has taken very good care of herself.  

Very odd pose, though...    Back of a train car?    

[daytonalo]

That's because she is shorter

[Ghoste]

I thought he meant the flag hiding everyone's hands??

[daytonalo]

Maybe his pants are down ?? 

[FJ5WING]

Seeing the flag and trophy reunited with the RaceBird is chilling!

Once again Doug has given me Wing Envy!

[RallyeMike]

That the car, trophy, and flag were reunited 40+ years later is pretty cool. Thanks for posting those two photos!

[held1823]

the only thing missing from that reunion, is doug's wallet.

i believe his exact words were "a rough cut 2x4 up my butt".

[Aero426]

the only thing missing from that reunion, is doug's wallet.

i believe his exact words were "a rough cut 2x4 up my butt".

And somehow, it didn't hurt too bad.    They were not cheap, but I will call it "fair".    When dealing with one of one items, it's tough to negotiate like they do on American Pickers. 

[held1823]

the items are definitely back where they belong.

they say that music can soothe the soul. and possibly the splinters...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tJi8Y7nuCc

[Aero426]

Kenny Brackett who is an old line wing car guy sent me this garage credential from the '70 ARCA 300.   It arrived last week.    Judy Stott has one like this pinned to her blouse.

[Aero426]

Seeing the flag and trophy reunited with the RaceBird is chilling!

Dave, accomplishing this was a big goal.   Ramo won four races in the car, so there were four trophies out there.    Three of them are now back with the car.  The items from Daytona of course, were the big kahunas. They are in all the published photos from back then.  

The trophy in the photo below is the actual one from Talladega with the two Racestoppers.   You can see the top of it in that photo.    I got VERY lucky and was able to trade for it last summer.  (I knew who had it, but had not made the effort to chase it down.)     I ran into a man here in my hometown who was visiting for the vintage Indy Car meet we have.    There is a reception at the host hotel.    I walk in and there is nothing going on as it is hotter than blazes on the patio where things are supposed to be happening.   The place is empty.   Well there are two guys with racing hats in the lobby.   I walk up and say hello.   One guy asks if I have a car at the meet?    I answer that I do not have an Indy car, but a stock car.    The guy points to his friend and says, "Well he has a stock car too.    Have you ever heard of Don White from Keokuk Iowa?"     I asked his name and it turned out he was the guy with the Talladega trophy.   I about fell over.    I explained that by luck, I had a pit board that went to his car, and he had the trophy for Ramo's car.   So we swapped.     He took the pit board with him and mailed me back the trophy.   These guys were there just to spectate.   So bumping into them was crazy dumb luck, or karma.

[Aero426]

This is the flag from Talladega.   It had been very graciously passed along with the car.   Add water and Racestoppers will appear?

[Ghoste]

Or Pepsi by the look of the fender. 

[Aero426]

Or Pepsi by the look of the fender. 

Official drink at Daytona & Talladega in those days.

[Hemi_tyme]

Congratulation  Doug
Great swap and story ,looks like more pieces of the puzzle Are falling into place bud

Ken

[pettybird]

This is the flag from Talladega.   It had been very graciously passed along with the car.   Add water and Racestoppers will appear?

Isn't this misspelled?  Shouldn't it be Vulcan?  And no, I don't mean Mr. Spock. 

[Aero426]

Good catch.   It absolutely is misspelled.     The name of the event was the "Vulcan 500".      

In downtown Birmingham, there stands the Vulcan (god of fire and forge) statue, which is the largest cast iron statue in the world.   Cast in Birmingham, it was commissioned for the 1904 Worlds Fair in St Louis.  After the fair, it was returned to Birmingham and reassembled.    

In 1969, there was a promotion centered around the rehabiliation of the statue and park grounds. Part of this was Vulcan 500 ARCA race in 1969 and 1970.     The statue is shown on the program cover.

[pettybird]

ok next dumb question.  what year did it become Talladega Motor Speedway?

[Aero426]

ok next dumb question.  what year did it become Talladega Motor Speedway?

'Bout 1989 is when they renamed it "Talladega Superspeedway".   

[moparstuart]

live long and prosper