37 years ago today....November 24, 1970

[Magnumcharger]

"On a very cold and windy Tuesday, November 24, 1970 at the Talladega Superspeedway, Bobby Isaac drove the #71 K & K Insurance Dodge Charger Daytona to a new closed course lap record of 201.104 MPH, breaking the record set by the #88 Chrysler Engineering Daytona just eight months earlier".

http://aerowarriors.com/bv.html

[69bronzeT5]

interesting. Anybody got a video of it?

[daytonalo]

God rest his soul !!!!! The most under credited , talented driver in that era , and maybe of all time ! Maybe we can all agree , simply put , A CLASS ACT !!!

[Magnumcharger]

I totally agree!!!!
http://www.decadesofracing.net/BobbyIsaac.htm

http://www.yourfunshop.com/home/archive3/index14.html

[pettybird]

God rest his soul !!!!! The most under credited , talented driver in that era , and maybe of all time ! Maybe we can all agree , simply put , A CLASS ACT !!!

A class act, yes, but your description better fits David Pearson.  As big of a Petty fan as I am, I lean towards Pearson as greatest NASCAR driver ever. 

[Ghoste]

Except of course, that Pearson got plenty of credit.  I'm not trying to start an argument though because they were both great.  I have to agree with Larry personally in this case.  Interestingly, Pearson was probably Bobby's closest friend and I'll bet that both would say about the other the very things we are saying about them here.

[pettybird]

I guess I was using Petty/Earnhardt as a barometer of fame, but yes Isaac is one of the very much forgotten Grand National champions.

[Magnumcharger]

For the Bobby Issacs fans out there:
http://www.hickoryracing.com/BobbyIsaac.html

[nascarxx29]

I managed to get a interior shot of the Bobby Isaac 71 daytona.Nov 24 1970 is on my Talladega Museum document for the Bobby Isaac restoration fund raiser they had