[b] Johnny Rutherford with Smokey Yunick's "Mystery Engine" Chevrolet.
In qualifying for the 500, Rutherford was the fastest qualifier and set an astounding new record of 165.183 MPH. That was 6 MPH faster then Fireball Roberts Pontiac record of the previous year!
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Junior Johnson called his similar factory backed "mystery Engine" Chevy
"The most superior car the sport has ever seen."
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