Top Pontiacs To Leave The Side Door

[Lynn]

Which race is that in 1963?

Obviously not the Daytona 500. No stock cars, and that race was won by Tiny Lund (sp?) in a Ferd.

Not the International GT Championship as Paul Goldsmith finished 3rd in that race.

[StealthBird]

Lynn, that's the 250-mile Daytona American Challenge Cup race. There were many different racing series that ran (and still run) at Daytona, not just NASCAR. The #4 car next to the 1963 Tempest was Mickey Thompson's car, driven by Bill Krause. It had one of the "Mystery Engine" 427's under the hood.



It was a banner day for Pontiac, and an embarrassment not only for Chevrolet, but Ferrari and Ford as well. To have a sedan take out the most elite 2-seat sports cars in the world was something that shook up the racing world. That's why Mercedes-Benz bought the #50 Tempest and shipped it back to Germany, to disassemble it to see what made it tick.

Pontiacs dominated NASCAR in 1962 winning 22 of 53 races. The other races were split between Chevrolet, Plymouth, and Ford.

[Tenney]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It was a banner day for Pontiac, and an embarrassment not only for Chevrolet, but Ferrari and Ford as well.</div></div>

The original &quot;GTO vs. GTO&quot;!

[StealthBird]

Actually, on the topic of cars that made it out the back door at Pontiac, I believe Tenney has one of those. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]