1962 Daytona Speedway

January 27-28, National Championship Race; Daytona International Speedway.

Finished 16th overall (including other classes).  Dad drove in this car down to the track with a friend.

SCCA National Daytona [AP+BP+BM+CM+DM+EM+FM]
(Race Results)

Div.	Finish	Driver	Car Model	Car #	Comments
CM	1st	Alan Connell	Maserati Tipo 61	5	1st in C Mod.
CM	2d	Harry Heuer	Chaparral 1 Chevrolet	00
EM	3rd	Bob Holbert	Porsche 718	14	1st in E Mod.
CM	4th	Art Huttinger	Lister - Corvette	24
EM	5th	Chuck Cassel	Porsche 718	16
AP	6th	Doug Thiem	Ferrari 250 GT	77	lst in A prod.
AP	7th	Dick Thompson	Corvette	11
BP	8th	Ed Lowther	Corvette	12
FM	9th	Joseph Hoppen	Porsche 550 Spyder	42	1st in F Mod.
AP	10th	Ralph Salyer	Corvette	25
FM	11th	Bob Staples (USA)	Porsche RS	21
CM	12th	Bob Spooner	Doane Special	33
AP	13th	Bob Brown	Corvette	41
CM	14th	Art Habersin	Chevrolet Healey Roadster	69
AP	15th	Grady Davis	Corvette	111
AP	16th	Dick Lang	Corvette	85	Bad Tires
AP	17th	Jerry Dunbar	Edwards Mk.7	32

Racing against a Cooper Monaco (#44).  Why are they driving clockwise?

1963 International G.T. Championship, Daytona

1963 American Challenge Cup Qualifying Race held on Sunday February 10, 1963.


Front Page of the Local Newspaper (Click to enlarge)

  




Lead Corvettes are driven by Junior Johnson and Rex White.  Paul Goldsmith is in the Tempest.

   



   





Warm Up Lap rear view.  Olds is the pace car.

   



 

Finishing Position Car Number Driver Car

1 3 Junior Johnson 1963 Corvette Stingray

2 4 Rex White 1963 Corvette Stingray

3 50 Paul Goldsmith 1963 Tempest

4 31 Doug Hooper 1963 Corvette Stingray

5 147 Johnny Allen 1962 Corvette

6 14 Bill Krause 1963 Corvette Stingray

7 8 Dick Lang 1963 Corvette Stingray (DNF -tires)


Distance: Five Laps, 12.5 Miles
Time: Four Minutes, 39.40 Seconds
Average Speed: 161.059 MPH
Fastest Single Lap: Second, 162.220

Basic GPa provides some interesting info on the race final (held the following weekend):

From what I have been able to learn, Junior Johnson practiced the car, but didn't like the way it handled so he got out of the car and was replaced by Bill Krause. The story continues that Rex White came in during the rain soaked American Challenge Cup and declined to go further. Mickey Thompson then got in and completed a few laps before the suspension gave out, supposedly the last time he drove a car in competition. Both cars had Chevrolet's new 427 "Mystery Motors". The next day in the Continental, Krause continued behind the wheel of the #4 Corvette, but Doug Hopper substituted for White in #3. There is some debate about these cars as records indicate that Krause and Hooper also practiced in Corvettes bearing "T" designations, usually used for spare cars.