Big Red Twists Off the Line

By Joel Naprstek

Big Red at the 1967 Super Stocks Nats. Photo by Joel Naprstek

This is one of my favorite NASCAR circuit cars. The Dan Smoker-Dan Lewis-Merrimac Motors BIG RED A990 '65 Plymouth from Newport News, VA. This car had an adjustable rear axle, a straight front axle and a big hemi under the hood backed by a clutchflite trans. This was no show car but a hard running race car. They were real contenders with two cars on the NASCAR Grand Stock circuit. 

They are racing at the '67 S/S Nationals at Cecil County, MD. Dave Koffell's Flintstone Flyer NASCAR injected gas funny -- another NASCAR Ultra Stock car -- is in the other lane. Gale Mortimer drove here, I believe.

Love that big banner over the starting line. Perfect bit to add flavor to some nostalgia meet today, huh? 

Joel
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