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  1.   Eddie McRae posted:
  11.08.2006 - 1:22 am
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I have been looking for some photos of Victory Lane at Darlington from
the early sixties, can anyone help me out? Just something I can capture
off the net or something will be fine.
Thanks.

Eddie


  2.   hyltonfan08 posted:
  01.05.2009 - 4:05 am
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Final career cup start for Emanuel Zervakis.


  3.   Firered30013 posted:
  05.12.2010 - 12:10 pm
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The first pairing of Bud Moore and Joe Weatherly in a Mercury.


  4.   Turd Ferguson posted:
  02.27.2011 - 12:12 am
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Marvin Panch was sponsored by English Motors.


  5.   Ron Kimball posted:
  03.10.2012 - 5:38 pm
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I was a 17 yr old Marine stationed at MCAS Cherry Point and myself and 5
other friends piled into a old Pontiac and went to this race. We spent
the weekend in the infield and slept on the grass and partied like crazy
until raceday. This was my first race but certainly not my last.


  6.   Destroyahirismix666 posted:
  08.24.2015 - 10:55 am
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One of the more interesting events at Darlington. It would be the first,
and thus far only, event at Darlington on the Grand
National/Winston/Sprint Cup level that had NO cautions.
Despite that though, the race was still quite atrophic, as are most
Darlington events. Less then half of the field was running at the
finish, the majority of the retirees falling out due to mechanical
issues of some type, rather it be engine, brakes, transmissions, etc.
This would also be the fastest speed of a Darlington 500 mile Race,
129.784mph, until Richard Petty broke the record in 1967.
Alongside his 1962 Daytona 500 win (which had also ran caution free),
this is often Robert's most famous victory in the Grand
National/Winston/Sprint Cup series. It would also be his next to last,
after he would die from complications from burns in a 1964 World 600 crash.


  7.   Rob posted:
  11.12.2016 - 8:53 am
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Reports of the race indicate that there was a crash involving Bob James
and a couple of other cars, but all made it back to put road under their
own power and the caution was held.


  8.   Siple posted:
  08.28.2017 - 8:55 pm
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Sponsors:

21-Marvin Panch - English Motors
68-Frank Graham - Livingston's Auto Parts


  9.   Phil posted:
  10.23.2017 - 5:06 pm
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My 2nd cousin was Bob Colvin, President of the Darlington Racetrack. His
mother was my grandmother's sister, Cora Colvin. I was a freshman at
Clemson and had been to many races at Darlington, but this race was very
special to me. As I rode down to Darlington with Bob's daughter and
husband (Clemson students also), I was surprised by Bob when he threw me
the keys of the 1963 Mercury pace car and said I could have it for the
Friday and Saturday. He cautioned me to be sure to have it back before
the Sunday race. The family had special seating on the backstretch, and
another on my Uncles always had refreshments for us in the stands.
I always stayed with Aunt Cora when I was in Darlington. In the early
days of NASCAR, she had converted the second floor of her home into a
dormitory for the race drivers as there were scarce accommodations in
town. I knew many of those drivers over the years and Fireball Roberts
was my favorite and was excited when Fireball won that race. (I remember
Richard Petty when he was a teenager)
The family had a barbecue every year for special guests and attending
celebrities. That year Clint Eastwood was Grand Marshall , and joined us
dressed as "Rowdy Yates". I still have the picture of Clint and I
together to remember that very special event in my young life.


  10.   Jim Davis posted:
  10.23.2017 - 5:35 pm
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"My 2nd cousin was Bob Colvin, President of the Darlington Racetrack.
His mother was my grandmother's sister, Cora Colvin."

Bob Colvin is actually your first cousin once removed.

"I was a freshman at Clemson and had been to many races at Darlington,
but this race was very special to me. As I rode down to Darlington with
Bob's daughter and husband (Clemson students also),.."

Bob's daughter is your second cousin.

But that was a great story. Thanks for sharing it.


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