nascar trivia

scott121476 · Moderator

nascar trivia

Date: Tue May 17 15:32:48 2005

Scott, The shorter wheelbase cars were flipping over if they became the least bit sideways. Cale Yarborough's 200+ qualifying run at Daytona. RMF

scott121476 · Moderator

you got the 1st 2 right................

what year did this happen ??????

scott

rowe24 · Full Fender Bender! BGNN/PASS/ACT Moderator

I seem to recall that it was 1984. Though the way my brain has been working lately I could be out to lunch on the year.

scott121476 · Moderator

oooooooooooh your close rowe.......

was not 84...... but it was a good guess

real modified fan · "Flashback"

Scott, I think 1981 is the year? RMF

scott121476 · Moderator

rwf.........

that is correct....... 1981 was the year of the downsizing of the cars........ in the spring testing greg sacks took a RCR R&D car and flipped it bad at daytona........... furthermore, in the 125s in speedweeks...... 2 cars went flipped after spinning , 1 was connie saylor and the other was the late john anderson<he did not die in a racecar but a auto accident in 1986> hard to beleave but it took almost 20 years to figure out how to keep those cars from flipping!!!!!! IE roof flaps.....

scott