Related Year: 1969

Resting on a 178-inch wheelbase, the Woody Cilmore chassis is covered by a hannah aluminum and magnesium body, propelled by a 398.2 cubic-inch 57 Chrysler running a Delta Crank.

Daytona’s first annual “orange juice” race, the Florida Citrus 250 for
NASCAR GT cars, made its debut the Friday before the 500-mile stock car race. The skies were clear, the weather warm, and the stands virtually empty Don Yenko, a Chevrolet dealer from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, was fastest qualifier with a 112.799-mph speed over the 3.8-mile course, and he won the race in his ex-Smokey Yunick Camaro. But when the green flag dropped, he was just one of the gang following in the wake of Parnelli Jones and Lloyd Ruby, who headed ,out for their own Personal Race at the head of the pack.

By Steve Kelly – We all stood there, looking down pit road at a vacant spot of track where the leader of the last lap would come into view in just seconds. The spectators opposite the pits, jammed into the stands, were cheering and on their feet; you could almost hear Bunkie Knudsen leading a cheer. Suddenly there was Lee Roy in his white Ford, ahead of Charlie Glotzbach in his red and black Dodge – and what a surprise it all turned out to be!