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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1977
Page
8
Maurice Petty and team build stock cars from scratch with strong roll cages for safety. Engines are weighed balanced and torn down after each race to analyze performance. Cars use shells with stripped interiors and pass insurance weight inspections before races. Stock cars cost about 40000 dollars while regular cars run around 7000.
Describes stock car racing with Richard Petty getting into a car through a window. Explains pits off the track where teams change tires and gas quickly to return drivers to the race in seconds. Notes track slopes outward and use of CB radios in racing teams.
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