One of our favorite hot rod historians is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, because he’s a fount of information and really gets into his subject. He’s so good at the history behind different race cars, so it make sense that he’s also good at the history that ISN’T behind them. That sounds funny to say, but in the racing world there are often racers from other disciplines that cross over to try their hands in other series. Over the years, NASCAR, INDYCAR, NHRA, F1, and more have had racers switch series from one to the other, but most of them have rarely stayed long.
When someone leaves their home series and goes to another for a short time there seems to be no lack of rumors and misconceptions, as everyone tries to figure out what is going on. This is not something new, as the same thing happened back in the day when Richard Petty was drag racing. There is so much misinformation surround those days, and Tommy has got the real story. Check it out in the video below. You’ll dig it.
Video Description:
Richard Petty’s drag racing career always generates lots of conversation on the internet, but there are MANY misconceptions that come up. I wanted to set the record straight on his 8 years of drag racing, including the two Barracudas that were raced from 1964 through 1966. I have spent countless hours researching this subject, verifying information and finding relevant photos, video clips and newspaper articles. While MANY articles, videos and posts talk about Richard Petty’s drag racing career, this is the only one that tells the full story.
This documentary uses materials from many individuals and organizations. I want to thank @amos6013 and @moparconnection for the use of video clips to tell this story.
