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Videos From The Joe Machado Collection, Part 3
By Ken
R. Noffsinger
Long time Mopar collector Joe Machado recently made several
rare photos available for viewing on the
Aero Warriors site. Along with these photos, Joe also provided a
fascinating variety of film that he shot in the 1970's. Twelve clips
(in MPEG video format) are found below; sixteen more are located at
Videos From The Joe Machado Collection, Part 1
and Videos From The Joe Machado Collection,
Part 2.
A 34 MB
zip file of all MPEG videos found on this page is available for
download. Where a video comes in both 176x112 and 352x240 pixel sizes, the
zip package will contain only the larger 352x240 pixel capture.
The Falstaff 400 Riverside, California June 14, 1970
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Starting Grid
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Bobby Allison
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- Starting Grid - A quick sweep of Joe's camera captured the
Petty, Isaac, Allison, McCoy and Bown cars on pit lane shortly before
the start of the Falstaff 400. Only 18,500 spectators attended the race
that day.
- Bobby Allison - Allison put his Mario Rossi Dodge Daytona on the
pole, posting a qualifying speed of 111.621 MPH on the 2.62 mile road course.
Bobby spun on the first lap and then drove especially hard trying to
catch race leader Richard Petty. Eventually Allison overheated his drum
brakes, and at that point he made the decision to settle for second place
rather than risk a crash trying to overtake Petty. Allison is seen here at
various points around the track, sometimes at high speed. He pocketed $9,365
for his second place finish.
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Dick Bown
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MPEG 352x240 (5.94MB)
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Neil Castles
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- Dick Bown - One of Bown's five Grand National appearances in a
SuperBird was at this event. Driving Mike Ober's car, Bown started a very
respectable sixth and finished a less respectable 25th after dropping out
with wheel problems on lap 81. This winged car footage is especially rare,
as Bown and his SuperBird seem to have rarely been photographed. Yellow
SuperBird 02 reportedly started life as a totally stock street vehicle.
- Neil Castles - Neil "Soapy" Castles guided his Dodge Daytona
from a 27th place start to a seventh place finish. Castles received $1,315
for his effort, finishing fifteen laps behind winner Petty. Castles drove
his Daytona in sixteen events in the '70 season, averaging a 21st place
finishing position. Neil is shown here at various points around the track,
including in the pits during a stop.
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Ray Elder
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Bobby Isaac
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- Ray Elder - Well known west coast driver Ray Elder made his final
NASCAR Grand National appearance in a Dodge Daytona at this event. Engine
problems took Elder out of contention and he eventually collected $1,270 for
this drive. A 22nd place start and nineteenth place finish were probably not
what he had hoped for. Ray is shown here during a couple runs at turn six.
- Bobby Isaac - Eventual 1970 NASCAR Grand National Champion Bobby
Isaac started third and ended up sixteenth after his winged Dodge suffered from
rear end problems. The $915 he collected at Riverside was a drop in the bucket
when compared to his total winnings for 1970 - $199,600. Isaac is shown
in and around turn six.
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Dave Marcis
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Jack McCoy
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- Dave Marcis - Dave Marcis is seen here negotiating the
backstretch in traffic. Marcis' engine let him down after only sixteen laps,
capping off his 24th place start with a 34th place finish. Dave won $645
which he no doubt put toward rebuilding his 426 Hemi.
- Jack McCoy - Popular west coast driver Jack McCoy had a great
Falstaff 400, starting fourth and finishing sixth. This is especially
amazing since he spun off the course at one point and badly damaged the
rear of his Dodge Daytona. Some of this damage can be seen in the
footage found here. Jack finished fifteen laps down and $1,890 richer.
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Richard Petty
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MPEG 352x240 (6.69MB)
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Richard Petty In Victory Lane
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- Richard Petty - The Falstaff 400, also known as the Richard Petty
Show, went off without a hitch for Petty. Richard started on the outside pole
and won the race a lap ahead of his nearest competitor, Bobby Allison. This
was Petty's second race since a five race lay-off after a horrendous crash
at Darlington. Joe's camera captured Richard in and around turn six, at
speed on the backstretch and near the pits.
- Richard Petty In Victory Lane - Petty's 106th career victory
netted him $18,840 and a nifty Falstaff beer stein trophy. Joe managed to get
into victory lane and film a happy Richard Petty as he accepted
congratulations on yet another win.
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John Soares, Jr.
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Kevin Terris
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- John Soares, Jr. - This footage was taken in and around turn six
as Soares passed by. John's 25th place start and outstanding fourth place
finish was worth $3,415. This was Soares' only SuperBird appearance in a
NASCAR Grand National event, and as such, footage of the car is very
difficult to find. Soares had raced this car on a dirt track just a month
before, which was highly unusual for a SuperBird!
- Kevin Terris - In what might be some of the rarest film ever seen
of a winged car, Kevin Terris is caught here on the backstretch at Riverside.
Terris' SuperBird made its only appearance in this race and developed fatal
engine problems after only four laps of competition. This car began life as
a '68 Satellite street car which was abandoned in a Los Angeles airport
parking lot. A 30th place start and 38th place finish were certainly not what
Kevin or car owner Gary Sigman had hoped for.
Many of the racing facts and figures on this
page came from
Greg Fielden's excellent multi-volume work,
"Forty Years of Stock Car Racing".
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