fasted58 wrote: Trevor Bayne looks like the real deal, kept his car clean all race and was there at the end. Reminds me of how David Pearson, the last Wood Brothers Daytona 500 winner in '76 drove back in the day. Good to see the #21 and Wood Brothers colors in victory lane again.
I could not agree more! The Wood Brothers team was my favorite team to watch back in the 70's. They had the fastest pit stops back them.
jimbbski wrote:fasted58 wrote: Trevor Bayne looks like the real deal, kept his car clean all race and was there at the end. Reminds me of how David Pearson, the last Wood Brothers Daytona 500 winner in '76 drove back in the day. Good to see the #21 and Wood Brothers colors in victory lane again.I could not agree more! The Wood Brothers team was my favorite team to watch back in the 70's. They had the fastest pit stops back them.
The Woods were the guys that changed pit stops. Less time on pit road means more time on track. I'm pretty sure Colin Chapman hired them for his Indy efforts in the early 60's, didn't he?
Edit: Yes, although it was actually Ford that hired them:
http://www.catchfence.com/2010/otherseries/06/30/wood-brothers-appearance-with-1965-indy-winning-lotus-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed/
I can't see the Purolator livery and not think of this incident from the wayback machine...
The whole story (well, Pearson's half) is available here.
Pretty awesome stuff. I'm glad to see Trevor avoid incidents like this on his way to winning the 500.
It turns out Trevor Bayne signed on to be a Autoweek guest columnist for the 2011 season. His first installment:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110221/NASCAR/110229992
I admit I was pulling for Labonte. I like the old guys who were already running when I was a kid. They seemed larger than life then, and now that I'm older I just can't view drivers that way any more. I don't care how many races he ends up winning, Jimmie Johnson will never be more impressive to me than Harry Gant or Mark Martin.
nicksta43 wrote: ^ Am I crazy to want to build a car just like that to drive back and forth to work in?
Nah. Really, I'd think NASCAR clones from the "stock" stock car era would fit right into the Pro-Mod movement. M'self, I've always wanted a Bobby Allison Monte Carlo..
f86sabjf wrote: i bet his plans may change after winning . This has to be a career changing event
depends on if sponsor money can be found... just like all the other part time teams...........
blaze86vic wrote: In reply to novaderrik: I think the rule should be changed so that you can't even drive at all in a series below the series that you are competing for the championship in. It makes the Nationwide series really lame to watch when it's the same top ten as the Sunday race.
one HUGE problem with that... the promoters figure they'll go broke without the star power / draw power of the Cup stars that run the Nationwide series... be interesting to see how many run if they can't pull down pts...
nicksta43 wrote: ^ Am I crazy to want to build a car just like that to drive back and forth to work in?
Nope
BTW--Bayne is some real-life Cole Trickle shizz right there. 
His life got pretty amazing when he got to start in the Daytona. It got inconceivable when it won it. Sponsors will be THROWING money at him.
I need a die cast of that old Wood Brothers Ford.
I need a die cast of that old Wood Brothers Ford.
i think the "old" car in the pic earlier in the thread was a Mercury.
Oddly enough, there's a guy near Watkins Glen who does have a Wood Brothers replica Mercury. It was odd to be at a restaurant 20+ miles away and see it in the parking lot...
I think Trevor Bayne showed maturity well beyond his age not only on the track but also in the interviews afterwards. It was rather refreshing in this day and age of "its all about me" or "everyone owes me" to see a young man who spoke humbly and was greatful for the opportunity he had. He could have made the interviews all about himself but he chose to include the Woods Brothers and those that helped him get to where he was. He also thanked those who had helped him during Speed Week with advise and those that had confidence in him. Refreshing indeed!
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