BACK TO GALLERIES

Vintage NASCAR photos colorized for today

By Staff Report | Published: January 13, 2021 27

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BACK TO GALLERIES

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Glenn Wood takes a seat in the No. 21 Ford.

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Mario Andretti stands in Victory Lane after winning the Daytona 500 on Feb. 26, 1967.

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Cale Yarborough after putting in a hard day's work, winning the 1977 Daytona 500.

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LANGHORNE, PA - MAY 2, 1954: Herb Thomas with his trophy for winning the NASCAR Cup race at Langhorne Speedway. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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Herb Thomas takes a moment with his trophy next to crew chief Smokey Yunick.

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Bill Elliott set the fastest lap in NASCAR history, running 212.809 mph at Talladega Superspeedway on April 30, 1987.

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Dale Earnhardt celebrates with crew chief Jake Elder in Victory Lane after his first Winston Cup win on April 1, 1979 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Buck and Buddy Baker take in the sights.

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Cale Yarborough passed LeeRoy Yarbrough with four laps to go and won the 1968 Daytona 500 on Feb. 25, 1968 by one second.

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Ralph Earnhardt poses for a portrait while sitting in the driver seat.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - 1957: Red Byron was NASCAR's first Strictly Stock (now Sprint Cup) champion in 1949. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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Red Byron was NASCAR's first Strictly Stock champion in 1949.

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AUGUSTA, GA - NOVEMBER 17, 1963: Now gone from racing, Augusta International Raceway was an early 60's 'super track'. Here Glenn 'Fireball' Roberts celebrates a victory in the August 510 for Grand National cars (now Cup). (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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Fireball Roberts celebrates a victory.

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Wendell Scott poses for a portrait in his car as he became the first African-American driver to win in the NASCAR Cup division with a victory in 1963 at Jacksonville Speedway Park.

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Richard Petty won his first of a record 15 races at Martinsville Speedway in 1960.

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Bill France Sr. in the pre-NASCAR days.

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Bill France Jr., shortly after taking over the presidency of NASCAR from his father Bill Sr., founder of the organization.

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A series of three meetings convened at the Streamline Hotel to establish criteria for professional stock-car racing, leading to the formation of NASCAR. In this group: Front row, kneeling (L-R) - Chick DiNatale, Jimmy Quisenberry, Ed Bruce, Jack Peters, Alvin Hawkins. Back row, standing (L-R) - Freddie Horton, Sam Packard, Ed Samples (hidden), Joe Ross, Marshall Teague, Bill Tuthill, Joe Littlejohn, Bob Osiecki, Buddy Shuman,, Lucky Sauer (hidden), Tom Galan, Eddie Bland, Bill France Sr., Bob Richards, Harvey Tattersall Jr., Fred Dagavar, Bill Streeter, Jimmy Cox.

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Darrell Waltrip in Victory Lane with crew chief Jeff Hammond after the 1984 TranSouth 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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Ned Jarrett won the NASCAR Cup Series title in 1961 and 1965, and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.

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Lee Petty poses with his car and trophy after winning the race at the Palm Beach Speedway in his Dodge.

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As a part of factory involvement in NASCAR Cup Series racing, Chevrolet placed Hugh Babb in charge of an operation in Atlanta, Georgia, where cars were built and distributed to select drivers. These cars were black and white 1957 Chevys, coined "Black Widows." Drivers at the beginning of the season included Jack Smith (No. 47), Buck Baker, Speedy Thompson, Rex White and Frankie Schneider.

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Junior Johnson drove his yellow Ford in 1965, a year before it appeared in enough of an altered state that garage dwellers labeled it the "Yellow Banana."

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Chevrolet driver Rex White was the 1960 NASCAR Cup Series champion, after posting six wins and 35 top 10s in 40 starts.

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A driver poses near his car before the start of first NASCAR Strictly Stock race on June 19, 1949 at New Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Lee Petty poses in front of his car before winning the first 1959 Winston Cup Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway.

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Daytona 500 winner Richard Petty with his father, Lee Petty (second from right), after winning the sixth-annual event in 1964.

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Junior Johnson and car owner Ray Fox celebrate winning the 1960 Daytona 500.

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Marshall Teague had the first factory-supported NASCAR racing effort, as the brand reigned 1952-54. Here on Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1951, the local competitor Teague captured the race. He also owned the popular winning entry Herb Thomas drove for Hudson.