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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2011, 03:19:28 AM »
Peter Gregg's 911.

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Don Yenko in the former Smokey Yunick Camaro gets crossed up in the wet.

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Wilbur Pickett leads Jim Netterstrom's 911.

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Don Yenko's Camaro and Peter Revson's Mustang.

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Parnelli Jones needs to come in for rain tires.

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Bob Tullius and John Martin.

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Ron Grable.

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Canadian Mo Carter.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #16 on: July 11, 2011, 03:28:47 AM »
Guillermo "Bill" Ortega (#25) from Equador with the Wilbur Pickett and Jim Netterstrom Porsches in hot pursuit.

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Peter Gregg and Gary Wright in Porsches.

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Looks like Netterstrom got by Pickett.

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Parnelli Jones.

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Mark Donohue is running in first place.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #17 on: July 11, 2011, 05:58:08 AM »
Firebird driver Rick McDaniel's day is done after only 4 laps.

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The Campbell/Gifford Porsche has got a "tire issue".

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Ron Grable's Javelin crossing the backstretch of the oval from the outer course back into the infield section.

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Titus in the T-G Firebird.

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Mark Donohue has really got that suspension under serious compression.

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Larry Bock's Camaro and Milt Minter's Firebird.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #18 on: July 11, 2011, 06:20:06 AM »
Notice the helicopter just off the track. Horst Kwech's Mustang went off the track on lap 8 at 120mph in the wet and went through the
fence injuring 12 people, one fatally. The helicopter was taking the most seriously injured man to the hospital but he did not survive.

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Looks like Revson's engine is smoking.

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Dick Brown's Firebird with Dick Lang's Camaro and Jerry Titus's Firebird in hot pursuit.

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Donohue in the curvy infield section.

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Jim Corwin's #26 Camaro passes Larry Bock's Camaro which has gotten off-course.

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Ron Grable shows a little dirt track style.

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The Ortega Firebird and Netterstrom Porsche.

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Ted Roberts Javelin zips through "the Esses"..

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #19 on: July 11, 2011, 09:06:10 AM »
More stunningly good photos, thank you Jon,  It looks like a dirty hard race for everyone involved.
Ron must have been at just about every vantage point of the track judging by the variety of shot locations.

Many thanks, to you and Ron.
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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #20 on: July 11, 2011, 03:54:21 PM »
You're welcome, Bruce. Here's a shot of Parnelli Jones' Mustang showing body damage from contact made with
Milt Minter's Firebird on lap 6. Both cars ended up in the mud but Jones got out fairly quickly. It took Minter
7 more laps by the rest of the field before he was able to finally get it back on the course.

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Gary Wright's Porsche. This is where the infield course dumps back on to the speedway oval section (flag station 13).

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Looks like somebody drove into the RR corner of Grable's Javelin

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Doesn't seem like Revson's car is smoking here.

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Mark Donohue and Dick Lang. Lang owned a Chevrolet dealership in Xenia, OH.

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Titus goes around the outside of Jim Corwin's Camaro

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Bob Tullius comes up on the Ted Roberts/Dick Guldstrand Javelin.

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« Reply #21 on: July 11, 2011, 03:57:36 PM »
IS the number 19 Yenko (Former Smokey Yunick car) the black and gold one Cammie Edlebrock drives now?
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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #22 on: July 11, 2011, 04:28:30 PM »
That's what I have heard, James. Here's Milt Minter's Firebird and Gary Wright's Porsche transitioning up on to the banking.

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Minter prepares to go by Fred Opert's Porsche.

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Dick Lang's Camaro does the same.

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Mark still cruising along in first place.

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Parnelli's Mustang was down 5 laps to Donohue at one point due to two long tire changes.

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Closer look at Donohue.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #23 on: July 11, 2011, 04:37:46 PM »
The Campbell/Gifford Porsche

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Parnelli again

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Mark again

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Jim Netterstrom's Porsche

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Brad Dunn's Firebird

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Rusty Jowett and Harry T.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #24 on: July 11, 2011, 04:49:06 PM »
The Ted Roberts/Dick Guldstrand Javelin comes in for a tire change.

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Other side getting done.

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Bud Moore's crew anticipates Parnelli's arrival.

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Looks like Parnelli has hit somebody or something else. Not unusual.

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Waiting for the crew to finish their job.

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Bud Moore clears PJ to head back out.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #25 on: July 11, 2011, 06:59:02 PM »
Jerry Titus and Bill Ortega in their Firebirds.

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New tire awaits Donohue visit to the pits.

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Donohue in for tire change.

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Strange tire chunking problem.

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Penske wants a closer look at a damaged wheel stud.

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The competition passes the pits.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #26 on: July 11, 2011, 07:29:58 PM »
A look at various stuff around the pits. Here's a stack of Goodyears by a fuel tower.

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Some wet weather Firestones, possibly for the Bud Moore Mustangs.

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Looks like some brake fluid cans. Who knows what sort of goodies are in the tackle boxes.

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A mounted Firestone ready to go.

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Various stuff on a creeper.

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More Firestone rain tires.

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Looks like a spare side exit exhaust in there.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #27 on: July 11, 2011, 07:49:07 PM »
Titus' car gets a blown left front tire changed. He had been running in first place at this point.

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Three different views of his blown out Firestone.

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Jerry Titus' Firebird roars back into action.

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John Martin's Javelin is out of the race due to a broken drive shaft as a result of an off-course excursion.

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Tullius and Ortega zip by the scene.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #28 on: July 11, 2011, 08:05:28 PM »
Dick Brown's Firebird ran as high as 4th place during the race.

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Russ Norburn/Pete Feistmann Porsche.

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Peter Revson would eventually get his Mustang stuck in the mud.

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Rusty Jowett's #92 leads Dick Lang. Lang ended up with a nice 5th place finish with Jowett placing 7th.

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Fred Baker/Dick Smothers car ran well. Would place 1st in U-2 after scoring error was sorted.

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Bert Everett's 911.

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Re: 1969 Wolverine Trans-Am photos
« Reply #29 on: July 11, 2011, 09:08:21 PM »
Firebird of Bill Ortega.

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Ted Roberts/Dick Guldstrand Javelin.

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Bob Tullius Javelin.

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Milt Minter and Dick Brown running neck and neck. Both cars have the Terry Godsall yellow-green color on them.

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The Gifford/Campbell Porsche.

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Jerry Titus' Firebird.

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