Hershel's other Dodge Charger at Daytona
Much better known to the general NASCAR fan than the Oly Express, is Hershel McGriff's "Almost Heaven" Dodge.
Sponsored by West Virginia's coal mining association, the Charger was from the Petty stable and crewed by Billie Biscoe. Heshel raced it in the Winston Cup tour in 1974. If you have details like finishing ranks about Hershel in the West Virginia car, please feel free to leave them as a comment below.
Hi Christophe and team.
Just wanted to let you know that there will be a team update appearing in the 'Newsroom' section of the next issue of Vintage Motorsport. Look for it at Barnes and Noble, and other locations that carry a good selection of titles. Also, it was nice to see Hershel with his clean '74 ride, and the link to the site with a history of his career. Loved the piece from Todd on the '76 engines too. Wish I'd had that when I wrote the piece for Mopar Action!
Later folks, Don
Posted by: Don Cann | February 11, 2007 at 02:45 AM
Hello Don,
I just received the 03/07 issue of Germany's Chrom und Flammen. You article is published on 6 pages in there! Congratulations!
Posted by: Christophe | February 13, 2007 at 12:01 PM
Thanks Christophe,
I wish I could read it, but I guess I know what I said. I hope it helps bring some fans out to see Herr Christophe, und das grossen Charger! (Or something like that).
Don
Posted by: Don Cann | February 13, 2007 at 06:02 PM
Don,
please send me an e-mail with your adress, so I can mail you a copy of the CuF magazine.
Posted by: Christophe | February 13, 2007 at 06:17 PM
Christophe,
Excellent! I need to talk to you about Italy too.
Don
Posted by: Don Cann | February 14, 2007 at 12:15 AM
In 1974, Hershel McGriff raced a total of (4) Winston Cup races, driving # 04 Almost Heaven, West Virginia (Petty Enterprises ) 1974 Dodge.
# 1. Winston Cup race number 1 of 30 - 1974 Winston Western 500
January 20,1974 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA.
191 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (500.4 miles) - Attendance: 32,500
(35) Cars Started the race, (16) Cars Finished the race.
Hershal McGriff started 10th position, finished in 10th position, won $1,725 Dollars, was running at end of race, 7 laps behind race winner: # 11 Cale Yarborough.
# 2. Winston Cup race number 2 of 30 - 1974 Daytona 500
February 17,1974 at Daytona International Raceway, Daytona Beach, FL.
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles) - Attendance: 85,000
(40) Cars Started the race, (17) Cars Finished the race.
Hershal McGriff started 8th position, finished in 39th position, won $3,375 Dollars, crashed on Lap 23 and didn't finished the race, race winner: # 43 Richard Petty.
# 3. Winston Cup race number 4 of 30 - 1974 Carolina 500
March 3,1974 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC.
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles) - Attendance: 33,000
(40) Cars Started the race, ( 21) Cars Finished the race.
Hershal McGriff started 6th position, finished in 32th position, won $ 560 Dollars, drop out of race (overheating ) on Lap 169 and didn't finished the race, race winner: # 43 Richard Petty.
# 4. Winston Cup race number 10 of 30 - 1974 Winston 500
May 5,1974 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL.
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles) - Attendance: 40,000
(50) Cars Started the race, ( 28 ) Cars Finished the race.
Hershal McGriff started 17th position, finished in 12th position, won $1,975 Dollars, was running at end of race, 3 laps behind race winner: # 21 David Pearson.
Sincerely yours,
Dennis Garrett
Richmond, Va.23225 USA
Posted by: Dennis Garrett | February 23, 2007 at 01:25 PM
its a nice car
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