Johnny Canuck

Good info. Thanks for sharing.

Sources?

Yeah, those are horseplop quality. Had one of these sheets and wouldn't put it in the bottom of a birdcage for fear of being charged with cruelty to an animal.

There was a sheet of decals done for this car by an unknown maker, but it only covers the '61 Daytona car and the '62 car. Jarrett's team soon changed the fonts of the door numbers as well as the sponsor markings and body trim lines after the '61 Daytona 500 and those changes more fairly reflect the car that produced his greatest successes in winning his first drivers title.

Good choice on the tires. Not the everyday go-to brand seen at most racetracks back in the day, but my favorite driver growing up - Norm Lelliott at Toronto's old Pinecrest Speedway - used M&H tires to carry him to a track championship in 1970. Although this photo is from the year before, you can see the Racemaster branding on the tires.

Flamin' Nora. That's the bee's nuts. Well done.

That body colour is really nice. The car was listed as being painted in Hudson's Southern Blue - which MCW has faithfully reproduced. But you've done well with your custom mix.

In the wrong thread. This is the thread for NASCAR builds. Mind you, it looks good so far.

Isn't Mike Herman the owner/operator of Powerslide decals?

Nice looking build. In a season with so many different paint (wrap) schemes for Blaney, this one was easy on the eye. Great job capturing it.

It looks great. Super details and paint finish. And it seems like you enjoyed the heck out of building it. Win. Win.

Glorious!

He entered eight races in 1958 driving a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. Won six, finished second in another. By some margin, the best winning percentage for one driver in one car in one season. Number 22, Edward Glenn Roberts Jr.

So, no guesses yet to my Mercury-inspired trivia question as to which driver and which car enjoyed the greatest success rate in the events they entered over the course of one single season. Already gave one clue: didn't run a full season. Here's another: He's a Hall of Famer.

Great build. Love this car. In 1973 season, this Mercury earned the second highest win percentage (18 races, 11 wins, 14 top 5s) of all time for a single car and driver. Any guesses which driver and which model car hold the record. It isn't Petty in '67. Like Pearson, our winner did not run a full season.