curt raitz Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Curtis Turner was banned from racing in NASCAR from 1962 through 1964. Bill France did not approve of him trying to unionize the drivers in NASCAR, so banned him. Due to dwindling numbers of people coming to watch the NASCAR guys, Bill France invited the popular Curtis Turner to return to NASCAR. Being banned from NASCAR did not keep Curtis from racing though. He competed in a number of USAC Stock Car and even a couple of Indy Car races. Following are a couple models of the cars he raced in USAC in 1963 and 1964. First is the 1963 Ford Galaxie he drove to a 3rd place finish for Holman-Moody at the Indianapolis Speedway on April 28, 1963. Second is the 1964 Ford Galaxy he drove to 20th place finish for Holman-Moody at the Indianapolis Speedway on May 3, 1964. Both models will be sent to the Curtis Turner Wing in the Virginia Museum of Transportation for display. Thanx for lookin' 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Two nice looking models! Thanks for sharing the photos with us and the background information. Well done! 👍 Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 They both look excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casassa Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 nice looking models. I dot believe there were ever any USAC stock car races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in those years. They did race on the 1 mile dirt track at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, but usually in the fall. My research show Turner competed in the USAC Yankee 300 held on the 2.5 mile road course at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP, now Lucas Oil Raceway) in the spring of the year in nearby Brownsburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Those are real nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Those are two really nice builds. Curtis was a class act. Is that '64 the Craftsman series Ford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Up to your usual standards, Curt. Nice that they are going to the museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshow Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Excellent builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Excellent builds, Curt! Always a pleasure to see one of your Curtis creations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 5:30 AM, TarheelRick said: Those are two really nice builds. Curtis was a class act. Is that '64 the Craftsman series Ford? This was the kit I used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 3:33 PM, casassa said: nice looking models. I dot believe there were ever any USAC stock car races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in those years. They did race on the 1 mile dirt track at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, but usually in the fall. My research show Turner competed in the USAC Yankee 300 held on the 2.5 mile road course at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP, now Lucas Oil Raceway) in the spring of the year in nearby Brownsburg. You are correct, they did not race at the Speedway, but at the Indianapolis Raceway. Somehow in my typing my brain said Raceway, but my fingers said Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Very nice pair, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Great pair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Two great looking Galaxie racecars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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