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Curtis Turner
Photography by Mike Smith
CLICK THE PHOTOS TO SEE AN ENLARGEMENT
HERE'S A GROUP OF CURTIS TURNER IN THE ESSES AT RIVERSIDE RACEWAY. IT WAS TAKEN IN JANUARY 1966 AT THE MOTOR TREND 500. THIS WAS HIS FIRST RIVERSIDE RACE. CURTIS WAS A FIERCE COMPETITOR. CHECK OUT TEH SECOND PHOTO. CURTIS IS STILL ON IT WHILE OFF TRACK. YOU CAN SEE DAN GURNEY IN THE UPPER LEFT.
DAN GURNEY WON THE RACE AT 97.9 MPH.
DAVID PEARSON WON THE G.N. CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING 15 RACES. DAVID WON A STAGGERING $59,205 FOR THE YEAR. THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD MONEY IN 1966. CURTIS FINISHED THE SEASON OUTSIDE THE TOP 20 IN POINTS.
1965 AND 1966 WERE THE YEARS OF ENGINE BANS WITH THE CHRYSLER HEMI IN 1965 AND THE FORD SOHC 427 AT THE START OF 1966. FORD SAT OUT MUCH OF 1966, EVEN AFTER MID-SEASON RULE CHANGES ALLOWED THE SOHC 427 WITH A WEIGHT HANDICAP. THE WEDGE ENGINES WERE ALLOWED TO RUN TWO FOUR-BARREL CARBS. THE CARS RAN ON A LB/CI WEIGHT RULE AND SMALL BLOCKS WERE EVEN TRIED BY SOME, INCLUDING BOBBY ALLISON WITH A 327.
FORD WON THE MANUFACTURERS TITLE WITH 10 WINS AND 216 CARS WITH TOP 10 FINISHES. PLYMOUTH TOOK SECOND WITH 16 WINS AND 92 TOP 10 FINISHES. DODGE FINISHED THIRD WITH THE MOST WINS WITH 18, 98 TOP 10 FINISHES AND HAD THE BEST WIN AVERAGE OF .318.
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