NASCAR 75: No. 45 in a series of 75 stories that helped define the first three quarters of a century of NASCAR.
NASCAR's two entries at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1976 was an effort of NASCAR and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest to elevate both in the face of IndyCar and Formula 1.
and ACO officials during the 24-hour at Daytona, two NASCAR entries were issued an invitation to race at Le Mans.An early example of the Garage 56 concept now formalized at Le Mans, it was a chance for the ACO to present something new and different to its multitude of enthusiastic fans. Spectacle has always been part of the Le Mans race and the NASCAR stockers would be nothing if not spectacular among the sports cars, because of their size and big American V-8s.
Team owner Junie Donlavey brought a Ford Torino to Le Mans and lasted into the 11th hour of the 24-hour race.writer Al Pearce. “There we were, a bunch of guys from Richmond, Virginia, running a Ford stock car against those Porsches and Ferraris and prototypes. Let me tell you… that was the last place I ever expected to race.”
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