According to my NASCAR records Kiekhaefer Dodges and 300's were racing
against each other throughout the '56 season. I don't believe Kiekhaefer
cared either way whether the Dodge or the Chrysler came in first as long as
it had HIS name on the side. The Dodges were strong on the 1/2 mile tracks,
the 300's recorded wins on just about all distances but were very strong on
the longer 1 mile tracks.
Interesting to note the driver points standing at the end of the '56
season...
# 1 Buck Baker 300B
# 2 Herb Thomas '56 Chev (interestingly I can't see him winning a race but
was consistently in 4th or 5th place)
# 3 Speedy Thompson he alternated between a 300B and a Dodge.
# 4 Lee Petty Dodge
Owen
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Unless I missed some documemtation, in the puffery (I mean: description-
of- item) this is merely a promotional photo, of/for Kiekaefer, as he
was too smart to race his Dodges against his 300's in (m-)any races, as
the cars served specialized racing purposes; the 300's were too big &
heavy to compete in the short county-fair dirt tracks, and the 500's
were too underpowered to compete on the big-boy tracks, with the 300's.
I do have The History of Daytona Racing ( Vol's #1 & #2) in my office,
which lists all NASCAR results, in the 50's, so, varifying any Kiekaefer
competition between the 500's & the 300's, on the same track, against
each other, will be easy enough to do.
BTW, this seller is merely selling re-prints from the original negative,
which he is keeping.
Still, it's a nice photo, but hardly unique, as there were a lot of
publicity shots made of the Kiekaefer racing stable, and its drivers.
Neil Vedder
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