NASCAR is sending a stock car to Le Mans, but not for the first time.
NASCAR’s appearance on the Mulsanne was part birthday celebration, part desperation. In 1975, lingering effects of the oil embargo were impacting racing entries, especially in sports-car races like the 24 Hours of Daytona and even the venerable all-nighter at Le Mans. Conversations between the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and NASCAR’s generational duo of Bill France Sr. and Jr. led to Le Mans offering a couple of competition spots to teams in NASCAR and IMSA.
While today they are legends, back in July 1976, the Oly Charger and Truxmore Torino were just old. Both were sold and likely followed the path of rust and destruction that most retired stock cars took to the junkyard. There are actively raced re-creations of both, and the Oly Charger replica owner, Christophe Schwartz, even managed to track down one of the Le Mans 426 Wedge engines. But the original cars are only memories.
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