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index Aitkenhead, Bud, 29, 44, 57, 59–60, 71, 174n18 alternate names of drivers, 54–55, 113, 163 American Automobile Association (AAA), 66, 129 Anderson, Eddie, 25, 68 Anita (Iowa), 6, 23, 50, photo 3 Atlanta (Georgia), ix, 94–97, 108–9, 111, 114, 117, 129, 143, 148, 150, 181n10, 187n18, 190n3 Atlantic (Iowa), 5, 25, 26, 154, 163, 173n5, 193n23 Audubon (Iowa), 6, 19, 20, 50, 124, 163 Automobile Manufacturers Association , 109–10 Avoca, Iowa, photo 10 Babb, Hugh, 95, 99, 107, photo 19 Baker, Buck, 54, 106, 143, 178n11, 182n26, 183n3, 185n3, photo 19 Barkdoll, Karl, 32, 45 Baron, Ed, 42 Beatrice (Nebraska), 13, 14, 170n6 Beauchamp, John: childhood of, 1–2; as “Flying Frenchman,” 70–71, 76, 79, 89, 150; finish at Daytona 500, xii, 119–24, 125–28, 131, 142, 147, 149, 150, 163; first hot rod, photo 1; as Jack Davis, 113; at NASCAR races, ix, xi, 49–51, 52–55, 102, 104– 7, 119–24, 148–51, 152; partnership with Dale Swanson, ix, xiii, 4, 5–6, 9, 12, 13–14, 19–20, 29–30, 34–35, 39, 40, 54, 56–57, 58–59, 61–62, 65, 69, 71, 73, 75–79, 85–87, 90–91, 100, 104, 110, 111, 151–53, 176n1, 191n9, 194n23; photos 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19; racing strategies, xiii, 121, 123–24; relationship with Nettie Belle Densmore, 1–2, 12, 19, 36, 38, 60, 74, 109; relationship with Donna Richter, 36, 38, 74, 91, 124, 143, 145, 148, 152–54, 162–63, 190n21; rivalry with Bud Burdick, 33, 44, 46, 51, 55, 56–60, 61–63, 64, 71–72, 76, 78, 110, 150, 152, 159, 184n3; rivalry with Lee Petty, 52–53, 54, 119–24, 125–28, 133, 134–36, 137–38, 145, 147, 148–49, 152, 153, 162, 186n10, 186n14, 191n8; rivalry with Dewayne “Tiny” Lund, ix, 6, 10–11, 13, 19–20, 21–24, 26, 28, 29–30, 35, 37–39, 42–43, 46, 49, 61, 64–65, 66, 68, 72, 74, 86, 119, 143, 145 Beauchamp, Nettie Belle, photo 8. See also Nettie Belle Densmore Beckman, Lloyd, 44, 72, 86 Behnken, Claus, 6, 23, 50, 53, 55, 102, 175n5, photo 3 Bertsch, Opal, 17 big cars. See speedway cars Black Widow model, 97, 98–99, 100– 3, 105, photos 17, 18 196 | Index Brix, Norma, photo 16 Bruner, Johnny, 115–16, 124, 125, 127, 134, 143, 145 Brunick, Junior, 5, 33, 65, 179n4 Bryan, Zane, 36 Buchanan, Herschel, 70–71, 72 Burdick, Bud, 17, 33, 42, 44, 46, 51, 55, 56–60, 61–63, 64, 71–72, 76, 78, 110, 114, 150, 152, 159, 176n6, 185n3, 186n7, 190n2, photo 14 car numbers, 9, 20, 22, 36, 37, 52, 64, 120 car tires, 8, 15, 27, 41, 51, 54, 57, 58, 59, 63, 77, 79, 89, 120–21, 123, 129, 149, 151, 157, 186n7 Cedar Rapids (Iowa), 78, 111, 180n20 Chaike, Ray, 138 Chevrolet: Corvette, xiii, 71, 81–82, 98, 100–3, 182n20; engineering, 66, 71, 80, 81–83, 95, 97, 101, 108, 161, 179n1; free parts, 73, 75, 77, 110; the Hot One, 66; Stillwater, 75, 91. See also Doane Chevrolet; Nalley Chevrolet; SEDCO Christensen, Vernon “Hooky,” xii, 3, 6, 16–17, 23, 26, 27–28, 30, 35–36, 37, 43, 62–63, 64, 176n17 Chrysler-­ Plymouth, 103, 130 Circuit of Champions, 49, 50–51 Cliff, Bob, photo 19 Copple, Marvin, 64–65, 76, 86 Corky Motor Company, 27, 172n30 Council Bluffs (Iowa), ix, xi, xii, 7–8, 10, 11, 21, 26, 65, 70, 148, 179n1, 180n21 Dake, Darrell, 78, 79, 89, 90, 180n19 Davenport (Iowa), 54, 154, 180n20 Daytona Beach race, ix, xi, xiii, 55, 64, 95, 98–99, 100–3, 104–7, 115, 116, 119, 129, 130, 138, 155, 175n5, 182n25, 182n3 Daytona 500, xii, 77, 86, 114–18, 119– 28, 129–30, 131, 139–40, 142–43, 144, 147, 148–52, 156–57, 161, 162– 63, 184n3, 190n2, 191n9, 192n9 dealership sponsorship, 68, 75, 98, 106 DeHart, Howard, 189n2 Delroy, Frank, 95, 96, 99, 108, 182n25 Dennis, Bradley, 95, 178n1, 182n20, photo 19 Densmore, Nettie Belle, 1–2, 12, 19, 36, 38, 60, 74, 109. See also Nettie Belle Beauchamp DePaulo, Pete, 100, 103, 114, 182n1, 183n12 Derr, Ernie, 90, 112–13, 180n29 Des Moines (Iowa), 12, 15, 25, 65, 88, 113, 153, 163, 169n7, 170n3, 180n19 disqualification of drivers, 24, 31–32, 34, 41, 57, 58, 129, 130, 138, 189n15 Doane Chevrolet (Dundee, Illinois), 71, 81...

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