Scandal!!!!!! Teuton drives a CHEVY!
 

I was digging through some of my old stuff over the weekend for a new Facebook page dedicated to drag racing in Arkansas and came across a 1967 issue of National Dragster that shows Joe Teuton driving a C/G Chevy! Say it ain't true, Jeff! Surely the blood is pure MoPar!

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WOW! Talking about exposing skeletons!!! :)
He might need to get a pardon from Bobby Jindal on such travesty! :)

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Say it ain't so!

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He saw the light back then !!!! Lmao

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That Is A Fact Jack!! Joe And Jeff Both Drove Chevy's

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Then, went over to the dark side. smh

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Guilty. Kinda like getting caught with too many cc's in the runners. You guys are tough. On a bright summer day in 1968 we saw the light. We also got the Dodge franchise. I don't think there is enough internet space to tell all the stories since that fateful day.

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No, in your case I think it's a whole lot worse than that!

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I would say so! LOL

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Our last act of defiance was to put Southland Dodge on the side of our 67 427 Nova A/MP because we were already going to Indy. We won. Beat Randy Payne's factory Ford on a hole shot. When it was written up in National Dragster, it had a 426 Hemi. And so it began. We got a Hemi Dart shortly after. Yall have to give me a break. I was 24 years old. That was nearly 50 years ago. I guess we have been having big runners since then.

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So you're claiming that it was a youthful discretion? I guess we've all been guilty of that.

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I saw a photo from the 60's of a '41 Willys pickup that says Joe Teuton on the door. It's a nice looking bright yellow C/Gasser. Could that be what Dwight is talking about?

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That was Joe's. We have been looking for it for at least 40 years. Heard Florida but can't find it. He also had a 57 Chevy, won the Nascar Drag Race in FL with that one. I think it was a 7 day race. I was in school then. Travis, you too??? There was a Willis coupe 426,clutchflite, hilborn, and along the way a bunch more. Anyone knew NASCAR had got into drag racing?

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What about the yellow Willis pickup?? I visited with Big Joe last year and that seemed to be one of his favorites. I took a pic off the ones that were on the "wall of fame", I'll have to look for it.

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Not the pic on the wall but here is the pick up

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Great picture. Thanks

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I got to find the picture of him driving it, but Bob Reed drove my mother's nova when dad put a stick in it and she couldn't get the handle of driving it and he bought her a Corvette, Reed drove it over a year.

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Somewhere in my treasures I have a ticket from a NASCAR/NHRA race. I always guessed it was from the early '60s?

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I remember NASCAR jumping into drag racing in the height of the match race/SS frenzy. Richard Petty even built a match race '66 Barracuda in Petty blue during that time. 43 Jr it was called.

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I Was With Big Joe The First Time He Raced The Coupe At Laplace With The Clutch flight.He Never Liked Racing The Auto. Big Joe Is A Stick Shift Man.When Big Bought His First Hemi Dart Whenever It Had The Auto In It Sid Allways Drove. We Know Where The Coupe Is But We Cant Find The Truck. Last Seen In Mobile Ala. It Was Painted Brown With The Bird Hunter On The Door. Last Owned By Ted Walters.If Anybody Can Find It Call Joe Or Jeff!! Jeff's Last Claim To Fame With A Chevy Was A 55 Panel Waggon D/G Called The H-H Turkin Waggon That Jeff And My Two Brother In Laws Owned. I Think They Had All Of 250$ And 400 Case's Of Beer Invested In It. And A Lot Of Free Donated Parts Too. Yes That Was Truely The Good Old Days!!

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The 1st Winter Nationals was held in Daytona Beach in 1960. It was a joint venue between NHRA and NASCAR. This is not to be confused with the 1st all NHRA Winternationals held in Pomona in 1961. NASCAR dabbled in drag racing thru 1966.

Do a Google search for 1960 Winter Nationals for more info.

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http://http://theselvedgeyard.files....pg?w=700&h=456

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It was a week long. I think Joe won 4 and came home. I will see if those trophies are around somewhere. There were much higher quality than normal. Wow, that was a long time ago. Ran the 57 in C/G

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I used to tell Tim Whittington that racing a Chevy was the only antidote for being Cajun. I suppose this skeleton in the closet explains why you Houma guys seemed like exceptions. The Bowtie has powers to heal even when you step over to the dark side. :D

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^^^^^ This! LOL

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If I remember right, something went wrong with Pettys car and it ended up in the stands or parts of it did. Seems to me somebody died and he quit drag racing.

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In 1965 when Chrysler was boycotting Nascar both Petty and Pearson were sent drag racing. Petty crashed at Dallas Ga and hit a young man standing by the fence. I believe that the kid was about 9 or 10 years old. Petty buried the car behind the shop and built a new car he raced until the boycott was lifted later in the year.
Roland