The First "Hemi Cuda"?

[Steve1118]

When Petty crashed the Cuda drag car, it wound up in the stands and a young boy lost his life. As I understand it, it was buried right away, never repaired. Richard never drove a drag car again, as far as I known.

I don't know where that happened, down south somewhere. Maybe one of you guys know?

[rawhide]

Originally Posted by Steve1118

When Petty crashed the Cuda drag car, it wound up in the stands and a young boy lost his life. As I understand it, it was buried right away, never repaired. Richard never drove a drag car again, as far as I known.

I don't know where that happened, down south somewhere. Maybe one of you guys know?

Steve,
Petty crashed at Dallas, GA and I believe the name of the track was Southeastern Dragway.
regards, Roland

[Steve Stasko]

The first Petty Barracuda was lettered as "Outlawed" and had a fairly stock wheelbase +/- and inch or so. The first car ran a S/S style Hemi with a crossram intake and had a stock style front suspension. After the accident, a second car was built with a more drastically altered wheelbase and injection. This car had a straight axle front suspension. This car was lettered with "43 Jr." on the doors. Petty built the second car to honor previously made commitments (match races, etc.).

[Geerhead55]

Thanks for the responses guys. The pictures are incredible,,especially the Petty wreckage,which I'd never seen before. We may never know which car had the earliest "birtrhdate",, but I'm thinking the 43jr was first out of the gate.
Way to keep the thread going fellas!
Danny Durham

[Hemi Moose]

Here's a couple of Pandemonium.

[davezinn]

the pic on page 1 of the car on the transporter is of the second car with the new owners after the Petty's sold it.

[Hemi Moose]

Can't forget about the Hurst Hemi Under Glass.

[FrankChastain]

Originally Posted by Steve1118

When Petty crashed the Cuda drag car, it wound up in the stands and a young boy lost his life. As I understand it, it was buried right away, never repaired. Richard never drove a drag car again, as far as I known.

I don't know where that happened, down south somewhere. Maybe one of you guys know?

If I'm not mistaken it was a Yellow River Dragstrip outside Atlanta. GA. Please correct me if I'm wrong...

Sorry, it was at Dallas Dragway in Dallas, Ga as stated in another post...