1966 Ford Galaxie Driven by Cale Yarborough in the Daytona 500, February 1966
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Artifact Overview
Cale Yarborough finished second at the 1966 Daytona 500, behind Richard Petty. Yarborough drove the #27 1966 Ford Galaxie for the Holman-Moody racing team. The following season, Yarborough's Galaxie was acquired by Wendell Scott, who drove it under #34 through 1968. Scott, the first African American driver to compete in NASCAR full-time, stretched his limited budget with secondhand equipment.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
27 February 1966
Subject Date
27 February 1966
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.P.147050.56
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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