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Random lmages from the 2026 Nashville Speedway

Cracker Barrel 400

The Circus that is NASCAR arrived at Nashville for the 2026 Cracker Barrel 400. Rain also arrived at the same time, but it did not put a damper on the crowd, the racers, or the cars. After 4+ days in the infield and garage area, I was beyond tired. I don’t know how these pit crews and drivers do this week in and week out.

I am offering up a few of my unstaged photos from all 4 days. Not only was I there to have fun and enjoy the festivities, but our 1969 Ford Talladega was invited to participate as a factory street version of the vintage race car. In this crowd, there was no shortage of enthusiasts who knew exactly what it was. There were those younger folks who had never seen a Talladega in person before!

Here is a small portion of my photo collection from the weekend. Excuse me if there is a preference for the Wood Brothers or Penske and their respective Fords.

Come back, there are more images to come.

Richard

Some of my first and strongest memories from my childhood relate to cars. I still remember when things happened based on what car I was driving at the time. I grew up and lived in Iowa for nearly 40 years before moving to Southern California and now live in Tennessee. I was a Corvette fanatic for years but then re-discovered vintage American Muscle. My wife, Katrina, and I decided we wanted to focus on unique and rare muscle cars. After a lot of research we fell in love with the Ford Blue Oval Aero Cars. These were only built in 1969 and and aerodynamics became an important part of winning races. The only purpose of these limited production cars was to win NASCAR races using the Boss 429 and 427 power plants complimented with a special, wind cheating, aerodynamic body. The Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II are terrific and historic cars. This site is devoted to these car and their owners past and present. We provide an Online Registry for recording the long term history and ownership of every remaining Talladega, Spoiler and Spoiler II.

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