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Street cars that can hit 200 mph are a dime a dozen these days, but a half-century ago it was still a big deal when a race car could reach that speed on an oval racing track.<\/p>\n

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The first NASCAR car to do it was a Dodge Daytona that Buddy Baker drove around Talladega Superspeedway in March 1970 at an average of 200.447 mph during a private test.<\/p>\n

The same car had already set a qualifying record at the track the previous September at 199.446 mph with Charlie Glotzbach behind the wheel and its history as interesting as the vehicle is significant.<\/p>\n

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It started its life as a Dodge 500 press car and had been stolen and recovered before it was converted into a race car and entered into the 1969 Daytona 500.<\/p>\n

It later became one of the early Dodge Daytona development cars, with the iconic nose cap, tall rear wing and 426 cubic-inch V8, and returned to racing in its new guise.<\/p>\n

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Bobby Allison, Dan Gurney, Bobby Isaac and James Hylton are among those who drove the car over the years. It never won a NASCAR Cup Series race, but did find success in the hands of Don White on the USAC Stock Car circuit before being retired.<\/p>\n

The car, which carries the DC-93 serial number, was later restored and is currently owned by famed NASCAR crew chief Ray Evernham, who is putting it up for auction this month at the Mecum Indy event.<\/p>\n

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The historic Daytona will be offered with no reserve and carry a pre-auction estimate of $350,000 to $450,000 when it crosses the block on Saturday, May 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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