One of the things you learn very quickly here is that there's never any
telling what the Hemmings Nation can uncover, especially on this blog.
In that spirit, we present this photo, furnished by Ron Pollock of
Niles, Ohio. Ron checked in again this week.The photo at left depicts what may be the only Tucker Torpedo ever used in a racing event.
That was when Canfield hosted the NASCAR Grand National Series in the
expansively named "Poor Man's 500," which was actually 200 laps, or 100
miles. We can wonder about how all that rear weight bias in the Torpedo
helped the driver pitch the car sideways on dirt.
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