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Interview with John Finger

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Classic NASCAR Stock Cars Take Road Atlanta: Racing Hard and Mistakes Were Made

What happens here

John Finger, a former IMSA driver, dealership owner, and multi-discipline racer, shares his rich racing history, including winning the first professional race at Road Atlanta in 1970 in a Formula Vee. He discusses his #80 Citifinancial car, powered by a Ford engine. He mentions having several Dodge R5P7 engines for his other cars but this one is Ford-powered. Finger points out a unique detail: an embossed 'Citifinancial' logo on the clear rear window panel. He also shares a nostalgic story about owning the last Bud Moore car to win a race, emphasizing the historical significance of vintage racing.

Goal: Discover John Finger's extensive racing background and the characteristics of his #80 vintage stock car.

Tools and materials

  • #80 Citifinancial Stock Car Ford — The subject of the interview, a vintage NASCAR stock car
  • Dodge R5P7 Engine Dodge — Engines used in John Finger's other race cars

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do that after everybody had them you never been here no I've won the first professional race ever run here in 1970 in a formula really so it's been pretty good to me L man's race Runner four roader M that you heard go by they make that beautiful noise is this one Dodge powered too no this one's for the D3 yeah you know what's funny about these things they all smell the same the what all the the inside of all these old stock cars smell the same why like I don't know why they just do if you if you know what I'm talking about you know exactly the smell I'm talking about they just that's what they smell like I love the details like this like that's not necessary to stamp a logo in there but it looks cool and they took the extra time to do it little bits of creativity Bud more car I have the rear black got a big 15 that they did like that with the roller you pretty neat cuz you own the last Bud Moore car to win a race don't you right I've kept it so long thinking it would appreciate greatly and I didn't want to wreck it or tear it up this is such a such a face of History yeah it is how did you get into NASCAR so I played the NFL for for 10 years and then I got done and started ticking around with cars and then about oh gosh five six years ago I met Joe neek and uh it's a bad drug this this truck here was John Hunter's truck do you like driving the truck more than the car I do I like driving a truck now more than than my car I had yeah why so one more room it's like going from literally like going from a economy car into like an Escalade and I have room I feel safer he a lot bigger I fit through the window instead of trying to cram myself through my my old cars do you have to do any uh modifications so Joe took this from the ground up and the modifications that he made was behind the seat he took the bar back there and bent it back so it comes straight but then it bends back around the seat for the seat to get all the way back for a big guy to fit into I was looking at doing the same thing to my car you you need to sit in this and be like yeah this is this is exactly what I need to do yeah I I have a Lego seat too

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