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The 500 cc Triumph Tiger 100 Daytona (T100T) was developed by Triumph's Chief Engineer and designer Doug Hele and launched as a production motorcycle the following year. [1] Based on the setup developed for the 1966 Daytona races, the T100T was fitted with a new cylinder head and twin Amal Monobloc carburettors. In the head, the valve angle was ...
The 1973 Daytona 500, the 15th running of the event, was won by Richard Petty on February 18, 1973, at Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida. [2] Four cautions slowed the race for 28 laps. [2] A crowd of over one hundred thousand came to see a field of 38 American and two Canadians (Earl Ross and Vic Parsons). [2]
500 1967?-1973 Police version of the unit construction T100. A 1973 T100P was ridden around the world by Ted Simon, documented in his book "Jupiter's Travels". T100R Daytona: 500 1966–1974 Road version of the racing twin. Built as an answer to Honda's 444 cc Black Bomber. Tested at 110+mph, topped 150 in race trim. T110 Tiger: 650
Almost 27 years to the day of Earnhardt's long-awaited Daytona triumph, Kyle Busch -- who like Earnhardt, will drive for Richard Childress Racing -- will look for his first Daytona 500 win in his ...
Triumph Daytona is a model designation used for various motorcycles of British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph Motorcycles. Triumph Daytona 500 , 1966–1970 Triumph Daytona 600 , 2002–2004
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This was the third straight Daytona 500 to be won by a past winner of the race, after Kenseth in 2012 and Johnson in 2013, and the third Daytona 500 won by a car with the number No. 88 (as Dale Jarrett won the 1996 and 2000 races with the No. 88 for Yates Racing). Thanks to the introduction of a slightly taller rear spoiler to increase drag and ...
Trevor Bayne and Bobby Allison are the youngest and oldest Daytona 500 winners, winning at the ages of 20 years and 1 day in 2011 and 50 years, 2 months, and 11 days old in 1988, respectively. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Petty also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first and last wins, 17 years between the 1964 and 1981 races. [ 17 ]