I believe that'd be Smokey Cook, who apparently ran an MG for one lap
of a Grand National race in 1960 and another 13 laps in a 200-mile
race at Bowman-Gray stadium 1963.
http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=cooksm01
http://blog.vcu.edu/nascar/car_of_tomorrow/
Jim Hill
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Bill Dentinger wrote:
> Amici...
>
> Yesterday, during lots of channel surfing, I was watching parts of
> the NASCAR race out in California. I am not a big NASCAR fan, but
> racing is racing, and I do like Kenseth from nearby Cambridge,
> Wisconsin.
>
> Anyway, during the race they were talking about manufacturer
> performance, and the first time there was any non-USA players. If I
> understood them correctly, it was in the 1960s and the first
> outsider was an MG sportscar that ran 15th. I found that
> interesting, but have no details.
>
> Bill Dentinger
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