so i went to richard childress racing the other day.....

 

 

 

can i just slip this ONE in?

 

Very sweet! Thanks for sharing those awesome picture's with us!

 

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

 

Very Cool! I wish the extended front valance was available.

 

Did they really tape a towel around the rear end to stop it from leaking?

 

I want those taillights!

 

Did you happen to catch what size tires the car had?

 

Yes on the towel lol. All I remember on the tires was 9 inch wide. I looked but forgot. The entire suspension is sock car style(truck arm) and the engine is set way back.


You're welcome for the pictures!

 

love iroc style cars, they would have been awesome as more of a real series then just a race of champions style event, but i guess that makes it more rare lol

 

very cool! thanks for sharing!

 

Did you happen to get a close up of the hood louvers? I believe they are cut...this is where I got my idea to cut my louvers!

 

Those wheels are trivial unless you are willing to cut the front and rear wheel wells like this car is. No wheel lip at all and the opening is HUGE! I guess these are widebody quaters?

Very cool - thank you for sharing. I have wanted to take a look at one of the originals for a while. Has anyone made a replica yet?

 

The louvers are not really louvers, just cuts in the hood. The car does actually have a "widebody"

If you guys are ever in welcome,nc you can go see it

 

I worked for him from 1990 until his passing in 2001. He had an IROC race car in his personal collection which was the very first third gen IROC test car, chassis number 84-12. I assume the car is still there somewhere.

It was unusual in that it has a production roof skin, whereas the regular race cars used a fiberglass one. They were widened about 3-4" on the quaters and fenders. The hood louvers were really cool because you could see the engine through them. It still had a Traco race motor and the correct wheels/tires on it. The car at RCR is a perfect bookend to 84-12 in that it is one of the last IROC Camaro race cars that survived. They reskinned them into Dodges (yikes!) for the following season.

What's really neat is the fact that he had a matching street car to go with it. It was a loaded red TPI/J65 with a black interior. The last time I saw it, it had 12,000 miles on it and was completely original, except for the tires which we replaced with new gatorbacks in 2000. He always commented on how good it drove, which is a testimony to the car itself. I assume it's still there somewhere as well.

There were a couple of times when we put the race car and the street car together for displays and special events. People loved them!

 

Here they are.

 

Thanks for sharing these pictures. I have lost a little interest in NASCAR lately but these pictures kinda bring me back to a little bit of my childhood. given I wasn't and Earnhardt fan but I sure did respect the man and if he was in a position to win and my driver was not I was pulling for Dale Sr. He paid the ultimate price but because of him NASCAR is safer now than it ever was and more guys are walking away with maybe a bruise when before it may have been broken bones IE: Juan Montoya in Daytona and smahing into a Jet Dryer. It really is a tribute to the work NASCAR did to keep these guys safe, it's just a shame that someone like Dale Sr. had to pay the price for NASCAR to do something about it

 

Worked at rcr or where?

 

Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

 

Awesome to see that. Still need to make that trip to NC one day. I recently sold my collection of Earnhardt items as I have pretty much lost interest in the past few years. Started watching it some this year again now that is group racing again!

 

Never really watched it. But I have major respectfor dale

 

Thanks for the pic's!! you just saved me a trip for a few details I needed

 

pretty cool

 

Those are just painted panels.

 

That is fantastic. Amazing looking beast. Thanks for sharing, it would be cool to have a road replica of that eh...

 

that is awesome love the nascar iroc cars. Some of those guys like kyle busch wouldn't stand a chance if earnhardt was still with us.


thanks for sharing

 

lol.

He know's that. He was being a smart ****.

It is a cool car deffinately. I want the spoiler off of it. haha.

 

sc@hms

Thanks for sharing! It occurs to me that NASCAR needs to bring the IROC Series back. Maybe it will spark some interest. By the way I see you have an 85. I owned an 85 IROC back in 1988. Man that thing was fast. Could hang with most stock vettes right up to the 150 mph mark back in the day. It had 20 thousand some odd miles on it when I bought it and slick rear tires, (didn't they all?) The couple that bought it had to sell it because HE lost his license due to exhibition of speed! I still miss it. Would love to see pictures of yours.

Anyway, I bought an 88 IROC-Z with 60 thousand miles on it a few years ago from an old kid who kept it garaged and took it to car shows. It is now under the knife. Can't leave anything alone!

 

i always thought it would be cool to have a street legal replica of these iroc cars...

 

Very cool pics, Thanks for sharing!!!!

 

It would be interesting to know what became of his personal IROC.

 

Thanks for sharing the great pics of the Legend's car!

 

You mean you watched the plate races. There's a whole not more to NASCAR than the plate tracks.

 

Hey guys--I spoke to Kerry, Dale's oldest son last night. The street car is still there at DEI in a warehouse. It hasn't been driven since he passed away.

 

i feel like kerry got a bad deal, hes not a big nascar star you know, i know he tests cars for dei and is trying to train jeffrey but hes got to have talent he could have been a great driver, money, fans, wins, championships, so could kelly for that matter but thats another story

 

I still think those are the best looking asphalt racecars ever built. I highly doubt that opinion ever changes.

Thanks for the pictures.

 

 

That would be great....I've seen a custom made one that looks really good.

 

I would love too see some pics or vids of that car! Thanks for the one you posted.

 

Who produced the body panels for those cars? This one actually looks like it has a separate bumper, lip, hood, etc. rather than a single piece front end like many others I've seen.

 

That's nice

 

Somebody stole his shifter-ball too!

Mine came furnished with a shifter ball AND a roll of paper towels.

 

Old thred, but still a cool one, very sweet pix.

 

I wanna go there

 

Thanks for sharing the amazing photos man

 

so i went several months ago and snapped some pictures.....
I have been lucky enough to be able to go inside the shops and see the current build process.
My bother-in-law worked there.

sadly, he passed away around christmas. RIP
here im standing by him. He was a fabricator for the cup shop.


here you go.
louvers..

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most girls would slap me for doing this...


ill update full album when i have better internet.

http://s734.photobucket.com/user/91C...RS/library/rcr

 

 

Thanks for the pictures!