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RECORD-SETTING 200 MPH DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA IS FOR SALE

No. 88 Was The First Car To Do 200 MPH Around A Speedway

This 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is the specific Hemi Daytona that shattered NASCAR's 200 mph barrier.
Image Via Mecum.

Out of all of the muscle cars that came out of the late 1960s, perhaps none are as instantly recognizable as Chrysler’s aero-cars. Whether you’re talking about the Plymouth Superbird or the Dodge Charger Daytona, both of these NASCAR racers played a role in revolutionizing motorsports here in the United States. With their sharp nose cones and utterly gigantic rear wings, these homologated Hemi-powered machines have become incredibly valuable, particularly when dealing with a genuine race car. Now thanks to the folks over at Mecum, someone with a lot of cash will have a chance to take home this 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona racer. As if that wasn’t already special enough, this particular Hemi Daytona was the first Dodge to break the 200 mph barrier in a race.

This 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona wears serial number DC-93, and was known internally at Chrysler as the “Blue Car”. It was raced in NASCAR wearing No. 88 on its flanks, which it retains to this day The car was raced over the years by folks such as Buddy Baker, Paul Goldsmith, Charlie Glotzbach, Bobby Allison, Dan Gurney, Bobby Isaac and James Hylton. It was Buddy Baker however who held the honor of setting the first official lap speed of 200.447 MPH on March 24,1970 at Talladega. Not only was this the first time that a Dodge had broken 200 MPH in a race, it was the first time that any manufacturer had done so. That record came just six months after Glotzbach took pole with a 199.446 MPH run at the inaugural Talladega 500 in 1969, also driving DC-93.

This 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is powered by a numbers-matching 426 Hemi V8, which produces 575 horsepower thanks to some help from a Holley Dominator carburetor and a “Bathtub” Hemi intake. Power is fed to a four-speed manual gearbox, which is period correct like all of the bodywork, wheels and other mechanical details. The No. 88 car was fully restored over the course of several years by one Ray Evernham and his team, and comes complete with a letter of authenticity from George M. Wallace. Wallace was a Chrysler Racing engineer who worked on the Hemi Daytona in-period.

Mecum currently has this 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona guided for between $750,000 – $1,000,000. That is a ton of money, but an absolute bargain for such a historic NASCAR racer. When we think of the Daytona, this is the car responsible for everything. It was the car that helped develop the aero package, it was the one that broke 205 mph in Chelsea, and this was the car that held that 200 MPH record around the super speedway for years. It simply doesn’t get any cooler than that folks.

This 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is the specific Hemi Daytona that shattered NASCAR's 200 mph barrier.
Image Via Mecum.

Written by Lucas Bell

Lucas holds a journalism degree from Wayne State University, and is a Automotive Press Association scholarship recipient. While an American muscle fan through and through, he once wrote a fascinating comparison review about eScooters.

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  1. That is not DC93, it’s DC74 painted to look like the #88 and then given to the NASCAR Museum. The real DC93 was raced by Ron White and embodied as a 73 Charger. The experimental nose fenders and hood rusted in the woods for 25 years and was unusable. Even restored means there is nothing still original to the car exept the dash

  2. Ford hit 215mph in 1966 with the FORD GT40 at the 24hrs of LeMans. Ford did it again in 67 going 213mph down the M. Straits for 24hrs

  3. Aero Wars 1969-1971
    During this period there were 68 races on Super Speedways (1 mile or longer). Here are the results.
    18 Ford
    23 Merc
    11 Dodge
    16 Ply
    This shows that the Boss 429 won 18+23=41. While the Hemi won 11+16=27 super speedway races.

    Speedway wins in 1969:
    11 Ford
    5 Merc
    3 Dodge
    0 Ply

    Speedway wins in 1970 (Ford withdrew from race after 1969):
    3 Ford
    4 Merc
    4 Dodge
    7 Ply
    Interesting to note that Mercury had just as many wins as Dodge.

    Super speedway wins 1971
    (No Aero cars won a race in ’71)
    2 Ford
    9 Merc
    2 Dodge
    8 Ply

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