Spoiled Cyclone
The Daytona 500 NASCAR race has served as a catalyst to unite families who hunker down in front of their living room televisions to watch the 500-mile event while supporting their favorite driver, team and race car. Such was the case for Marty Burke back in 1969 when he and his father, John, tuned into Wide World of Sports hosted by Bill Flemming with “The Dean of American Motorsports,” Chris Economaki, calling the race.
The Daytona 500 is historic for marking the official introduction of the “Aero Cars” from Chrysler Corp. and Ford Motor Co.: the Dodge Daytona, which evolved from the aerodynamic Charger 500, the Plymouth Superbird, the Ford Talladega and the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler each made their debut on the historic super speedway.
These four Aero Cars, aka “Aero Warriors,” were developed speci›cally to race on the NASCAR circuit by Dodge, Plymouth, Ford and Mercury for the 1969 and 1970 racing seasons. The cars were based on
