The Pontiac That Ate Ferraris: How A 1963 Tempest Super Duty Dominated Daytona In The Rain

This is the story of the 1963 American Challenge Cup at Daytona International Speedway. A run up race to that year’s Daytona 500, it saw some of the world’s best sports cars, Corvettes powered by Chevrolet’s secret “Mystery Motor“ and others decimated by a specially prepared 1963 Pontiac Tempest Super Duty. It is the story of a brilliant engineer named Ray Nichels and an equally talented driver named Paul Goldsmith taking the fight to a group of cars that seemed far more impressive but turned out to be nothing more than canno fodder. The story of the car, the story of its success, and it’s beyond wild end is all right here. Enjoy and please like/subscribe to follow along for more racing history content!