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Originally Posted by mopar68
Hi Ken! Small world, eh? It's not my photo; just one of many I've found online. Tell us, how did that beer company's sponsorship come about? I believe there were other cars on that racing team too, right?
M68
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Correct! I believe Schmidt's sponsored 5 or 6 teams in 1971. As a "bucks down" racer, any support is always welcome and this was no different. Schmidt's had advertised in Car Craft thier intention to sponsor the teams and took applications and I was lucky enough to have been selected. At one point Schmidts gathered all the teams at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia and had all the cars on the field for customer appreciation photo ops. Great time was had by all! The sponsorship ended in Dec 71 and sadly, Veterans Stadium and Schmidt's are all gone now.