My favorite Petty statistic, though, is that he won 27 races during the 1967 season, including 10 victories in a row from August 12 through October 1 of that year.

This car is from Petty's 1972 Championship winning season where he won 8 races that year.

Bill Elliott's 1987 Ford Thunderbird.

Bill Elliott won 6 races during the 1987 season including the Daytona 500. Also of note is the fact that Elliott set the qualifying speed record twice that season. The first time was at Daytona where he qualified at more than 210 mph. He broke his own record later that year at Talladega when he topped 212 mph.

The Talladega record is unlikely to be broken due to an accident on lap 22 of the race where Bobby Allison went airborne down the front stretch. Thanks to the safety fencing in place, his car stayed away from the crowd in the grandstands. Even so, NASCAR began mandating the use of restrictor plates specifically to get a handle on top speeds.

Dale Jarrett's 1996 Ford Thunderbird.

Dale Jarrett won four races during the 1996 NASCAR season, including the Daytona 500. He finished third in the points standings that year behind season champion Terry Labonte and runner-up Jeff Gordon.

Bobby Allison's 1972 Chevrolet Malibu.

Bobby Allison won two NASCAR Cup Series races in this car in 1973, and finish 7th in the points race that year.

1968 Ford Torino from Holman & Moody.

This car was originally a 1967 Ford Fairlane that was prepared by Holman & Moody and driven by Dick Hutcherson. But in 1968, the car was rebodied as a then-new Ford Torino, and driven by several drivers during the 1968 season.

Smokey Yunick's 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle.

This car is one of two Chevrolet Chevelles Smokey Yunick built for NASCAR racing. The first car was driven by Curtis Turner, and was crashed and destroyed in Atlanta in 1967.

Yunick the began building the car seen in the photos above and below during the winter of 1967, with the goal being to have it ready for the Daytona 500 in February 1968. This car was built using Yunick's well documented "full interpretation" of the NASCAR rulebook. When he arrived at Daytona, his car wouldn't pass inspection due to its completely custom frame.

At some point, Yunick sold the car to a dirt track racer in Georgia. In the 1980s, he realized that the new owner never paid him for the car. Yunick tracked it down, repossessed it, and restored it.

1974 IROC Chevrolet Camaro.

The inaugural season of the International Race of Champions (IROC) featured four races on the schedule from October 1973 - February 1974. For that first season, the drivers competed using identically prepared Porsche Carrera RSRs. After the season was over, the Porsches were found to be too expensive. For the second IROC season, the Chevrolet Camaro was chosen to be the series' ride.

The third and fourth IROC seasons were both won by A. J. Foyt, who did so despite not winning any of the individual races.

Fireball Roberts' 1936 Ford Phaeton.

In this case, this 1936 Ford Phaeton was a car that was once owned by Fireball Roberts, and not an actual race car like the other cars on display.

Like Tim Flock mentioned earlier, Glenn "Fireball" Roberts was another of NASCAR's early great drivers. Even though he never won a NASCAR Cup Series championship, he won 33 races over the course of his 15 year career.

This car was found in a storage in a museum in Virginia awaiting restoration.

The other half of the Showcase Pavilion was dedicated to "The Best of the Best" show cars.

1967 Volkswagen Beetle named "Stewart."

Stewart has been extensively customized with suicide doors with shaved handles, a custom interior, and a modified powertrain and brakes.

Stewart has suicide doors with shaved handles that are remote-operated.

Power comes from a modified 2.175L VW engine that is paired with a 4-speed "Freeway Flyer" transmission.

I always appreciate when builders place mirrors on the ground so the undercarriage can be seen. This one is clean enough to eat off of.

1932 Kegel Muroc Ford Roadster.

The Muroc is a roadster kit from Kugel Komponents of La Habra CA. The name "Muroc" is a reference to Muroc Dry Lake, now known as Rogers Dry Lake, which is part of Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The Muroc and Muroc II were sold as bare-metal rollers with front and rear independent suspension. The buyer would specify the powertrain, paint, and interior.

The retro-inspired body sits on top of a custom frame that Chip Foose helped design.

This roadster is powered by a GM Ram Jet 350 CID V8 mated to a 700R4 automatic transmission.

Muroc built 10 fenderless roadsters and 10 with fenders. A Muroc II was offered after the initial run of cars sold out.

This car is a fenderless version that would have cost $75,000 when new NOT INCLUDING the powertrain, paint, and interior.

1965 Pontiac GTO convertible.

During the course of my Oohing and Aahing over the wonderful color combination of this GTO, I neglected to take a picture of the display sign. This means I don't have any other information about the car.

Power comes from a supercharged LT4 V8.

I love the stock interior !

1933 Willys Sedan Delivery.

The company responsible for the legendary off-road Jeep also produced a line of regular passenger cars at one time. After the last Willys passenger car was produced in 1955, the company concentrated on producing civilian versions of the successful and very well liked military vehicle.

This car is powered by a blown 468 CID big block V8 that sits on top of an Art Morrison chassis.

The body is fiberglass, and has been stretched 12 inches and widened 6 inches over the stock proportions.

This giant was named "Dady Rat."

The best part of this display is the, "What the HECK ?!" notation seen on the display sign in the photo above.

"What the Heck" is actually a good summary ! Dady Rat was built by the Stauffer family from New Holland PA in 2014 and 2015.