1969 24 Hours of Daytona
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Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his own photography and his collection of works by other photographers. This image documents the race-day atmosphere surrounding the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race. An expected Porsche sweep vanished when all their factory cars failed to finish. A Roger Penske backed Lola, driven by Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons, finished first.
Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his own photography and his collection of works by other photographers. This image documents the race-day atmosphere surrounding the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race. An expected Porsche sweep vanished when all their factory cars failed to finish. A Roger Penske backed Lola, driven by Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons, finished first.
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Subject Date
February 1969
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.1644
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2.0 in
Width: 2.0 in
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