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Hi, here is my update.
Looking for the name of the driver who drove Dave's last built sprint car for Wilbur Werling?
Info That I know about Dave McPherson now
* Started building and racing his own single tub Curtis type midgets with some success in the early 60's
* Teamed up with Duke Cook to drive them with great results after putting a Buick V6
* Rebuilt Gene Besecker's #99 for the 1965 season
* Stahl Brothers saw Dave's workmanship on the #99 and hired Dave to be their mechanic starting in 1965
* The Stahl team started to click 1965 and 1966 with Dave as their mechanic and Duke Cook driving
* 1967 the Stahl team started running USAC events
* 1968 the Stahl team with McPherson and Cy Fairchild finished 10th in USAC owner points
* 1969 the Stahl team with McPherson and Cy Fairchild finished 6th in USAC owner points
* Dave maintained the Stahl cars in his garage at his home
* 1970 was a Transition period for Dave he was still with Stahls but worked at Grant Kings shop.
* 1971 Dave was hired as mechanic for Mauri Amerling with Don Nordhorn driving the 1st half and Lee
Kunzman driving the second half and the team would finish 5th in USAC sprint owners points
* 1972 the Amerling/McPherson/Sammy Sessions won the USAC National sprint car title (story book season)
* 1973 The Amerling/McPherson/Sammy Sessions team finished 5th in USAC sprint owners points.
* 1974 The Amerling/McPherson/Sessions team finished 11th in USAC sprint owners points
* 1975 Amerling/McPherson now with Joe Saldana would finish 12th in USAC sprint owners points
* 1976 Amerling/McPherson/Saldana would finish 19th in USAC sprint owner points
* Dave built sprint cars for Mauri Amerling, Ralpha DePalma, Gill Brothers, Al Daugherty, Ray Smith, Mack Cingan, Wilbur Werling, rebuilt cars for Stahl Brothers and Gene Besecker. One of the cars he built for Daughtery was sold to Don Eckhardt with Harold McGilton won the 1975 All Star Super Sprint Championhip.
* Hall of fame drivers like Sam Sessions, Lee Kunzman, Joe Saldana, Rollie Beale, Kramer Williamson and Dave Blaney have all piloted sprint cares built by Dave.
* Dave's accomplishments for 11 years (1965 - 1976) resulted in One national sprint car title, five top tens',a 11th, 12th & 19th in USAC owner points. One of his cars won the 1975 All Stars Super Sprint Car Championship in 1975 a record that is hard to duplicate.
If anyone can provide additional information on cars he built or maintained I would appreciate that info.
Dave has also helped with the restoration of the Ted Horn and Ernie Triplett cars
Thanks
Dave
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