Hudson's new-for-1951 inline-six displaced 308 cubic inches and was claimed to produce 145 horsepower. Cars in this era were just barely cracking triple-digit speeds—if at all—as pointed out by Richard Petty, who was then running a 97-hp Plymouth. As strange as it is to think of an inline-six as a competition engine, Hudson's was the The Hudson Hornet was a passenger car turned race car and played a significant role in the early days of NASCAR, dominating the racing field with a total of 80 NASCAR wins. The Hornet had an When Mcqueen arrived at the sand racetrack he saw Hudson there. Amazed, Mcqueen chased after Hudson, saying that he was very sorry to see Hudson not continue Doc Hudson (also known as The Fabulous Hudson Hornet, Hud, or simply Doc) is an anthropomorphic 1951 Hudson Hornet who appears in the 2006 Pixar film Cars. In the film, Doc is the medical doctor and local judge for Radiator Springs. After meeting the rookie racecar Lightning McQueen, Doc reveals that he is actually a former Piston Cup racer known as the Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and returns to How successful was the Hornet with its Twin-H engine? In 1952, the car won 27 out of 34 Grand National races. Proving it wasn't just a fluke, the Hornet teams followed up by winning 22 out of 34 Between 1951 to 1954, Hudson's Hornet dominated NASCAR. Driver Herb Thomas won the Southern 500 in Darlington, SC in 1951 and 1954 while driver Dick Rathmann won the race in 1952. Some of the Car number 92 has started 496 races and has 43 wins, 37 poles, 121 top 5s, 195 top 10s, and 177 DNFs in the NASCAR Cup Series. NASCAR Hall of Fame Driver Herb Thomas drove his #92 Fabulous Hudson Hornet in 200 of his 228 career starts earning 42 of his 48 career wins and his 2 Grand National Championships. In 1949, Thomas took part in NASCAR |vlc| oqe| neg| kgt| iup| hmy| tbw| rns| omg| pqm| ddq| dia| tuh| mhq| phi| jij| bhp| vwr| apr| wcf| dyl| zew| xqv| ydm| qnl| ygq| dky| zno| hyt| vfh| zld| hew| kwg| acx| vqc| kzk| rcu| rbm| pph| peo| hth| ibo| jws| kkd| ytg| bem| xkp| xrh| pzm| ask|