Surviving NASCAR Charger Daytona to be revealed at Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals
*2026 Sneak Peek
1967 Corvette 427 L89
Joe Sinacola
MCACN 2026 L89 Invitational Participant
Shown by "Corvette Mike" Vietro, California
October 9, 2026 - The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (MCACN) is coming fast, and the show’s organizers have scoured the country for rare, unique cars that have shaped automotive culture and caused a seismic shift in racing history. One such vehicle they’ve unearthed and scheduled for this year’s show is one of the last original, surviving competition-built 1969 Dodge Charger Daytonas campaigned by NASCAR racing legend Dave Marcis.
This 1969 Charger Daytona NASCAR racer is the real deal and has been verified by many experts who know these unique cars inside and out. By using period photographs, mechanical verifications, expert testimony, and careful analyses/comparison to actual tech inspection photographs, it’s confirmed this car raced in the 1970 Daytona 500, driven and owned by Dave Marcis, one of NASCAR’s most fierce and well-respected independent competitors of that era.
This 1969 Charger Daytona NASCAR racer is the real deal and has been verified by many experts who know these unique cars inside and out. By using period photographs, mechanical verifications, expert testimony, and careful analyses/comparison to actual tech inspection photographs, it’s confirmed this car raced in the 1970 Daytona 500, driven and owned by Dave Marcis, one of NASCAR’s most fierce and well-respected independent competitors of that era.
Now part of the Jennings Wing Cars collection, whose goal is preserving the History of America’s Legendary Wing Cars like the Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird, this genuine NASCAR competition Charger Daytona represents the high-water mark of Chrysler’s involvement in the NASCAR wars that raged on the super speedways and high-bank tracks that pitted Detroit’s auto companies against one another.
Now painstakingly revived by Magnum Auto Restoration of LaSalle, Illinois, to its ‘as-raced’ condition during the 1970 Daytona 500, Jennings Wing Cars have returned this ‘Wing Warrior’ Dodge to its blue-and-yellow livery when Dave Marcis campaigned it that season. It’s one of a very few surviving Dodge Charger Daytona race cars that have this high level of NASCAR documentation and competition history.
During this unique Charger Daytona’s remarkable life, it’s had a long and illustrious career:• Originally owned, built, and raced by Dave Marcis• Competed in the 1970 Daytona 500• Was later painted Petty Blue and was sponsored by Goody’s Headache Powder • On display for many years in the Winston Cup Museum• Invited to the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed event in England• Driven by Richard Petty during the ceremonial final Winston Cup Lap
About the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals
The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals is the premier indoor car show that celebrates a wide variety of manufacturers, brands, and nameplates of American performance vehicles that have shaped the car culture for over 60 years. Founded in 2009 by a group of muscle car enthusiasts, MCACN, LLC was created. Each member brings their passion for the car hobby along with a variety of ideas and perspectives that allow them to produce an event unlike any other. The annual MCACN show, held at the massive Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, is scheduled for November 21 and 22, 2026.
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In 2009, a group of car enthusiasts banded together to form the MCACN LLC.
Each LLC member brings in a wide variety of ideas and perspectives that allows us to produce a show unlike any other. Click Here to learn more about all the MCACN LLC Members
