SCF1036-C #6 Cotton Owens driving Ray Nichel's prepared '57 Pontiac

Pontiac's first win came on February 17th, 1957 on the beach of Daytona (see picture below). Cotton Owens drove a Ray Nichel's prepared Pontiac back '57 Pontiac to the win beating Johnny Beauchamp by 55 seconds with the first-ever 100-mph average lap on the sand.