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Interview with Race Car Driver Paul Goldsmith

Part 1: The Early Days

A Few Words With One of Pontiac's Winningest Stock Car Drivers

By William LaDow
Pontiac Bonneville Front View Drivers Side
Paul Goldsmith began his last... 
   
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Paul Goldsmith began his last season driving the Nichels Engineering Pontiacs by taking the pole at the NASCAR race at Riverside. By the middle of the '63 race season he made the change to Chrysler.
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Ray Nichels and Paul Goldsmith... 
   
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Ray Nichels and Paul Goldsmith are accepting the First Place trophy for winning the 150-mile USAC race at Milwaukee in August of 1962.
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Here's Paul Goldsmith at Trenton,... 
   
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Here's Paul Goldsmith at Trenton, NJ, for the October 29th race in 1961. Paul drove to his 10th USAC win of the season and finished the season as the National Champion.
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The '61 USAC Stock Car Champion... 
   
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The '61 USAC Stock Car Champion Paul Goldsmith and '61 NASCAR Champion Joe Weatherly are shown during a promotional tour for the record-setting Nichels Engineering Pontiac Teams. A teenage Linda Vaughn stands between the two of them as Miss Pontiac.
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Here's Goldsmith during the... 
   
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Here's Goldsmith during the '61 Nichels Engineering Pontiac world-record-setting run at Indianapolis.
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Paul Goldsmith and his #1... 
   
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Paul Goldsmith and his #1 Nichels Pontiac Catalina bang their way past Milt "Uncle Milty" Curcio's Ford to a win at Milwaukee.

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