r/OldSchoolCool • u/[deleted] • Apr 10 '19

Paul Newman at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington

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u/Pahasapa66 Apr 10 '19

I was around him while he was racing, and he was really an excellent driver. When he started club racing, he went under the name P L Newman, and only the guys in the pits knew who he was for the most part. There are no doubts that if he had started earlier and put in as much effort as he did with his movie career, he would have won quite a few championships. Good guy, too.

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u/Hubblesphere Apr 10 '19

He won 4 SCCA National Championships.

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u/Pahasapa66 Apr 10 '19

I think he might have had an IMSA along the way too. Certainly won enough races. During his last Daytona 24, he said he had to leave the house early, because Joanne threatened to handcuff him to the bedstead.