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The years 1969 and 1970 were the glory days for American muscle cars, and few of them were as purpose-built and narrow-focused as the Dodge Charger Daytona. It was made to do one thing: go around in circles—or more properly, storm around NASCAR ovals. And it was designed with bodywork and power to dominate the competition during its brief, one-year model run.
The Daytona was developed in response to the unsuccessful NASCAR record of its predecessor, the 1968 Dodge Charger 500. That was also the same season that NASCAR hero Richard Petty left Plymouth for Ford. The Daytona’s design brief was simple: win NASCAR races, which it did, twice in 1969 and four times in 1970, the year during which its successor and close relative, the Plymouth Superbird, won eight.
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