09/19/2017 – Pontiac wheelman Erick Erickson puts on the travelling miles as he follows the circuit for the next race at the small confines of Columbia Speedway’s .5-mile dirt track in South Carolina on September 7, 1951.
After dealing with a field of 82 at Darlington, a mere 29 entrants lined up for the green flag at Columbia with Erickson starting a surprising 11th in his Packer-sponsored self-owned 1951 Pontiac. However, the race was not kind to Erickson and his Tin Indian as he finished toward the back of the field in 24th. Erickson headed back to his home state of California, and busied himself prepping one of his favorite racecars for the Grand National circuit’s next visit to his side of the country in October.
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