Dad went to Fuji, Japan in Oct. 1966 to cover the USAC 200 Mile Race at Fuji International Speedway and to be a stooge for the VitaFresh Orange Juice team.. All I got was this lousy patch. Jackie Stewart won the race. No championship points were awarded. Stewart also had the pole. Mario Andretti, Jim Clark, and Al Unser, Sr. were among the top names that failed to qualify due to mechanical problems.
Track diagram courtesy of Fuji International Speedway.
Fuji lineup and scorecard.
Fuji front gate. (Johnson)
The Fuji tower. (Johnson)
The Fuji observer and scoring stand. (Johnson)
The garage area, Fuji. (Johnson)
The main straight at Fuji. (Johnson)
The main grandstand, Fuji. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Bill Cheesbourg pits during practice. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Jim Hurtubise. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Bobby Grim. (Johnson)
Clark and Chapman. (Johnson)
Jim Clark and Colin Chapman at Fuji. Clark's Lotus broke and did not make the race. (Johnson)
Clark. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. The Vita-Fresh Team. Larry Dickson's Ford (7) and Ronnie Duman's supercharged Drake (11). (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Graham Hill (24) and Jackie Stewart (43) flank Lloyd Ruby (29) at the start. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Graham Hill (24) leads Lloyd Ruby (29) at the start of the USAC 200 mile race. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Larry Dickson refuels. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Jackie Stewart pits. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Graham Hill. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. The Vita-Fresh Team. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Jackie Stewart. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Gary Congdon pits with front end damage. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Slammin' Sammy Sessions' day is over. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Jerry Grant's Chevy powered Harrison Special. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Greg Weld's Ford powered Harrison Special. (Johnson)
Fuji, 1966. Greg Weld. (Johnson)
Grant King (l), and Billy Foster (middle). (Johnson)
Foster tearing up Fuji. (Johnson)
Bobby Unser at Fuji. (Johnson)
Clark and Bobby Grim in his antique roadster during a practice run at Fuji. (Johnson)
Graham Hill and George Bignotti at Fuji. (Johnson)
Al Unser Sr. loaned members of his pit crew to Hill's team.
Hill at speed. (Johnson)
Larry Dickson at Fuji. (Johnson)
Dickson. (Johnson)
Race winner Jackie Stewart at speed. (Johnson)
Stewart. (Johnson)
Jim Hurtubise at Fuji. (Johnson)
Some of the twisty-bits at Fuji. (Johnson)
Jim McElreath and Chris Amon go through the twisty-bits at Fuji. (Johnson)
Mario Andretti turns right at Fuji. Mario's rig slowed and did not make the race. (Johnson)
