More accurately, this is the first NASCAR to CLAIM the 200-mph feat. The first officially recorded evidence of a 200-mph run took place on March 24th, 1970 at Talladega in a heavily modified Chrysler Engineering Charger Daytona test mule—also driven by Buddy Baker. Still, Chrysler chose to market Baker’s No.6 Charger Daytona as the first NASCAR to reach 200 mph instead, seeing as this was the company’s premier factory-backed Daytona at the time, rather than a test vehicle. Chrysler admitted that