Ralph Moody, the mechanical partner in Holman-Moody, one of American stock car racing's most famous teams, died Wednesday at his home in Mooresville, N.C., after a long illness.

John Holman was considered the mastermind salesman and business manager of the famed Holman-Moody ownership duo.

Between 1958 and 1972, Moody was a partner with John Holman in the Holman-Moody Racing shop that consistently put drivers in the winner’s circle and helped make Charlotte a motorsports center ...

That’s probably thanks to the Holman-Moody Talladega Super Speedway front suspension and Holman-Moody Trans Am rear suspension with dual shocks all around.

Between 1958 and 1972, Moody was a partner with John Holman in the Holman-Moody Racing shop that consistently put drivers in the winner's circle and helped make Charlotte a motorsports center.