Why did Tim Flock have a monkey in his racecar?

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Answer: It was his co-pilot!

Tim had a Rhesus monkey co-driver named "Jocko Flocko" with him in his May 16, 1953 Grand National win at Hickory Motor Speedway. Jocko Flocko became the only winning monkey ever. The monkey was retired two weeks later at Raleigh, where the monkey became scared after looking into the wheel wells. Tim had to do a pit stop to remove the monkey, and he finished third instead of second.

Source: Wikipedia

The More You Know: Tim Flock was a member of the pioneering NASCAR "Flying Flock" family, including Bob Flock, Fonty Flock, and Ethel Flock Mobley, the second-ever female NASCAR driver.