Pat's (Norman Alden) watch is a Rolex Daytona.
The magazine Mike Marsh is reading before the Atlanta 500 (which is also on Ned Arp's night stand after the race) is the January 1965 issue of Road and Track.
The white #28, 1964 and 1965 Ford Galaxies featured were owned and prepared by Holman and Moody. These cars were driven by Fred Lorenzen in NASCAR competition for 8 wins in 1964 and 4 wins in 1965.