1955 Southern 500 Darlington, NASCAR, Herb Thomas, Smokey Yunick, Miss Southern 500

[@70stunes71]

I am a die-hard Mopar fan but smokey yunick... Definitely legendary in the General Motors camp. Great engine builder and knowledgeable guy. Love these old races :-)

[@robertparker6654]

He was good with a Ford also. Think he worked on and drove all of em.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

"If you ain't cheat'n, you ain't tryin" - Smokey Yunick

[@stevedavis8497]

The new small block Chevrolet Smokey and Herb Thomas. Legends.

[@timswift2926]

I just absolutely love the sideways drifting into the turns going 100 miles an hour

[@tysongonsorowski8574]

I got one of these 55 300s ,rough shape but all there,seeing this get my blood flowing

[@Jay_440]

This is really cool, thanks for sharing!

[@kevinblake3809]

This is the best! Thank you for this video!

[@west4057]

75 CARS !!!!!!! HOLY COW !

[@-saltheknight-7318]

1:28 "The Inspiration of Cars" brought me here.

[@keithstudly6071]

The real secret was tires. Firestone made some special tires to LeMans 24 hour race they never used and Smokey bought them cheap. They lasted much longer than regular tires. Also the Chevy was lighter than most. The big Chrysler's were too heavy and wore tires bad! Later NASCAR banned the tires Smokey's and Herb Thomas used that race.

[@Nokšė0]

good old nascar

[@robertparker6654]

Drink some beer

[@gtrdriver27]

13:31 Start of The Race

[@gary24fan]

Yeah the whole Fonty Flock drooling over a 16 yearold girl was a bit much.

[@Larry-nx2sk]

Were they running sway bars back then

[@asd36f]

8:15 - Product placement isn't new :-)

[@davidmccann9811]

You would think the drivers would be injured in these pile ups, with no proper safety equipment.

[@MrIveyIsBonkers]

Looks like this tape was buried underground for 50 years, dug up, and then a copy was made of a copy of it! Good footage tho.

[@invisiblepuppet3437]

13:30

[@douglasdixon524]

2:00, NASCAR needs to change their name. They haven't been "stock" cars in 60 years.

[@PatrickFoley-vf3lr]

AS usual -no jail time -as usual.

[@mtpocketswoodenickle2637]

The dude sitting next to the driver's left. Gives me the creeps!

[@Slimjim260]

There were some really BAD drivers back then as well!

[@larrynorsworthy8582]

Dusty mess