1962 Firecracker 250 from Daytona International Speedway | NASCAR Classic Full Race Replay

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[@ahhculdee]

This quality is so clear. Years of hearing messed up footage of old races. Love it.

[@cjs83172]

In retrospect, that was a blockbuster edition of ABC's Wide World of Sports, having both the Open Championship, which that year (1962), was won by Arnold Palmer, as well as the July race at Daytona, which was probably the third or fourth-biggest race on the NASCAR circuit back then, on the same broadcast.

[@OBVideos]

I was friends with Fireball's sister Jo Anne before she passed away on July 18, 2022. I interviewed her in depth about her brother... She called him Bubby... It was a movie project we were working on with Rory Karpf. The stories I heard were rather 'mind-blowing.'

[@noviranger88]

He's NASCAR's secret GOAT.

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

his 'ironic' name was given to him by his baseball teamates because of his accurate, fast pitches.

[@OBVideos]

@@holoholohaolenokaoi2299 the guy who gave Fireball this monikor was Demetrious... i forget his last name. it was in a sandlot game. he never played organized baseball. he did dabble in jai a lai... we wrote a screenplay on his life

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

@@OBVideos I was watching older NASCAR videos and realized that his moniker 'Fireball' was before his fiery crash. so i checked wikipedia for Edward Glenn Roberts Jr. Your channel has some terrific vintage NASCAR videos.

[@whicker59]

Hope u got the offtrack stories with Fireball & Curtis Turner. 2 great drivers and men.

[@Ryann918]

That Dick Petty kid is always wrecking out. I wonder if he’ll ever amount to anything. 🤣🤣

[@robertprelewitz4511]

What a neat race. Back when STOCK meant something. Thank you for the video.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Love these vintage races!!!! 🏁🏁

[@codym8897]

1962 1. Johnny Carson replaced Jack Parr as the host of The Tonight Show on NBC. 2. The Dick Van Dyke Show in its 2nd season during the 1962-1963 season on CBS. 3. Danny Thomas opened St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The Beverly Hillbillies in its 1st season during the 1962-1963 season on CBS. 👍

[@zachlucas]

NASCAR has been throwing debris cautions since 1962 🤣 Thank you for the upload NASCAR!

[@zachlucas]

Imagine how amazing it would be if we could enhance this with color like the WWII documentary. Any takers? 😁

[@MrChristopherHaas]

6 men, 4 tires and fuel in only 35 seconds! TREMENDOUS! and that’s not including Firestone reps fetching wayward tires

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Sad to see the first 3 drivers ABC introduced us too werent around much longer

[@extramile150]

thanks for posting!

[@LennyG.Mills87YouTube]

🏳️‍🌈📺📼🏎️🧰🛠️🔧🪛🎙️🏆🏁💡🧢📻🎤📷📰📹📱💎 Boy they race at Daytona International Speedway on July 4th 1962 during my dad coming to the world. Man they race every 4th of July events on that day whenever on weekdays or on weekends back then. Like I didn't know they race on 4th of July at Daytona International Speedway. But hey this is best one ever & how cool is that he did using marker to show race track on the map to let fans know about on ABC from Bob Flemming on booth & Chris Economaki on pit reporter. One thing how cool using airplane to aero view. Thankfully it was black and white film 📽️ back then till they put colors.

[@zachlucas]

Petty just parked it after spinning out and walking off at 13:39 Who does that remind you of? Love this

[@whicker59]

I could declare i saw a Studebaker Lark station wagon ambulance at 39:20. SHAZAM.

[@whicker59]

Imagine a 35-38 second gas & 2 tire pit stop today. And using someone else's pit crew to boot!!

[@marcovenosta9950]

Live interviews during pitstops.. Mental

[@MrChristopherHaas]

isnt that Lee Petty leaning into Bobby Johns engine with his usual cigar at 31:38? Or is that Bobbys dad, um, Papa Johns

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

looks like him.

[@whicker59]

It was Lee, complete with his cigar stogie and limp.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

no Wendell Scott? thats too bad, im sure he tried to make the race in this, his best season

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Soooo many races where BOBBY JOHNS ran up front. I wish I knew more about him, don’t understand why he didn’t get a top factory ride.

[@ixlr8677]

you could set on a car without denting it. uh crushing it.

[@AdanielH]

great race

[@TheGreat_Kramer1]

I think they like the '62 Pontiac.

[@ixlr8677]

get um dave.

[@tamtam21801]

Where is the festival 250 races

[@tamtam21801]

23:26 5 car crackup

[@Crantic]

1st comment

[@tamtam21801]

There is a pileup can someone timestamp it which involves Fred lorenzen, David Pearson and more

[@Slimjim260]

Dick Petty?

[@glenngordon9068]

Just one of those rookie drivers from way back, that you don't hear much about