1964 World 600

[@unionrdr]

Lost my favorite of the day in that race. Glen, " Fireball" Roberts. RIP man.

[@mark-1234]

Back when stock car racing was really *stock* car racing. (Half the fun of watching this old stuff is the musical scores that go along with it. )

[@KenCostlow]

The worst week in the history of American motorsports -- Fireball Roberts' fiery crash on May 24, and then six days later the fiery crash that killed Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald at Indy.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

Classic film!!! Richard , Lee & Kyle Petty from 60 years ago, in those AWESOME cars!!! It is so sad how Glenn 'Fireball' Roberts died from his burns from an accident in this race , some 5- werks after it took place... These people had and still have incredible courage.... Thank You for posting this....

[@OsbornTramain]

At 2:35, love the mercury convertible pulling the trailer with the big Pure "Firebird" with it's wings flying high!!!!

[@royhoco5748]

I liked NASCAR racing a lot better back then

[@blakejefferson9275]

Rip fireball Roberts :(

[@gabrielpecora2873]

Yes 1950 - 1964

[@KCBarr1]

Racing will never be this good again. Too many fools running the show.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Too many children pretending to be like these guysshown

[@KCBarr1]

@Jeff Kopis Have you watched any World of Outlaws races lately? Kyle Larson is kicking major ass in that series, without, you know, power steering, air conditioning etc. There will never be drivers like Pearson, Petty, Eannhardt, Baker etc because the times have changed too much. But shitting on one driver to prove another driver is superior is not really conductive to an intelligent conversation.

[@OverlandOne]

Back when NASCAR was great.

[@ThunderAppeal]

No one has ever said that before. Now you can shut the fuck up. Forever.

[@sawtnpeppa]

a 30 second pit stop!! wow!!

[@gordonipock9385]

This was the year Chrysler came out with the 426 Hemi. No surprise about the finish. They clearly had the best engines for stock car racing... even though I don't think the engine was actually available at the time in street cars.

[@HemiCarGuy]

The Hemi was not available to the public in 1964. It was band in 1965. In 1966 the 426 Hemi was available in dodge and plymouth's production cars.

[@scarbourgeoisie]

Got love the Disney like music while the cars in the pits. So jovial.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

I can't believe Petty or France let that rascal Pascal win. The sound of those engines.....thanks for the post. Tell me you taped those Bud Linderman weeklies....I did, on VHS. Gone, gone, gone.

[@masoneveridge4078]

Pascal was petty's teammate

[@topofthecircle]

No team orders in NASCAR. No radios, either at that time. I think the radios started coming in the 70s. I seem to remember seeing a film of Johnny Rutherford coming into the pits at Indy saying, "I need a right front tire!"

[@MrChristopherHaas]

@@masoneveridge4078thats what i mean, surprised Petty didnt just switch rides with him like he did in other races

[@masoneveridge4078]

@@MrChristopherHaas he didn’t switch rides with Pete Hamilton and he went on to win the 1970 Daytona 500 also damn 6 years since my comment

[@bobhoward6676]

When racing was pure. Only real cars were raced. Real America. When drivers built their own cars for fun and raced on weekends with the pit crew was cousin Eddie, your brothers oldest boy, your wifes brothers. These guys did it for fun and bragging rights and could win a little money for doing it. Then came the BIG money and evil soon followed and ruined it for everyone.

[@TANTRUMGASM]

2:36 drivers wearing polo shirts,belts and slacks? LOL

[@glorialotz3333]

Love the big Fords.

[@Fred-u1r6e]

One of my favorite MoPars is the 64 Plymouth Fury just a good looking B Body

[@victorbailey6233]

Love the Radio Shack commercials

[@victorbailey6233]

Drove for Tandy transportation and our trailer said Radio Shack on them

[@Sargebri]

One of the worst weeks in American racing. Just a few days after Fireball Roberts' crash was the double tragedy of Dave McDonald and Eddie Sachs in the Indy 500.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Awesome to see Paschal WIN. He could have easily just let Richard by.

[@eddiedawkins19]

Fireballs number 22 in the early portion of this video, would come to an end at that race

[@eddiedawkins19]

@IT'SME , he was caught up in a wreck, early in the race and his car caught fire and he was badly burned, and died a few weeks later in June of 1964, from complications of severe burns

[@tamtam21801]

2:16 rip fireball

[@masoneveridge4078]

@@eddiedawkins19 I know it’s been 3 years but it was actually July the very start of July I think it was July 2nd

[@jamesgeiger4795]

I like the "400 hp" on the hood of Petty''s Plymouth. More like 750 h p, give or take, if they haven't banned the Hemi yet.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

525 HP for the Hemi in 1964, according to Chrysler - aerowarriors.com/cda/cda_09_100164.html

[@Colt-tf6xf]

james geiger 400 on right bank- 400 on left bank

[@Houndini]

That's part of racing. Never tell what you really running.

[@b3j8]

Background music sounds like a Disney film.

[@dsnodgrass4843]

Sounds like they got the music off the 'spares rack' from the "Leave It To Beaver" show. Neat little plot-twist at the end, tho.

[@radioguy1620]

those 64 plymouths look small compared to the fords

[@davidflanders3526]

They were the largest model Plymouth in '64.

[@bloqk16]

@radioguy1620 . . . Interesting that you made an astute observation about that, and it was not lost with Ford, either; as the Ford Galaxy was larger than the Plymouth Belvedere. I recall reading many years ago that with Plymouth's dominance at the Daytona 500, that Ford had considered taking its compact sedan, the "Fairlane," stretching the chassis and body a couple of inches to meet the NASCAR specs, then manufacture the minimum production to meet NASCAR regulations, which may have been a thousand units at that time, with its 427 engine. Can you imagine what it would have been like to have a 3,000 pound car with a 427 on-the-road? Insane! The drum brakes of that era would not have been up to the job of stopping that car. Ford did not pursue that idea to production. But, it illustrates just how heavily involved the auto manufacturers could be with some forms of motorsports.

[@64fairlane305]

yup, they were mid-sizers

[@vernonslone8627]

@@bloqk16 Ford did put a 427 in the Fairlane for 1964 drag racing...The Thunderbolts....

[@bloqk16]

@@vernonslone8627 Wow! That must have been a beast to handle!

[@70stunes71]

Ah back in the day when restrictor plates, smaller carbs and added weight weren't rules used by the sanctioning body, to screw over Mopars.

[@keithstudly6071]

Smokey Yunick was driving back from Indy (where he failed to qualify) when he heard about Fireball, who was a good friend. Yunick swore he was not ever going to race a stock car again unless he he was allowed to put in safety fuel cells. Up to that point NASCAR required steel tanks.

[@joe6096]

Ha! The King before his signature mustache!

[@siuandy1213]

what engine did they use on the plymouth? hemi?

[@b3j8]

Glen "Fireball" Roberts suffered severe burns to over 75% of his body in the accident not shown here.

[@jackmanbussey]

RIP Fireball ! Hero

[@sparky7679]

This is crazy to see no safety gear, I had. I idea it was like this back then.

[@leglaude4849]

En 1972, mon boss avait une Plymouth Signet, 6 cylindres en ligne.

[@madazjack2394]

Got ya Sunday bests on

[@chopperking1122]

at 2.37 theyre climbing in to go racing in their street clothes

[@44032]

I've seen many of these type of race documentaries on You-Tube and fatal accidents are often shown, (Indy 1955 and 1964 being examples).

[@MichaelBarrJr]

Steven Chappell depends on who is broadcasting it. Actual televised broadcasts like for ABC or etc will show. As for marketing broadcasts like this one ( made by Chrysler). It depends on what they want. if they felt it was too much for their product to be associated with. then no footage. darlington's and Indy's production company I think did the best for non televised production. they usually showed the most and used the least amount of "fluff".

[@44032]

It must have been the same company as I've heard that narrator on the indy shows, too. I do not that for the 1958 Indy they showed the crash where Pat O'Connor was killed but did not say he died. It seems inconsistent.

[@thewarwagon5649]

How 'bout that Coral (pink!) Mercury Parklane convertible pace car! ;-)

[@Fongolitus]

My Grandma had the Meteor!

[@robertpfuhl2679]

This was back when the manufacturers didn’t cry about who won they just built better, not like today @ manufactures whine and the third (Ford ) ends up 500 lbs heavier and 2 inches taller

[@WTF-TV2415]

So crazy seeing Pure Oil signs. This was before Pure was taken over by Union Oil of California (Unocal).

[@adamUDavies]

I used to work at union oil refinery in romeoville , IL. I don't know what it's called now ?

[@WTF-TV2415]

They merged with Chevron in 2005.

[@joe6096]

Hence the Union 76 signs throughout NASCAR races from the 1970s-1990s

[@collick100]

Now THAT my friends is stock car racing. Cars these days are just a carbon fibre and alloy cage wrapped in plastic. NASCAR has lost it’s soul.

[@LITTLE1994]

The sad race that killed Fireball Roberts. RIP

[@scottlowman.1044]

Such odd music in old videos.

[@davidlj53]

Hard to believe how bad nascar sux now!

[@amelierenoncule]

With a moniker such as 'Fireball', one could expect no other fate.

[@kevinblack5749]

Ironic. But his nickname actually came from his baseball pitching back in high school. I cried the day he died, and his team mate Pearson decided to retire at the end of the season, then he was also injured badly, and decided to call it a day.

[@TheDirtysouth276]

@@kevinblack5749 not pearson, ned Jarrett was the one who retired shortly afterwards

[@justenough730]

Have you driven a Ford latetly? yes and I didn't win!!

[@my55chevy43]

Hahahahahaha

[@brucewelty7684]

Built in commercial? NFW That truly SUCKS

[@Zoomer30]

Racing in street clothes. No window net. No fuel cell.

[@allenmurray7893]

What's with the commercial?

[@davidknight114]

Fireball!⚾️

[@eddiedawkins5360]

Fireballs last race

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Vote PASCHAL into the HOF! he eeeeeeasily should have already been in, most victories of any non hofer won this race by FOUR laps over first ballot hofer Petty,7 laps over 3rd and 4th,FORTY ONE LAPS over 9th place Wendell Scott, another hofer.

[@robschannel4512]

Fuel and tires in less than half a minuet. Thats was quick then.

[@FosterCovers]

How many racecar drivers died in 1964?

[@masoneveridge4078]

Looked at Wikipedia has 20 listed (15 car 5 motorcycle)

[@daren42]

Too many

[@sillygoose2508]

may 1964 temperature in the 90s that global warming is a bitch

[@blpadge2]

It's not the 90's in May, but the 70's in Dec that shows how the climate gas changed in 60 years

[@16-BITFPV]

🤣🫵🤡

[@burtbenz9964]

Ban a hemi?

[@burtbenz9964]

600miles!

[@garyjones2582]

Sure miss those days of racing.. Don't care anything about these cookie cutter hand built tin cans of today..

[@savedin87ify]

There should be a world 1,000

[@unitedwestand5100]

They skipped the fire..

[@pequecin1115]

I always wondered why did the petty team always chose Plymouth as their racing car?

[@kbruceward9706]

Because they were the Plymouth flag ship team

[@Colt-tf6xf]

Pequecin 11 they wanted to win.

[@aprilharris2860]

Lol your thumbnail haha

[@denniswilson9317]

They didn't. I think they raced Fords for at least one year.

[@pequecin1115]

Hmm don’t remember commenting this but ok

[@invisiblepuppet3437]

3:28

[@mikeclontz5774]

I was there, no not really.

[@jk-pd1nv]

Cheater!!!

[@unclerobby]

North Carolina is Nascar