1965 American 500 from Rockingham | NASCAR Classic Full Race Replay

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[@zachlucas]

Petty was dominating this race, but lost because of a failed distributor cap. I love the fact that even 12 laps down they fix the car and then he gets back out there. These guys were just built differently back then. Love these classic races!

[@MrChristopherHaas]

THANK YOU. AWESOME historical footage

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

For 1965 this was GREAT fim footage, really enjoyed!! 🏁🏁

[@CBX1980]

Great footage.

[@tonychavez2083]

1st year for the new body style from Ford Galaxie

[@Baylorbetterthanbrown]

Man I love those Ford galaxies

[@NeedsLessWedge]

Racing was better, folks were hard working men with personalities and not spoon fed brats. Cars were more factory production and not canned machines. Stands were packed. There were no big screens, no "amenities". Just good, real racing in it's heartland. What did NASCAR do? Sold out..

[@shanew.williams]

Petty's #42 was actually a 1964 Plymouth "updated" with a 1965 front end (hood,fenders,grill etc.)

[@zcam1969]

who started the car . petty was in #43 and wreaked

[@shanew.williams]

@@zcam1969 maybe Jim Paschal started in #42.

[@glorybound7599]

Back when an automobile was a real car and the sheet metal was 3 times thicker than cars today.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Its a longshot but I have to ask…..do you posess any “Car and Track” videos from 69’ that dedicate 15 minutes to a USAC stock car race in Northern Wisconsin? In car cam included in video, my holy grail that I lost 15 years ago on vhs taped from speed channel.

[@coyoteboys2427]

Wow hemi motors are nothing to play with and I'm a ford guy but wow plymouth and dodge!

[@MGB18]

LOL. If you were a "Ford guy" then you would know that Ford was the first to make a Hemi V8 engine in America. Where do you think chrysler got the idea from? lol. If you were a "Ford guy", then you would know about the Ford 427 SOHC Hemi that Ford specifically built for NASCAR, only to have it banned by Bill France due to the little girls at chrysler crying about the engine. The little girls at chrysler knew that their 426 was no match for the Ford 427 SOHC Hemi. Sad we never got to see it run on the oval. So much for innovation and freedom.

[@zcam1969]

Bill France needs his ass kicked for dumping this track

[@bardamu72]

ho ! on dirait bien une RENAULT 8 , a 8.22 , a coté d une DODGE , fallait oser