1969 Atlanta 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway | NASCAR Classic Full Race Replay

[@mitchblack7730]

Noteworthy: that Boss 429 prepared by Holman-Moody was equipped with a dry sump oil pan and a single plane spyder intake housing a 4500 dominator Holley. These engines initially dynoed at just over 600 crankshaft HP. Later 'D' port intake Boss engines made about another 30-35 crankshaft HP and were run on the track at 6800 to 7200 RPM.

[@davidthayer6969]

yes, the oversquare bore and stroke gave the B9 and easy 400 rpm over the mopar hemi.

[@bloqk16]

I miss the old configuration of AMS, with its quarter-mile straights and half-mile turns. It was a sad day when it was reconfigured to what amounted to a clone of Charlotte.

[@DanArnets1492]

There 2 reasons/excuses for that · Better point of view for the spectators (that's why most ovals in NASCAR aren't ovals but D-ovals, triovals or quad-ovals) · Easier and thus safer approach and exit for half of the turns

[@zcam1969]

@@DanArnets1492 no sir, this track was the best viewing track in NASCAR at the time . !

[@zcam1969]

it was AIMS , Atlanta International Motor Speedway . i went there often

[@bloqk16]

This was the last race Charlie Glotzbach drove for Cotton Owens. I checked with other online sources to confirm this. What I could not find, but recall reading about it years ago [and not mentioned in this race coverage], was Glotzbach getting into trouble with NASCAR officials for some pit road violation. Supposedly Glotzbach was so annoyed by the accusation that he stepped away from NASCAR for the rest of the season. That infraction may have been Glotzbach running over an air-hose on pit road, but I cannot find any online info to confirm that. James Hylton got the Owens Dodge ride for a couple of short-track races afterwards; with Buddy Baker driving for Owens in the superspeedway races for the rest of the season. Neil Castles got the Dodge [#3] ride with Ray Fox after Baker left.

[@paladin677]

I didn't know Chris Economaki went back this far and even further.

[@DanArnets1492]

Economaki was a known auto racing journalist starting in the 1940s - My biggest mystery about him is how there are 0 references of him being involved in World War 2 despite him being in the right age range

[@jimf5909]

@@DanArnets1492 His obit in the NY Times mentions he was in the Army in WW2 and served in Europe.

[@mitchblack7730]

This right here shows why Chrysler had to come out with their winged cars. Head to head, the Boss 429 was the stronger engine.

[@2264ish]

7000 rpms, pretty impressive for the day!!

[@paladin677]

35 miles per...engine.

[@DanArnets1492]

Meanwhile, 1960s MotoGp bikes were hitting up to 19000rpm

[@the_lost_navigator]

What was Economaki referring to about Cale returning from Vietnam? was that for some kind of USO Grand National promotion? RIP and Respect

[@davidthayer6969]

Cale went on a PR tour and visited lots of wounded soldiers in hospitals in vietnam.

[@emmanuelwilliams6004]

Incredible they are racing real street cars and all these different manufacturers mercury wow this is real racing all these different street machines real American Muscle Cars good video this is impressive I really like these classic races with real cars I don’t know what they are driving today they look like some kind of toys .

[@davidthayer6969]

THATS FUNNY, TELL ME WHERE YOU BUY A STREET MERCURY OR TORINO RUNNING ON A TUBE FRAME ON 65 GALAXIE SUSPENSION PARTS WITH AN ENGINE THAT WAS NEVER OFFERED IN EITHER.

[@emmanuelwilliams6004]

@@davidthayer6969 You totally missed the point unbelievable 🤔🙄

[@robertparker6654]

Nothing stopping a person gathering up the parts and pieces and a pile of money, the Boss 429 engine can be built brand new, need about 30 k., all aluminum. JON Kaase engines.

[@tsf5-productions]

Yep...I guess one could say: "The NASCAR drivers of now (from 2000 to now, 2024) are the best ever, and, I would say "Yes...many are since 2000 to now, but..." to me, a 74 year old...the NASCAR drivers and teams of decades ago, like this KZbin video of the 1969 "Atlanta 500" of March, the historic legends of drivers at this show's race had "real grit"! My still All-time favorite of the stock car racing has been the late, great Cale Yarborough of South Carolina. The man seemed fearless in his style of driving. Of course, there are and were many that fit the word, "fearless" but Cale put his talents in driving a stock car racer to unique limits. What is disappointing in watching this video is...most of these historic drivers are gone. These race cars had a beautiful style. I like "the standard typical full size race cars" and not the past several years of nowadays "pony cars" of Ford's Mustang and Chevy's Camaro.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

I’ll never never understand why Pearson didn’t get new rubber late other than it being a concession that he will finish where he finishes either way.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

🏁Very cool, really enjoyed!!!!!🏁

[@randylucas2458]

You can totally see why Dodge went batshit. With the wing in the nose cone nobody could touch the fords

[@johncalla2151]

Cale made quite the goof there in the victory lane interview.

[@edmondcamp2878]

If you’re referring to his comment on the Hemi engine I thought the same thing but I googled it and it said Ford made several Hemi engines but never sold them to the public.

[@johncalla2151]

@@edmondcamp2878 Wow great info. I never would have thought that. Thank you for the correction!

[@zcam1969]

Those 69 Dodge Chargers will always be my favorite Nascar Stock Car and the street R/T

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree!!!!

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Super Sport Fastback Aero Coupe Totally Amazing Badass Modern Muscle Car 80s And NASCAR Winston Cup Series

[@markgunn1960]

The new Atlanta track stinks

[@JeromyBranch]

Ford stunk up nearly all racing with the side oiler. Then they come out with the 429 boss and it was no wonder NASCAR banned that engine. They didn't want to see the entire field made up of Ford products again. Then in the 80s NASCAR made two more concessions. They allowed GM brands to run Ford style heads because GM engines were popping like popcorn. Then they allowed GM brands to alter the rear window to match the Thunderbird, only they let them go even more so, with a curve to the window that was even more aero than the Thunderbird. Basically, NASCAR admitted nobody can beat a Ford honestly, so just change the rules to allow non Fords to cheat. Same happened in NHRA pro stock. Glidden was cooking them like chickens, so NHRA made Fords run 100 pounds heavier! When that wasn't enough, they added another 100 pounds. When that wasn't enough, they simply allowed aftermarket engines. That's how they eventually got to the 700ci monsters. First On Race Day. Stop crying, you know it's true! In the 70s the 351 stole the 350s lunch money and laughed.

[@brgable]

Lmfao yeah right

[@davidthayer6969]

the boss 429 was never banned.

[@edmondcamp2878]

They didn’t alter a window Chevrolet just produced either 5 or 600 areo coupe SS Monte Carlos to sell which was a NASCAR rule long before that. They didn’t run Ford heads the Chevrolets were just cheaper to build and Junior Johnson brought Chevrolet back into racing who developed heads for Chevrolet. With the exception of Waddell Wilson and the Wood Brothers they all cheated. Dan Elliott recently on an interview said Bills 1985 didn’t quite fit the NASCAR rule book and Smokey Yunick said Bills car was illegal as all get out except Smokey put it a little stronger than that.

[@danaringquist9730]

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