1971 Daytona 500

NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Daytona International Speedway
February 14th, 1971

[@noname-he9ud]

When the cars were real When the drivers were real When the racing was real

[@STP43FAN1]

It’s not real now? Daytona 1971 had 48 lead changes among 11 drivers and only three cars finished on the lead lap. 2023 saw 53 lead changes among more leaders with far more cars on the lead lap. Plus let’s stop denying Form Following Function. That is why the cars looked alike here and look alike now. NASCAR didn’t mandate that, performance reality did that

[@jimknowlton342]

@@STP43FAN1 it is 100% not real now.

[@jeffallen6191]

Todays NASCAR plain sucks! Whining crying baby drivers and like the NFL NASCAR is more concerned with the bottom line than fans OR drivers. Just a waste of time today!

[@floridapmi]

@@STP43FAN1 You can't win an argument with the 'it was better back in the day' guy. The races are much better today than when there was one car on the lead lap and there may have been only 5 cars that could have won the race at the start.

[@davidkilts1670]

@@STP43FAN1 I bet Richard Petty wouldn't agree with you. There needs to be more "stock" in Stock Car racing. No, the cars in this video do not look all alike. They should come out of the show room, get prepped for safety only and race. This is just my opinion.

[@340ironman]

Way better to watch than today’s nascar. The cars are as much as the drivers. Love ford vs Chevy vs olds vs dodge

[@slayer6936]

Watched this on Wide world of sports!! In 1971 at my Grandparents hoise in Pomeroy Washington!! I was 11

[@musicstewart9744]

Likewise with my dad in Philadelphia, PA. I was 10

[@JSchaffer214]

WHOA NELLY, that's a young Keith Jackson right there! Best sports broadcaster of all time, hands down!

[@jennifersman7990]

He never seemed to age

[@Slinger43]

Without a doubt KJ had the coolest voice in all of sports broadcasting! Just loved hearing him talk 🔊😁👍

[@beeemm2578]

His calls on college football were absolutely legendary

[@gregcraven984]

roll over accident ,,car built by Smokey Yunik held together !!! Curtis turner rolled the chevelle like that a few years earlier and he survived shows that Smokey deserves a place in NASCAR hall of fame !!

[@drivin379]

Yea that X figure of smokeys roll cage was a genius move but never took off he was only one to do it .....even though now chassis and roll cage is same as was in early 60s they never built the smokey X cage

[@Anarchy-Is-Liberty]

Agreed!!!!!!!!!!

[@powerwagon3731]

I don’t watch modern NASCAR but I do watch these late sixties and early seventies races. I was 9 in 1970 and watched then too but now I enjoy them with some fine “shine” in moderation of course!

[@beeemm2578]

Dig it. Old timer i knew used to hook me up with corn liquor....damn good. Heat you right up.

[@vernon8337]

I was very impressed with number 22 winged car with the smaller engine finishing the race coming in, 7th, I bet that opened the race teams eyes !

[@easygoing2479]

It was always great to hear A.J. Foyt being interviewed in NASCAR races... everyone knew he could drive any type of car and drive them better than most anyone (that is, until the cars got too good and lesser drivers could handle them). He was soft-spoken and polite... and if someone got him mad he'd smash their head with an engine block.

[@beeemm2578]

AJ wasn't ,and im sure still isn't, someone to f with...lol

[@jameswise6058]

The car that went through the grass past Troyer was Elmo Langley...I was the jack man in his pit crew back then...

[@BigEazy-xj4rq]

Really?

[@Slinger43]

"THAT" is so cool!! 😎👍

[@jameswise6058]

@@BigEazy-xj4rq Yes, really....We also pitted Bill Seifert and Raymond Williams...

[@michaeljohnston6856]

You were living the dream. How cool

[@mikehileman9476]

This was real racing. Actual production cars modified to race , not cookie cutters with fake bodies stuck on them . Nascar strayed too far away from its' roots , small wonder it is failing...

[@cabbage4372]

Same here in Oz with V8Supercars.

[@joett84]

These early 70s cars were the best-looking cars they ever ran in Nascar.

[@cindysue5474]

This is grand national not NASCAR.

[@jonoedwards4195]

@mistermodified1 I thought even back in the late sixties They had Racing frames an motors specific an They just stuck the body on? Didn't Petty have a massive Racing Chassis, motor building biz? Think I would Google it Myself,, But This Corona Virus Hoax has made Me so Lazy,, Ahahahahaa.

[@kc62474]

@@cindysue5474 The Grand National was indeed NASCAR. This was the top tier of NASCAR. The name changed to Winston Cup when Winston sponsored the series. The top level of NASCAR has changed it's name several times in it's top and also lower divisions.

[@gprich82]

Man...Maynard Troyer 15 flips. All his brilliant sneakiness aside, God bless Smokey for building a safe car. Maynard's a legend up in my area, Central NY.

[@WillChandlerFLD120]

Smokeys roll cage was like no other. NASCAR even with his safety innovations still had a hard on for the man. He never cheated just got caught pushing the rules to the limit. He said the Pettys were the dirtiest drivers on the track. Crashed so many of his cars it put him out of grand national racing. Said nobody liked em. Didn't stay at the same motels, looked down on others for drinking and chasing puzzy.😂 smokey was a man's man! helped win WW2 and that's ah fact. While the goodie goodie Pettys were home safe from war, selling illegal booze.

[@user-ov3pb3wg5w]

Not to denigrate Smokey's car building ability....he was indeed a mechanical genius....but my recollection is that his Talladega was built by Holman Moody. Upon arriving at Daytona, he was miffed to find his car was sitting higher than the other HM cars, but of course he got that sorted out pretty quickly.

[@TalkingGIJoe]

This was the end of Nascar for me for a long, long time... the cars were so cool and the racing was insane!

[@pittsky]

I wish I could like this 1,000 times

[@martinleavitt6094]

🤘

[@seppshlllearningcenter419]

Can we take a moment to realize an independent 305 small block dodge led this race and finished 7th despite wrecking out? Could you imagine in today's nascar...

[@gzuzsavz]

Richard Brooks, I believe, yes. He believed in the wing cars so much he called NASCAR on their bs ban on Hemi wing cars. ..and dang near cuda won the whole thing..it would of been amazing..i still say he was taken out..the accident that crumpled the nose slowed him up a smidge. imagine how pissed GM & Ford wudda been (and even Chrysler to some extent) and ofc NASCAR..he was truly out there alone..a man w/o a country, so to speak. So..thanks to Mr. Brooks & his team, everyone knew the wing cars could still win, despite his 'Only' finishing 7th. So..what happened? I'm sure everyone knew that, A. NASCAR wudda banned them entirely if anyone planned on a '72 run with them and B. likely Chrysler told the racers to move on.. they were interested in selling newer models, ofc. However..the winged Mopars amazing place in racing history is secure. Booyah

[@davidthayer6969]

@adcoxrobert3786 All of the cars EXCEPT the Winged Dodge were required to run restrictor plates.......in addition the winged Dodge got a 100 lb weight break only weighing in 3800 lbs............I dont believe it had any aero advantage over any body........especailly the 69 Mercury body style.

[@zcam1969]

@@davidthayer6969 they couldn't run a big block in a winged car

[@davidthayer6969]

@@zcam1969 that is correct, nor could the Fords run a Talladega Torino or Mercury Cyclone Spoiler with a big block.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@davidthayer6969 All cars weighed in at 3800# in 1971 and any engine 366 CID or smaller was not required to use a plate.

[@nepoleonbonaparte6517]

Richard petty said that his best handling cars were the 71 to 74 b body mopars

[@rapturebound197]

I was 19 when this race took place. Fun days to be a stock car fan!

[@davidbroughall3782]

Different days when you could run a two-year-old car and compete.

[@jonoedwards4195]

@Clarence Hamm Hahaahahahaa!!

[@richardfreeman1866]

@@jonoedwards4195 aa

[@garybell574]

Ok****I'm watching a his shit today*******

[@syinuonn234]

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[@wesleyamancio3686]

@@garybell574 nascar was close to endursnce racing

[@TOMCAT5.5149]

The best of racing, best drivers,best announcers!!!!!

[@scottkisner2911]

Love Chris economaki

[@kkampy4052]

You can't beat the sound of big block V8's on the straights.

[@SolamenteVees]

Bill France must have been livid when the wing car charged to the front with that little 305 cube mill at 12:50

[@joett84]

Yeah they should have brought it back to race later in the year, but never did.

[@Johnnycdrums]

I'd like to know more about that 305. Funny, they called it a mini-motor, but I guess it seemed that way for a big sled like that.

[@SolamenteVees]

Johnnyc drums hotrod.com/articles/found-last-wing-car/

[@70stunes71]

Yeah France was responsible for really pricking over Mopar and others adding restrictor plates, smaller carburetors, destroked engines,... Talk about being a sore loser. France really helped Ford out big-time with the 366 cubic inch engine rule... Which basically let Ford run their engines unrestricted.

[@johnnywalker640]

@@Johnnycdrums it was a destroked 340 trans am motor. They had cubic inch to weight rule back then. Car wasn't at as big of disadvantage as people think now. Mario Rossi was a smart crew chief.

[@jbaz964]

Richard Petty was a racing genius!

[@pinedelgado4743]

Hands down!! :) :)

[@danielwellman9865]

Was at this race with friends in the infield near turn 2. We saw that wreck of Troyer and how he was thrashed back and forth in those rolls with his head bouncing off the window netting. He was definitely saved by that netting. We had never seen a car bounce so high near the end of his wreck shedding parts all over the place. That was a good race but man it was cold at night.

[@johnrobertson-ir2mb]

Global warming !!😅😅

[@bigd-1-channel514]

I owned a 71 roadrunner once, a great, fast car. Back when racing was real, when NASCAR was good. Real bodies on the cars, not the cookie cutter crap of today.

[@rmr5740]

Yup, that 71 RR was one hot car. When I was a kid, someone down he street had a new 440 RR. We'd take a detour on the way to school just so we could drool over that thing.

[@robtans5042]

Big D -1 Channel Back when cars were made right. Thats why I drive trucks now

[@uhuffman]

My sister still has hers! She bought it in 1980 ,40 years ago. (383)

[@1990pommie]

@@uhuffman back in 72 my 71 plymouth rr easily went to 150mph StOCK

[@uhuffman]

@@1990pommie I got hers up to 120 on the back roads of Kentucky before I backed it down. 120mph and you could let go of the steering wheel.

[@thebrinx9632]

@SMIFF TV Thank you for posting these, they are far better than the stuff being broadcast TODAY!

[@jeffallen6191]

The only wish I have is that video technology was better back then. Imagine how much fun it would be to see the detail that you can get from modern digital equipment. THAT would be awesome!

[@ColdSmokes]

So the rules said that if you run a winged car, you need to run a tiny little engine. That tiny little engine is a small block mopar, 305 cubic inch. about 450 horsepower and it was turning 10,000 RPM down the straights.

[@robinswenson9045]

I was only 4 months old now where I am turning 52 good old days of racing ❤️😎👍🇺🇲🏁🏆🏎️

[@tgfabthunderbird1]

The King is lookin' sharp!

[@jaxxchaos4779]

This is old school right here

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

SUCH A CLASSIC RACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gregorygolden1296]

Real drivers driving real cars. GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM.

[@jeffcoomer8680]

13yrs old Cale fan at this time . My father took me to rko_albe theatre in cinci oh to watch race on closed circuit.thanks smiff for the memories

[@EdsterIII]

I was only 3 or 4 years old when this race happened. 🏁 So I don't remember this one in particular, however, I DO remember many of the Nascar races during the mid to late 70's and 80's and they were absolutely incredible races! The cars weren't Cookie cutter renditions of each other. In other words you could tell the difference between cars. I'd really love to see the Daytona 500 in 1968, 69, 70. I'd love to see the Petty's Superbird run. I found a Racing Champions Die-Cast replica of it and it is absolutely incredible. The 60's and 70's had some of if not all of the most amazing Cars ever made. The one exception for me is the 1980's Buick Regal Grand National, the Buick Regal, and the Oldsmobile Cutlass 442, 1984 if I remember correctly. But the those early cars from the 60's and 70's are the best. I never really saw any of the cars from the 50's, that would be awesome to watch.

[@furycustom73]

Mopar or no car!!!

[@bloqk16]

This was back in the era when this race was televised (in a condensed version) the following Saturday on (US) ABC-TV _Wide World of Sports._

[@mbjasondify]

"The thrill of victory...the agony of defeat!"

[@bigd-1-channel514]

I personally detest the "LIVE" races. The rubes covering the event talking for hours, and if there is a rain delay, forget it.

[@bloqk16]

@@bigd-1-channel514 I can relate to what you are saying, where these condensed racing highlights spoiled me in my younger days. How was that? For one, just as you said about rubes talking for hours. Another race venue where I preferred the highlights was with drag racing. Wide World of Sports would televise some major NHRA events, where the pace of the races were swiftly done in order. So, imagine to my impatience (as a kid) when I attended a drag racing event in person; where the pace of the racing order REALLY slowed down. Worse still, in a 2 out of 3 Top Fuel Dragster match race between Don Garlits and Don Prodomme, there was over a half-hour lull between race number 1 and 2. My thought was that of being BS . . . why don't they re-fuel the dragsters and line them up for the second race? In my impatient frustration I couldn't fathom why the delay . . . just get the braking parachute stuffed back into the dragsters, fuel up the vehicles, and get the push-trucks to get the dragsters back to the starting line. Had such an event took place on Wide World of Sports, they would have shown all three drag races in five minutes; and not spread out over an hour as it was live.

[@bigd-1-channel514]

@@bloqk16 Wide World of Sports, best Sport show ever. I used to go to 1/2 & 1/3 mile races and the pace was OK, and the ability to see was good. I atteneded NASCAR at Talledaga and Phoenix back in the late 70's. In person those track are huge, and the TV brought it so close, but then again if you go to a NASCAR/INDY etc race you sit in the stands and watch the Jumbotrons.

[@jennifersman7990]

@@bigd-1-channel514 Depends on the race and the conditions IMO, these days if it's a big rain delay NASCAR is at least smart enough to stop the race and finish it another day. They still value the TV coverage.

[@johnmanley7859]

When drivers raced real stock body cars.

[@intuitive7274]

Yep back when it was stock car body.

[@JosefranciscoDiazPardo]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇱🇨🇴🤗🤗🤩 Qué bellezaaa de autos.. que carreras que velocidad ..🏎️🏎️ a comparación de hoy en día,, mmmmmm .. 🤔🤔🤔... Ojalá volvieran estás magníficas carreras 🏎️🏎️🏎️ gracias amigos 👍👍🇨🇴

[@mitchb2305]

Maynard's car flips 22 times, starting 6:55 That's what I counted, at least, while pausing & playing over and over. Amazing he lived to race another day.

[@russellcurrie6099]

I thought Troyer was a gone-er for sure after that. Thank goodness for a very well constructed roll cage, and well mounted belts. He is lucky no one smashed into him during the flip or after he stopped. Saw him race many times after that day in the Modifieds throughout the North East.

[@russellcurrie6099]

He is also lucky it did not catch fire, the fuel cell really did its job.

[@mitchb2305]

@@russellcurrie6099 -- yeah true. Quite an incident to open a rookie's eyes.

[@dwlopez57]

I couldn't make it that hi. Ran out of fingers at 10

[@DanArnets1492]

Rolls, if smooth enough, don't hurt that much - Going from 170mph to stopping in 3 rolls flat is gonna leave a much bigger mark on your body!

[@baberoot1998]

Back when "racing", was..."racing". Golden Age of NASCAR. Grew up about 5 miles from A.J. Foyt's ranch...he was us kids' hero in the 70's.

[@Sargebri]

I didn't know they had plates back then. I always thought plate racing came about after Bobby Allison's horrific crash at Taledega.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

August 16, 1970 at Michigan was the first plate race and any engine over 366 CID was required to use them from that point on. In 1988, plates were required at Daytona and Talladega.

[@jasonwiggins6137]

Leroy just gained my respect.

[@monteharwell6221]

My dad worked for mario,I remember Leroy well.sad story...monte

[@mitchblack7730]

AJ Foyt's Mercury..... Holman-Moody prepped Boss 429 (460???), single dominator carb, single plane intake, dry sump setup - good for about 640 HP @ 7200. This is right around the time the D port intake heads came out. His car ran well. Banning the winged Chrysler cars shows how competitive the Fords really were.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

About 480 HP with the restrictor plate. All aero cars (Torino Talladega, Cyclone Spoiler II, Charger 500, Daytona and Superbird) were limited to 305 CID. They were never banned.

[@jeffcole1914]

My wife’s uncle Leeroy He is a family legend as well

[@mikeday6908]

Too bad Mopar is no longer in Nascar.

[@alvarsdzenis4739]

@ Mike Day - it's not likely fiat would do that. they already spend $350 million on racing Ferrari's in F1 every year.

[@johnkendall6962]

@@alvarsdzenis4739 I know but I would still like to see what the 3rd generation Hemi could do. It can make great horsepower but could it hold up.

[@alvarsdzenis4739]

@@johnkendall6962 they wouldn't be allowed. the engines, as with the engines that were used by dodge when they were racing, were all dimensionally the same and are based on the 351 cleveland engine. all the angles, dimensions, layout, firing order, material and weight are all mandated by nascar, and are essentially the same for each manufacturer. this is why there is less than 15hp difference between any 2 engines. most fans are unaware of this.

[@cindysue5474]

@@johnkendall6962 The hemi would not be allowed.

[@chargerz2204]

Yup .. Hemi not allowed ... TOO ... "Powerfull" .. shiiivy .. phord cant keep up ..

[@MrSteveG58]

Me and my best buddy in high school watch this race on closed-circuit television in a movie theater in Baltimore Maryland.D

[@greghardy9476]

I remember building models of these cars back in the day. If they were to digitally enhance these videos, they would be better than ANY movies! Ah, the memories!

[@christschool]

The King @ 1:28.

[@tthevictorr]

After that barrel roll Troyer stayed with modifies. Bilt the nicest cars on the track.

[@danam0228]

Porsche pace car? A 914? Ha! And they were referring to Pete Hamilton's 305 CID engine tiny, lol

[@TheDolphins43]

I always liked Richard Petty.

[@richardpalleschi4807]

Met him at lee speedway N.H. Back in the early 1990's. Real gentleman. Lady wanted to take a picture of him , but the baby in her arms was restless. Richard took & held the baby so she could take his picture. The man has class !!!

[@Slinger43]

My Father said I picked Richard as "my car" when he took me to my first Stockcar race at Riverside International in 66. Said I liked the color & number on his car. I thought it was the #7 car as I was 5yrs old & learning to count. 4+3=7 LOL! Well, I could count all the way to 7, as it turned out, so could Richard! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 LOL!! I'm 58 now & I still LOVE Richard Petty! Long live The King.

[@Slinger43]

@Jeremy Thompson Yes Sir he sure did! The King & his knights of the Mopar table, Dale Inman, his cousin, Maurice, his brother & while Richard was listed as team owner, his Father Lee oversaw the whole operation for many years after his own HOF driving career. They have always been an amazing family to be admired for sure ✝️

[@robtans5042]

@@richardpalleschi4807 The best to have ever lived my revered hero. He picked me up back in 64 I was not even 4 put me in his car at daytona at that point I was a fan for life. Long live the KING Richard Petty

[@goranforsberg639]

Always liked the Red White Mercurys and Cale Yarborough

[@chrissnyder3430]

Ole Leroy was going nuts! Hey! Over har! Get those hoses!!

[@1pcfred]

King Richard wins again! I have his autograph from his 76 Firecracker 400 win on my ticket stub. He won that one too.

[@chrisrose5740]

Fabulous

[@briantaylor9285]

Richard Brooks got hit the Commentator's Curse.

[@davidthayer6969]

For 1971 Pete Hamilton and Bobby Isaac got screwed over. Chrysler gave Petty the Nichels Engineering business but only funded 2 total cars, down from 7 in 1970. Buddy Baker, who at the time was only known for tearing up equipment and even baker was given orders that IF Petty was leading to let him win...........PETTY was the only factory backed team to race the entire 40+ race schedule.........Baker was limited to 19 races.

[@bloqk16]

Whenever I read a comment where the person mentions Nichels Engineering, that gets my notice and respect to that person being a truly knowledgeable NASCAR fan.

[@davidthayer6969]

@@bloqk16 thank you.

[@septemberlovee]

Real racing!

[@patrickpowell2236]

The driver with the biggest pork-chop sideburns wins!

[@crazyaces4042]

nothing like the sound of the original REAL race car starting up and revving!

[@dannynichols8778]

The king

[@tt-rs1457]

How fascinating, still in 2020........ All that beautys on the track.....what happend to the car designer nowadays......

[@stevenstrube726]

The Legends r so young, wow, kool !!!

[@bloqk16]

Ah! Cars using real steel sheet-metal, such as @19:20 with a fender-bender requiring a cutting torch. Nowadays, a can-opener is all that's needed to cut away the bodywork of a NASCAR racer.

[@TapYouKillYou]

A real strong grip & you can peel it open easier than a sardine can

[@davidcoggins8891]

Cale with a full helmet!??? WOW!

[@drivin379]

But his flip in 87 at Daytona he had open face

[@benjaminbellamy7207]

And a Porsche pace car!

[@barry1705]

Win on Sunday, sell on Monday

[@josepedrorodriguez2376]

6:57 1971 Maynard Troyer's flips

[@timdub70]

AJ driving for the Wood Brothers.

[@tnwhiskey68]

It's weird seeing Richard petty look young but sound just like he does today. It was like watching a kung fu movie voice dub

[@coocoostryker]

A.J Foyt was so fast in this race, and even Petty couldn't keep up.

[@1pcfred]

A.J passed everything but the gas station.

[@treborretsnom6186]

Woooohoooo that's raving!!!!

[@harryinoklahoma1866]

Man, no Hi Definition here. Great video for sure.

[@JW-lw8pc]

Pit crew . No gloves, no helmets. No rule........back when American men were great. Sad to see our country has been lost. 😢 RIP USA 1776-1980 something.............

[@rustyshackleford5516]

Don't like it? Go somewhere else. 🇺🇸

[@davidgriffin2918]

Live this racing !

[@firestarter105G]

10X better racing than anything today. Hell, the cars were as fast fifty years ago as today. That's what you call progress.

[@codym8897]

Do you have the first Masterpiece Theatre episode from January 10, 1971, which is part 1 of the BBC miniseries "The First Churchills" (1968), including Alistair Cooke's opening and closing commentary, as well as the 1970 PBS logo with MacDonald Carey's voiceover at the end, and the Masterpiece Theatre intro at the beginning, followed by the word "Mobil" on a black background, as a voiceover said "Masterpiece Theatre is made possible by a grant from Mobil Oil Corporation"?

[@Kris-q4m]

I shut the video off once I heard restrictor plate.

[@bdogjr7779]

NASCAR 2024 would be 90% Better if DODGE was racing👍🏾😎☯️

[@crimedog8846]

Keith Jackson!!!

[@Jeff.3]

13:00 for mini motor

[@chrisloudermilk7173]

Was in our garage working on our race cars that day

[@albertcee1770]

I'm here because I wanted to see the last Daytona race lol

[@darrenkastl8160]

You can discount this all you want, but the factory team big boys drove the little guys out.

[@jeffcoomer8680]

The small teams survived on parts from factory teams.

[@tommylord]

No mention at all from Keith or Chris when Pete Hamilton jumps out of his still rolling car to try pushing it towards pit lane. 25:20

[@bobbydavis3723]

This was the stuff

[@robertmorris8997]

You can tell this is old, they said the track was paved.

[@darrenkastl8160]

Whattya you talking about ? We still call it "paved" and its never been no different.

[@robertmorris8997]

@@darrenkastl8160 Daytona was originally a sand track. So. When was the last time you heard an announcer refer to a NASCAR track as "paved"?

[@ohioken1]

Robert Morris yes they raced on sand at Daytona Beach. This track was always paved, I think 1959 was the 1st year on this track.

[@joett84]

They still raced on a few dirt tracks as late as 1970.

[@ohioken1]

Joe Tate yes 1970 was the final year of racing on any dirt tracks. My previous comment was addressing that Daytona International Raceway has always been paved since it’s debut. Before the Daytona track, they raced on the sand of Daytona beach, even then the back straightaway was paved road.

[@jmiller5032]

"What In The Wide, Wide World Of Sports"......

[@feeshtacos]

That car still holds the rollover record ...

[@robschannel4512]

That's a pretty big lead at the end. Now most cars are within ten seconds of each other.

[@greghardy9476]

There was real competition on the track and off. Body shapes were different and showed the advantages and disadvantages of each. Now, you can’t really tell the difference between them. True, todays cars are safer, not as many fatalities. Back then, they knew the risks, yet, still they raced.

[@carpballet]

Looks down about 4 inches at AJ and says, “this big Texan.” Lol

[@mikesmithey1892]

I know Jimmy Johnson won five championships in a row I think him and Chad were cheating somehow I never really liked Jimmy Johnson. In my opinion I think David Pearson was the best Nascar driver to have ever driven a cup car. Back in the '70s NASCAR was King and the drivers were real the cars were real and it was exciting to watch. Nowadays not so much.

[@DumPhuc]

a porsche pace car and restrictor plates,this was the beginning of the end..and by 1973,with the fuel crisis,also came the styling crisis

[@blangfrd]

Keith Jackson ... wow. And he’s a Coug, too!

[@brandonharmon8612]

I OWNED A 86 MONTE CARLO ONCE GREAT FAST CAR I WISHED I STILL HAD IT

[@heathercaissie2918]

THANK YOU YOU TUBE.

[@bryanhenderson9117]

Real race cars miss seen them race.

[@mustangecoboosthpp3869]

Test post I am having trouble posting in some videos.

[@Reel-Justice]

6:57 rolled 15 times and that has to be a record.

[@justinabbottabbott7892]

I counted 33 times

[@mitchb2305]

@@justinabbottabbott7892 -- Ha I counted 22! ... This can be said: Wikipedia's count of 15 is definitely low.

[@ThePlatinumEagle]

2:22 look at that. A full faced helmet in 1971!

[@rondrake3720]

The good ole days

[@felipecardoza9967]

Restrictor plates and governors....the beginning of the end, sadly.

[@Ploobstill]

I removed my restrictor plate, but keep that on the down low.

[@felipecardoza9967]

@@Ploobstill I bet you also ran 5 miles of gas line through your roll cage to increase your fuel capacity while maintaining a legal size fuel tank.

[@johnriggle5336]

@@Ploobstill was that the red dragon ?

[@Ploobstill]

@@johnriggle5336 shushhhh. On the down low man!

[@1pcfred]

What they did was they didn't tighten up the bolts that held the carburetor down so they'd leak.