1972 Southern 500

[@kshears8]

I was there as a guest of Buddy Bakers and got to meet all the drivers and sat in Buddys car and Richard pettys. Watched the race with Buddys family at the stands in the infield of turn 4 with the safety safari. I was 11 years old then. Bussy was the nicest man you could ever meet.

[@sludge4125]

The Gentle Giant.

[@russellhartwell5404]

,, ,, "LUCKY, " -- "U," !!,

[@Slinger43]

Two of the All-Time Greats go'n blow for blow! For all his accolades The Great Bobby Allison is still SO UNDERRATED 😠 Just came back to say maybe the power's that be in NASCAR should sit Ross Chastaine down & make him watch these two Titan's of the sport go at it, see Ross, you actually can pass someone "without wrecking them" 😉

[@russellhartwell5404]

,, ,, SAW, MR, " ALLISON, " UP, HERE, AT, " MOSPORT, " !!, " RACING, " WITH, THE, " LATE, " MR, " N O R M, ELLEOTT, " !!, ( WHAT, A, " RACE, " !!, ),

[@gregbernstein6430]

Breathtaking! Glad I’m 61and grew up in stock cars Golden Days. I went to the 1970 Talledega Went to the Talladega 500 Hundred in 1970; won by Pete Hamilton. A small crowd gathered by the fence; and David Pearson took the time just to chat with us. A good simple gesture; made by David Pearson; gave this 12 year old an incredible memory! The tape is in my head; many decades later.

[@sludge4125]

Great recollection, Greg!!

[@1CITRADREAM]

Yea I’m 6o and sure can relate👌

[@jaimepowell5033]

I saw this race on Armed Forces TV on board the USS Midway while on Yankee Station off North Vietnam. Great race. Television was just beginning to understand how important pit stops were.

[@1CITRADREAM]

It’s really hard to watch the races today compared to this! Yea I’m just over 60 years old😃

[@russellclub9464]

5:20 - 5:40, that's why they called him the Silver Fox. RIP, David, you were the best. Gas caps on and off by hand on the pit stops, lol. Man I miss those days.

[@georgewaters8592]

Man, that pit crew looked like they were getting soaked with fuel when doing the re-fills...

[@chadmiller7876]

Yeah i dont know how they didn't get it in their eyes as much as they used to splash it around. I always thought it would have been wise to create a sort of pan like an oil pan or something thats on wheels that a crew member could wheel over behind or beside the car to catch some of the fuel spillage. If you watch some old races like this one, they really wasted alot of fuel. I know time is everything but a pan on wheels rolled up by a separate man while they are fueling wouldn't have cost anymore time if done properly and positioned where the car wouldn't run over it and the fuel man wouldn't trip.

[@chrisarroyo1431]

To watch this live would have been awesome!

[@ACF6180T]

Not to brag, But this was the 1st NASCAR race I ever watched, & it was totally AWESOME.

[@guywilson3233]

Nascar will never be as good as those days

[@dmvail1]

This makes me really miss my 1971 Cyclone spoiler.

[@circaseventies]

Watched this on Wide World ? as a very young racing fan! Chris Economaki really got into calling the races! Had the tv cranked UP which drove Mom crazy...

[@flashy5150]

2 of my favorite race cars of all time -- Pearson's Mercury and Allison's "Coke Machine". Too bad that I was only 1 year old then. lol

[@Machi74005]

I was five and do not remember; however, during this time models of both of those cars were popular. My late father built what was either Revel or AMT brand plastic build models of both of these cars and I still have them in storage 45 years later.

[@atrahan100]

I saw Bobby Allison in the first NASCAR race at went to at 1972 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover

[@musicstewart9744]

Anthony Trahan me too. 500 miles. No caution flags.

[@michaeleugene5547]

That's when racing was racing!

[@jajvick]

If Allison & Jr Johnson had stayed together there is no telling how many races they would have won

[@bloqk16]

it's been said that if Johnson & Allison had stayed together, Allison could have easily attained the #2 spot for all-time NASCAR wins; and may have contended for Petty's record of 200. But, I've read Allison's autobiography, where he contends that, for Bobby, Johnson was difficult to get along with. One of the major reasons Johnson got Allison to drive for him was the personal sponsorship contract that Allison had with Coca-Cola.

[@sludge4125]

Allison was difficult to deal with.

[@edmiller8396]

Bobby had to throw some of his own $$ in to make the deal happen. Yes, Bobby was intense, but no communication from the other side. Sad, they would've had a TON of wins together.

[@goldenltd1970]

@@bloqk16 and if Pearson would've driven full time with the Woods he would habe been a contender for Richards record too. Its just wishfull thinking

[@pauleannetta4063]

God bless Wood Brothers racing!

[@jessicawells5145]

When it shows people stand-up in the stands at the first min of the vidio thats my dad in the white shirt,

[@TheStingray1966]

i was bobby allison fan for a year really missed stingray

[@Radar19792006]

I wish more ABC NASCAR coverage from 72 and 73 could be found.

[@dannycoker6439]

Sean McCracken me too Sean?

[@russellhartwell5404]

,, ,, "&," # 7 4, !!, ( THE, " CARLING, " -- YEAR, " !!, ), "&," THE, " CARLING, " -- DARLINGS, !!,

[@ACF6180T]

This was the 1st race I ever watched ! & I was only 14; I watched it with my Dad who was a big time David Pearson fan; As well as a Mercury fan . I was strictly a Chevrolet fan more than anything. I do remember my Dad looking at me crossed eyed while I was cheering for the Chevrolet, & Bobby Allison. Latter I became a Cale Y. fan; Then a Dale E. fan. & the last driver I became a fan of was Jimmy J.But I was always a Chevrolet fan . & I'll never forget Bobby A. who got me into watching NASCAR racing; As well as my Dad. I don't even watch NASCAR anymore; Since J.J. retired, & team Monte Carlo.

[@BronnyJamesBricks]

I was a Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Davey Allison & now a Kyle Busch fan, it was hard for me to watch NASCAR after Dale's death, especially after having to go through Davey's death, I always loved drivers who loved to win & hated to lose. I am so happy RCR is back as a championship contender, he's the last of the old school team owner who started out as a driver/independent team owner (like Buddy Arrington, James Hylton, JD McDuffie & others), seeing Richard in these post race press conference's, he hasn't been this happy since Dale was still racing, he has his swagger back, and as a NASCAR fan of 45 years, I am here for it, this week is NASCAR's 6th straight sellout, and having North Wilkesboro back is so awesome.

[@ACF6180T]

@@BronnyJamesBricks Even though I don't watch it that much; I'm hoping Kyle B. will bring the championship back to RCR ! That would be neat. I also had a hard time watching after Dale E. Death; I still remember the news that night. I got into a pool in J.J. rookie year, & got laughed at ,But I stuck with him tell he left NASCAR . Even though he is a partner with Petty; I'm disappointed that that in 24 that they are going to Toyota . It is so over . I did pick Kyle B. to win the championship this year; I guess I'll find out later; Fingers X.

[@BronnyJamesBricks]

@@ACF6180T yep a lot of people have turned around on Kyle now that he is back in a bow tie, also the past 3 years really humbled him, a lot of people really don't like Toyota's I guess 😂

[@BronnyJamesBricks]

You might remember this one, the 1975 Southern 500, when he won in a Matador for Roger Penske kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4XdYoKGgMaHptk

[@flashy5150]

Awesome race with 2 fabulous drivers.

[@stretchwith]

The camera work is amazing.

[@dylanwatson1287]

Only if Bobby & Junior and the crew always got along with each other, they would've beaten Petty out for that championship that year. They sure as hell kicked ass in '72!

[@randyjohnson6845]

He said the fans have never seen a race so competitive.in about 22 minutes of actual race time theres two cars on the lead lap. And position 4 is 4 laps down......the ford 429 cyclone had 100 horsepower more than any car in the field except the hemi

[@commonsense7787]

Bobby Allison is the best "pure" driver in NASCAR history. Easily.

[@mikeburks9641]

common sense that would be David Pearson.

[@daviclar867]

Darlington is such a great track. It's perfect!

[@sludge4125]

Fantastic video!! Chris Economaki has always been impatient with the sponsor horse manure. But what a great voice Chris had.

[@chase9812]

I want to go back to 72 I would be 10 years old

[@tomt9543]

Those sideburns are what made the difference! Those drivers were worn out at the end of the day back then!

[@georgewaters8592]

What an incredible race that was.... question: was the Chrysler Hemi banned at this point ?? Only asking because it just seemed like all the Mopars were being left in the dust....

[@goldenltd1970]

No. The big blocks were driven til 1974 The Hemi was never banned alone

[@hemihead001]

I think this was the first year NASCAR started to bend the rules to favor GM . It only got worse to the point of the boredom that they have now .

[@jb1765]

They better be glad those doors were welded shut cause that Chevrolet would have blown them off. Damn that car was running!

[@brianmigon6090]

Because Ford and Dodge we’re restricted heavily that year

[@STP43FAN1]

#71 Bobby Isaac eliminated in the early wreck - he quit Harry Hyde's team the next day, sick of a season where he'd blown up or crashed in over half the races.

[@russellhartwell5404]

,, ,, JUST, " BAD, -- LUCK, " !!, ,,?,, ?,, ,, ( READ, !!, -- " FROM, LAST, " -- "2," -- # 1, ST, !!, ), GOOD, BOOK, !!,

[@MrChristopherHaas]

People complain about modern NASCAR. THIS race is a TYPICAL example of races in 70s where 2 cars are on lead lap and, by the time you get to 5th place, Bailey is SEVEN laps behind HALFWAY through the “race”

[@jaymaxfield5056]

Best racing ever. You either had it or you didn't. NASCAR didn't pander to whiners like KRY😭LE BUSCH!!

[@chadmiller7876]

I understand what you mean but the cars back then were just so much more interesting because they were essentially "real" cars with race mods. They also were easy to distinguish from each other and used different parts and engines. The cars of today are all the same and arent anything like real cars. They are over engineered machines built with computers and cost more than all those old cars combined. They just aren't as interesting and the cars have no personal character to them. Plus the drivers are young tech geeks now that probably couldn't even change the oil in a car. This is why Nascar is dying. Im from Ky and used to everywhere you looked you would see a nascar shirt or hat on someone or stickers and decals all over their car or truck. I never see that stuff anymore. All the people in my large family that were die hards that went to at least 2 races each season , now tell me they rarely even watch it.

[@fredwalker3374]

Good ole chris e. Speed sport news

[@beeemm2578]

Those pit crew pantaloons....👍👍👍😄😄

[@VictorySpeedway]

Watch a present day race at Darlington, then watch this. Then tell me NASCAR has gotten better over the years. I dare ya.

[@thekingsilverado9004]

This was thee year Chevrolet told Ford Hold my beer watch this...

[@jackkramer5756]

And the Petty Plymouth was the 1972 NASCAR Champ

[@goldenltd1970]

21 had no factory support but the best driver, gave'em a run for their money

[@ihus9950]

👍Bobby

[@ericwalker2388]

A.B.C. on Saturday Before Evil K maybe 🤔🤔🤔🤔 landing right or Okland and Rams Bowling or Pool Horse Racing.

[@jhancock1575]

This was when NASCAR was more exciting to watch. Boring today.

[@STP43FAN1]

It was news when Darlington didn't wreck a lot of cars.

[@70stunes71]

Must have broken Fords heart LMBO

[@STP43FAN1]

2:29

[@cliffordjones8750]

You can tell tha are cheating that's a fact