1974 IROC Race #1 - Riverside

[@Malibu1515]

I miss Riverside so much. Got to race there in the 1980s but earlier I saw Parnelli Jones win the Trans-Am championship for Ford in 1970 and Peter Revson clinch the Can-Am championship in 1971. You have no idea just how fast this track was until you actually watched them race there in person

[@deansapp4635]

As a lover of road racing, I would have loved to drive on that track

[@0pooldoctor]

When I was 15 I had a 57 Ford Country Sedan loaded with beer and friends. We would back up to the chain link fence on the S's watching the race from the parking lot..1980 !@@deansapp4635

[@btventura9570]

I was lucky enough to have gone a few times, and was at this event at 8 years old. Got Petty's autograph before the race. Riverside was ELECTRIC! No way to describe how awesome it was.

[@hunterhendee4325]

I was a Cal Club SCCA corner worker from '79 - '82. Started going there as a kid. Used to go there every January to watch the 1st NASCAR race of the year.

[@TheFoyer13]

The jackie emerson interview is gold lol

[@rolux4853]

It was an extremely racist decision from the fascist Americans! They thought about a way to put an American on the first place and that’s what they came up with. No driver should’ve started! Unfortunately all the Americans were as racist back then..

[@eddieds312]

​@@rolux4853Emo gets woke never would have guessed

[@frederickcook87]

@@rolux4853just so you know, Brazilians are American 😝

[@tsmcbride06]

Wide World of Sports, watched every Saturday.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

Thank you so much!

[@mosca3289]

Amazing to see this. I’ve read about this series so many times. Thanks 👍🏻

[@louislepage5111]

This is so cool 😊

[@jordipena7984]

Fantástica carrera y con Emerson Fitipaldi👌

[@mahiru20ten]

I wished the Porsche was used in more than one season...

[@KellieLeigh48]

Solid Gold

[@germancortes1437]

7:19 this is the first time when Jackie Stewart interview an upset brazilian racing legend.

[@beeemm2578]

He was red assed for sure..lol.

[@billenright2788]

drivin those ass-happy porsche's on a slippy/dusty track was awesome to watch.

[@martinsarver245]

Slippy? Where yinz from? Pittsburgh?!

[@scotthovland7380]

Awesome! Thank you for posting!❤🏁

[@robertsklenka5823]

Emmo is known for being extremely casual when it comes to punctuality ..

[@foxwolf316]

and after 50 years since this took place, what would happen right now if you take 12 of the greatest drivers right now, who would you think would win.

[@RalstigRacing]

It would depend in the cars used. But I’d give Max Verstappen the advantage. He does a lot of sim racing in various cars; F1, GT3, WEC, Miatas, etc.

[@spacemanmonster23]

jeez, we didn't need a music video with wingy wangy sounds.

[@commonyetrare]

It was the seventies

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

@@commonyetrare But it's PORNO music!

[@AircheckerArchives]

The first ever IROC race.

[@jbucktheman]

I love the content

[@rolfdejonge3915]

Super! Thanks! ✌️🤠💥🌟🌀👍

[@eddieds312]

4.39 Richard Petty looks so stoked!

[@Jeyrod]

My man!

[@randylucas2458]

Man, I would love to have been there. When those drivers showed up Two inspect those tiny little porsches

[@lucasgustavo7663]

what's is the name of song on the first laps?

[@poeljixton]

What band did the cool mission impossible style jam?

[@TransbianKitty]

Why the quotes around the race distance? Daytona "500", Indy "500", it's so weird!

[@tsmcbride06]

Why weird ? It told you what city/state it was held in and how many miles. Now tracks are corporate named and if you're not up to speed, you don't know where they are racing.

[@stillious]

@@tsmcbride06 He's asking why the miles are in quotes, which is weird. Nothing to do with the city, state or any of the other junk you were blathering on about.

[@tsmcbride06]

Some tracks have multiple events and the races are different lengths, hence, 300, 400, 500 miles

[@tsmcbride06]

@@stillious You could have answered the mans question, but decided to blather on my comment.

[@The52car]

I think it's because "500" was a bit of a nickname at first. It was originally called the 500 Mile International Sweepstakes

[@marklangren3142]

Thank you Por-sha

[@Sargebri]

The first year they drove Porches and on road courses but after that they switched to Chevy Camaros and it was a mix of road courses and ovals.

[@marklittle8805]

No Mario Andretti?? And, ya, Hulme and Fittapaldi were the only international guys. Still, the effort was made. But at leaat they they had Porsches and ran on a road course. It hadn't been NASCARed yet

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

And? It was always an AMERICAN series, I'm sure there were other "International" drivers who were invited, and said 'No thank you.'. Europeans have always been a bit stuck up about invitationals in America. Just like F1 doesn't care for American drivers, it's snobbery.

[@BSNFabricating]

IROC started out as a true International race of champions. Unfortunately by the mid to late 90s, it had become basically just another NASCAR series. And I'm afraid the SRX series is quickly following suit.

[@drewwrobel564]

Honestly this is like saying Indy car and F1 are basically same cars, since they are both open wheels. the only thing common with IROC, NASCAR and SRX cars are rollcages and fenders.

[@The52car]

​@@drewwrobel564(and they all wound up becoming oval-only)

[@myyoutubename4067]

1973*

[@MichaelEarnedIt-19]

Back when men were real men and women were real women.

[@milkdud0]

Yo can you upload those classic MRN radio broadcasts that apparently aren't on the site anymore cause you seem to be in possession of them

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

The porno music made this great race unwatchable. WHY sis they do that? Porsche engines are music enough! Super let down.