1977 Rebel 500

[@jessicawells5145]

At the start of the film of the 72 southern 500 it shows some fans in the stands at the start of the race,the man holding a cigarette with a white shirt an black glasses is my daddy,I was there but was just a few months old,my mom had to take me out because of the noise.

[@augustinecerronejr7968]

I was there in April of 1977. Stationed at Cherry Point NC I WAS going home for the weekend when I saw 3 Marine friends trying to all get on 1 Harley Davidson motorcycle and I yelled YOUS CAN'T DO THAT, & and they said WE'RE GOING TO DARLINGTON 1 WAY OR ANOTHER & I asked IS that NASCAR? YES, YOU DIG NASCAR? So we all piled into my 1967 Chevy Impala and we drove SOUTHBOUND. WE were 3rd in line to get inside the track when it opened. Cost $10. for ALL of Us. We went and parked on the 3rd turn. What a GREAT TIME we had. Good Ole Boys shared their WHITE LIGHTING and smoke to. Big REBEL FLAGS and 1 big party for 2 days. I've been to 4 total races BUT nothing topped this.

[@rogertynerthinkthiswastheo3112]

Davis Pearson the master of Darlington.

[@Coverblue6]

Love those old land yachts of the late 70’s

[@Rocky91DTA]

I love these the older the better and the full race coverage is amazing thank you

[@DanArnets1492]

This was the 7th out of 30 races for the 1977 NASCAR Cup Series. Here's the top drivers in points BEFORE the race: · Yarborough (1065, 4 wins, Chevrolet) · Petty (-120, 2 wins, Dodge) · Waltrip (-139, Chevrolet) · Baker (-145, almost 1 race behind, Ford) · Parsons (-233, Chevrolet) · Marcis (-283, Chevrolet) · Childress (-317, around 2 races behind, Chevrolet) · Gordon (-326, Chevrolet) Bobby Allison was 11th with his Matador

[@z28camaro71]

Trying to call it a rebel race now days they slapped with a lawsuit I sure miss the old days

[@thomashallman5436]

you are not alone hoss nascar has been dead since dale died 24 years ago damn rebel flag ban.....damn it

[@matthewmcsweeney5996]

Nice to see another missing race on KZbin.

[@gordongt1272]

Keith and Jackie (especially Jackie) made the race exciting like none of today`s announcers ever do.

[@parnellibones3780]

Jackie Stewart get so animated... I love when he loses his sh*t!

[@gregminter6393]

I loved the radio broadcasts by MRN, and if you're a true nascar old school guy...the other network...I can still hear Dick Jones or Hal Hamric saying "...this is the Universal Racing Network" ..sigh...the old days...nowadays when I watch it on TV, I turn tv volume on mute and listen to the radio broadcast instead...still makes the event sound more exciting than the tv guys...but yeah..Jackie Stewart made it fun..do any of y'all remember him art talladega in 1978?...he's standing at the top of banking in turn 1..and says, "I'm here at the 'Abalama'😂International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Abalama😂😅😅😅..I'll never forget that..me and my dad were laughing so hard...because Jackie really made an effort to show the sport's technical side without sounding like a rocket scientist..we loved the guy..and they kinda just quit using him in the 80s...my family grew up around the sport, and we could tell Jackie loved it as well..not just because of a paycheck or formal broadcast education ..need a time machine..😂😅

[@BSNFabricating]

This is racing! That said, isn't it great that NASCAR improved it and made it what it is now? (That last part was sarcasm.)

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Pillow races.

[@JayDogTitan-he6wo]

I don't even watch Nascar today and I used to absolutely worship it.

[@74SD455TA]

Amazing that this remains today! One might think that video tape is endless back in those days but it is very hard to find or come by.

[@parnellibones3780]

Main thing is to rewind your tapes, if you still have 'em.

[@mattfulmer4243]

WOW! What a size difference between Yarborough's Laguna and Waltrip's Monte Carlo!

[@robertstaley5049]

Uh, Cale is also driving a Monte Carlo.

[@RealJohnWayne]

The good old days!

[@BogattheMoon]

Excellent race. DW's first super speedway win, the late J.D. Mcduffie, Bobby driving the 1 for Donnie. Pearson would would drive the 1 a few years later and also four races in the 2 for an injured Earnhardt claiming top 5s and a win as well.

[@lonnylundquist9818]

It will always be the rebel 500😅

[@thomashallman5436]

i totally agree lonny fuck nascar and espn reportin jerk ryan mcgee

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Still holding out hope that someone posts that Earl Ross upset win

[@shanew.williams]

I laughed so hard @18:29 when Chris Economacki asked Waltrip about being a college graduate. DW looked so surprised (and so was i) lol. I don't think Darrell even attended college (much less graduate). But, something i learned recently about DW DOES impress me, i read an old article quoting wife Stevie (Waltrip) as saying Darrell took basic training at Fort ? during the Vietnam war.

[@goldsmith1210]

Thank god for electronic timing and scoring. That finish was a joke.

[@thomashallman5436]

it was flagman harold kinder had to end the race under yellow no fault of his doing blame gazaway sir

[@tommynesbitt4837]

18:29 watch DW BS his way through Chris Economaki's questions about "his college education"

[@Slinger43]

😂👍

[@Slinger43]

Well this was certainly a treat! 🤤 Ol' King Richard had his usual luck at Darlington, BAD! The Leader of The Alabama Gang had his usual luck everywhere it seem's, BAD! The Silver Fox, who didn't suffer too much bad luck at Darlington, certainly suffered some in this race ( damn that Man was so tough at Darlington! ) Then there's Ol' DW showing the world exactly why the old guard didn't cotton to him, those old Cup car's were so dangerous & the old guard raced hard in them, but they raced clean & took care of each other on-track, but DW took chance's The OG saw as reckless, which put them all at risk ( See the finish of the 81 Busch Clash for example of said recklessness 😉 ) Oh well, all's well that end's well, at least for DW in this race anyway.

[@Fania54]

I thought Donnie Allison was in the #1. They say in this telecast that it's Bobby. Was he subbing for Donnie?

[@JesusTapdancingChristOnaCross]

That threw me for a loop too. Doing some research, Bobby did sub for Donnie. That finish I also had to rewatch several times to figure out where Darrell was in relation to Bobby and David, as the broadcast did not pick up right away Darrell had passed both of them. I have heard of the whole "gentleman's agreement" about holding position racing back to the yellow, but with very few laps remaining that went out the window... and Darrell didn't slow down as much, therefore getting to the start finish line first by at least half a car length.

[@everettsmithhotspot8404]

@@JesusTapdancingChristOnaCross I think gentlemans agreement was in force but not on the last lap. Since this was likely the end of the race he passed. Dangerous , yes by todays standard but that was racing back then. I LOVE IT!!!!

[@brandonharmon6281]

I think they were listening to the Bee Gees in there cars.

[@NCMarrk]

Worse announcing team in the 70's

[@thomashallman5436]

forget you mark i ll take sir jackie any ol day over rick allen and the nbc sports team who pisses on the rebel flag bye

[@NCMarrk]

@@thomashallman5436 Hahaha