1983 Talladega 500

[@rickwilkinson9470]

This is real racing. This is better than anything today even if the video is snowy.

[@my12thdong]

K boomer

[@kramnull8962]

@@my12thdong So you would rather see 750hp cars than 950hp cars?

[@Carolinian4372]

​@@my12thdongCalling someone Boomer is actually a compliment because your generation today really sucks and so does the racing. Love the empty seats at all the tracks these days. Crap drivers and crap cars aren't worth watching.

[@tnwhiskey68]

This is the perfect example of why people love super speedway races! It doesn't take tons of crashes, but this was drama packed, action packed and full of stories! The Neil Bonnett/Tim Richmond deal was fantastic! Tim was as excited as a crew chief! Kyle Petty/Terry Labonte swap and all these guys still being competitive. Earnhardt in the 15 Ford beating the RCR 3 with Rudd driving. So many guys had a chance based on a pitstop, Petty, Allison, Richmond/Bonnett, DW and Bodine. What a race!

[@beeemm2578]

Man, i still get pumped up watching these old races over and over. The lead ins get you jazzed up, then the legendary announcers go through the grid...hall of famers and legends everywhere. You'll never see anything like, id say from '75 through '96 ever again. Anyone can see how special this time period was for racing. Damn i miss this....

[@blackpagan100]

Just found your channel, not sure whether to thank you or not as gonna spent way too much time watching! 👍🏻

[@Alan-in-Bama]

Thanks for posting this race.....this was my First Nascar/ Talladega 500 race to see in person. I was 12 years old, there with my Dad and brother, and we were sitting right there between turn 4 and the Tri-oval (grandstands) ! The wreck on lap 2 happend directly in front of us.

[@amandakay6396]

Boomer lol just kidding, glad you had a good time.

[@randybobandy9243]

Ahh Yes!!! An early 80’s race @ Dega. When NASCAR was NASCAR.. excellent video! Nice find.

[@alwaysopen7970]

Afternoon racing.

[@my12thdong]

Ok boomer

[@karlc2869]

And also before Les Moonves ruined CBS.

[@reno145]

Those drivers in today's cars would be unbeatable. Today's drivers in those cars would be scared out of their pants.

[@Backwoods_870]

It would wrecks during caution laps 😂😂😂😂

[@wesleybusbin]

These drivers wouldn’t be able to drive todays cars

[@dagoose3829]

Today’s cars are a joke. IMSA nascars 🤦‍♂️

[@wesleybusbin]

@dagoose3829 actually you are a joke

[@mitchisms]

Great to see these races in full. I was a kid in the 1980s living in Australia, so I can't say for sure that we didn't get full races live after midnight, but I do remember that on weekends (during the daytime) we only got highlights packages on the Australian (rip-off version) of Wide World of Sports. I always enjoyed those highlights so it's a real treat to see these full telecasts. While you can't beat the actual racing, I really enjoy Ned Jarrett's "insight" stories and the pit crew interviews etc. Thanks for uploading.

[@josephscott6388]

haha Bobby sticking it to DW on the last lap. what a great 3 year fued that was.

[@Timster2]

For DW to be upset with Allison is just frustration. Earnhardt needed a drafting partner to get around DW and that’s what Allison did. Once Earnhardt was in front, Allison got out of the way. If Allison had stayed there, DW would have a reason to be upset. You’re right , it was a great three year battle between those two.

[@paulmatthews463]

Make Racing Great Again

[@30AndHatingIt]

I’m amazed at the remote camera tech they had back then. Especially love how creative they were using the camera inside Cale’s car to film the interview of the other guy kneeling to the car on the right.

[@rickyhipps8016]

Them Pontiac Lemans looked good. I thought they were gonna be outlawed, after Bobby Allison black Lemans at 1981 Daytona 500.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

I watched this live, on tv, when I was a little guy, wow, talk about memory lane

[@TSi99999]

Woe Smiff what a gem! Thanks for sharing!@

[@jcearnhardt393]

Waltrip was a sitting duck, Earnhardt made his move and went by darryl so fast he didn't have time to block or do nothing. Man ole ironhead was tough to beat on big tracks.

[@robtans5042]

Fuck ironhead

[@rolltide9547]

You must be one those guys who like current NASCAR.

[@alwaysopen7970]

Always until 10 years ago.

[@joeyjohnson4826]

@@alwaysopen7970 wish it was ten years ago id be much younger 😅.... I missed the race rhat year, I had to help with the olustee reenactment... I heard he died on the radio on the way home.... my uncle pulled over and we sat there, I cried.... but it was 20 years ago... 🤨

[@amandakay6396]

Do it for Dale!

[@michaelclayton7367]

Too bad video (VHS) cassette Cleaner was not available because all someone had to do was put the cleaning cassette in the vcr, press play, eject and then ready record and if that was done this audio and picture would have been so much better. Thanks for this video glad somebody had it.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

The tracking was off, nothing more

[@willie0704]

the video would probably play perfect in the VCR that recorded it. When you put in another VCR the heads do not line up the same and you have tracking issues.

[@DanArnets1492]

*POINT STANDINGS and WINS before the 1983 TALLADEGA 500 (19 of 30):* #22 Bobby Allison (2804pts with 3 wins, GM) #11 Darrell Waltrip (-202 with 4 wins, GM) #9 Bill Elliott (-269, Ford) #33 Harry Gant (-281 with 1 win, GM) #43 Richard Petty (-365 with 2 wins, GM) #75 Neil Bonnet (-379 with 1 win, GM) #44 Terry Labonte (-583, GM) #98 Joe Ruttman (-596, GM) #3 Ricky Rudd (-616 with 1 win, GM) #15 Dale Earnhardt (-680 with 1 win, Ford) Dave Marcis (GM #71) was 12th, Tim Richmond (1 win, GM #27) was 13th, Buddy Arrington (Dodge #67) was 16th, Ron Bouchard (GM #47) was 18th and 1982 best rookie Geoff Bodine (GM #88) was 19th. The Daytona 500, Atlanta 500 and Motor State 400 were won by part-timer Cale Yarborough (GM #28). The Firecracker 400 was won by Buddy Baker (Ford #21), also a part-timer Drivers listed are the season's current top8, last season's top8 plus the rookie of the year before and whatever race winner that doesn't fit any of those 2 descriptions. Yes, I’m using the unsponsored names of the races. In Talladega’s case, the earlier one is the Alabama 500 while the Summer race is the Talladega 500.

[@robertgrebel562]

1:52:34 lol Cale Yarborough making car sounds as he enters the corner.

[@steveschierholz5272]

The real NASCAR

[@cnking27]

Bobby was leading in points and DW was second. Note what he does on the last lap. Genius. 2:39:38

[@chrisrhoads8256]

I love ❤talladega super speed way💪👌🤙👍🏎🏁

[@alwaysopen7970]

Neil and Dale were a lot a like in interviews. Brusque and no bullshit.

[@johnbrowning1232]

My grandfather dropped the green flag for this race

[@tnwhiskey68]

What in the hell were they doing in the infield around 3 and 4? Every time they show them going through, a fresh cloud of dust is flying!

[@mikebaboonbaboon2764]

We need. 210 mph nascar again.

[@almostfm]

No, we really don't. Just because things are faster doesn't make the racing better. And that extra 10 mph makes every hit 10% harder. That's not good, and that's even before we think about the fact that at 200, we already see cars wanting to take off.

[@chrissnyder3430]

How can you not like these drivers??? They would run over their Mothers for a shot at the win. LOL

[@ghomerhust]

1965-1985 was prime time for nascar. they were just completely bonkers!

[@garinakbar1907]

The Intimidator driving the Bird.. alongside Cale Yarborough's Hardee's and Bill Elliott's Melling Coors Bird

[@joeyjohnson4826]

He hated fords 🤣

[@garinakbar1907]

@@joeyjohnson4826 Yeah, Dale hate it...he's a hardcore Chevy guy...

[@kramnull8962]

@@garinakbar1907 Shows he had no balls to control his destiny...

[@chrissnyder3430]

Just graduate from high school. Now what? Oh, I think I'll go drive Talladega this weekend. Ok cool! Just amazing what he did so early in life! (Sorry, that would be Bobby Hillin Jr.)

[@mikeyoungblood94]

This was a LOADED top 24!

[@DixietheGoat9]

Really its crazy to think that we have Dale Earnhardt who started his career on dirt short tracks with his dad then 4 years in the cup series he adjust from short track racing to Superspeedway racing and mastered it just as quick as he won his first cup title

[@Ghostmotorfinger]

Simply the greatest ever.

[@kramnull8962]

Mastered it, along with all the rule changes over the years that hampered the Thunderbird every step of the way... Yeah he's a true masterpiece. Ernie's Dad bought a dyno in 79 and Ernie ran with it. What did Squirmfart and Pink Floyd have in common? Last big hit was the Wall...

[@bloodybones63]

@@kramnull8962 Damn, boy, jealous much?

[@randykirchhevel7311]

Dale Earnhardt would have been awesome with the Wood Brothers with him being a good driver and them having a fast pit crew. Wood brothers were well known for having fast pit crews. They were the ones who took pitting to a higher level.

[@edmondcamp2878]

Don’t get me wrong and I know you’re obviously an Earnhardt fan and I respect that but to me he was the most overrated driver in NASCAR history but that being said in his heyday David Pearson proved what a good driver could do driving for the Wood Bros. and so did Cale Yarborough but none of that is neither hear nor there when Dale Earnhardt left Bud Moore to switch with Ricky Rudd who was driving for Richard Childress Earnhardt said I think it’s a good swap because Ricky’s more of a Ford guy and I’m more of a Chevrolet guy. .

[@mrnascar9129]

@@edmondcamp2878 wood Brothers never wanted to sign Earnhardt to drive for them like alot of other car owners at the time.

[@edmondcamp2878]

@@mrnascar9129 I never said the Wood Brothers wanted to sign him that was somebody else. I think he was the most overrated driver in NASCAR history.

[@Stiitchjones]

@@edmondcamp2878 God rest his soul but he would probably wreck anybody to win a race, and take up the whole race track too. My dad said his father Ralph would wreck you in a second before you even knew it.

[@Timster2]

Back in those days a relief driver could take over without having to drive the same make of car as the one they were getting into. Neil Bonnett taking over for Tim Richmond and Terry Labonte taking over for Kyle Petty. Nowadays, it has to be a driver affiliated with the team or the manufacturer. I get it but I don’t like it.

[@evanwilliams6406]

I liked it better when the sponsors and manufacturers didn't put those stipulations in contracts, back then it was "handshake" deal and back then contracts were just papers. Now the sport is much more of business than it ever has and loyalty to manufacturers and sponsors is important and the Dan Suarez/Subway Dunkin Donuts debacle is what really made me angry after SUBWAY pretty much dropped Suarez after that fiasco.

[@ToppCuber]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think this is Dale Sr.’s very first win at Talladega

[@alvingriggs6932]

You are correct all others were with #3 car in cup!

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

IF YOU DO NOT FIND THIS TYPE OF RACING ENTHRALLING ORDER YOURSELF A COFFIN!

[@benjaminforester3483]

32:59

[@vinewood8295]

Damn this was 40 years ago as of this year... Ole Dale getting that 1st dega victory. Talladega always done right by Dale...

[@bloodybones63]

It was his last win, too. After a caution, he was in 18th, with 4 laps to go. He went through the field to win. It was magnificent!

[@kevinbritton1495]

wow dale earnhardt driving the 15 wrangler ford!

[@TheYeti308]

There goes that Man .

[@leeloveyouricyourthemanalw5374]

Nice race.

[@omegatafkal]

Earnhardt in a Ford...

[@georgeniksich1152]

GM cry baby's had NASCAR change aerodynamics on T Birds because they where so fast.

[@141runn]

when? all i remember is the ford drivers crying over the aerodynamics on the debut of the monte carlo in 1995. and NASCAR chopped little by little from the spoilers on it to appease them the following years.

[@nuchvadir]

Well Mike, the biggest difference is that is 50 mph faster.

[@lolbr6818]

Did anyone notice the semi-colapsed sheet metal around the nose of Cale's car. Just as they pull out of the pits the first time. His car was a little faster...

[@kramnull8962]

Added downforce to the front. They didn't have splitters back then to defeat the rear spoiler pulling the front end up.

[@MyKittyPercy]

1:52:34 made me crack up 😆

[@mikekaylor1226]

Iron Head in a Ford is pretty cool!

[@edmondcamp2878]

Bobby didn’t do anything wrong by helping Dale draft passed Darrell the problem was Bobby pulled in front of Darrell to hold him up temporarily so Dale could win. In Junior Johnson’s book Junior said Bobby stuck his nose where it didn’t belong.

[@richardstephens5570]

Allison was in a points battle with Waltrip. Bobby's nose was exactly where it belonged.

[@edmondcamp2878]

@@richardstephens5570 If it’s between two other drivers you get out of the way. Besides Bobby won the championship anyway. I’ve heard other drivers say Bobby and Donnie were not the squeaky clean drivers the announcers said they were because they did things on the backstretch that a lot of people didn’t see.

[@paulmatthews463]

@@edmondcamp2878 bobby was in a fight for the championship and did exactly what he needed to do.

[@edmondcamp2878]

@@paulmatthews463 If it had been Cale,Benny Parsons,Richard Petty,David Pearson,Buddy Baker etc. they would have shown respect and got out of the way. Bobby Allison did the same thing to Terry Labonte the year before when he was a lap down and intentionally blocked Terry at a short track and cost Terry the race and Terry said who does Bobby Allison think he is God? It did make Junior Johnson and crew extremely upset at Bobby which Junior didn’t like Bobby anyway from when Bobby drove for him. Ironically it was at Talladega in 72 when Bobby had mechanical problems and Junior fixed it in the garage and Junior said where’s Bobby and somebody said oh he went home and had Bobby stayed and got back in the car they would have won the championship.

[@paulmatthews463]

@@edmondcamp2878 so your saying those other drivers wouldn't try as hard to win a championship as they would to win a race? Nobody knows what they would have done in the same situation. Its the main goal of every driver worth his salt to win a championship and do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. But ill admit im a little biased when it comes to the alabama gang, and i was tickled that ol bucketmouth was the one he stuck it to. And at least he didn't knock him out of the race and dang near kill him. If you follow NASCAR as long as i have maybe you know what im referring too.

[@bobjohnson7207]

Those were near the last of the cars if forever.

[@randykirchhevel7311]

Earnhardt was pretty good in a Ford. I never knew he drove for Bud Moore and Ford.

[@DixietheGoat9]

It was after the Osterlin team shut down

[@DixietheGoat9]

Plus It was not Dales first time in a ford cause his first car the Pink K-2 Car was a 1952 Ford Victoria

[@randykirchhevel7311]

@@DixietheGoat9 you mean 55-56 which had a small block chevy

[@Malibu1515]

Yep I love reading these comments from Earnhardt fans that didn't follow Nascar before he drove the #3. Only year I ever rooted for him. 1983 Dale Earnhardt drove for the great Bud Moore. A true American Hero

[@randykirchhevel7311]

@@Malibu1515 he drove for him in 82 and 83

[@noahbise8452]

Do you have the 1984 busch 500?

[@plazpow]

Up

[@MilesLexicon]

Listen to the very start of the video, 30 seconds in, you can faintly hear Alan Parson's Project in the background, sounds like Lucifer?

[@JoeBobTarheel]

Notice Cale making engine noises during in-car camera. David Hobbs told the story about that via Dale Jr. download

[@triplewhiskeyyo466]

Did you notice the pit road speeds?

[@timschmidt3784]

Ned Jarrett: "For the most part, rookies are stupid drivers . . ." Ha ha!!

[@IgorFonseca244]

2:12:55 yeah, you can say Cale has a eye for things

[@BillBarrie-u7g]

Darrel Waltrip considered Talladega the "CAPITAL" of Boggity

[@ItiscalledaMANDATE]

This is what NASCAR racing was meant to be like, not the garbage Bill France Jr. has turned it into in 2023.

[@tnwhiskey68]

Bill France Jr was the CEO 1972-2000. So this race is a Bill France Jr race. His son, Brain took over until 2018. Bill France Sr.'s other son Jim took over in 2018. Bill France Jr is the guy who made it what we love!

[@karlc2869]

Before Les Moonves ruined CBS. SMH.

[@TheCaddypilot1]

All I see these days from the NASCAR executives is slowing the cars down to produce good racing... Slow them down?? That's not racing! LET THEM RUN! Was this bad racing? NO! This was great racing! Let them ruuuunnnn.... Slowing the cars down with a ton of downforce and excessive rules is not racing. It does not produce good racing at all.. This was top level stock car racing as it should be. Brian France killed the sport.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

SJW liberal ASSHOLES, don't understand what racing is, they want NO RACING, NO PERSONAL SUCCESS, only failure, because that's ALL THEY UNDERSTAND

[@chrissnyder3430]

It's like a whole pen of 3 yr old phillys and putting devices on them to hinder them from running all out! Ya just don't do that!

[@chrissnyder3430]

@NASTY CANASTA nah, BF Jr is simply an alcoholic. Lol

[@derricklayman227]

good job dale

[@kellymcclendon6601]

Dale needs to thank Ole Bobby.

[@Brian.Senecal]

$373,000 in purse money? Whaaaaaaaa? Thats alot of cocaine😵 money in that era which had replaced moonshine by then.😜

[@dmorris8661]

32:10 The 29 looks like it has been run over by Grave Digger!

[@robertanderson2898]

Teresa Earnhardt rawwwwwwr........

[@gloriawelch3603]

D. Waltrip. Biggest crybaby in car racing. Wait. Maybe Kyle, now.

[@craigphillips4205]

Kyle Petty or Busch?? Petty still the biggest crybaby even in retirement... he just has this persona that doesn't sit well with me... an egoist who rarely lays his ego on the ground for nothing, even if he was wrong about something. Kyle Busch is a bit of a crybaby too but Kyle Petty tops them all...

[@ihus9950]

👍

[@andysimpson4414]

2:23:23

[@marine4lyfe85]

Earnhardt driving a Ford.

[@staccatoglock]

2:40:35 😂😂BRUTAL

[@willielynchjr9912]

It's STOCK CARS*.

[@STP43FAN1]

Allison a lap down pushing Earnhardt tobthe win to foil Darrell Waltrip. Those who saw Chase Elliott hold up Harvick so Kyle Larson would win Bristol, check this out.

[@kramnull8962]

There's a huge difference. Cars back then had a true emblem behind them, today Manufacturers are so proud of their sticker...

[@Stupidfastracing]

This is when Nascar was great it's a complete joke now

[@ronniesheriff798]

You

[@kellymcclendon6601]

Interfere? The only Interfere was from DW's: Courage. Lack of hp. Lack of racing skill.

[@mikebaboonbaboon2764]

The okc. Thunder blunder again.

[@themanfromcabowabo1559]

.

[@michaelfreeland2791]

Earnhardt in a Ford ugh

[@DixietheGoat9]

Not his first ride in a ford cause his first car the Pink K2 car was a 1952 Ford Victoria

[@robtans5042]

To hell with him in anythang

[@Malibu1515]

Ya eat it. Petty also.

[@JJA1987]

To hell with Tans

[@daleburton92]

2:38:10