Classic NASCAR on dirt | 1966 Hickory 250 from Hickory Speedway | NASCAR Classic Dirt Race Replay

[@TheIceberg]

Awesome to see more clips of Curtis Turner running. A supremely underrated driver in NASCAR’s history

[@anthonydeloreto3881]

And you guys thought that 1970 Talladega race was a rare gem to find? Well now this one goes well beyond the point of just that!

[@globyboulga1045]

The way the animator speaks is very radio friendly. 📻 very descriptive and never a dull line.

[@dillonblackwood]

"Through the turn. They're as tight as a beggers budget!"

[@quikcarl61]

I was 5 years old and was probably at this race with my family, I remember people climbing the trees outside the back stretch fence to watch it.

[@48nation]

It’s incredible how they can find these old races from 1960’s and post them in 720p

[@mengers06]

If it was originally filmed with a 35mm camera (which came out in the 60’s), then it was recorded in a resolution that actually exceeds 1080p. The problem from back then was, they didn’t have viewing devices that could take advantage of it. 35mm is still the standard in the film industry to this day

[@KigerStudios]

@@mengers06 yup, it's hard to think about, but back then there wasn't a "pixel" or a "resolution" which makes it interesting to convert.

[@anthonydeloreto3881]

Uhhhh, I don’t know if you missed this but they actually have some old Darlington races in 4K.

[@andrewrollason4963]

@@mengers06 35mm has never been the standard. Movies are shot in 65mm film and then bounced to 70mm for prints with sound.

[@jdey1989]

@@andrewrollason4963 I don’t think sports would be shot in 65mm it would be 16mm the same NFL films shot on forever.

[@EdwaardAdkins]

Love the old footage! This was racing!!

[@grumphie777]

I live about 10 miles from this track. Its paved now, but still has the old track feel. They still run races at this track.

[@DKING947]

That's good to hear

[@JerryGoad-y7c]

Always a know-it-all.

[@layne4626]

WOW! the names in that's race. AWESOME!!

[@multiyapples]

I love seeing old race footage.

[@TsukiCondor]

Who doesn't, it's like stepping into the past

[@robertmckinney46]

This is not the complete race, just the highlights. I was there for this race with my brother and a friend. There is more footage of this race in the long lost movie "Tiny Lund , Hard Charger " that came out about this same time . No one seems to have a copy of this movie that followed Tiny along the Nascar circuit . It has great footage of a lot of races on asphalt and dirt featuring many of the drivers of that era. Hopefully someone will come up with a copy, since it was shown in theatres and was in 35mm film and 16mm as well.

[@realwildracer28]

This is classic dirt racing can't wait to see the dirt race

[@ChucksPullingVideos]

The people in the tree tops though, man, that's some dedication.

[@DoubleTMan2423]

Awesome dirt racing back in those days.

[@agentjf36]

Why is this better quality than some of the recordings from the early 2000’s races

[@MNSonYT]

“Pearson still drives as if the devil is running second”

[@garynolan3818]

I was in the stands for this race,I didn't know what asphalt racing was. Ned Jarret took over the track in1967 and had it paved.He also had the trees cut down off 3 and 4. The good ole days!

[@globyboulga1045]

I just love pre 80s racing

[@nascardippinsauce]

That 43 is gonna be a multiple time champion. Trust me. I know one when i see one!

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Just not at that race!

[@nascardippinsauce]

@@ldnwholesale8552 thats petty

[@derekbowbrick6233]

The sound of those old big blocks though, nothing like that sound nowadays.

[@zzazazz]

Wow, more of these, please.

[@704Racing]

Grew up right near Hickory!!

[@BogattheMoon]

Curtis and David really knew how to wheel.

[@armandocasas1201]

Me encanta ver estos momentos retros

[@mgusa92]

What a good announcer. “They’re as tight as a beggars budget.”

[@kayleighshafer6268]

"Limps away at school zone speed"

[@michelegalle8844]

Short and sweet! Can't wait for Bristol!

[@rogertynerthinkthiswastheo3112]

The Silver Fox David Pearson.

[@jeremyhood5206]

All your Legendary drivers have raced the dirt!!! (Including all these boys in this video, Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt, and this list goes on too big to name them all!) I'd love to see this new age of Nascar to race the dirt, I'd actually pay to watch that event! Most these drivers wouldn't have a clue as to how to drive! Lol

[@thinkwithvideos3310]

Aaahhh, the good old days☺️

[@OakleeF3]

How old are you

[@nascariscool5093]

Huh I miss them

[@user-nl9xh8iw4v]

@@OakleeF3 100 years old

[@OakleeF3]

@@user-nl9xh8iw4v makes sense

[@vidmasterK1]

What made them "good"?

[@PaperBanjo64]

I like this...please post more!

[@johnmanley7859]

When i was a kid I would walk through fields to Riverside Raceway .I would buy a gen admission ticket and jump the fence to the esses grandstand . Watch Petty cut through the dirt.

[@jamiedalluge9472]

Too kool. Love the announcer!

[@acer5871]

Races from this era should be uploaded more often instead of races from the 1990s and 2000s which are mostly already on youtube

[@trecooledge1326]

Ned Jarrett is the most under rated greatest driver ever! 50 wins and 2 championships and retired early.

[@Ericsaidful]

Grew up in Lenoir, went to Tri-County Speedway several times growing up. My parents never took me over to Hickory so ill be looking forward to seeing this.

[@mattgriffin7822]

Man, you missed some great races at Hickory especially the 70s thru the 90s. There were some true wars fought there and a ton of torn up cars

[@Ericsaidful]

@@mattgriffin7822 I have a relative who worked at Autozone in Hickory and knew many of those people. Most likely rhe reason I didn't ever get to go! Lol

[@armandocasas1201]

Se ve que era una linda época

[@spencer9003]

I was born in hickory and go there a lot to see the races

[@racingmaniac2549]

Golden era of NASCAR.

[@noahcoleman5556]

Well, that was quick.

[@jabber1990]

only 1950's kids remember

[@rickb.9067]

It's tighter than a Beggar's budget !!! Hot damn !!!

[@FeelGood_Films]

Old Motorsport announcers were the best lol

[@checkeredflagdesigns5392]

"the fastest half hour in television" nice

[@bgolferman]

i'd like to see the 1985 Winston 500 NBC Feed where Elliott comes back from 2 laps down and wins.. they have a version online with MRN Call, but haven't been able to find NBC Feed.

[@johnriggle5336]

We watched that race on an old sat dish then , badass awesome Bill from Dawsonville if we only new to record all them

[@bgolferman]

@@chrisjordan6693 If you upload it, let us know.

[@JerryGoad-y7c]

Always a know-it-all

[@electricgaming9914]

I just wanna say that nascar is my dream job and I will be just like dale sr one day

[@electricgaming9914]

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[@LoTheWhoWhereWhen]

Yess, I love it

[@sunshinecoolwater9528]

Elmo on the pole!

[@armandocasas1201]

Los autos no eran tan seguros como los de ahora. pero era muy hermosos y pesados

[@whirlwind8825]

Cloverleaf Speedway Cleveland Ohio... Figure 8 track.....lots of T-bone action ...

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Those were [sort of] real cars unlike the 'things' of today. It will be really interesting to find how the modern things do on dirt. I know good dirt sedan racers with ex Nascar engines with very good power but was useless on dirt. Though seemed good in ski race boats! I suspect those dumb rear steer things last weekend were faster though.

[@RetroToonsOfficial]

Thank Yo

[@bobthebike7538]

What a wonderful commentary. How did they fit those monsters on such a tiny track

[@robertmckinney46]

You should have seen these monsters on tracks like Bowman Gray stadium in Winston Salem, NC.

[@bobthebike7538]

@@robertmckinney46 I am a Brit and have not had the chance to see that

[@nascardippinsauce]

This track was asphalt before me and William got there after enchilada Saturday at El Burríto Picanté

[@sulphurous2656]

Any chance they have the 1970 National 500?

[@marcelomarques8244]

My br i love nascar

[@DaPh2495]

How tf is this so high quality?

[@seankim7055]

i dont know man lmfao

[@PaperBanjo64]

Because it's on 35mm analog film

[@seankim7055]

@@PaperBanjo64 thanks

[@kayleighshafer6268]

I wish I lived back then, instead of now all the time.

[@marcelobsky1235]

Oh yeah

[@michaelflaherty3202]

This race gave 400 points to win, down to 16 for 25th on back. I think that was the minimum that year. By comparison, the Daytona 500 gave 5,050 to win.

[@Artessnow]

The weird part is a 250 lap Cup race at Hickory world hold the same weight as a 500 lap Cup race at Dover in the history books.

[@AlonsoRules]

notice how they are not wrecking every single lap

[@Artessnow]

Modern race cars aren’t best suited to race on tracks designed in the 1960’s and 70’s, the old cars were so much slower and less aero dependent.

[@tyreseantoine7402]

I believe this is when derby was allowed in sooo 18's

[@joshhuffine4522]

Turner just spun Ned! Daggum

[@patrickracer43]

What is on the front of Curtis Turner's Ford?

[@tomt9543]

Screen to keep dirt from clogging the radiator

[@barrynelson634]

A screen, just like we used to run on our vehicles back in the 60's and 70's to keep the bugs from filling your radiator and plugging it!

[@patrickracer43]

@@tomt9543 Kyle Busch could have used that today lol

[@noobitski700]

1966 that the time when ford win in 24hrs of le mans

[@rolling_hills_landscapes]

This is apparently before the yellow flag was invented. Cars at full speed while guys are on the track pushing the car back onto the track.

[@dethkillerspiral]

🤤🤤🤤

[@hypesion2223]

It's only 8 minutes, weird, but it's from 1966

[@Gasmask11000]

They didn’t televise full races from back then, just highlight reels during sports segments on tv.

[@hypesion2223]

@@Gasmask11000 Thanks for giving me the reason.

[@gravmelly]

That was short

[@jamesfletcher1493]

Who commentated this?

[@tamezzodiac2862]

Proof that is not impossible to race on dirt now a days

[@joshuabrown5123]

If NASCAR wanted to run a dirt race so bad, why didn't they go to a an actual dirt track? When the series races at Bristol, I want to see the cars run on the 1/2 mile pavement. From what I've seen in the practice sessions, the dirt at Bristol isn't working.

[@robertmckinney46]

They need to go up the road to Wythe raceway in Rural Retreat, Va. to see how Perry and Fred Brown prepare a dirt track. They have a beautiful prepared track with almost no dust and it has a nice glaze to it that gets better as the racing program goes on. Bristol's dry , dusty, one groove track will turn off many first time dirt track attendees and regular Cup viewers.

[@vidmasterK1]

Because what dirt track could hold a Cup event crowd size, even with the pandemic crowd restrictions?

[@joshuabrown5123]

@@vidmasterK1 Don't have to have a dirt race as part of the cup series. Watching asphalt cars run on dirt doesn't appeal to many.

[@robertmckinney46]

@@vidmasterK1 Knoxville, Iowa could handle a cup race easily and with no dust!!

[@adamh2362]

@@vidmasterK1 Eldora. NASCAR truck series already goes there

[@benanderson1176]

This was before the chase and playoff format ruined NASCAR

[@gravmelly]

This was before you even had a life to begin with

[@Gasmask11000]

In 1966, points were awarded based on the prize money offered at the track lol. Way worse than the chase or playoff format

[@collinghood6828]

Points format in the 60s are worse than nowadays

[@TracksideViews]

Then stop watching. Seems to me you’re just fishing for likes.

[@vidmasterK1]

Keep in mind that the driver who finished second in the point standings never won a race. Just like today, he was rewarded with lots of points for being consistent every race. And first place won 15 races! And the runner up won zero races (and only led like 150 total laps). Chew on that, Battias.

[@jamesshirrell3677]

Oh when u could drive them off the lots to the track now they are just fake bodys this is when it was stock

[@fmxstar101]

Too Short