1968 NASCAR Rebel 400 at Darlington

[@Slimjim260]

The glory days are an understatement

[@ct87gn25]

"Unrestricted engines" and REAL "stock car" bodies. The BEST years of NASCAR.

[@HODIUSDUDE]

LOL. I just looked at it and it was at 51 and I am a Foyt fan.

[@ct87gn25]

@@MidwestFarmToys Says the loser living in moms basement.......LMAO.

[@TheXopony]

and one car weighs 200 lbs less than others and petty is running 2 carbs , never will see anything like that these days ,

[@murrij]

Having raced short track, doing what you can for weight is always done. 100 lbs here, 50 there. Which side is it on, how far back. Don't fool yourself. He's right.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@MidwestFarmToys There are more than 2 cars out there, but keep pretending only the leaders are racing if that's what makes you happy. Very easy to tell you've never turned a lap in a race in your life. Have fun with that. :-)

[@OverlandOne]

Real drivers in real cars. I miss those days of NASCAR. The first 4 wrecks and no caution flags. 2 car slammed the wall and kept on racing and did not pit. Blown engines...no need for a caution flag. Pearson with a lit cigarette in his mouth in the pits. Awesome times. I'd rather watch just one race like this one than 100 of what is sadly referred to as racing today.

[@davidstinson5095]

He used chewing gum to stick a extreme cigarette on his dash so he could smoke while driving he told me when I met him at hall of fame RIP David Pearson

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@MidwestFarmToys There are more than 2 cars out there racing. It's something you will never understand, but will keep crying about, like the child you are.

[@breakawaymotorsports]

Those fastback Torinos sure were good looking race cars. Leaded fuel..bias tires..chrome bumpers..headlights, taillights..dual quads....Armco...men and machines made of steel.Glory days indeed!

[@DaveMcLain]

Single quad Tunnel Port in '68.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@DaveMcLain Section 20-22 -- Carburetor - "(3) Wedge type engines permitted either single four-barrel, two four-barrels or three two-barrel carburetors with 1 11/16 maximum throttle bore." aerowarriors.com/rules/nosearch/68nrS20-22.html

[@jerrysponagle3881]

My Dad owned a 1969 Torino GT fastback. It was Gold in color with Black racing stripes , rear spoiler , 428 , 4 barrel . My Dad's stories of using that car for getting to and from work in the construction trade. I remember him saying how truly fast that car was. My Mom had it out running errands with it, ended up in a 7 vehicle pile up, she ran into a 5 ton truck, and was then rear ended by a 1 ton truck, Mom ended up with whiplash, Dads dream car ended up totalled. . My uncle put the engine from it into his 1969 Mustang couple....that thing flew for sure..cuz I was in it many a time with my Uncle Gee, he put a $5 dollar bill in his heater vent sticking out, said to me if you can grab that money when I hit my throttle...you can have it....well. .he was smiling at me....I was smiling at him...then I lunged for the $5..he hit throttle ...and I was stuck halfway to getting that bill..as I was stuck to that seat...even my laughing smile in my face couldn't leave my face until he let off that throttle....I'm 57 now....I was born in 65' ....I was in school at that time..cuz Gee was giving me a drive to school...so I was like 13 or 14......that little pony car took on a lot of other fast cars in the area. Uncle Gee was an. Auto mechanic....he had that little gray mustang tuned...he took me with him on a few late night ...out in country ...long road strip...yeup....those were the days...my u cle Gee died at 36 yrs of age, just after marriage..heart fIlure. Dad was killed at his work at age of 45....watching them Torinos dominate...brought back teary eyed memories of my Dad and Uncle...my idols that left me st young ages...

[@ronsnow2015]

To me the 60's was the best for auto racing , this is a fine example. Thanks for posting.Keep them coming.

[@chadsmith66]

Now this was Real Racing!!Damn seeing those classic cars crash and hit the wall hurts my heart

[@stephenbreen7570]

But if it wasn't for their badass style of racing, these cars wouldn't be the cult classics that they are. I'd much rather see them get torn up on the track then in a Hollywood movie.

[@anihtgenga4096]

Wow! Nice reminder of the days when I used to get excited about stock car racing.

[@balboa2135]

proud to say I live 5 minutes from this great track and now that the southern 500 is back.. its like going back in time

[@twincammikev]

What is the average speed now..

[@philipknowles8361]

David Pearson, a nice guy and a great driver, along with Petty these were stars of the raceway The cars also were real race cars, something you don't see these days

[@sludge4125]

Today’s race cars aren’t real race cars?

[@parnellibones3780]

@@sludge4125 I think what Philip means is the cars back then were based on real cars which the public could buy. Today's NASCAR vehicles are not.

[@OverlandOne]

@@sludge4125 Philip was correct. Back in those days, they were REAL race cars.

[@cobracharmer6178]

@@sludge4125 ; Today's "race cars" are not factory "stock" cars. It's still racing, but strict guide lines according to the Chevy rule book.

[@AgtWashingtub]

@@cobracharmer6178 The cars seen in this video are also not factory stock cars, so what is your point? They have been purpose built 'real' race cars longer than they had any stock parts on them at all.

[@moparlover1968rr]

Loved my 1968 Roadrunner cruising San Diego everywhere in the 90’s and even taking it across country to the Mopar Nationals, I would have loved bumping bumpers with these guys!

[@larrynapier5003]

These races blow today's away!

[@metalmopars]

They do. Nascar is pretty boring . The 68 charger makes me watch it.

[@douglassopa2544]

now these are nice to watch. thanks much..

[@gordonmanley9377]

These cars were simply beautiful.I remember them well!

[@garybrinker4522]

The U Haul Ford Econoline truck cought my eye.

[@prepper1013]

I did a double take myself!

[@davidmeyers6884]

Eye candy everywhere

[@martinleavitt6094]

Good eye Gary,the econoline looked to be the "extended" version..classic U-HAUL paint scheme🇺🇸👌

[@radioguy1620]

used to have one like it with windows, a stretched supervan ! the exact same length as my 66 Mustang , true that.

[@AtZero138]

Proud to own a car from this Era.. daily driver 68 Dodge Dart everyday and Everywhere..

[@johnspencer7291]

ive had my 67 charger since 1985,absolutely love it

[@AtZero138]

@@johnspencer7291 AWESOME... Happy New Year... Cheers from Southern California

[@jesseguzman780]

My first car, 68 Dodge Dart GT 340!

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Im in uk so these cars sadly never existed here.... however i have a friend who has a 67 thunderbird as daily with a 4 pack holly!! - (also owns a 90s thunderbird the supercharged version- which feels weirdly japanese but whatever...) - this was/is my first experience of American 'muscle' (i know some dont consider the thunderbird a muscle car but it is a 2 door version etc) - and despite the laughable mpg ...by feck its awesome!

[@marcuscompton3772]

I've always loved Nascar but this footage is awesome!

[@billyrayvalentine7972]

It has been a long time since I have seen a NASCAR with chrome bumpers

[@felipecardoza9967]

This is the racing I grew up watching- this track seems so small, it's like watching the pros running on your local oval. Real cars, real dudes. Shame it all died.

[@AgtWashingtub]

What makes it any more real than it is now? The cars are still real. They are still purpose built racecars as seen in this video. Drivers are still real people. Granted I can agree if you cant connect to a rich kid, but they are still real people with real feelings and interests.

[@felipecardoza9967]

@@AgtWashingtub what I meant about the cars is this: the first Nascar sanctioned race featured just that: stock cars like anyone could get from the factory, with the only modifications being shortening the exhaust and adding a safety belt if desired. Up through the 60s most cars still were factory vehicles to start with mods done later- hell, many still were running drum brakes on all four corners. Today, a chassis is specially built and a body is a plastic one piece mockup that vaguely resembles the vehicle. Hell, one such chassis ran with both sedan and truck bodies attached during its life. There is NOTHING stock about them anymore. Of course the speeds involved necessitated the change but I personally preferred when I could say, "there's a Mercury, there's a Pontiac," etc. As for the guys, it seems ( but I may be wrong) that most early racers were originally impoverished country guys who loved speed and didn't act like a few of the guys in the sport now ( not naming names) Not saying there's no class acts today, but I don't remember back in the day anyone being like, "oh I hate ol'so and so, he's such an asshole, ir the like. I may be wrong, but in my defense I stopped following Nascar sometime in the 80s for various reasons. Forgive me, I'm just an old dude who cherishes memories of Saturday afternoons watching Petty, Yarborough, the Allison's, and such easily identifiable cars.

[@robtans5042]

@@felipecardoza9967 You cant tell some1 that didnt expeience nascar in our day. And you have to realize just as in nascar as in real life people dont have no respect for others even theirselves.Look at interviews of kirk douglas on john wayne both actors both different political beliefs but both respected each other.I agree with you though I grew up watching these guys race. My favorite was petty.I also grew up during a time when kids could play without constant observation. The world aint what it once was

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@AgtWashingtub You don't know what you are talking about so please stop.

[@carltonbond6059]

1 of 22,500 in attendance 9 yrs old.

[@AgtWashingtub]

Wow, how id nascar not die? That is far fewer than attend races today, but lets dismiss that for reasons.

[@tomcumby1118]

Cars out of showroom hopped up and great drivers. Far better racing than now.

[@martinlyles3449]

Great Action. I made it to the Southern 500 later that year, the last race on the original Darlington track. Thanks for sharing

[@terriecotham1567]

as time marches on things change , at that year computers were only in places NASA, and to day there as common as free air and water was at service stations, Remember when EXXON came out with Uniflow oil, and others things as well, at one times cars were more odd that practical. But those were days of pure racing , were ideals could win, were a common man could put a car on the track if he was good at building, Thanks for posting as i do like to see things change I still love some of the things from the past.

[@505197]

Leroy Yarbrouro, or how ever you spell it, was a real talent, but he lost his mind for some reason. He ended up in a mental hospital, and may have passed away there, I don't recall. Some blamed a head injury he sustained when tire testing and slammed the wall when a tire failed.

[@chevy-yd2kt]

Realy enjoy this good quality video thanks for sharring 👍.

[@HODIUSDUDE]

Glad you enjoyed it. I like the Saguaros in your profile pic, I lived in AZ for 25 years before moving back East.

[@chevy-yd2kt]

Thanx yes i like the az desert , sometimes i look the old nascar races its nice to see how it was back in the old glorydays i hope you happy there in the east thanx again 👍..

[@351cobra_jetmustang9]

WOW!.....You can tell what kind of car is being raced!!! Not like today you have to look for a sticker or painted emblem to figure out what make or model :(

[@anihtgenga4096]

"Where's Toyota?"

[@351cobra_jetmustang9]

@@anihtgenga4096 LOL! in the parking lot! :)

[@the402NE]

Nice Cobra Jet

[@AgtWashingtub]

Except you cant. They are all rectangles about as aerodynamic as a barn door. And if you cant tell which body is which, then that is your own problem. It is very clear which body is which now. I can tell what an unpainted car is. The COT was the only time there was a common body style across all the cars and that has been gone for what 7 years now?

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

"Except you can't" is for you. If you want to pretend the Charger, Road Runner, Chevelle and Torino look the same, knock yourself out. You've already posted plenty of delusional stuff, so why stop now, right? Loon! LOL

[@parnellibones3780]

20:50 "Doctor Don Tarr, a surgeon from Miami, who races for the fun of it." Wow. Probably spelled his name wrong but wow. Just a guy who's got some money, and wants to race alongside the pros.

[@onemoremisfit]

Helluva hobby, that guy knew how to get his fun.

[@stephenbreen7570]

This was a blast to watch. Watching the 2 Chargers Duke it out at around 12:00 was awesome.

[@bloqk16]

Interesting that ABC-TV's "Wide World of Sports" (WWoS) used film, instead of video, for this event. And, for those younger viewers out there, this race was televised on the following Saturday on WWoS as part of a 90 minute package TV program that would also feature the likes of downhill snow skiing, water surfing, cowboy rodeo, or some other contrasting event to the motorsport event televised for that Saturday.

[@oldmanyellingattv4533]

I actually remember watching this on my grandpa's big color TV and I remember the pocket billiards Tournament too. NASCAR was fun then

[@randallbates9020]

I grew up in this racing era. This was real fn racing in real cars that you could see on the street while going to school. I happened to have been a David Pearson fan right up till the day he retired. God I remember the bad ass Woods brothers Mercurys, #21, those where the days. Petty was and is King but only Petty has won more races than Pearson, that includes that dirty cheating Earnhardt. Glad I got to relive all this. Thanks for the post.

[@robtans5042]

Randall Bates Those 2 petty and pearson were the best ever no1 can replace them. The king and the silver fox man if i could just go back

[@randallbates9020]

@@robtans5042 I wish I could go back as well. I didn't know just how good I had it then. It really is true that those cars racing looked like what was on the car lot. Now they all look the same and I can't even tell the make or brand.

[@robtans5042]

@@randallbates9020 Yep those were the best days nascar ever had.I liked the short tracks after going to the 64 daytona 500. I went to bristol northwilksboro martinsville nashville fairgrounds and one that was close to me the old smky mtn raceway. I dont know I can barely stand watchn the end of a race now. Just cars they aint worth nothing either. I drive trucks now.But you right o pearson was good I cussed him many times when he beat petty but they had respect for each other sorta like kirk douglas john wayne henry fonda jimmy stewart different politics but respect for each other

[@NicoleYGaston]

The good ol' days of real cars and real drivers. The official Nascar channel just upladed the same video, in fancy 4k, and it's so blatantly evident they edited it to not show the confederate flag, that you miss the Silver Fox entering victory lane... What a spineless bunch. Thanks for sharing the unedited version.

[@Miatacrosser]

What you just said is the reason fans are leaving Nascar. They've forsaken their roots

[@jamesmeadow9206]

Yeah... if they would use the right flag today it would go largely unnoticed bc the sheep are too lazy to research history. They just believe the lies the media programs them with. I am surprised that no social justice warriors have been here denouncing it from then. Bet its has flown under their libtardradar. By the way you are flying the one im refering to.

[@sludge4125]

Yep, several years ago they refused to let a General Lee appear at a nascar track. Anyone notice that filth producing rappers are accepted by mainstream America?

[@tugginalong]

David Pearson was probably the best driver at Darlington with the most wins at 10. Petty had 25 top 5 finishes. Jeff Gordon had 7 wins.

[@mikeburks9641]

Randy HUTCHINSON Pearson was the best driver anywhere.

[@dougcarpenter7627]

David Pearson was the best stock car driver - just ask the other great racer Richard Petty, he said this years ago, and RACED against all the others. Like D.Eanhardt, J.Gordon, D. Waltrip, C. Yarborough, etc. Pearson was 2nd. In total wins, and RACED PART TIME!!!!!!

[@miketate9901]

Always respect the stock car . I was at Dayton in 69 . I was two . I remember a blair and loud noise and .I got hooked on muscle cars.

[@mark-1234]

You really had to work for position on that track and most of those cars are loose. Real drivers back then. Love the sound of those big motors.

[@tonysajkowski3534]

This was the real deal back then entertaining cars was all different

[@mikeclontz5774]

That was cool, I enjoyed it. 👍

[@HODIUSDUDE]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Nice dig! Oooeee! What else ya’ got? The very best days of Darlington here THANK YOU

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Frog,Elmo,Chargin’ Charlie, Dr., Tiny, Waldo. Great names, great times

[@philz7462]

Those Gran torinos were sure beating them in the aerodynamics back then

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

Gran Torino was a 1972 model and this is 1968 so it's just "Torino" for now.

[@AtZero138]

So cool... Proud to own Car's from this era.. Go Mopar

[@marknc9616]

The opening commentary talked about this being prior to restrictor plate racing, but that didn't apply to Darlington but only Talladega and Daytona. I checked the timeline (via web searches). Talledega wasn't opened until the following year. Dale Earnhardt didn't start this NASCAR career until seven years later.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

Restrictor plates were used on big blocks at all tracks from August 16, 1970 race at Michigan until the big blocks were phased out in 1974. In 1988, NASCAR put them on the small blocks at Daytona and Talladega.

[@paulross9287]

What's with the 396 engine in a Ford?

[@jamesmeadow9206]

The Mopars had a big problem with the rear glass blowing out.

[@Slinger43]

Damn I miss Dave Despain & Wind Tunnel ☹️ Every Sunday night you could tune in to Speed Channel ( something else I really miss ) and in 60 fast paced minutes get your entire Race info fix on everything from midgets at Terre haute, to the Cup cars crossing the Daytona line + F1, Indycar & even get your NHRA fix to boot! I guess it's another example of you don't know what you got till it's gone 😭

[@thetreblerebel]

I like the idea of "real" cars racing. Goodwood is the closest you can get now to vintage stock cars racing

[@radioguy1620]

Smokes his way to victory lane, after breathing all those fumes all day, wow, what was the deal with the smaller engine, 396, so guessing a 390 crank in a 427 block,

[@YouScroob]

361 truck crank in a 427 block. The truck crank was forged.

[@garywells1294]

They got a weight break if they ran the smaller engine. The lower the weight was easier on the tires

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

9.36# per cubic inch was the weight rule in 1968, so running 396 saved 290# over the 427.

[@5inthehole]

I just noticed Petty’s roadrunners hood day 404 c..I.d on it.., I thought he ran the 428 Hemi in his 1968 roadrunner....anyone have a clue about this?

[@bloqk16]

@Brady Dog . . . something else about using the smaller engines, as mentioned at the end of the race, those were smaller block, and consequently, lighter engines, which improved handling and lessened tire wear.

[@garywells1294]

They got a weight break by running the smaller displacement engine and that made for less wear on the tires

[@JRC99]

They also referred to one of the Torino's engines as a 396, which makes no sense to me. I guess maybe a bored out 390? Or a destroked 427/428?

[@goldenltd1970]

@@JRC99 361ci truck crank in the 427 ,it was forged and lighter And if petty was using dual quads than David was as well and that made up for lost cubes

[@JRC99]

@@goldenltd1970 I see, thank you!

[@dh2360]

Bring them back! There are enough remanufactured replacement parts to have a fully supported classic stock car circuit.

[@oldmanyellingattv4533]

PS my dad bought a 68 Charger because of NASCAR on Wide World of Sports

[@denniswilson9317]

During the race Pearson burned 20 tires and 8 cigarettes. My mom had a gold Torino like Pearson's. It was a little slower and didn't have a number on it. I attended the 1969 Rebel 400. I can't remember who won, but I think Cale led the most. Maybe Leroy won. I really can't recall. I've seen well over a thousand races since then.

[@davidmeyers6884]

No silly burnouts at the end. This shows how bad NASCAR is today.

[@tomcumby1118]

Those guys had to pay for there shit. Did not come easy

[@sludge4125]

Attendance: 22,500. 4 cautions for 23 laps. 3 cars on the lead lap.

[@bryantcurtis2665]

But the steel guard rail

[@peterschmidt7543]

So damn right..

[@lecil2]

One Lane only??

[@5inthehole]

You got to love NASCAR back then; anyone with a race car could go out and race, like the good Miami Dr. and country and western singer Marty Robbins ( who had a 5th position finish at Michigan one year).

[@sludge4125]

No, brain dead, no way “anyone” could race. You still had to be somewhat competent.

[@loutruckmd]

I had a roadrunner. I wish I still had it.

[@kevinpowers6415]

Do those cars have full interiors with normal seatbelts????!!!!!etf???!!!!!

[@jamesmeadow9206]

When the corporate sponsored cars were built I heard that the assembly line was stopped for the day (13-14) cars could be produced. Then the line would build the cars out. This was where those types of things were eliminated. I found a video here that explained how the Wood Bros and Holoman Moody teams would send a person up there to give the line workers their order of delete items. Now the Mopar teams may of done it differently. I have been watching as much stuff from this era as i can find. I owned the lowest surviving 1969 Cyclone Spoiler Dan Gurney Special on the planet. It was also a documented car in the Taledaga Spoiler Registry by Mark Moses. But it was a 100kmile unrestored car. It took me from '99-03 to do the resto.. I became quite impressed w what i had lucked into. After I restored it and showed it I thought I would put it in the Dean Kruse auction in Hou. I really wanted the exposure since there was a Daytona hemi car and a couple Doozy one of which was a speedster I felt i would get seen. Plus i put a 35k reserve on it that was 10k more than the record sales price. Well. I set a new record. It sold and has been on the auction circut every yr or so since then . It just sold at Barrett Jackson in Vegas. The current owner was Ray Evernham. That Ray Evernham! But he wasnt the only guy that famous to want it. John Force saw it at the Houston Autorama when I had it in the show and gave me his contact info . Anyway. The Cyclone that Yarborough drove was running laps around the field in every video i have been able to find. And the 69 W nose Mercury Cyclone was winning races in 69, 70 and 71. AJ Foyt got the pole in 71 driving the #21. He blew up leading w like 50 laps to go. Then Allison took the Southern 500 in the #12 Coke-Cola 1969 Merk a few monthes later. The thing that I did in shows was show a blown up pic of the Ford/Mercury teams. I had a poster made that said Richard Petty drove a Ford. Most people dont know he switched to Ford for only the 69 season. Most people think the Birds or Daytonas were the dominant cars too. But they are wrong. The mopars were actually way behind them on the super speedways. Ford/Mercury won many many more times on them. The only reason i think the mopars got so much more publicity was bc they Looked so different and Buddy Baker hit 200mph in 1970 but the Mercury was doing 200 soon after. There is a special event held every 5yrs at Taledega Motor Speedway. They allow the Spoilers and Spoiler2's the Taledagas, Daytonas, Charger500 and SuperBirds to all drive around the track in a parade lap before the start. Infact they just had the Winged Warriors Reunion this year. It is on here. Back in 99 there was a Daytona that some how got T-Boned bad. I have only seen pics but the drivers door is caved in and the car was a race decked out car too. I think it was #99.

[@bryantcurtis2665]

Yes they have seatbelts though

[@amc401nash6]

@@jamesmeadow9206 If I'm not mistaken, by the late 60's the cars were supplied to the race teams as bare body shells with all the assemble work being done in shop by the teams.

[@jamesmeadow9206]

@@amc401nash6 did u notice my comment about how factory teams got their car built by showing up at the factory and deleting items that they felt were unneeded?

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

1968 - Section 20-33 -- Safety Belts a. A quick release belt no less than three inches wide is compulsory. Shoulder harness and additional V-type seat belt compulsory. b. Both ends must be fastened to frame of car with aircraft quality bolts, not less than 3/8 inch in diameter. c. A steel plate may be welded to frame on right side of driver so the belt can be brought down in such a manner that it will keep driver from sliding from side to side under the belt. d. The belt must come from behind driver.

[@thetreblerebel]

Different times eh?

[@craigpennington1251]

This is when NASCAR was Nascar. It is not now. Don't know what the hell it is.

[@knightnrmer]

Gotta love the cigarette and rebel flag at the winners interview... .

[@barath4545]

That rebel flag was a Confederate navy flag and was never flown in land battles. It also does not symbolize rebels but pro-slavery sentiments and was outdated even in 1860, for all but rich plantation owners who were so bad business men / farmers, they could not deal with the competition if they did not have free labor. The rest of the South were not pro-slavery because they had no slaves; But their voices were never heard as you had to own slaves to vote in several Southern states, prior to 1865. So the war was because the plantation owners wanted it, NOT the common Southern man who were decimated after the war.

[@knightnrmer]

@@barath4545 ... I didn't look at it that close . What kind of cigarette was it ?

[@cobracharmer6178]

@@knightnrmer ; It was a "Camel". ;3)

[@cobracharmer6178]

@@barath4545 ; That's odd. Buying blacks in the slave trade was considered, "free labor"? And as far as voting, most Americans don't vote today. A lot of the young men, both black and white in the south, received conscripts to serve in place of the plantation owners. The north did the same. If you made or had such and such amount of money, you could pay someone to serve for you. The "Confederate Battle" flag you see in this video seems to have made a come back at the turn of the 20th century.

[@sludge4125]

By the way it’s LeeRoy Yar-bro. (Yarbrough)

[@bryantcurtis2665]

And Kayle

[@OverlandOne]

@@bryantcurtis2665 Cale

[@goldenltd1970]

But Cale Yarborough

[@sludge4125]

@@goldenltd1970 You three blokes (or blokettes) are absolutely correct!

[@zwild1160]

This just puts a huge smile on my face. Yes cars you could relate to. Not cars that are front wheel drive from the factory with totally made over sheet metal that really aren't like the cars they are emulating. Makes me want to buy one even today. That's what it was all about before big business got in and ruined everything. Win on Sunday sell of Monday.

[@sludge4125]

Uh, oh, another pathetic, delusional old washed up fucker. I love the old cars. I also love the fact that I don’t have to drive cars like that anymore. Come back again when you can write something intelligent.

[@parnellibones3780]

@@sludge4125 -- Give those old cars to me! I'll drive 'em.

[@marcuscompton3772]

Damn! Dave didn't look much different than now.

[@sorshiaemms5959]

THESE old cars were closer to stock than the ones today and were also bigger in size and less areodynamic than todays stock cars were the bodys are very altered . also todays 700 hp engines have some kind of power adder such as a turbo or supercharger were those engines were making 600 plus hp wiht out power adders.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

1:38 - Total BS. The Hemi was not banned. It was used until it was no longer eligible due to no longer being produced after 1971. Last year it's mentioned in the rule book is 1974, for the Grand National West series, along with the 1971 cars that were eligible. The 429 Ford put out at least 15 more HP than the 426 Hemi, according to Chrysler documents and Robert Yates' interview about developing the 429, so why on Earth would NASCAR 'ban' the 10 year old Hemi and not the more powerful and newer 429? Because it never happened. It's easy to see why so many people are misled and confused when the TV is telling people lies. Some things never change...

[@roflman]

Aerodynamics aside, those 68 Chargers must of had the lowest engine temps on the track

[@jeffbyrd5507]

Lennie Waldo spins. The same driver who terrorized the Ohio area short tracks in the eighties driving for Bob Morgan

[@michaelreynolds3798]

Back win racing was racing nothing like this crap today they really raced each other back in those days

[@bardamu72]

le mec , il arrive , la clope au bec , il a pas de clim , mais il a un allume cigares monter sur sa chiotte de course , c était vraiment une autre époque

[@magapickle01]

Ohh my God the rebel flag . I'm going to cry and spew hate and anger cause that's what the flag represents... Ohh this is Nascar and not a protest .

[@robtans5042]

Jeff Petersen They is some dumb mfers today

[@jimbosc]

I don't think Petty had a rear window the last 1/2 of the race - hanging on!!!

[@billfeld5883]

I realize that today a person may buy a car that is capable of doing 150 mph, in the past we were able to get a new car and with a few adjustments we made a high performance street car!!!! It was very easy when you started with about 400HP ,with any make of car!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BillVol]

ABC's Bill Fleming. Legend.

[@theophilhist6455]

So glad I was able to see these cars live...dirty beat up cars..the Confederate flag waving...nobody offended....soiled drivers overalls...the "Darlington" stripe no corporate blather by the winner, just a smoke in hand with nobody "worrying" about a fire or cancer. Man those were the days. Thanks for the posting this classic race

[@colebaker___]

Who’s idea was it make the banking one lane in 3 and 4 😂😂

[@davidknight114]

Just like the fox, pushing to the limit!🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍

[@edwardbaker8225]

What I think is cool look at all the different cars makes and models and different years I know darn well I seen a 65 Chevrolet and a 66 galaxie. The good old days when you had to be tough to drive NASCAR not a crybaby like nowadays

[@jamesmeadow9206]

NASCAR allowed them to run cars up to 3yrs old. The 69 Cyclones w the w noses were winning races all the way to 1971.

[@garywells1294]

You know the drivers from back then laugh when today's drivers have to pull out of the race because their power steering went out

[@jamesmeadow9206]

@@garywells1294 I went to watch a motorcycle stuntman in the early to mid 70s at the Astrodome jump some busses. I think his name was Gary Wells.

[@sludge4125]

GW, you’re a moron. That’s a fact. There is a huge difference between a car without power steering, and a car with power steering and the ps isn’t working. Oh, you are a pussy, too. Still using meth?

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

If it's 1968, you saw a 1966 Chevy but the only 65s would be in the parking lot. 1968, you could run a 66, 67 or 68 in Grand National.

[@carrovelho8187]

Todo muy lindo gringos pero turismo carretera no hay otro viva el tc Saludos de Uruguay hijos

[@Siteus1]

why do they make the winners parade a losers flag?

[@davidgivens9381]

Why do losers like you make comments

[@Siteus1]

Sorry pal did i trigger you? Why does it bother you?

[@waltershattenkirk3087]

Great to see this race. I appreciate drivers racing to win and not acting a fool bumping and spinning out faster and better cars. Too bad nascar, in the day fought against northern and minority drivers. NASCAR sold out your rebel flag long ago, racism and exclusion doesn’t pay in 2019.

[@coilmanjoe]

Great, but spare me the ESPN scores at the bottom.

[@eddiebowens1919]

wheres all the GM cars

[@benjaminbellamy7207]

In 68'? Trans Am & Can Am

[@mikeburks9641]

they couldn't run with the Fords and Chrysler's, that's where they were at.

[@eddiebowens1919]

@@mikeburks9641 Right right

[@mikeburks9641]

eddie bowens they won some races but didn't have much factory sponsorships, I'm sure they would have been more competitive if GM would have been more involved. their 427 motor made good power but was not near as realiable as the Ford 427.

[@randallbates9020]

GM stopped factory sponsor racing I believe in 1965. They where getting smoked by Plymouth and Mercury, Dodge and Ford. Bad for sales and there egos. Lol. Can't run with the big dogs stay on the porch. As we all know they did get back into factory sponsorship and have done quite well. I love racing, well except fn Toyota. LOL

[@MrChristopherHaas]

I wonder how much todays nasacars could handle of THIS.

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

NOT A VEGAN IN SIGHT!!!!!

[@sludge4125]

How do you know? Oh, yeah, that’s right, you don’t know.

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

@@sludge4125 CALM DOWN AND EAT A CHEESEBURGER YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY HUNGRY MR VEGAN

[@parnellibones3780]

I am vegetarian (Not vegan, but close to it) yet I love watching races.

[@sludge4125]

@@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999 ange, you must have espn or something. How do you know what my eating habits are? And, how do you know if your most personal thoughts are accurate? By the way, ange, it is *you* who is screaming. Just another dumbass...

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@sludge4125 It's easy to tell you eat assholes because "you are what you eat".

[@cobracharmer6178]

How was it that Richard Petty was allowed to continue the race with the rear glass busted out?

[@jrjohnryanjr]

Why do t they race stock cars anymore Hell I’d rather watch stock compact cars race going 120 than the fake stock cars we have now

[@DrahcirSmada]

One word, safety. After awhile drivers get tired of constantly seeing their friends die.

[@jrjohnryanjr]

There hadn’t been a fatality since 2001 Maybe they are too safe now allowing drivers to bump too much How can fans even root for their fav manufacturers now?

[@DrahcirSmada]

Saying that the cars are "too safe" tells me you have complete disregard for the lives of the drivers. It's selfish and sick.

[@jrjohnryanjr]

When drivers think there cars are completely safe they will wreck competitors cars to help their team mates you see crashes all done with a purpose I want to see stock cars race Not play bumper cars

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

AH A TIME BEFORE VEGANS

[@5inthehole]

Where they riding on those ridiculously slippery polyglass tires? If they were, how in the hell did they get any tracktion in the turns? They must have had beefed up rear suspensions on the cars. Even so, it must have ripped those tires to shot in no time. My brother has a 69 GTO with poly glass tires-you just touch the gas and you.get a smoke show!

[@bloqk16]

Those cars did have a small spoiler mounted at the rear of the trunk lid for stability; and the race tires used at Darlington may have been a soft compound for traction; as it was mentioned in this race about excessive tire wear among some of the competitors. Also have to take in consideration the crudeness of the cars back then, required drivers of the highest skills, to make the cars competitive. Nowadays it is more about the engineering and setup of the cars to make them competitive.

[@sludge4125]

Brady, those tires certainly weren’t street tires.

[@cobracharmer6178]

I can hear the "Bow Tie Boys" now. "That thar David Pearson won that thar race whit a 396 Shivylay injun!"

[@th-pl3nx]

...yeah, cept they'd be wrong once again. If it was a Chevy motor, then where were all the Chevy cars if they had a winning motor? They won't be able to figure it out.

[@robbiejones4933]

Sad that the rebel 400 would be considered rasict now what has America become so sad like we live in a completely different country now

[@robtans5042]

Robbie Jones Correct and the one sure way to fix that would be to brang back the water hoses and sticks get peoples mind right

[@petervitti9]

Today's NASCAR is boring. Bring back yesteryear!

[@mycorona66]

And no one complained about the confederate flag being flown out of the car pulling in to victory lane. Imagine that. Good old days before everyone got so butt hurt about everything.

[@Dieselsaabvolvo]

PC culture is ruining everything

[@richardrice6937]

I guess GM was on boycott

[@scarbourgeoisie]

When GM didn't care about competing in NASCAR.

[@mikeburks9641]

Austin Powers They had GM cars in racing but they very rarely won.

[@scarbourgeoisie]

@@mikeburks9641 But they were not factory sponsored like the Ford and Mopar cars. Look up GM's racing ban of 1963. GM came back to NASCAR in full force 10 years later.

[@Pappy63]

@@scarbourgeoisie They came back with Ford top loader 4 speeds and 9" diffs. Powered by Chevrolet-Driven by Ford.

[@Mike-ec5cz]

Now they are offended by the confederate flag.

[@bardamu72]

E Z

[@rustygundam14]

😑 why is this being recommended

[@nascarstinks]

Lights up a cigarette...times have changed. I wasn’t around then but I had a friend who says the sound of the big blocks then totally different from the sounds in the 90s and on.