Largest Crash in NASCAR History

The largest crash in NASCAR history takes place during the 1960 Modified-Sportsman race at Daytona held on February 13, 1960. An incredible 37 of the 73 starters were involved in the first lap pile-up. No less than 9 cars can be seen flipping over completely or turning over on their side during the crash.
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[@mcgoodle]

Back in the day when your pit crew was Dad, your brothers, and your high school buddies who knew how to change a tire.

[@ep.1646]

Yeah

[@davidhepburn9328]

Those were the days my friend we thought they'd never end etc!!!

[@o.l.ashman9696]

Uncles and Cousins too potentially And if you’re an older driver, your son(s) and nephews

[@Zg_baNdz]

​@@davidhepburn9328 arent you guys like 100 right now how do you know how to comment on KZbin.

[@kevinhuneycutt9691]

150 mph with nothing but a buttondown shirt and an open face helmet. Hats off to those dudes.

[@stevielow9159]

No fire suits, no fuel cells, outside wall hi-way rails. Truly different times.

[@garageworm17]

Cars hafe the speed and horsepower too 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelmartin9022]

They were bloody lucky nobody died.

[@garageworm17]

@@michaelmartin9022 it was the 50s everyone was built with drunk muscles 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@scottrjmatmsncom]

Daytona looks so much different now

[@YungM0nęyFan1]

@Joe Lynott lmao good one😂😂

[@AugDock]

I was there that day. It was the old “modified sportsman” division. I’ll be 73 in a few weeks, so I was about 12 then.

[@enveloreal]

That's awesome. From old tech to new tech, still accomplishing the same critical task of documenting and sharing history.

[@LITTLE1994]

Incredible. You definitely witnessed important history and saw the evolution of safety of Nascar.

[@NASCARRebirth]

Please teach us about the old days of nascar, o' wise one

[@AugDock]

@@NASCARRebirth There weren’t as many assholes back then.

[@VotrexSpikez]

I dont even really care about Nascar specifically but thats actually awesome dude!

[@louisedwards4023]

Smoking a cigarette and using a 4way LUG wrench now that's old school classic 😃

[@XRP1968]

Yes. These Pall Mall unfiltered cigarettes are sure refreshing. That reminds me I need to take a look and see where that gas tank is leaking.

[@jamesmarconi7502]

@Gus VanHorn what the fuck does Epstein have to do with anything

[@JSchaffer214]

@@jamesmarconi7502 Everything.

[@louisedwards4023]

@Georg Andexler Andexler GAS tank , no problem then😭

[@louisedwards4023]

All I SEAD was about a LUG WRENCH and cigarettes and all HELL breaks loose , I just hope the wheel still WORKS

[@jwracer066]

This crash took out more drivers than we even have in the field today!! 😂

[@germany7988]

Slightly less

[@tommy2fast244]

38 is more than 37 according to my knowledge

[@youknoweverything7643]

Yea only cuse it costs millions to run a cup team back then alot of these guys took their family car to go race and when they won they bought their family a new car or got some old broken down car for the family and race the new car

[@LITTLE1994]

Actually, bit less. 43 vs 37.

[@SoldiesBC]

@@Tixio_T I thought it was 40?

[@dngnascar]

Imagine 73 ARCA cars at Daytona

[@rhys3089]

DNG the Question is how many would be left when the race is over

[@AllThingsRacing]

@@rhys3089 0

[@nathanb.8114]

@@AllThingsRacing lol

[@AllThingsRacing]

@@nathanb.8114 we got close this year, only 2 cars were able to keep running by the time they finished the cooldown lap!

[@MainMite06]

Why do I smell an inferno burning?....

[@thefossillcave]

0:48 Shopping Malls on Black Friday.

[@bravelittleabacus]

life man

[@werquantum]

As the vid rolled up on :48 I began laughing aloud. Excellent quip!

[@bob677videos7]

Exactly!!!

[@addisonroos5663]

Why is this so funny?

[@MaxLovesNascarOfficial]

More like walmarts and best buys

[@joestephan1111]

Like the then top of the line Grand National division, they too were learning a whole new world. When Daytona opened in 1959 Darlington was the only other big speedway. The rest of NASCAR's races were were held on mostly short dirt tracks. There was little pavement back then. This was a whole new world to everyone, particularly how to drive the unknown speeds. With the poor level of safety then it's a miracle no one was killed.

[@C-WiL]

They had ARCA brakes back then too😂

[@rhys3089]

C WiL this is what caused nascar to invent brakes

[@C-WiL]

@@rhys3089 fax😂😂😂😂😂

[@mr.inferno8354]

"That is the huge one at Daytona." -Wally Dallenbach Jr.

[@joestephan1111]

Wally Dallenbach, Sr, who was in there that day, went on to become one of the top runners in Indy Car racing. After his retirement from driving he spent many years as Indy Car Racing's Chief Steward.

[@hotwheelsracingandvlogs9930]

No... It's a MEGA one

[@llg3pe]

These old tanks going 150 mph. Can you imagine?

[@ellieprice3396]

I seriously doubt those cars were going 150 mph; more like 130/135. The announcer added that number to make the replay more exciting.

[@johnnybravo-ir3ev]

@@ellieprice3396 I was thinking the same thing.

[@DanArnets1492]

In 1960 (same year as this race), the pole for the Daytona 500 (strictly stock cars) was done at a bit over 150mph.

[@nellz72]

@Brian Salomon Back then the cars were not limited to the current production year. The race took place in 1960, but the cars in the field, especially in the Sportsman class, which this is, were a combination of the previous 3, 4, 5, or even 6 years. The Grand National division, which later was renamed the Cup division, usually ran the newer cars.

[@teenchy]

@Brian Salomon the pace car was a 1960 Buick

[@robertthompson2237]

What is fascinating is the wide range of car body types in this film.

[@prettyinpink550]

Use to be you could tell the make of a car just by looking at it. Now you have to look at the nameplate.

[@dmorris8661]

@@prettyinpink550 And the decals

[@Senkino5o]

@@prettyinpink550 Yeah right, and under the nameplate and the fake drop-on body cover you have a 100% custom non-Toyota, non Chevrolet, non-Ford, etc. racing car.

[@AzTrailRider57]

...and even a convertible! 4:25

[@maxwellvargo1336]

@@AzTrailRider57 that was the pace car

[@LITTLE1994]

The absolute rawest wreck you could ever see in Nascar. So hard to believe no one died from this, considering how low safety was at the time.

[@102772kpb]

Amazing how the speeds were so high for back then. 150 for 1960 isn’t too shabby

[@CoasterMan13Official]

And the fact that almost everyone came out unscathed... even in those times... is amazing.

[@thelmahouk4833]

68 cars! 37 out and they're STILL racing in the rain (mind you, not as fast) with spectators, on the infield! Man, those were different times. Great clip! Thanks for sharing.

[@JohnSmith-mk5jt]

0:48 Wreckfest AI be like

[@imaoldplayer7473]

John Smith yeaaaaaaa ur Ight Lol

[@hunnerd4566]

There are people just standing in the infield while cars race around at 150

[@dwlopez57]

Happened to me o nce. 2 cars collided and came flying thru the infield at full speed never ran that fast in my life

[@scoot.112]

@@dwlopez57 when was that

[@dwlopez57]

@@scoot.112 1980 or 81. I think it was 81 but not sure

[@McRocket]

73 starters!?!?! And it looked like there were some Ford coupes in the race. I was surprised to see cars that small in this. This is before my time - but it's great stuff. There is something wonderful about the simplicity of this racing (though no fuel cells is a bit creepy). Thanks for posting this.

[@darcyhildebrand9286]

Back when stock cars really were ‘stock’ cars and not fake stock cars like today.

[@maxxwick246]

real metal and real drivers.😁

[@jacobjanek9244]

Good

[@charliejohnson4166]

You got it .. Wsit till next year . assholes are going to a single lug wheel . whats next? On board jacks..

[@JSchaffer214]

@@charliejohnson4166 People complaining about a single lug is about the dumbest thing I've ever seen. They're all going to look stupid when they notice almost zero difference.

[@JSchaffer214]

Do you realize how bad the racing would be with pure stock cars today?

[@larrysmith1568]

This was when "stock car" racing was fun and fun to watch. No cookie cutter cars.

[@daleostrom3613]

It is so refreshing to watch these old cars, real cars, not gokarts with identical v8s, transmission, differentials, and suspensions. Not just a bunch of billionaires seeing who can spend the most money to win.

[@tyler9703]

I mean, people also died all the time. But yeah, modern NASCAR's dearly need some variation in design and development.

[@-BigMike-]

A field of 60+ that may have 10 cars running by the end of the race. 2 or 3 lead lap cars. Spread out laps and laps. A death about twice a year. Yeah, super fun.

[@bremCZ]

"Stock" car racing still exists now and nobody watches it.

[@kohnfutner9637]

Back when fast cars could still outrun the law. 😆

[@rickmckee9281]

Now this is Nascar when it first started this is your best of the best at the time

[@timdh-2818]

"i went to a race and it turned into a demolition derby"

[@randomreviewsrebooted5156]

I can't wait to see this in color!

[@curiouslamp2841]

0:06 to summarize this video

[@cjmsaracingnetwork5937]

2:03 I love how he says 24 cars are wrecked 12 are totally demolished and the others are sent to the pits to potentially get repaired even though only one car was sent to the pits 24+12 is 36

[@mesc681]

And there were 37 cars involved. So only one looked ok 😂😂

[@pengiunanimatorguy]

0:41 how does this even happen.

[@pengiunanimatorguy]

@Michael Benedict also, why would they ever have 68 cars on the track that is overkill, I get it’s from the sixties but still

[@amtrakproductions-mx9ib]

In my opinion someone was probably drunk and sleeping

[@greg33770]

those were the good ole' days of racing !👍

[@nickprice8907]

0:48 Chick Hicks: Dinoco is all mine! Haha get through that, McQueen!

[@Jxsurfer90]

Now that was Real Racing back then, my Dad carried me there every year, I can still remember sitting on he’s shoulders when they ran on the beach. Take me out of school on Thursday to go to the twins we would be on the in field in turns 1 and 2 he would bring me home a nascar magazine home every couple weeks on all the racing news, really miss them times,Miss You Dad!

[@robertking3130]

What memories are you making for your children or grandchildren?

[@BigSmiley0105]

This reminds me cars 1 “dinoco is all mine"

[@scoot.112]

Literally every person on that race was damaged and it didn’t get called off Well it’s a movie but still that’s absolute bs

[@csxrailfan5107]

Me to

[@amtrakproductions-mx9ib]

Well the dinoco is all mine wreck is based on this crash

[@ChessieSystem1973]

0:47 the instincts of a police car from the Blues Brothers (2000 version)

[@717rocket]

Amazing no one was killed.

[@stratmanjoe]

Or even hurt!

[@johnsmith5255]

You could thank a lot of that on the fact that cars actually had thick metal bodies back then, instead of the thin metal parts and poly stuff. Check out the damage to the cars in this video. You will see that they have a lot less damage than you would expect from a 150 mph wreck. A car these days would have been pancaked at those speeds.

[@abcdefg9213]

John Smith Doesn't that make things worse? Like, if the cars stay intact, the deceleration is more sudden, isn't it?

[@KaoruSF]

@@abcdefg9213 yes, but the deceleration will not kill you, nowadays you can have much more impact absorption and slower deceleration thanks to technology like airbags keeping safety (or the hans device in case of racing), but back in the days when nothing like that existed, you would prefer an strong body for the car

[@kanraku6129]

It's hard stops that do the damage to people, here the cars are all basically bouncing off each other at similar speeds. Spectacular but (comparatively) less dangerous.

[@Beandiptheredneck]

So cool to see video of back in the day when nascar cars were actually real cars, not just a shell over a tube chassis. I’d love to see any of the modern day drivers try to do a race in a 57 Chevy

[@fargknob]

Back when it was "Stock Car Racing".....loved watching it live in Daytona as a boy. The old saying..."what won on Sunday....sold in the dealers showroom Monday"

[@Wicked1999]

that was Insane!!! they just kept piling into the wreck, one after another! i would guess that at this time nascar did not have spotters for the cars, or hell even radios in the cars back when this wreck happened. knowing nascar though, they were probably mandatory the next week.😆😜

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

No that didn't happen till the 70's

[@jacobAmango]

“They are racing!” Me: Oh I thought it was a fucking funeral

[@Landmasters]

"The fuel tanks are split!" Pit Road Mechanic: Man I need a cigarette

[@KiritoTheDoritoInABurito]

Wow that’s gotta be the most crashes and I’m amazed that they still repairing for some cars.

[@grantmourning189]

This video proves why nascar is always going to be better than indy car style of racing. The safety is so much better. Besides fireball Roberts car exploding or a few instances drivers getting ripped apart, nascar has always been extremely safe. Even dale Earnhardt 19 years ago crashed so unviolently but I believe he Probobly had a weak neck after 499 1/2 miles. Nascar will always be the KING of motorsports!

[@mattskustomkreations]

I didn’t see any race cars newer than ‘57. That ‘60 Buick pace car was pretty sweet.

[@butchs6099]

Some drove the entry car to the track from home!

[@pauladams9067]

I was at this race, it was called a modified version race. SOME cars were Convertibles .The first Daytona 500 on the " New Daytona track" was ran the Year before in 1959 . Lee Petty won it, and it took 3 days to determine the Real Winner. Johnny Beaucamp was declared the Winner for Three days, Then A man brought a picture to Bill France Sr. that He snapped at the finish line, and it shows that Lee Petty won by Head lights, bumper , & front grill. This wreck stopped everything, and they pulled the drivers from the Convertibles first, in case of a fire starting.. I attended the first 19 "Daytona 500's, at the " New Track. In those days MR. Bill France Sr the President of NASCAR, the Man who had the " New Track" built, would be at the ticket counter in Oct., Nov., Dec., & Jan while the ladies went " to lunch". He would say " Come on in here boy, how many ticket do you want" Most of my tickets were bought at the Ticket Office right at the "Tunnel " under the 4th Turn, & most of the time Bill France Sr. took my money and handle me my tickets. A very Nice Man. The previous Daytona races was run on A1A highway and the actual Daytona beach. WOW!! Crazy Races, & you went home after the races, with sand in your hair & clothes, especially if you were on the curve where the cars came off of A1A highway & Back on to the Beach part of the track!!

[@adventurer150]

Thanks for sharing your memories. Amazing.

[@dwlopez57]

My understanding is that both Petty and Beauchamp drove their cars to the winners circle or stand or whatever they had and both cars were photographed. Too bad they didn't film it. There is some question of whether the famous photo of Petty, Beauchamp and a lapped car was actually taken exactly at the finish line.Well they declared Petty the winner. Interestingly there's some queston. Whether Ray Harroun actually won the first Indy 100. Oh well

[@garageworm17]

Holy crap 68 cars started

[@clyd1206]

The more things change the more they stay the same I guess. A huge wreck at Daytona!?!?! No way

[@_stardust62]

"Jake..I got to pull over"

[@that70sguy33]

Best comment!!!

[@scottyjohnson3120]

I used to have an old Daytona 500 video with black and white footage of old races. In one of them you see Fireball Roberts pulling out of the pits with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. I was like "No way!" I had to stop it and rewind it and do a double take on it. Sure enough, it was for real. It cracked me up, I got a huge laugh out of it!

[@a.b.317]

Balls of brass Riding around in tin cans at over a 100 mph with no safety equipment or shoulder harnesses. Crazy

[@leebob86]

When the sex was safe and the racin was dangerous!!!!!

[@TP-mb8jg]

The announcer at 1:02 said the Most FANTASTIC 😲😲😳

[@smedleyx]

A seventy-car pack in a Talledega restrictor-plate stage in 2023 sounds like fun

[@sirafoxtron1701]

0:50 I like how that car at the front got crashed 😆😅😂 Respect for that 2 car crash

[@Nikkii199045]

Wow. Not even a single OW was heard.

[@BeastRoverOfficial]

There weren’t even any catch fences on the back stretch..

[@ky-airehudson]

That was the biggest and most fantastic crash I’ve ever seen!

[@boydbaxter]

Now that's the stock car racing I remember. Old school. Big cars and big engines with out power brakes. Back in the day we changed a tire with a 4 way and bumper jack in less than three minutes.

[@eddo1983]

Those bias ply tires are horrible. It wasn't until the early/mid 70's when radial tires were standard on all new vehicles. I drove a few classic cars with bias ply tires and they handled horribly.

[@Kirk904]

NR2003 when you spin at Daytona or Talladega: 0:46

[@deannacrownover3]

Oh my Heavens, if this is the fireball Roberts death... My dad used to build those cars. We're from Hialeah. My father started taking me to that race track in 1967 when I was just an infant. I have never missed a Daytona race and have seen many good people die there but the fireball Roberts crash was the worst in history at the Daytona track. Good gravy. I don't know whether to watch this or not! Leaving you a thumbs-up anyway!

[@nevanj.medina358]

That was another one a few years later I think

[@saltbombcreations8336]

Fireball Roberts died from injuries a few months after his fiery crash at Charlotte in 1964

[@deannacrownover3]

@@saltbombcreations8336 I know. I didn't say that I witnessed it.

[@saltbombcreations8336]

@@deannacrownover3 oh ok

[@KK-ex5zu]

Wow, the infield looks like a treasure trove of a junkyard if you could find one with all of these old cars today!

[@Waddle_Dee_With_Internet]

This looks more satisfying than FIA GT crash pileup

[@carlosmattessich3883]

Pfffff... This is nothing compared to my toy car races, they’re 100 cars

[@Alexzw92]

Turn on captions. 1:07

[@gravmelly]

Some drivers pee themselves 😂😂😂

[@MaxLovesNascarOfficial]

Lmaoo

[@sphlouge]

Amazing the lack of safety gear and they all walked away .

[@stevestinnett6777]

Love the sound effects.

[@T1971-w4c]

Like a scene from the Blues Brothers.

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Imagine trying stop one of those tanks going 130 to 150 mph with those shitty drum brakes back then damn nightmare

[@nebulium6707]

i like how one guy is wearing a raymer ford shirt and brent raymer was sponsored by ford when he was driving trucks

[@ryderalcaraz]

Craziest thing is seeing these daredevils climb out of the wreckage wearing their favorite polo shirt, some slacks, & a simple helmet.

[@mandude03VideosYT]

The first big one ever That tradition would carry on throughout Daytona's 61 year history

[@lordofthewoods]

Also the most expensive crash ever, in current market value of cars lost : )

[@nikkikarlssonthetalkingtom870]

1:14 THAT'S LIGHTNING MCQUEEN'S NUMBER FROM THE MOVIE!

[@chaitea3659]

0:42 Dinoco’s All mine

[@C-WiL]

Classic big one!!!

[@youknoweverything7643]

Still today my pit crew is my dad and my brother just like back then they had dad's brothers sons pitting for them. I can't believe how bad 160 plus mph wreck would feel like in those cars today I got a wall at 155 mph in a stockcar and it hurt bad. If I was in the safety gear from back them and those cars I'd be dead instead of fractured back at age of 15 I'm 29 now quit racing 3 years ago can't risk hurting my back again

[@silentbob3208]

Good to see the big one was always a thing at Daytona

[@davebutler2776]

When I was a kid we had a neighbor that ran Acra sometimes the car came back with minor damage and sometimes you couldn't tell what car it was supposed to be

[@BlackhawksFan2011]

"Dinoco's All Mine!" ahh crash💀

[@anthonymarshall6868]

For those who haven't seen the crash in color, here's a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/manUenyOdsaZZ80

[@Histepford]

Where does crash begin?

[@davidm4160]

so that's where all the 57 Chevy's went.

[@frevazz3364]

Atleast 4 cars went tumbling around on their roofs. Insane.

[@ronmyers2317]

Regular everyday clothes, arms bear, helmets with little protection, no shoulder harnesses, and a primitive roll cage. Back when racing was racing. My how things have changed. And it was all done in actual stock cars racing around a track with no catch fence.

[@toronnie2933]

Now 37 cars is Almost the hole Race cuz is 40 cars

[@rsmith8365]

ah, the good old days, when a driver could go to church, take off his tie, knock back a few cold ones and get out on the track by 2 p.m. good times...

[@neillowy]

4:13 Chrome vent visors on you race car. Wonder if that was part of the "aero" package back then.

[@murlito3609]

Cars 1,2, and 3 flashback

[@miew6481]

Can you reupload the same crash but with color

[@ActionJackson693-nsk]

Look at the cabriolet on the racetrack at the end of the video. stock car racing with open roof... incredible times

[@pixeled9683]

bruh, there were multiple accidents, like some people didn't stop and hit cars in front of them that didn't even crash like tf

[@steveng1624]

WOW, THIS WAS SOME GREAT RACING,,back in the day...

[@guylelanglois6642]

I can't imagine getting out of the car while people are still plowing into each other. Safety third

[@jamesmcintire3800]

This shows the danger of having that many cars in the starting field of the race. This is why NASCAR started limiting the starting field to around 40+ like we see today. Overcrowding in the early stages of the race.

[@alexhaworth757]

I'm just surprised those cars had roll bars and seat belts let alone drivers wearing helmets, I mean look at f1 in those days, this was really advanced in terms of saftey

[@Jhihmoac]

Back then, there was more "Stock" in Stock Car Racing... The trade off was that the cars were more rigid because they retained the production chassis and body components of the street versions then, so if they flipped and rolled, the driver felt more of the impact even with the roll bars and racing harnesses, which themselves were an improvement by then, because quite a few cars didn't have any of that in the very early days of NASCAR... Nowadays, the drivers are surrounded in a complete specialized tubular frame and roll cage with a simple sheet metal body attached to that, and the cars absorb much more of that force and momentum from impact by flying apart...

[@ShinyMew76]

I like the crazy music in the background! 😆

[@happyraccoon4791]

No fire was a real miracle.

[@nathanpratt3058]

If nascar was like this I would actually watch Modern day nascar is so stupid

[@Desxn]

What year?

[@ianfromwiisports]

24 cars are damaged 12 are demolished, one goes to the pits.