[NASCAR] Buddy Baker breaks the 200 mph speed barrier on Talladega - 1970

[@alanwood5857]

That must have been a blast...winged car & a 426 Hemi. Buddy was never afraid to put his foot into it.

[@JoeL-kn9tc]

That's right! The legendary Buddy Baker had a "lead foot." He would mash it down.

[@LITTLE1994]

This really was a historic standpoint. For a boxy muscle car made in 1969, the Charger, reaching 200 mph is NO small feat at that time, especially with a still-unbeliveable 0.28 drag coefficient. Most stock Nascar cars including the stock Charger from that period only go about 175 or so. But this is what made the Areo War Mopars so infamous in the sport.

[@TommyFenstermacher5150]

The noise, the looks, the speed, *LONG LIVE THE CHARGER DAYTONAS AND THE ROAD RUNNER SUPERBIRDS!*

[@controlpadblues]

Rest in peace, Buddy.

[@JoeL-kn9tc]

What a beautiful sound.

[@ohiopower]

I miss buddy. Good dude and a nice voice for racing watching him for many years on TNN.

[@cesartoledo1495]

Kyle what etiquette!!! And no P.R. , it is the way things were.

[@cesartoledo1495]

A Standing ovation must be given to this man. All because he is why we have such a passion for this Devine sport... Buddy Baker , Ayrton Senna, Emo , Mario, the Unsers, the great driver of the "#3" car, etc, etc, etc. Let us not forget what brought us here.😸

[@barfyspitz]

MOPAR!!!! I've been looking for this forever!!! Thanks for posting. Btw, to the guys below that's a Dodge Daytona Charger....not a Superbird.

[@heathdale5903]

you have been looking for this forever because its mopar. if this had been somthing a shity ford had done it would have been all over the place

[@allenmegaard2026]

R.I.P. one of the greats !

[@donleblanc2669]

I wish there was more film of this !!! Love BAKER --- such an intelligent man !!

[@nicolasroselli6952]

Truly a Super Speedway car in every respect: looks, sound and MPH. Legendary.

[@unionblacksmith7843]

1969 Dodge Charger Daytona... He made the car a Legend, the car made Him a Legend... "Move Over People Are Racing" MOPAR Winged Hemi Power.... Million dollar car now...

[@HOTWHEELSCOTT]

Back when nascar drivers had balls..... Now they want to slow the cars down.....sad what nascar has become...

[@loganhyde3750]

yes it really is but they did it to them selves when the forgot where they came from

[@Fongolitus]

ya, Real Stock Cars too

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

2019 season, they sadly took away horsepower to force good racing

[@craigw1911]

RIP Buddy. Thanks for the memories & the laughs!

[@racefan32]

R.I.P. Buddy Jan 25 1941- Aug 10 2015 A gentle Giant gone too soon. F(censored)K CANCER.

[@bizling]

Beautiful car, beautiful sound!

[@tredw66]

1970, A season in NASCAR like no other.

[@tamiyafrog3220]

That car looks tough😎

[@michaelmoon8856]

In April of 1968 i bought a new Dodge Super Bee , 426 Hemi. I decided how it should be optioned. I ordered it. I paid for it. I owned it. I maintained it. I tuned it. And late one night with no one around i drove it to an indicated 141 mph. That's an easy claim to make , except i have a witness. And then drove it to work Monday morning as tho nothing out of the ordinary had taken place. Thank you Dodge. And Tom Hoover. Does that compare to what Buddy Baker did ? Hardly. But then he wasnt buying and tuning his own daily driver.

[@michaelmoon8856]

Oh yeah - I was kinda disappointed. I was hoping for mid-150's.

[@Leatherface123.]

A super bee isn’t a Daytona

[@CudaRebelsAutoModeling426]

Buddy Baker is my favorite NASCAR driver! He was the very definition of a "Hard Charger" and this proves it! Good for him, he was definitely a "tough luck" driver with him always having the most trouble while in the lead! im glad he made is mark in Nascar's HOF in 2020 he Definitely deserved it. RIP Buddy Baker 1941 - 2015.

[@Kevin_747]

Charlie Glotzbach also ran over 200 the same day.

[@mrperdue5854]

So sorry to here about Buddy's lung tumor. Buddy will always be known as one of NASCAR's best. Thanks Buddy for all you did for NASCAR and as a human being.

[@lecil2]

I miss you Buddy. They need to mention him as one of the greats we lost this year.

[@midatlanticcycle]

these were real men in real cars. God bless Buddy and the city of Talladega, AL

[@812tobyou]

if you watch the 71 daytona, you would see a winged wonder going just as fast as the new cars. it was limited to 305 cubic inches! Goes to show ya just how good the design was!

[@LITTLE1994]

Yeah, 1971 restricted them badly.

[@Cobra428SCJ]

Who told you it was limited to 305ci? Some Mopar mag? Let's get this straight! The Daytona wasn't so fast that it was limited to a small block. All the aero cars including the Ford Talladega and the Mercury Spoiler II were penalized an extra 420 pounds if they ran a 7 Liter engine, or they could run a 5 Liter (305ci) engine. The president of NASCAR, Bill France, hated the aero cars from a four brands, he thought it made the sport not only unsafe, but out of reach for the common man to afford to race. So he penalized the cars to the point that they were no longer competitive. The lone Daytona you spoke of at the 1971 Daytona led 1 or 2 laps during a caution when everyone else pitted. Then it overheated and blew the motor and never finished. Don't believe the Hemi Hype

[@Cobra428SCJ]

Think about this for a minute; the 1969 Mercury Spoiler II in 1970 was running 199.xx mph without a pointy nose or a giant wing! It did it with a year old racecar and without help from Ford since they pulled out of racing after winning the 1969 season. Ford no longer did R&D on the Boss 429 engine or developed any new racing parts. Funny how the Mopar mags never tell the reader the whole story.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@Cobra428SCJ Yes, the Daytona was limited to 305 CID in 1971. You should look before you leap. The Daytona finished 7th, it did not overheat and blow up. Quit making stuff up... There was no additional weight added to the Aero cars, they were 3800#. Where do you get this stuff? You could just watch a video of the 1971 Daytona 500 and see for yourself but that might bruise your fragile Ford ego too much...

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

While the aero cars were limited to 305 CID, don't forget the other cars had restrictor plates, which is why speed were so much slower than the previous years.

[@kevinhuneycutt9691]

We've had the technology to go 200 for 50 years. I wish NASCAR would let them take advantage of the 50 years of advancement and see how fast these things can go. If it's a fan safety issue, run some without fans.

[@ShariaLawAllDay]

That Dodge Charger Daytona is literally the best muscle car of all time. EVER.

[@Celestial_Being666]

Ken Block's Hoonicorn though

[@dbwindhorst1]

R.I.P. Buddy.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

This was the only 1970 Talladega related clip found in public until NASCAR uploaded the 1970 Talladega Spring Race today!

[@MJ-fy2no]

"Nothing beats cubic inches" - Buddy Baker

[@TSchneckenburger59]

R.I.P. Buddy!

[@Alex-eh5wr]

+Tim Schneckenburger buddy died after a long illness. rip. a great broadcaster who worked with ned jarret and ken squier first, then mike joy for cbs. worked also with neil bonnet during his broadcasting career on tnn. bonnet died in 1994 during daytona qualifying. worked on tnn also with dick bergreen and eli gold.

[@randybobandy9243]

The Gentle Giant!! R.i.P. Buddy

[@cudaman2formula874]

🇺🇸 DODGE 💪

[@AtZero138]

Mopar Everyday and Everywhere... Mopar because We Are!!.... Daily Drive my 68 Dart.. Cheers from Southern California..

[@rod928s4]

From the days when horsepower ran free...so long,Buddy!!!

[@dh2360]

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

[@controlpadblues]

Holy crap, is that Jack Arute interviewing Buddy at the end??? Doesn't really look like him, but it sure sounds like him.

[@brettrose3743]

Had that 426 Hemi wound up and singing!

[@bradhardy2629]

I wish he'd shut up long enough to hear the hemi roar by

[@mitchblack7730]

Buddy Baker - Legend!

[@vincentrobinson9325]

🤘🏻🙂 my first and favorite driver

[@KevinValdez1999]

R.I.P. Buddy Baker.

[@Make_my_day-1]

Considering the car, I think this was more impressive than Mark Donahue's run.

[@sammy4538]

Is just amazing to think 200 mph was reached already almost 100 years ago... is hard somehow to picture it actually happening then, steam engines and stuff like that is what comes into my mind of late 20's - or atleast for sure not 200 mph cars, is just crazy

[@revelare_xvii6269]

200 mph in 1970 must’ve felt like hyperdrive back then

[@JefferyT]

R.I.P.

[@MrT-nh6di]

Congratulations to Buddy, the "Gentle Giant"

[@markperkins8858]

Can't believe they were doing 200mph in 1970 I no in 1987 I think they were doing 220mph after that year they put an adaptor plate was introduced to slow them down don't no about anybody else but if there were no restrictions on the car and the technology we have these days I think they would be doing 300mph easily

[@VRF_7]

Daytona!!!!

[@shabbarhassan8495]

50 years now and SSC TUATARA does 331.....God bless technology

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

Talladega is 2.6 miles around the inside, which is how every track was measured, until Big Bill France made Talladega and called it "2.66 miles". So that "200 MPH lap" was actually 196 MPH. Check out how NASCAR changed the distance on almost every track in 1969-1970 by measuring around the outside. In 1971, after the restrictor plates were implemented, Michigan is listed as 2.00 miles for USAC and 2.04 for NASCAR to make the cars 'faster' than the USAC cars. Bill France was a marketing genius, aka 'con man'.

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

I believe he did it on bias ply tires too.

[@wrctube]

@hacknearl Thanks for watching, you're welcome, man! ;-)

[@Biggchese]

Hey im thinking of making a video about the history of speed in racing, can i use this video as part of it? If i decide to make the video, i will credit you

[@derekwall200]

was this officially the very 1st time someone reached 200 mph?

[@stantorren4400]

No

[@LITTLE1994]

Yes.

[@derekwall200]

@@LITTLE1994 nice. I know the 1st time someone broke the 200 mph was in the 1930s setting a land speed record

[@michaelmoon8856]

@ Derek Wall - that land speed record was NOT on a closed course. Baker's was.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

200 MPH closed circuit record. What's most interesting to me is the Big Bill France's NASCAR measure Talladega around the outside, not the inside, which Indy, Daytona and every other track was measured. Thus, that "200 MPH lap" was actually 196 MPH.

[@Jhihmoac]

Chrysler designed the powerhouse Dodge Charger Daytona and the Plymouth Belvidere Roadrunner Superbird originally for NASCAR competition (which NASCAR approved in '69), and then NASCAR goes and BANS them both after 1971! Ain't THAT a kick in the head? Goes to show that Mopar had the edge in racing back in those days!

[@chris1451]

NASCAR always banned Ford (427 SOHC) and Chrysler inovations because gm never did make a special engine.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

The aero cars were not banned. They were limited to 305 CID.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@chris1451 GM mystery motor was banned after the 1963 season due to it not being a production engine. Same for the Hemi in 1965 and Ford SOHC. NASCAR enforced the homologation rules in 1965, preventing experimental engines from running, only production engines. Later in the year, Chrysler had sold 500 Hemis so it was allowed to run but GM and Ford never put their 'special' motors into production which is why they were not allowed to run.

[@Jhihmoac]

@@Ziggy_Moonglow - I know that, but they might as well have banned them... You're not going to do much with a 305 in _that_ heavy car! Besides, due to muscle cars falling into the higher "sports car" insurance rating effective in '69 and forward, dealers were having considerable trouble trying to sell the street versions of these particular cars...

[@clintadams8451]

MOPAR, My Own Personal Adrenalin Rush.

[@rondrake3720]

But did the car have a cigarette lighter in it

[@gunterbutler3992]

Buddy road rage Baker RIP

[@midatlanticcycle]

who the hell is mr.lincolnwolfe?

[@tede.kulhawik7614]

I had a girlfriend with a nose like that but at least it wasn't one of those 4 door family sedan chargers people try to make racey today.

[@ADN1996]

imagine if nascar allowed turbos or superchargers

[@heihachimishima5889]

Lets go

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

1969 Dodge Charger 500

[@ricovali9245]

No disrespect to Curt,but I would rather hear that engine singing than his voice.

[@midatlanticcycle]

chrysler wing cars!

[@themountaineer1978]

The dodge Daytona is the true king of the road

[@bluesman7475]

Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird, so far ahead of the times they outlawed them. Nothing runs high rpm like the hemi! These were the stockcars I grew up with. I even went to a race a Talladega and Daytona in the mid 80's. I won' t even watch now, the cars and drivers are soulless. I would love to see a winged warrior with updated brakes, tires and suspension with a modern HELIPHANT run today..... Would probably go 300+.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

Nope. They were not 'outlawed', they were limited to 305 CID from 1971 on. "Nothing runs high rpm like the hemi" - Chrysler documents show it was turning 7200 RPMs. The Ford 429 was turning 7500.

[@sw-4733]

average speed what's the top speed?

[@xboxbenny]

I just beat one of these cars in my GSX in Forza Horizon 4... one of the hardest things I’ve ever done!

[@felinebline7154]

Yup today they have cup holders....

[@johns.8220]

I'm really surprised by how similar that motor sounds to modern stock cars. And NASCAR's new Gen7 sounds practically the same.

[@averymacleod6199]

Yeah I am just getting into the sport and it amazes me the track is so big it makes 200 mph look almost slower than it is.

[@marcturk4410]

They need too make a BB charger and put the new 1500 hp crate moter in it: come on dodge 😤

[@ericandchocosluss5723]

i owned this car now i pay 500k for it

[@davidthayer6969]

On the Cotton Owens website , he admits that Foyt was first backin the early 60s.

[@mikewachowiak4976]

Foyt was on a 5 mile circular test track ......no real turns, just flat out

[@davidthayer6969]

@@mikewachowiak4976 people will try to find anyway to discount anything that goes against the mopar narrative.........the test track was a CLOSED course and yes it has turns........using your logic Talladega would be flat out too compared to the .2 mile track at Islip.

[@kevinmuse9027]

Hence the reason GM banned the car..Cant beat it? Ban it!!

[@marcturk4410]

😛😗🙂🤓👍

[@sunrisespartan1765]

the house that Ricky Bobby built

[@ImForwardlook]

LOL, this "Mr" of non existing brain and manners tells more about his "capabilities" on his profile page...it is apparent that "I've was driving fast" a long time ago..I seriously doubt that you even have a license. What is really interesting though that the first time ever there is a guy...err,something...that likes modern NASCAR more than the golden days. Eh.

[@Cobra428SCJ]

Funny how they never show you the engine after the run, or that it was never scrutinized to see if it was within NASCAR guidelines. That car showed up and couldn't go any faster then 176mph. Then they pulled it into the garage for 5-hrs, then miraculously its running 199-200mph!? I think they lowered it beyond what NASCAR allowed, and installed experimental D5 or D6 heads.

[@Cobra428SCJ]

ATTENTION: DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE! They will tell you that of the 48 races in 1970, the Superbird and Daytona won 38 of them! THAT IS WRONG! Back then, not all the tracks were big fast tracks like we see today. In 1970, the Daytona and Superbird only raced on tracks that were 1-mile or longer called Super Speedways. There were 19 such races that year. Ford Talladega won 3, the Mercury Spoiler won 4, the Dodge Daytona won 4 and the Superbird won 8. So together those ugly winged things won only 12 of the 48 races. The rest were won with regular nosed cars.

[@Leatherface123.]

Who dropped you on your head

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

In 1970, Ford/Mercury won a total of 7 on the big track, while Chrysler won 12, but you want to pretend the Ford dominated because you are a Ford fanboy. It makes no sense that you and Thayer go around to every video and spout a bunch of BS. Just stick to the facts. Ford won the 1969-1970 Aero wars, 22 to 15 on the big tracks and 37 to 36 overall. Why do you fanboys always have to pretend it was different than reality? If your ego really that fragile?

[@davidthayer6969]

with all the hype , when the full entourage of winged cars made their debut at Daytona in 1970 I guess it was very disheartening to see the Fords were still much faster.......so I guess Chrysler pulled this stunt to save face over the fact the winged cars were still not as fast as the Fords and Mercury. I am sure that if ford had tweaked a Cyclone Spoiler II, and done the same pr stunt it would have been 2-5 mph faster than the Dodge.

[@jayschmahl9206]

Right David, the Ford's were so much faster. Dream on. Is that why Ford was feverishly working on their King Cobra Torino aero body because they were so much faster? Ford Torino's and Merc Cyclone's had the edge in '68. They had better aerodynamics. Thank Chrysler for that. Ford took a page from the Chrysler playbook and copied the '66/7 Dodge Charger fastback shape. '68 Dodge Charger's and Plymouth Belvedere's didn't cheat the wind as good as the Ford's. Dodge followed with the Charger 500 and then the Daytona. The brass at Plymouth was losing interest in stock car racing and Petty left Plymouth for Ford because Chrysler wouldn't let him drive a Daytona. They wanted him in a Plymouth. The exec's at Plymouth had a change of heart and brought out the Superbird bringing Petty back to Plymouth. If Ford's were so superior, Petty would have stayed with Ford. I also remember Richard Petty sharing his thought's on how much more stable his Plymouth's were at speed compared to the competition. Ford and Chrysler beat the h*** out of each other, but Chrysler was the true innovator.

[@davidthayer6969]

@@jayschmahl9206 lol, the numbers are what they are my friend........the Winged mopars and the Droop nosed fords only ran against each other head to head in 14 races with the Fords winning 10 of those........the Winged mopars only ran a total of 24 events and in 10 of those the Fords did not participate due to funding cuts..........Ford was NOT working FEVERISHLY on the King Cobra, it was cancelled before it ever got past 2 concept cars.

[@jayschmahl9206]

@@davidthayer6969 Ford cancelled the King Cobra, but there already was a working prototype. There was a reason Ford developed it. Chrysler was working on a '71 Superbird too. It was to one up the competition. From 1968 to 1971, Ford's only real advantage was in '68. They used wind tunnel testing to develop the Torino and Cyclone model's. They caught Chrysler sleeping, but Ford took a page from Chrysler with the fastback design.

[@davidthayer6969]

@@jayschmahl9206 Jay I like your enthusiasm but your facts are a little sketchy, actually Ford had two KC prototypes and had spent close to $1Million on tooling to make a Mercury version. If you think Fords only advantage was in 68, I guess you overlooked 1969........the Fords won every superspeedway event except for the last race of the year. Even after the introduction of the Daytona. The winged mopars were still no match for the droop nosed fords.......the First real race was at Charlotte where the FOrds swept the first 4 qualifying spots over the daytona , dominated and won.......the next race at rockingham was worse with the closest Daytona 20 laps behind the winning Ford. 1970 started out to be the same with Ford again dominating at Riverside as the winged cars were terrible on a road course......then at Daytona, again the fords dominated qualifying with Cale setting a race record of 183 avg mph in the first 125. A record that still stands as the fastest points race ever at daytona. Go watch the video......Cale and Pearson could run off and leave the winged cars at will......hamilton did a great job of getting the win but only got it because Pearson thought he could make in on two tires. Then after Daytona, Ford completely pulled nascar funding. In reality the Winged mopars only raced the droop nose fords head to head in 14 races with the Fords winning 10 of those.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

David Thayer - Mr 'Ford woulda coulda shoulda'. IF is the biggest work in LIFE.

[@Cobra428SCJ]

HAHAHA! SECRETS REVIELED! The day Baker showed up, the car made multiple laps and could not break into the 180mph speed bracket. Then they pulled it into the garage for 5 hours and installed a Ford Boss 429 and then it went 200mph! Funny how no one has ever seen a picture from under the hood after that run

[@michaelmoon8856]

U need to change the tin foil liner in yr cap - some of the alien mind control rays r getting thru.

[@easygoing2479]

Ha! But I have a feeling that the fake news media is at it again. Apparently they've moved from politics and into motorsports coverage.

[@Giugiu7077]

And then Bobby Isaac hit 217mph at Bonneville with 426 ☠️ Yea so fake

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

You are coming off as more and more of a clown with each comment.