1972 Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway | NASCAR Classic Full Race Replay

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

I am so happy that the ABC Broadcast of the 1972 Daytona 500 is finally uploaded on this platform! I have been waiting years for this. Thank you, NASCAR Classics!

[@petermoran2832]

To think that six different makes- Mercury, Ford, Plymouth, Dodge, Chevrolet, and AMC- were in this classic race.

[@100aceswid]

That was awesome. Not much today. Also Pontiac.

[@HirookiGotoCHAOS-n3s]

Announcers are Keith Jackson and Chris Economaki

[@circaseventies]

Why were the Petty cars running 426 "wedges" @ 9:45 ??

[@HODIUSDUDE]

I believe Maurice wanted to try something different. NASCAR introduced the restrictor plates sometime in 1970. I believe the theory was that the head design of the Wedge would provide similar power with better acceleration. The Wedge was typically used by Petty as a short track motor, as I recall.

[@craigpennington1251]

426 Wedge was a damn good engine. I love them & the 413s. Put a Nascar equipped 413 in my 1968 Dodge Super Bee which was modified for racing. Not drag racing. What a monster.

[@jimk4530]

By 1972 the Hemi was not available in production Mopars anymore.Therefore,it would have been illegal.

[@circaseventies]

@@jimk4530 The Boss 429 was only factory installed in 1969-70 but was in use here.

[@jimk4530]

@@circaseventies True, however Bill France allowed the Boss 429 because the Hemis we're so dominant in Nascar up to this point.

[@davdhartung9817]

Last Daytona 500 shown live in theaters. Next year ABC showed about 100 minutes live .

[@TigerMaskIVNJPW]

LXL: Keith Jackson Analyst: Chris Economaki

[@mikewhite6288]

This is when racing was great. Nascar was great. I remember as a kid watching these races.

[@charlesrussell6201]

This race was boring as heck. Today's racing is so much better,

[@mikewhite6288]

@charlesrussell6201 nascar is a joke in today's racing.

[@charlesrussell6201]

You’re the Joke…with a capital J

[@orionparish9858]

To this day, it's weird to see Foyt and Donahue in anything but USAC/CART, or F1 for Mark.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

AJ was a regular at Daytona, Riverside, Charlotte, Atlanta and Talladega for over 30 years. His first NASCAR event was in 1963 and last was 1996. Mark Donohue ran one F1 season but ran a whole lot more SCCA Can-AM and Trans-AM. They were from the era where race car drivers raced whatever, whenever, which was a big part of what made them great. Have fun!

[@jaycollins9244]

Wow! A $40,000 race car which was big money back then. 40K today wouldn't even buy you a Toyota Rav4!!!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

👍🏁🏁👍

[@stepanbandera5206]

Holy Cats, AMC? Ain't My Car. 😂

[@Briancotter-m6b]

Back when Nascar was worth watching

[@brandontouville9469]

Did we miss 1971

[@D2RCR]

They did but it's on their website.

[@brandontouville9469]

@D2RCR website shuts off on me when I watch them on my phone..been relying on the KZbin channel posts

[@robertprelewitz4511]

"MAN" Talk about the haves and have notes!! No David Parson, no Donnie Allison?? Looked like a dirt track at the beginning. Bad year for DAYTONA

[@louislepage5111]

Not a good day for the Mopars 😢

[@danaringquist9730]

Dr 4-14-24

[@danaringquist9730]

Dr 12-24

[@toddbob55]

Dodge cant win a race to save the company

[@braylonbeasttucker2927]

1st

[@NASCARFAN03]

I didn’t ask

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

AJ Foyt.

[@howardrader3416]

How bout that Petty guy

[@howardrader3416]

Crap he blowed up

[@onesecureone]

Mopar ruled then gave up in the middle but the demon 170 ruled the end.. Mopar or nocar

[@toddbob55]

chryslers are the laughing stock of automobiles

[@whicker59]

​@@toddbob55But present day Chrysler 300s r the "13%" preference.