1984 Talladega 500 from Talladega Superspeedway | NASCAR Classic Full Race Replay

[@toyman81]

1984, Nascar Racing was really into its great years then.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

So very true!!!!!!

[@1776_Garage]

Yes

[@SmokeyYunick13]

Yes, that was the era that built NASCAR, from there till Dale died was the golden years.

[@outdoormatt5188]

💯💶

[@hoot3168]

The camera shots from inside the cars, really shows how much of a beating the suspensions are taking. Real men racing!!

[@craigykart]

Listening to mark martin talking recently on a podcast about what those cars were actually set up like, on some of the tracks they didn't even run a left rear spring, there was so much crossweight in the car; like 62+% weight on the left of the car due to all the lead on that side. They were "stock" in the sense that they looked stock. Actually some of the most extreme setups of any racing car.

[@TOMCAT5.5149]

I wish Nascar was still like this..

[@outdoormatt5188]

💯💶

[@gavinwavy9132]

Rip Ken Squire 😢

[@nohbody85]

The Greatest Of All Time!

[@olivrser]

Literally 1984

[@alexbroadbent5313]

A day in NASCAR history Dale Earnhardt would become the first driver to win this race 2 years in a row.

[@DanArnets1492]

**POINTS STANDINGS and WINS before the 1984 TALLADEGA 500 (19 of 30):** #3 Dale Earnhardt (2668, GM) #9 Bill Elliott (-43 with 1 win, Ford) #44 Terry Labonte (-60 with 1 win, GM) #11 Darrell Waltrip (-89 with 3 wins, GM) #33 Harry Gant (-116 with 1 win, GM) #22 Bobby Allison (-214 with 2 wins, GM) #12 Neil Bonnet (-323, GM) #5 Geoff Bodine (-332 with 2 wins, GM) #15 Ricky Rudd (-364 with 1 win, Ford) Richard Petty (GM #43 with 2 wins) was having an on-and-off season. Tim Richmond (GM #27 with 1 win) was 12th because of mechanical issues and inconsistent pace. Part-timer Cale Yarborough (GM #28) won the Daytona 500, the Alabama 500 and the Pennsylvania 500. Benny Parsons (GM #55), another part-timer, won the Dixie 500. Despite being the best rookie of 1983, Sterling Marlin couldn’t secure a fulltime ride and didn’t have a good sophomore season. Drivers listed are the season's current top8, last season's top8 plus the rookie of the year before and whatever race winner that doesn't fit any of those 2 descriptions. Yes, I’m using the unsponsored names of the races. In Talladega’s case, the earlier race is the Alabama 500 while the Summer one is the Talladega 500.

[@MichaelSmith-ip8jg]

Squire, Jarrett, and Parsons as a guest announcer. The 3 biggest gentlemen in the sport. How lucky are we to be able to watch a broadcast called by these legends ?

[@scarface17332]

Is stroker made out this movie

[@gary24fan]

Chris Economaki calling Petty's car a "Plymouth" prior to the start. Too bad they weren't doing mental acuity tests back then.

[@Brian.Senecal]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@RadioReprised]

The MAN...who could ''See'' air was born.....!

[@gary24fan]

He could not see the air. That was a myth perpetrated by that idiot Jerry Punch. Even Earnhardt dismissed the fact he couldn't see the air. Stop and use that thing between your ears for something other than conjuring up QAnon conspiracy theories.

[@hank-s4t]

The '80's,we still had beer n cigarettes n motor oil Sponsors!...The '90s?!...Sweet tea n Tampons 😂

[@Nasty-Canasta]

Apparently you never watched Nascar in the 90s

[@briantaylor9285]

People who call this "eAsY" are nuts. Look at how Bill Elliot is SAWING with that wheel.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Really enjoyed watching this Classic!!!!!! 🏁🏁

[@STP43FAN1]

What does Kathy Coleman of LAND OF THE LOST fame have in common with Richard Petty? She sang in Mike Curb’s congregation in the early 1970s eleven or so years before Curb fielded Petty’s Pontiacs. Curb’s record company still sponsors in NASCAR primarily with Toyotas.

[@Brian.Senecal]

Chris E. says Pettys "Plymouth" is going into the Smithsonian. 😂

[@isaiahcampbell3217]

Imo, today's Nascar pack racing is boring compared to the era of speed. These are real races with drama and suspense

[@robertanderson2898]

LOL i still cant get over Ken Squier calling Labonte "La-bounty."

[@gary24fan]

It's actually a (only) slightly more accurate pronunciation since "Labonte" is a French name. My understanding is that his family has relatives here in Maine.

[@edmondcamp2878]

⁠@@gary24fanI’m not disputing your word but I thought it was Canada or at least I thought that’s where his grandparents or great grandparents are from I think I’m sure he has relatives in your neck of the woods too. To listen to Terry talk he’s just a Texas redneck. I can say that I’m a Georgia redneck and proud of it lol.

[@jasonjackson5493]

Damn! That was was a good race all the way through!! They had to literally drive the hell out of them things!

[@STP43FAN1]

The draft was still effective then. It started going away in 1985 and passing declined thusly

[@Monkey832]

⁠@@STP43FAN1Then Bobby Allison tore the fence down in 1987 so they put the plates on and the draft came back lol

[@STP43FAN1]

Monkey, you’re laughing at objective truth.

[@Brian.Senecal]

I like it when 🎧Chris E👓. says that the 43👍 Richard Petty "Plymouth" (200 wins🏁) will be going into the Smithsonian Institute🎪 for display.😂 Now dat funny.🍻😜

[@STP43FAN1]

Curb was running Yates/DiGard engines until Daytona at the start of July; Petty had to pay Yates to run the engine at Daytona because Curb and the Gardners were squabbling over money. After the Firecracker the 43 had to get engines elsewhere

[@mattfulmer4243]

With a Rebel Yell...She cried MORE, MORE, MORE...!!!

[@ttocselbag5054]

Uhh, 1984 #43 Pontiac! Plymouth be long gone ya old coot! 😆😆

[@gary24fan]

Economaki was a clown.

[@Brian.Senecal]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Brian.Senecal]

😢​@@gary24fan

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Buick And Chevrolet Dominated At Talladega From The 80s And Early 90s

[@wsmfp7009]

I was 13 yo at this race 👍

[@codym8897]

1984 1. Jeopardy! returned to television as a syndicated game show, with Alex Trebek as the host, and Johnny Gilbert as the announcer. Austin City Limits in its 9th season on PBS. 2. Lee Greenwood had a hit single on the country charts with "God Bless the USA". The Dukes of Hazzard in its 7th and final season during the 1984-1985 season on CBS. 3. Muppet Babies and Pryor's Place debuted on CBS Saturday mornings. Punky Brewster, Night Court, and Hunter premieres on NBC, all during its 1st season. 👍

[@Brian.Senecal]

Punky was the bomb yo. Off the chain.