1987 Sovran Bank 500

[@mikef5386]

That 80s computer graphics and musical package is golden!

[@ticklezombie5557]

First NASCAR race I watched on TV and hooked ever since.

[@scottqualls7690]

The quality of driving compared to today is amazing. Today the majority of the field would be wrecked out half way through.

[@chadhenderson9732]

I say that a lot on these comments. Lol they can't even restart today without hals the field wreaking. It happens about 3 or 4 restarts in a row. Today's drivers couldn't handle these box cars one lap. When nascar left the south east thsts when it went down hill.

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

​@@chadhenderson9732 I started to hate the overtime green white checkerd because there have been a lot of wins taken away the best car leading by 2sec with 2 laps left caution ⚠ come out and someone steal a win in a restart just look at Dillon at Richmond he almost lost that race and kicked ass the whole race

[@dannydevito9056]

Martinsville used to have so much racing room. Wow

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Big thanks to you for puttin this for us all to see it. Seeing the starting positions and the guys who have left us is both sad to think that theyre gone and gives me a smile from ear to ear to see them doing what they loved and did best. It wasnt seeing Davey, Sr., Special K or Neil that made me that way. It was Row 14, Slick and JD. Rest in peace boys. Rest in peace.

[@allstarchris1]

Love the thumbnail pic that you have of Dale Earnhardt wrangler jeans Chevy Monte Carlo aero coupe.

[@nojunkwork5735]

Easy to see Dale had a fender under Sterling at the Bristol race, and Sterling didn't hold his line and turned down on Dale going into the corner.

[@dalejr183]

I watched this live in the second grade in 1987 I remember that lol. I miss old broadcasts less BS opinions pre race crap commercials. Just plain racing and straight forward commentary

[@Griffdawg]

Thanks for uploading this!

[@VasjaLar]

1987 прекрасное качество! Прекрасная гонка!

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

Morgan Shepherd was a Beast very consistent and always a clean hard racer

[@brianstewart7061]

Classic Eli Gold and Jerry Punch great racing announcers.

[@noahmciver9609]

one of the commentators I think was also a commentator for TNN motorsports

[@KetchaWill]

Noah McIver Eli Gold.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Yeah, in the 90s. Never cared much for him

[@mrnascar9129]

Eli gold was great for radio not so much for tv.

[@grizzgrizzly7208]

He still does Crimson Tide football

[@politiciansthrowstones]

Eli Gold the voice of Alabama football.

[@prevost8686]

Yes, thanks again. You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize!

[@michellephillips762]

1987 Earnhardt ripped racing apart...

[@trecooledge1326]

The day this race was run, I turned 3 years old. Earnhardt winning in my birthday :)

[@dalejr183]

I was 7

[@noahbise8452]

Do you have any races from 1984 or 1985 that arent on youtube already?

[@MrChristopherHaas]

85 is complete. Alot of missing 84’ races

[@jasonsullivan4579]

Jerry Punch with the ole' stache. You could tell Earnhardt didn't like the interview before the race, and Sterling had that hat barely sitting on top of his head for the interview.

[@007DeezN]

Poor Jeff, I think he had the win today and get spun out 2 races in a row!! He seemed awfully level headed about it with Kyle tho. I would've been hot, Kyle was like 6 laps down at the time too and this the final stint. Not the time or place for a battle like that. Great race.

[@bluegrassboy2448]

Is it just me or does Martinsville seem wider with these vintage races?. Plus inside wall seems wider with more grass.

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

Eli saud Trying out for the olympic synchronize spinning team 😂 when petty and Parsons spun out

[@jamieingram4998]

Dale in victory lane is asked..If you were told you would win 6 out of the first 8 races to start the season, what would you say?.....It's possible😂😂😂

[@nojunkwork5735]

Real race cars with real race car drivers instead of the wheel holders they call drivers today.

[@acrock21]

where is the rest of this race?

[@SMIFFTV]

Welcome to the wonderful world of mid-80's "highlighted coverage" lol. SETN and Jefferson Pilot covered NASCAR races throughout the 80's, but they were never the full race, just edited hour long programs, unfortunately. Thank god that was over by 1989.

[@acrock21]

oh i thought that was earlier on, so there is no footage of the middle part correct?

[@briancalibergbmd]

I remember this was one of the only ways to see several races during the mid-late 80's...our local syndicated stations would show these on Saturday afternoons...but they were only "highlights" and not full racing coverage....but it was better than nothing :)

[@carypyke935]

Sovran bank was gone by 1990

[@solofourohsixgaming]

32:25 Hold my beer. Hold on Kyle.

[@tnwhiskey68]

Dale Earnhardt was always the worst interviews! He never had much to say! I'll say, it looked like he tried to back off when Marlin cut down to enter the corner, it was just too late, the 81 car took too high of a line!

[@MrChristopherHaas]

“Champions like Lake Speed”? LOL

[@NCMarrk]

He was the 1978 IKF World Karting Champion. Pretty big deal if you do your research.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Yeah yeah. Thats what todays NASCAR/ARCA drivers will tell you. Jeff Gordon too. Once youre able to read the print on a spinning 45/33 rpm record youre a racer as far as im concerned lol. Lake proved he could hang

[@Slinger43]

I actually raced Karts against Lake back in the mid 70's, even managed to finish ahead of him a couple times, but I can testify as an eye witness, he was a great driver & infact "A CHAMPION" A many time National Champion & 78 World Champion 😉

[@MrChristopherHaas]

@@Slinger43 nowadays I have been noticing that a quite a few of the kids with sponsors that get NASCAR rides backgrounds are kart related. Anyhow I was a HUGE fan and I’ve rewatched that Darlington win many, many times. In my view he had already proven himself by then and would have got his fair share if he had the right car under him. We’re the go cart tracks road courses? The sting of him taking over that #28 ride and not cashing in still stings

[@Slinger43]

@@MrChristopherHaas Yes, all road courses for Sprint Karts, which is the type of Kart Lake won his 78 Title in. Occasionally we would race on oval tracks, usually a 1/8-1/4 mile paved, but those tracks were not Kart tracks. I know in today's Major League Auto Racing landscape, the majority of driver's started racing in Go-Kart's, but back in the day, that wasn't the case. Lake was, to my knowledge, the 2nd Karting Champion to make it to Big-Time Auto Racing, following Ricky Rudd, "The Rooster" had Won a National Championship in 75 in Enduro Karts (laid down driver position) which raced on the road courses inside of Major Speedways like Daytona, Talladega, Ontario ect...

[@douglasdixon524]

I know Dr. Jerry Punch from ESPN but I don't remember SETN.