The (almost) perfect lap of Le Mans in a 1974 NASCAR Dodge Charger - video courtesy

1974 USAC championship winning Dodge Charger, powered by a 426 Hemi , takes on the big Le Mans 24 Hours track. Play it loud ! #yeahitsgotahemi #builtbypetty #olympiabeer #hershelmcgriff #lemansclassic #lemans24 #nascar

[@robertkoenig1187]

That sound is music to any gearhead. Awesome!

[@northerngirl13]

Real racing,a four speed and a Hemi.

[@PapaJeff58]

That’s a throwback to the real days of NASCAR. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.

[@LITTLE1994]

True NASCAR right here

[@jeffhood9510]

Lucky if he has power steering. No power brakes, no traction control, minimal firesuit, no hans device. Back when men were men. Suprised he is not chewing on a cigar while turning laps laps in this thing.

[@codymoe4986]

Minimal firesuit, no HANS...back when men were men? You admire stupidity?

[@gk6.3s]

He's wearing a HANS. He's wearing a SFI rated suit and a modern helmet. The belts are less than 2 years old. There's a modern fire suppression bottle. WTF are you talking about, Jeff?

[@sagamorenoonan5237]

no power steering indeed ! The HANS is now mandatory in vintage cars newer than 1974. I´ll think about the cigar for 2025 !

[@kd4yhs]

You don't want power-assist steering on a race car. Without it, you can feel the road better. I pulled the power steering out of my track car.

[@janofb]

Jesus, look at the throw on that lever.

[@sagamorenoonan5237]

ydeah, good thing that I got long arms :D

[@Carlos-r5n2b]

​@@sagamorenoonan5237😂

[@iihdofjfodsd]

awsome sounds so bad ass , like to see the car though ,..

[@Carlos-r5n2b]

Having the time of his life😊

[@garrycowan4747]

2:10,,,, your réaction answered what i was wondering about 😂😂😂 Great driving Sir, this is à wonderful vidéo , well done 👍😃

[@07028]

I saw this car running in a vintage race event at Spa, Belgium last June. Great acceleration and sound. Not so great brakes and handling. Not a surprise. But it made me think it would be fun to see modern NASCAR equipment on the Spa circuit which is not as tight as the Sonoma track currently on the NASCAR schedule.

[@chucks6879]

There were 2 NASCAR cars there a 76 Torino from Juney Donleavy team and one of the drivers had LeMans experience being part of the 3 GT40 finish knew of the poor quality of the gas there made them take some compression out of the 351. It was forced to retire do to rear end problems but they saw what his experience had taught him you can see it here on YT. Dich Hutcherson was his name

[@brokendad2222]

Got some tall gears in there. Reminds me of, Win on Sunday sell on Monday. My brother drove a 69, 383 roadrunner and I drove a 73, 340 duster.

[@sagamorenoonan5237]

yup, it's a 2.80:1 Silver State proven 9 inch

[@blainesawchuk3028]

gol dern, theres hope for me n my fatso 2010 camaro. this is talent, this is a car. nice track work.

[@robertsklenka5823]

Well the NASCAR Camaro did darn well this year .

[@mbgmadbull1141]

I love this era, back when the stock cars could basically be bought and modified right from the showroom floor. you will be missed my sweet

[@ssnerd583]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! The last actual 'stock body' stock car was the 1967 Ford Fairlane......this car is 8 years beyond that

[@mbgmadbull1141]

@@ssnerd583 it's also 8 years beyond what your reading level is too by the looks of it.

[@wti70]

Not true

[@americanadventureoutdoors4213]

Hell yea brother 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Coalblack79k10]

That’s a real race car

[@peep39]

awesome

[@jonnysteventoaladelgado9110]

😮

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Man, can the big girl move or what? 👍👍

[@sagamorenoonan5237]

yup, indeed ! 693 hp from a Ray Barton Hemi mated to a Tex T101 and a Speedway Engineering 9 inch

[@BanditsTA]

Sweet👍

[@RonRussell-sj1zf]

Nice!

[@WarmSpringsWarriors]

Shes a beaut clark

[@jonnysteventoaladelgado9110]

Es le mans 1976 fue lo de los nascar

[@raceduster3049]

What engine is in i?

[@talon1706]

"1974 USAC championship winning Dodge Charger, powered by a 426 Hemi "

[@peterolson8350]

426 Hemi?

[@sagamorenoonan5237]

yup, it´s got a Hemi !

[@chriscruickshank9468]

Sorry to burst your bubble Sagamore, thats nowhere close to a perfect lap here, you definetly have the car and horsepower to shave quite a few seconds off that lap time

[@delphina202]

true ! that why it's called the almost perfect lap

[@davidbolyard3065]

Made me dizzy

[@BilobateDrip]

Oh boy, enough field of view to not see the track ahead. Im out 😬

[@nozzledrich]

NOBODY needs to see the unknown driver, keep the camera pointed in the go position