The Worst NASCAR Race Ever: The 1969 Talladega 500

[@bbigjohnson069]

Well done! Note: The Dodge Daytona debuted at Talladega and the Ford Torino Talladega debuted at Daytona.

[@LindysEpiphany]

My first car was a '72 Torino! We went everywhere together, she even liked to pretend she was a 4x4 on occasion! Good old days!

[@Ob1tuber]

That is weird but cool

[@tungabunga4107]

𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩... 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡..

[@youngbloodhobby2103]

100th like

[@AlmostLakai94]

A Dodge Daytona will always be my dream car

[@Heavywall70]

If you go fishing with a Baptist you’ll need to either bring two cases of beer because he’ll drink your case or bring another Baptist because they won’t drink in front of each other

[@Pow3llMorgan]

That gave me a good chuckle.

[@baneblade48]

In western Canada we say this about Mennonites lol

[@maxwellrux5523]

im gonna steal that

[@Longmiestr]

The difference between Catholics and Baptist. Catholics don't recognize birth control while Baptist don't recognize each other in the liquor store.

[@grogery1570]

My State of South Australia had to change it's liquor laws to reduce drunk driving deaths. On Sunday pubs could only sell alcohol to tourists so everyone would drive to the next town to drink. Then on the way home you had a lot of drunk drivers going both ways!!!

[@patrickracer43]

Reporters: "Bill France, what's your stance on this PDA?" Bill France: "I don't know her"

[@ralphsanchico2452]

I'm surprised he didn't say: "Heck! Penicillin can fix that"!

[@RKMC_BRONKO-68]

The true winner is the third place filler car driver

[@dr.b0973]

For sure Ramo Stott was one of the best Arca regulars to cameo in cup

[@ronfullerton3162]

@@dr.b0973 Glad you fellows brought up Ramo's driving ability. He was a good driver, and giving the Winston Cup cars a challenge does not surprise me. He also was full to watch on the dirt tracks. Watched him many times at county fair races.

[@Monkey832]

He even finished on the lead lap in that race

[@asharfirdaus4147]

@@Monkey832 and lead four lap during the race

[@police428]

We can just appreciate that a AMC Javelin finished 26th in that 500 mile race? AMC isn’t the most reliable company but damn that Javelin is made of pure iron to last that long for that hard.

[@johnchildress6717]

And one of the better looking also.These cars were a lot better than most people knew.

[@jacko1596]

it completed 62 laps

[@CEOofPhoneCo]

I love the "Exhoost foom" pfp

[@tarasbulba3190]

AMC....Ain't My Car!!!😛👍

[@hiimemily]

@@jacko1596 That's still a good 165 miles.

[@taffytime4898]

18:01 Me: you ever heard of a movie called "cars" ?

[@mega_mightyenax2563]

I know right🤣

[@fantacoladrink7863]

Ye lol

[@jonathan_tong93]

Duh. Yeah

[@scoot.112]

@@Hatris I’m not explaining the whole plot but basically in the races there’s only 3 actual competent racers the other 40 people are just there

[@lonelycortell]

😂

[@lolbr3720]

Thank u. If someone dosen't write this stuff down it will disappear with our generation. Enjoyed reliving the whole thing...

[@DDS029]

A lot of it is. Except no one seems to agree on which version, or which combination of versions gives you the one true story.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Thats what i keep pointing out. Im trying to imagine racing 20 years from now when the cars are driverlessand Kyle Busch is going for win 600...

[@MrChristopherHaas]

I am actively trying to track down any NASCAR and USAC footage i can get my hands on. Right now ive got one heck of a lead on 1960s early 70s USAC stock, sprint, Indy footage....but its pricey. Ill get it eventually, complete with ALL episodes of Car and Track

[@BigMoneyBandCamp]

90-00

[@drewmah8735]

This is like the 2005 F1 race at Indy that had only 6 starters due to the Michelin Tyre issues.

[@brolyrcf5618]

See f1 is smart your tire not safe enough you cant race unlike nascar just straight up ban tire war

[@-yeme-]

IIRC it was the decision of the teams on Michelins not to race, they were under all kinds of pressure from Bernie Ecclestone (the owner/chairman of F1) to compete but, quite rightly, none of them were prepared to risk their drivers.

[@Jzwiz]

yeme owner of f1 tried to sue the teams but a law stopped him as racing with unsafe tires is illegal

[@tothjake94]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@kevintucker3354]

broly rcf 6 cars did race, the rest decided not to because of the unsafe tires. Exactly the same thing as This video.

[@jameshoran8]

I have driven over 200 laps at Talladega over the years, mostly with Dale Jarrett Racing, and was given a lot of leeway to do 180 -185 mph when the max they would let anyone do was 165. I was called in 2015 by Ronda Robertson, the operations manager who let me do the speed. She told me she quit and to stop running with Jarrett as Dale Jarrett and Tim Shannon, the latter the president of the company, were cutting corners as they were losing money and the tires weren't safe. The company folded shortly thereafter. I really never knew the importance of tires until I saw this video. Dale Jarrett, a former NASCAR champion, endangered my life. Jarrett called me one day to rationalize what I was told, but it was total BS.

[@BigArt1970]

I don't really care for NASCAR, but this video was fascinating. Well written and produced. Great job!

[@bobbysolo5411]

I love drag racing, except for the eternal lulls while you wait between rounds, and I'm not impressed watching a Corvette blow his motor to bits chasing a stock VW with a 4 minute head start. As a wannabe driver, NASCAR offers you some seat time, before the wreck or engine failure. Drag racing, can end on the burnout, or start line. SCCA looks fun, but it too has some issues with multiple classes running simultaneously making it like racing on the freeway with others NOT racing, or aware of a race, being rolling slalom gates on the highway. I'm actually a dirt track racing fan, or anything you want to race on a dirt oval. It makes what looks like watching an on ramp to a freeway, vs cars racing on a surface that has multiple lanes to use to try to navigate the track.

[@jackradzelovage6961]

@@bobbysolo5411 i like wreckfest for exactly that reason...... i cant stand f1, nascar, top fuel drags, etc. because theres no difference between any of the cars. even in racing sims you cant even tweak anything on the cars despite their real life counterparts sometimes being the most heavily tunable things on the planet. a race is decided by 1mph differences. the highlights of 3+ hours of racing boil down efficiently to less than a minute. its like watching a bunch of bugged NPCs chase each other in a circle... not interesting! id rather have professional coverage of 24 hours of lemons. more outlaw fig 8. more demolition derby/banger racing like they do in britain. dirt fig 8 school bus demolition derby endurance race... that hits the spot!

[@mexmagic1]

Jack Radzelovage p

[@Logan912]

@@jackradzelovage6961 I understand your point, but there's actually a huge difference between the cars in F1, and that's why certain teams dominate. Still, my favorite type of racing is sportscars like IMSA, WEC, and GT3.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Big daddy Shows the dirt in the sport and how France gained his wealth on the backs of others !!! Dirty Bastard !!!

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

NASCAR had 7 fatalities from '64 thru '67. So you can understand the drivers being worried about safety.

[@lancesecrest7577]

Grand Prix racing and sports cars racing were Getting Serious about safety ,then,also.24hrs of Le Mans had a car go into the crowd and kilt a number of fans in the 50s and the Europeans took notice of prevention.

[@henris8367]

Lance Secrest not just a number of fans, 82 people! It was like a small genocide in one accident

[@GK-ud8dv]

They could still improve the safety over the old cars, but they threw out the baby with the bath water when they got so far from stock cars.

[@1pcfred]

@@henris8367 yeah but they got hit by a Mercedes. What a way to go!

[@twistedyogert]

What was safety like back then?

[@dom.rockchalkjayhawk.8990]

Ramo stott was probably the happiest man on earth he ran down Bobby Issac in an underpowered car

[@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo]

And then 59-ish years later he got a shout-out 😂

[@freefoodftw]

Smokey Yunick said of Bill France Jr. "he woulda had to went to 4th grade 3 more times to get his idiot's license."

[@joshbarth9469]

And that "He didn't have the sense to pour piss out of a boot, if it had instructions on the heel."

[@Slowmodem1]

That's great! I had not heard that before.

[@ralphwilliams2396]

Im definitely using that

[@spaceflight1019]

Smokey Yunick was the automotive world's answer to Yogi Berra.

[@billmunroe889]

@@joshbarth9469 I thought he said that about Brian 'Brainfart' France?, lol.

[@buffy62f1]

We never know... One day *someone will decide to use a DDLC soundtrack to explain a catastrophe*

[@hibiki9380]

ah a man of culture

[@PauwerFurry]

Hibiki ah another man of culture

[@coltonhurley2525]

Glad i wasnt the only one to notice that

[@tonystewartrocks14]

Between this and "Before My Body is Dry" in his Truex video, S1ap has earned his weeb status lol

[@AImpatientMan]

Hes a confirmed weeb, man of culture

[@cobra727]

15:04 "he was only puttering around at 160mph" that has got to be the funnest shit I've heard in a while

[@linkfan95]

"I couldve have the biggest, baddest speedway built right in my back yard." No, but you did have have the most mysterious one in trade.

[@MATTierial]

10:25 was not expecting a DDLC reference in a NASCAR Documentary

[@ICKY427]

right?! it caught me so off-guard

[@F6LabsVideo]

That shit legitimately scared me, lol. I think that game may have left a bit of mark.

[@ConvoyBebop]

I heard the music and literally got a chill.. That game definitely left a mark on me lol

[@lolipolice7035]

*I gently roll into the pits*

[@OhRaez]

It's because he's a weeb

[@twistedaxles9126]

"you can't just put 3 cars in a 2.66 mile speedway for 500 miles right?" *Piston Cup Racing Association wants to know your location*

[@holdencross5904]

Nice one!

[@jonathan_tong93]

Huh?

[@adriancastro4236]

From the Disney movie Cars

[@C0astDelta]

Kachigga

[@shirakotakamotogd]

Damn, you thought of it before me

[@georgeboyer8158]

When I was a lad, the Blue Laws in my town allowed the Hospital Emergency Room, one Drug Store, one gas station, and one grocery to remain open for business on Sunday. No cafes or restaurants could be open on Sunday however the Public Library could open after church services as could the public swimming pool. The city police were known to ignore speeding cars on Sunday because it was "assumed" you were speeding to church. You could not mow your lawn nor shovel snow off your sidewalk on Sunday. Horseback riding was banned inside the city limits as were competitive athletics. There were many more "thou shall not" laws that I do not remember.

[@stevemitz4740]

@George Boyer; Could [not] having "Blue Laws" be the reason Hospital ER. rooms are now overrun with gunshot, drug OD's, Illegals, and assault victims? Or the reason drug stores need to be open 24/7 to deal with all the glutinous & drunken sicko's ills? Could death defying, voyeuristic blood sports like NASCAR be the reason Godless Lib's now can kill babies who survive abortion? Who is happier about the demise of Blue Laws, Lib's & Satan, or God & his followers? Is society better now without Blue Laws?

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@stevemitz4740 I agree, Steve, and I'm Roman Catholic. This guy sounds like he had a bad experience and misses the point. Did I mention libturds are Godless freaks?

[@screamingpencil]

@@stevemitz4740 God doesn't exist except in your imagination.

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

Yeah.. You could even leave your front door wide open. While at Church.. Nothing you owned would be missing. Hell you might find Lunch on your table from your neighbor ready for you.. Damn I hate those days....

[@stevemitz4740]

@ Screamer; Peter Stoner’s book, Science Speaks would disagree your faith based nonsense! He calculated the bibles accuracy to 1 x 1028 x 1017! No way could your groupthink training allow you to respond lucidly to that one little fact! Ask yourself why!

[@samlcyo2]

I did not expect a Doki Doki reference... caught me off guard lmao. Great video by the way.

[@zavtparticles6828]

Slapshoes Is a secret weeb

[@EthanCookereal]

Nothing secret about it as far as I can tell

[@christopherwalker1823]

Saw it and immediately went to the comments to see if anyone else got it

[@bullwag1978]

That damn music still makes me uncomfortable as hell

[@RAMENn00dleb0y]

He actually started as an anime reviewer. Not even kidding.

[@freeparking301]

Firestone ran an ad before the video started...guess they’re proud of their history. (Yes I know it’s the word tire getting fed into the algorithm and shooting an appropriate ad back at me.)

[@patrickracer43]

Firestone talking about their history the same way Volkswagen does?

[@60viking]

This is intense to me. You see I started working in Chrysler engineering that year and started drive super birds for Winston cup development and also was a performance Dynamometer operator. I was offered a seat in a Plymouth to back up Richard and I turned it down. Now I'll try not to damage me. This was a great time.

[@Chives5150]

Shoutout to Ramo Stott, the 1970 and 1971 ARCA champion, 1975 USAC Stock Car champion, and 1976 Daytona 500 pole winner.

[@Slinger43]

Ol' Ramo was no Scrubb! 💪🤠

[@acerusea5156]

10:15 Curtis Turner gets sent to the Shadow Realm

[@bradshepherd3539]

Omg i literally spit my drink laughing when he said shit show... this dude story telling is epic

[@patrickracer43]

Curtis Turner has been DELETED *Broken Matt Hardy voice*

[@daleftuprightatsoldierfield]

I read this right as it happened

[@aydankhaliq2967]

Hello viewer, super GT here.

[@obscraft5375]

When Bill France is Monika

[@KK-ex5zu]

I’ve known about this story behind the first Talladega race for years. But if anyone out there is interested in hearing about this story this is the best video on KZbin about it. Thanks again, you make the best informational racing videos!

[@davidfrank6666]

to bad there is no video, in the video.

[@lukefreeman828]

What the hell. This is so well produced and you ONLY have 2.4k subscribers? I was expecting to see like 100k

[@KeithChapman-hr5kx]

Luke Freeman something he done was right, besides a well made video. The algorithm is boosting his shit. Hope he takes advantage of this and puts out more quality videos while he has the view count

[@canehdiansteve3455]

Two weeks ago he had less than 50!

[@playdoh7160]

it's a channel about nascar....in 2019

[@Stratubery]

This channel's been blue lawed for its godless denigration of cultural religious observance, cherished if not practiced by the character of folk who made NASCAR great before you millennials got hold of it. Word.

[@playdoh7160]

@@Stratubery I can't understand what you just said....there are several grammar and spelling mistakes here. Do you mean 'lauded'? cherished if not practiced, what does that even mean....also how do 'the character of folk' practice anything? Don't use complicated vocabulary if you don't understand their appropriate context of use because you're making NASCAR fans seem awfully retarded...which is mighty ironic and something i'll give this channel's creator credit for attempting to combat with this well-researched video. My point was related to his channel's subscription count being tied to a topic cough NASCAR cough that isn't necessarily the most topical or popular subject in 2019. That isn't a knock on the production/content quality, just saying NASCAR is fuckin wack and so are you

[@KanjoNights]

Normally I wait until the video is complete before adding a Like if it's good, but by 6:00 minutes in I had to pause and like. Such incredible content. The research, writing, editing, and delivery are seriously top notch. Keep up the awesome work man!

[@thespadenetwork4552]

Holy shit I wasn't expecting the Sayori's death soundtrack from DDLC in a NASCAR video lmao. Love it.

[@Frenchiest_Deacon]

Well this song is on Assassination classroom

[@connorbrown2194]

I’m watching this at 1 am and i almost shat myself

[@danielspellins8372]

@@connorbrown2194 same

[@micahgober3148]

@@connorbrown2194 I did

[@ajemajh]

sayo-nara curtis

[@trekker105]

Broke: keep bugging SBNation to make a NASCAR ep of The Worst Joke: realize SBNation doesn't really care about NASCAR Woke: WE'LL MAKE OUR OWN THE WORST, WITH BLACKJACK AND HOOKERS

[@S1apShoes]

Finally, someone gets it.

[@trekker105]

I'm halfway in and I can already confidently say this could go toe to toe against most any real episode of The Worst you care to name. Those guys could certainly do worse than hire you, were you so inclined.

[@kvltizt]

Jon Bois breakdowns of NASCAR would surely be great though.

[@The_ZeroLine]

@@trekker105 It’s sad that places like that could be employing people who make 100x better content because of their love for the sport and instead they’ve got a bunch of Chads where you can hear stuff like this going “hold on babe, i gotta finishing the VO.” beep boop bop “So, Martin Lawrence and Dale Markhard round the last corner sparks flying, downforce turned to max and that’s when...”

[@Loxu69]

@@The_ZeroLine Don't talk like that about SBNation of all channels. They put a lot of work and effort into their stuff and they make some of the best sports content out there.

[@74Spirit1]

And Richard Childress silently made his debut.

[@largol33t1]

5:21 - Thank you for posting that picture. I always wondered how they got those heavy steamrollers to pave the track so perfectly...

[@elloo98]

Nah, that picture is just a cover-up so that noone figures out that steamrollers average 210 mph on Talladega

[@BigIronFab]

elloo98 Fuck, that’s a hell of a site!

[@sulphurous2656]

@@elloo98 LMAO

[@pfitz9346]

"puttering around at 160 mph"

[@helenc1214]

Pfitz By now it's nothing

[@VayporWayve]

Read that the same time it came up in the video LoL

[@bouncingshot]

lemans in the 60's was double that sheed.

[@niko1600]

@@bouncingshot Yeah Derek Bell took the Porsche 917LH would go 246 in 1971 simply due to the fact that before chicanes were added it was 3.7 miles down the straight. Fun fact NASCARs ran at LeMans along with an IMSA Monza and Vette. Doug and Herschel McGriff ran a 76 Charger running a 5.6L Wedge and Dick Hutcherson and Richard Brooks ran a Torino with a 7.0L V8straight from Nascar due to a deal between Bill Thomas and the ACO(LeMans reps) the Charger failed 2hrs In and the Torino ran a surprising 11 hours. Both cars had a ton of fuel trouble due to Nascar being ran on 102 and the fuel there despite being told it was 93 was more like 83. Despite poor performance they were the crowd favorite due to the noise and sheer size of them

[@bouncingshot]

@@niko1600 dang. i'd probably love the nascar's noise if i was in the crowd back then lol.

[@darwinaguilero3175]

Switched to this after you were in Emplemon’s video. Great video dude, cheers.

[@catjudo1]

Neatest thing about Bobby Isaacs, in my opinion, is how he took the now banned Charger Daytona to Bonneville and set a number of speed records with only minimal changes to the car. He was definitely an independent spirit in more ways than one. The car survives to this day and is, I think, the same car (no. 71) that features in this video. I could be wrong on that last point though...

[@roguedalek900]

Your 100% right across the board.

[@roguedalek900]

Isaac was always one of my favorites as a kid. Isaac died broke and one of the current team owners bought him a nice headstone IIRC and he's buried in a cemetery overlooking a legacy track IIRC . Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong. He was voted by NASCAR one of the top 50 drivers of all time.

[@robertpeters2741]

Kudos to Leroy Yarborogh for punching Bill France in the face. Those were rough tough drivers back then, not like the drivers of today. Great video!!

[@hammered0184]

Leroy is still one of my favorites!!

[@mikematthews31]

Leeroy was my hero. Never heard about him decking Bill France. I'm surprised Bill allowed him to keep running in Nascar. They need someone to do the same today to those running Nascar.

[@Pushyhog]

If he could of hit 8 times harder.

[@chadbrochill9945]

Richard Petty says that he didn't even land the punch. I think Lee Roy probably just faked France Jr. out making it look he was going to punch him. I think if he had actually struck France Jr., Lee Roy would have been thrown out of NASCAR

[@Robert-xp4ii]

Robert Peters LOL Yeah, I laughed seeing some of these puny Nascar drivers of today get in each other's face (ie Jeff Gordon). It's laughable!

[@Cowboycomando54]

The tire war reminds me of what lead to the death of Group B rally in the 80s, manufacture teams putting wining over driver safety. 10:14 Also is that a Doki Doki Literature club reference?

[@m0rkmuzzl]

It is.

[@carsonbiggerstaff5860]

I just caught that reference 3 years later.

[@BB_Sebring]

It is and it makes sense. If you look at his original channel S1ap you'll see a bunch of anime videos prior to switching fully to NASCAR content. He mentions it in his self-history video and still features anime characters on that channel's banner art. Most notably Satsuki Kiryuin from Kill la Kill, since he would use the instrumental version of "Before My Body is Dry" for his MBJ video that was associated with series protagonist Ryuko Matoi

[@sulphurous2656]

@@BB_Sebring kek based

[@falcongang5280]

i found this channel like 5 hours ago and now im in love, I love the style of content you create. quality vids my dude

[@bluehead_info]

Respect to Good-Year for reacting so fast. Pretty impressive.

[@DickWhittington1]

The reason the tires lasted is that on the morning of the race, Goodyear officials came through the pits and told all the teams that any car running consecutive laps of over 190 mph, Goodyear would come to their pits, pickup up their wheels and tires, and bring their bare wheels back to them. Brickhouse ran the last 10 laps at over 195 mph, Goodyear was livid but could do nothing. I was standing in pits when that announcement was made. Another point, Brickhouse was not a factory team driver, he came to Talladega to drive the #14 car Bill Ellis car. When the drivers walked Saturday afternoon, he was asked to drive the #99 car. Ellis released him to do so and put Ramo Stott, an ARCA driver in the #14.

[@Mudpuppyjunior]

Are you related to the Whittington Brothers?

[@maxsav007]

Amazing insight

[@tomellingham8627]

That adds to the story quite a bit. Good info. 🙂

[@meglioeducation]

I was 7.5 years old at this time and I remember that 1969 was a crazy time.

[@vietnamsemonky4082]

If you somehow see this, God bless you sir, I hope you've had a wonderful life

[@hemihead001]

I was 6 . I loved the Daytona .

[@Old-Painless]

I was there. I was very disappointed that all my favorite drivers left, but I watched both Saturday and Sunday's races and had a blast anyway. I'll never forget the black and gold Smoky Yunick race car. I'll also never, ever, forget the Grand National qualifying runs. The cars back then couldn't run full out all the way around. They would let off going into the turn and then hammer down coming out. My Lord!! It truly sounded like thunder back then. Absolutely thrilling.

[@jameshowland7393]

Well done. I've become a novice NASCAR fan this past year. It only took me 64 years to get there! I'm a history buff, so I love hearing the history of just about anything. Good job on this!

[@redslate]

"They race Camaros, Mustangs, and even one AMC Javelin." [Cough, cough] Also Trans Am and Cougar. Never forget!

[@gregrowe1168]

Whats funny is that one of those cars actually beat one of the "real" Nascar racecars. That guy that got beat must have been really taking a Sunday drive.

[@Razz415]

Read that as a Trans Cougar....completely different statement.

[@nathanmerrill2366]

@@Razz415 😂😂😂😂

[@joshuadavid2905]

The research you put in is phenomenal. I can tell it’s fun for you though and that’s what’s cool. I like seeing someone that shares a passion for racing.

[@Mighty_Atheismo]

"The free market can fix almost anything." "When it comes down to competition or safety, competition wins every time." Good old capitalism lmao

[@limetwistanimations8628]

*Chernoby reactor sweats profusely.*

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

Sadly, I do remember that last tire war between Goodyear and Hoosier in 1994.

[@matthewk8684]

33° banking, located on the 33rd parallel, yeah, that's not deliberate.

[@trekker105]

Real Jacqueline Ades hours out here

[@tomservo5347]

Masons. They control the world.

[@charlesdobbs4570]

Thank you, I missed that. Ncar is NO better then any other MSM distraction. Here for 2 reasons, Division and Distraction, Suck more money out of people.

[@charlesdobbs4570]

@Pops Fereal Ah, did your little feelings get hurt, crawl back I to mommy's basement and do the world a favor and stay a Transtestical so to Not contaminate us with another you.

[@sulphurous2656]

33° banking, located on the 33rd parallel, with the start of the address being 33. I'm pretty sure that's to do with the location of the air base than the actual speedway. At least, that's what I want to believe.

[@jonathonzifovich2392]

I’m an Aussie NASCAR fan that’s just found your channel. I’ve been following the sport since 2003, but your videos are just awesome, I’ve learned so much more in a few weeks than over nearly 20 years! Can’t wait for more 👍

[@JSBIRD69]

I was there. 15 years old, from Mobile and wayyyy drunker than I could handle. Went to races in Atlanta too...when you could still sit at the exit of #4, within 6-8 feet of cars doing 180ish. Walked away from that digging rubber out of my eyes and ears.

[@DTrumpIsEvil]

Who really won the race?

[@rutledri]

Was there also and may still have the Program. There were more than 3 of the big NASCAR rides on that track that day that is fact. Some of the lesser teams fielded cars along with the pony cars to fill that field. I do remember the pony cars as being way off the pace though. I was 10 and my dad was a friend of the Allison's. What we were told is both an issue with tires and substandard rough paving and both together were the reason many drivers refused to run. i still remember Bobby Issac during the warm up that morning turning a lap at 195 so they were hitting well over 200 on the back straight and in the trioval. Was also at the 1070 race now that was really a good race!! They ruined Talladega when they went to he restrictor plates but I remember the REAL NASCAR racing there and it was NO JOKE! As far as we knew that day Brickhouse won in that Blue Daytona.

[@JSBIRD69]

@@rutledri Richard, I have no idea if this is true or just pit area rumor, but I was told that there were spots of the track that had reinforcement screen wire above the track surface. That's a real tire killer! Being rushed to open so BF could get some of his money back, I'm sure there were corners cut and some 'touch up' work never was completed. Regardless, glad you shared your experience, and maybe I'll see you there again one day. God bless you.

[@Arctic_Falcon]

@@rutledri Do you know who really won the race?

[@rutledri]

@@Arctic_Falcon As far as any of us who were there at the time knew it was Brickhouse. All the scoring controversy hit later Brickhouse went to victory lane so?? .

[@chipwhite7170]

The worst race i ever watched was the brickyard,the year everybody was shredding tires about every 10 laps

[@mattakastarkill3r402]

2008

[@chipwhite7170]

@@mattakastarkill3r402 thank you Matt, ugh that race was terrible

[@scottbrown7497]

YEP no.doubt

[@2bboosted624]

Chip White the f1 race?

[@nextellcup8]

@@2bboosted624 nope , cup race, i remember that

[@5am892]

4:28 Hey, something both an ex-Baptist and a Catholic can agree on!

[@markmcpheters]

im an ex baptist and unconfirmed catholic too lol

[@CaptNaptastic]

Lmao! That first song is on Assassination Classroom. That's my favorite anime series. I was shocked. Lol

[@S1apShoes]

It's a favorite of mine too. It's one hell of a hype track.

[@steorra15]

@@S1apShoes I'm glad I noticed it!

[@MLJFireDragon747]

What is the song called, that’s just the anime it’s from (that I’ve never seen)

[@AlexxxxxSaysHi]

@@MLJFireDragon747 haritsumeta kuuki

[@TheRatic0n]

Wow! Despite never having seen a Nascar race in my life i found this video to be very interesting and informative. Top notch quality material. Now i'm off to look up where/when someone is broadcasting a Nascar race to me here in Europe so i can watch one.

[@rcracer8872]

You should watch a race sometime its a great sport i have been a diehard fan for 24 years

[@1pcfred]

NASCAR is not like it used to be. Racing used to be something. There's so many rules now they might as well simulate the race in a computer.

[@AmyPieterse]

I’ve never been interested in nascar stuff but this was fascinating (!) thank you for your content

[@casualchamps1342]

I felt like this was a documentary… and I LOVED it. You got a sub. You deserve at least 250k

[@TheModelingNut]

Couple critiques. 1)Curtis Turner wasn't the only driver banned from NASCAR for trying to unionize. Tim Flock was also banned at the same time. (Also to note NASCAR by the mid 60's reinstated Curtis's ability to drive in the series.) 2) As for it being the worst race in NASCAR history, anyone remember the '08 Brickyard. Caution every 10 laps (if the tires lasted that long). At least in this race they got the tire issue corrected before the green flag dropped! Personal story about that Brickyard; I sat in turn 3 for that race, and when I left everything I was wearing or had out of a bag/container during that race was covered in a fine rubber dust.

[@BSNFabricating]

Curtis Turner was reinstated around 1965, because NASCAR had lost a number of stars like Joe Weatherly and Fireball Roberts, plus Chrysler's Hemi engine was banned after '64, which meant the Pettys were out of the series for most of '65. They were running out of big name drivers at that particular time, so they reinstated Curtis...and he won the first race at Rockingham that fall. Tim Flock's ban was also lifted, but he had retired from driving by then.

[@MatteAyce]

Never heard about the dust on the crowd in 08. That's really interesting to think about. Do you have/know about any pictures of the aftermath?

[@samhouston9162]

While the racing was bad there, I think the events the transpired here are far worse than what happened in 08. When was the last time you saw people walk out of a race because of tire problems or got into open spats with the head of the sport because of driver safety concerns?

[@henkelarssonvm9471]

@@samhouston9162 i believe the last time i heard about that was the f1 race at indianapolis 2005. only six cars actually started the race. heres a video explaining all of that kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHrNqGidfpilgac

[@jacklizzard1428]

Wow, I sure am happy I stayed with this great story and I learned also to relax and enjoy. Thank you very much for the interesting story. I had no idea about the early racing skulduggery. Well done sir!

[@GeoHvl]

Ole Curtis was able to return after 4 years, Bill ended up needing some help getting NASCAR back in favor.

[@darrellcook8253]

Enjoyed the narration and humor. And a splooge of history most forgot. Good job man.

[@raysmetaltracks6782]

This is some of the best reporting and history I have ever seen, far better than anything on TV. "They bought tickets to the shit show"... almost fell out of my chair in hysterics! This is the best channel on youtube.

[@4077Disc]

I won’t blasphemously compare you to Jon Bois, but I hope the offer you get from SBNation is a good one. Pretty Good, sir.

[@BrianHoover]

NASCAR isn't my thing, but this was fascinating. Well researched, well presented. Cheers, big ears.

[@josephconciatori9824]

Thanks for sharing! I really enjoyed this video about Talladega's inaugural race in 1969 and all the controversy surrounding it. Also, if there is video footage of the 1969 Talladega 500 itself, please share it.

[@S1apShoes]

It was never recorded with video, but somewhere out there NASCAR or someone has the radio call. I got that snippet from a piece on Speed TV.

[@mb123tdt]

I got a bachelor in journalism, and read a lot/see documentaries all the time. You, my man, are the best on documentaries, seriously. Interesting, great knowledge and next level analytic. YOU ARE THE BEST on youtube and hopefully you can make more of these vids. I have seen all I believe. Best regards from Europe!

[@salmanazam9444]

Agreed. Also, you might wanna check out LEMMiNO and Barely Sociable. They are good too.

[@aRedFrog]

Yeah i love when documentaries make slanderous claims about religions which are completely false. If youre so educated in journalism then you would absolutely know blue laws have nothing to do with Baptist or their beliefs😂. tRuSt Me bRo

[@mb123tdt]

@@aRedFrog True. I agree with you on that particular statement. Unfortunately it is the zeitgeist of now, the age of decadence/calm before the storm

[@camerontenkel6876]

THIS PRODUCTION LEVEL WOW I WAS NOT EXPECTING A VIDEO LIKE THIS IN MY SUGGESTED I AM SUBSCRIBING FOR THIS PRODUCTION QUALITY WOW

[@MickPsyphon]

*_"What were tyres made from in the 1960's?"_* Tyres were definitely quite different, back then. In fact, in wasn't until the late 1980's that North America started pushing seasonal tyres. Winter tyres became _"a thing."_ Essentially, consumers were pressured into buying All Season tyres for Spring, Summer and Autumn; and then Winter tyres to give maximum traction in winter driving conditions. Prior to that, All Season tyres performed much better vin the Winter, than they did afterwards. While there's no doubt that specific seasonal tyres perform optimally over All Season tyres today, it's obvious that the only reason All Season tyres were eschewed so heavily was for $$$$$. Racing rubber was big money by the end of the 70's; and the manufacturers wanted some sort of return on investment, which went far and above what they got from racing Teams. So, when you see ¼" of snow hit Nashville, Tennessee... and traffic comes to a complete standstill... that's because of the new, craptacular tyres that were specifically designed for only driving on pavement in warm weather conditions.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

The Ford/Mercury vs Dodge/Plymouth wars!!! Fastest racing ever!

[@thebreakfastmenu]

I'm real glad I stumbled across your channel. Binging it while feeling comfortable that I'm not the only one out in the world pining for the good ol' days of NASCAR. edit: Sayo-nara started and I instantly recognized it. Thanks for the ptsd flashbacks

[@kerrygraham3544]

Even as a non fan of "Boys with Toys" I found this thoroughly fascinating and I think broadly, totally in character of the times.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I just wish Nascar would go back to racing real cars instead of the plastic replicas they use now. THAT was real stock car racing!

[@stevewodell6183]

Amen!

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@stevewodell6183 I wish I knew why and when too. Sigh.

[@K2mtp]

The manufacturer's don't make real cars anymore!

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@K2mtp There's an element of truth to that. I think what bothers me the most is the fantasy they've created with what is basically pretend equipment; toys actually.

[@K2mtp]

@@joewoodchuck3824 I hear you man. I get the mystique but for me my first race was the first car of tomorrow race at Bristol. I wasn't around for the hay day which I wish I was .I would love to see some leeway in rules so races would be more competitive, not 40 some odd cars that are basically the same. That being said I became a fan on the decline of the sport but the whole experience and Kyle Busch's aggresive and skilled driving both Saturday and Sunday I was hooked. I know why you guys are upset and I am too.

[@redram5150]

Blue laws aren’t just a Baptist thing. Pennsylvania is largely Lutheran and only now are we allowed to buy beer at certain grocery stores. Before this, beer distributors were the only place, and we still need to visit State Stores to get wine or liquor. And you still cannot buy a motor vehicle on a Sunday. Dealers are not open sundays

[@catjudo1]

Neither are Chick Fil-A locations either. Just because fucking baptists know what's best for everyone. They're everywhere here in Florida. Jackasses wouldn't break the speed limit on their way to the Promised Land...

[@buddcarcook4655]

I Ontario Canada, we had what was called: lord days act. Nothing opened on Sundays, no alcohol sold nothing, zero zilch!

[@caseysmith544]

Yeah South Dakota, Has laws for restriction on noise of Cars but not a single one for Motorcycles or similar vehicles like Mopeds or Scooters even the ATV's thanks to the Sturigs Rally. -_-

[@catjudo1]

@@brianwilliams9605 Both of my parents grew up in and around Atlanta in the 50s and 60s. According to them and my grandparents, the place was nice then, but it became an increasing pressure cooker as the years wore on. Part of my childhood was spent out in the Gwinnett county suburbs, and I wasn't sad when we headed for Texas. Also, Baptists make me proud to have no belief in god whatsoever.

[@joejoedumbiedumb4567]

@@catjudo1 chick fla LA is closed because the owners DO NOT WANT TO OPEN ON SUNDAYS!! When you build a very successful business, you can open and close when YOU want!

[@Ob1tuber]

This guy and animation youtubers are the definition of Quality over Quantity

[@misisipimike8020]

Wow! Thank you for all the work you obviously put into this incredibly educational and entertaining video.

[@KeithChapman-hr5kx]

As the son of a late model dirt driver and part of the Tennessee legendary trammell racing team 3 generations of domination in east tn. Look em up. Ive hears this story but not in such detail. We have walked out of races because safty issues and our team carried huge weight at local tracks. If we didn't win we was in the top 3 unless we just didnt finish. Last 10 years oir team has won points championship at whatever track we run. So I've heard and seen lots of issues within racing and driver safty is always the biggest thing. People don't understand how dangerous just being at the track is. Ive about been took out by more tires then I care to admit. Ive had metal shot by my head so fast it whistles and could feel the air pressure on my head. That's just being in the pits. Ive seen cars shoot out of the track and end up such a mangled mess the only working part if the removable steering wheel because it flew off during the crash. A drivers union is a good thing. Protecting these guys the crew and most important the fans which include massive amounts of little kids is far more important then any money fame or publicity will ever be worth. To all the drivers, crews, and family, we love what we do, that smell of high octane fuel is like crack. But always always do everything you can so you can do it again next weekend. Much love and respect to y all. My childhood and adult life just wouldnt be the same without racing.

[@country_flyboy]

Wait, do you remember a little dirt track outside of Knoxville, close to the Roane County line? I remember that track being there ever since I was a little kid. It is a shame that it has fallen into disrepair.

[@fyingace14]

Nate Byers yeah that was Atomic Speedway it’s been torn down now such a shame.

[@YourFoolishPride]

Damn, you even got a doki-doki reference. You truly can do no wrong, my guy.

[@evearcana2392]

I love the cars back then, I love how they look. The races look so cool back then

[@Slinger43]

They did & They were 😎👍

[@hemihead001]

That back when they drove real cars and it wasn't like watching Wrestling .

[@andym3511]

great piece of work. Well researched, explained and presented. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

Andrew Morrow a little research would reveal that Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County. And that the Talledega airport/speedway is in the city of Talledega the county seat of Talledega County. Very basic facts, that he got WRONG.

[@joshgandy7707]

jamesbulldogmiller The track is in Lincoln. Which is in Talladega County.

[@joshgandy7707]

jamesbulldogmiller very basic fact, revealed.

[@Ugrasrava]

I always sympathise with drivers when it comes to tire problems. I've been in a car that had a tire fail at high speed, and terrifying is not a strong enough word. Pretty sure the seat still smells funny and this was over a decade ago. These days I won't even drive a car on the road if I find the tires questionable, let alone run the car at over 100 MPH.

[@wwlll8248]

Slow the f✓ck down.

[@r48productions]

Thanks for Doki Doki reference. 😂 I hate/love that game. RIP Sayori

[@hobbesb9597]

Where?

[@user-rs3lg6un4n]

she still kickin it, she just some code

[@calebschlesser948]

That score still spooks me

[@MichaelDouglas-24]

I love this content! It's starting to get me way more into nascar:)

[@MostlyPennyCat]

This is almost identical to the end of F1 in America. Tyre war Bad track One pulls out Divers refuse Then they raced with 3 cars

[@hjn123]

I really love the fact that tyre tech was the main killer, the engines and chassis already capible of 190+ mph! Excellent infomation on how far tech has come.

[@mikeflippin5568]

Great video. On a side note, there is a whole bunch of difference in tire life between running 160mph and running 190mph.

[@christopherwall2121]

Could you imagine being the Goodyear representatives who arrived on race day after the walkout? "Mr. France, Mr. France! We got good tires! Tell the drivers they can run toda- where is everybody?"

[@superdriver777]

That video was excellent. The editing, the writing, the narration, everything was super-professional and informative. Thanks for the history lesson!

[@danielc5205]

I'm not even a NASCAR fan, and I found this video interesting.

[@dynamicdopamine]

Honestly, not to be a peckerhead... But that's probably why you found this interesting!

[@LUNITICWILL]

53 years later, and we may get a repeat. unsafe car, questionable tires, and drivers that might do a walkout due to safety concerns of said unsafe car....

[@bloqk16]

Another probable motivating factor for Bobby Isaac to participate in that Talladega race was the fact that, although he had driven competitively in NASCAR for eight years up to that time, he had yet to earn an outright win on a superpeedway race (see the 1964 Firecracker 400 where he was edged out by AJ Foyt). So, for a thin entry field, Isaac had the best, and possibly easiest, opportunity to score his first superspeedway win. It surprised me when I found out, at the time, that Isaac didn't win the race. With his skills and first-rate team/equipment he had, he should have lapped the field.

[@roguedalek900]

It might of been a contractual thing with Chrysler binding him to participate but who knows where his heart was?

[@bloqk16]

@@roguedalek900 You have a valid point. Isaac could be from a generation of drivers that would only feel a valid victory would be from a full field of first-rate competitors; which the 1969 race was certainly lacking; as for racing in that field a victory would be almost like a "participant's trophy" status; or that of an empty win.

[@jonforbes9792]

As a fan of the New York Islanders, I appreciated your John Spano reference.

[@averyeml]

Came here after EmpLemon’s video and haven’t been interested in nascar until his stuff. No matter how many times I hear about this, the most amazing part is that somewhere in the world there has existed a man named Dick Brickhouse.

[@whiskeyrunner43]

If you grew up in the 50s, blue laws were everywhere. Pennsylvania had some of the most strict. The Phillies weren't allowed to start an inning after 7PM on Sunday. The only retail opened were gas stations and drug stores. Even in Massachusetts, you couldn't have a tractor trailer on the road until late Sunday night. That still existed in the 70s.

[@stanislavkostarnov2157]

even in the 2000s some towns on cape cod (sandwich was one I think) would switch traffic-lights to a four-way-stop on a Sunday.. coming from the UK it was rather a shock!

[@1978garfield]

Parts of the North East still have blue laws. I for one am glad the Teamsters were not allowed to dig their claws in to NASCAR. You would have had drivers pressured to fix races so Teamster owned casinos could make money. Some drivers probably would have had "accidents" if they didn't go along. Don't get me wrong, France's Hillbilly Mafia has ruined NASCAR but we at least had a few more good years. Had the Teamsters took it over in the early 60's the good years would have ended much sooner.

[@johndehaven8694]

I just want to make one clarification. It was a 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona. Dodge never made a Daytona in 1970 that was the Plymouth Superbird

[@butchknouse8316]

When Big Bill got wind of the Turner and Flock union, he showed up at the driver's meeting of the next race with a handgun.

[@gwnsystems]

4 minutes in and this video is already great. Good production values and a narrator who can narrate! Thanks!

[@wristpin38]

This was amazing! 1,000x better than anything the ‘history’ channel plays these days. No fluff, just well paced, fascinating content!

[@michaelswhitcomb]

Great video! You're in depth research puts the sport out there in a complete way. Time to consider all points of view is well done. I live in Charleston. I wish we had racing. I'm not driving to Charlotte!

[@S1apShoes]

Darlington isn't too far away. Hopefully you can go when this Covid stuff clears up

[@michaelswhitcomb]

@@S1apShoes I'd like that. I've watched most of your videos. Some more than one. Fantastic stuff. The thing with Disney's security was Hilarious!

[@S1apShoes]

@@michaelswhitcomb Some of my best stuff happens due to sheer accident XD Just so happened to be in Daytona in February and filmed Walt Disney Speedway as they were paving it over for parking, and had vacation days booked way before Myrtle Beach Speedway announced they were closing. as fate would have it my vacation was on the date of their last race ever. Hell, even in editing some of my best shots end up happening by complete chance. Better to be lucky than good I guess.

[@GarthKlaus]

As a former fan, that was very well done. Thank you!

[@shawnflanagan4995]

not a NASCAR fan, but this was the best 25 minutes of NASCAR i've ever seen. bill france was not a nice man.

[@jimsachtjen119]

Nascar was Bill France and he let everyone know it's my way or go race someplace else. One week later the boycott ended.

[@tanall5959]

'You can't run 3 cars on a 2.66 mile track for 500 miles, right?" If NASCAR was run by the FIA, you bet your ass they would of. Exibit A: The 2005 United States Grand Prix, which ironically enough was also done in by tire failures and a tire war.

[@lonelycortell]

Ever heard of Disney and Pixar’s “Cars”

[@sharpe15_2]

*keks in ACCUS-FIA*