The Classic NASCAR Thread

racer612008 · PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:19 pm

1992 BGN race from Motor Mile

footage of the Charlotte/Daytona Dash race at Bowman Gray from 1989?

simonracer · PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2018 9:43 am

The channel which this is posted on has been putting up a lot of old racing footage, mainly from NASCAR but also from Indycar and F1. There's some nice footage of James Hylton battling with Bobby Isaac, unfortunately James got in a big crash in this race which meant he could no longer beat Bobby for the championship. There's also a heavy head-on crash for Neil Castles as well.

Outlaw2431 · PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2018 7:35 am

Cartman · PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 2:24 am

Famed writer Tom Wolfe will be best remembered by racing fans for his 1965 Esquire essay on "The Last American Hero" Junior Johnson. Here's the article in full:

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/twolfe.html

simonracer · PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2018 9:34 am

Now this is some real racin right here. Tony Stewart in an ARCA dirt track race in 2002, featuring Red Farmer, Ken Schrader and 37 other drivers.

simonracer · PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 12:58 pm

Cartman · PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2018 12:38 am

Raw satellite feeds of two World 600's from the 70's, with natural sounds/MRN commentary.

simonracer · PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:03 pm

Never knew about this. A GN West race on the California Speedway road course.

racer612008 · PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:43 am

Joe A · PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 2:32 pm

I believe Smiff TV found an old Car and Track episode that wasn't rebroadcast either by Speedvision or Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

simonracer · PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:56 am

Was that the last race to have two cars flip in the one accident in NASCAR?

Jeff · PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:56 pm

simonracer wrote:

Was that the last race to have two cars flip in the one accident in NASCAR?

Most likely, unless you count the old Dash Series. Elliott/Earnhardt at Talladega in 1998 get an honorable mention.

racer612008 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 5:42 am

the old NASCAR Northwest Tour Late Models at Portland (on the CART weekend?) from 1998

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:56 am

broadcast of the 2000 LA Street Race

Cartman · PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:08 am

simonracer · PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 6:09 am

There's some solid racing early in this one.

At 10:20 or so we hear about an "unknown and unrated" driver by the name of Bill Elliott.

Jeff · PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:05 am

1991 Goody's 300 highlights, some hard crashes in this one:

Joe A · PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:15 am

Unfortunately, when I think of this race, I think back to JohnsonJack. My mind works that way. Then I fortunately think of Tristar, woodski and the ost.

Tristar 7AT wrote:

woodski wrote:

I remember one special Federal Boxing Day I went downtown to Maxi and they had a bin of old VHS tapes for 80% off. One of those tapes was called "Hot Hits and Screeching Tires of 91." My uncle at the time (he's still alive just not my uncle anymore) bought the tape along with "Behind The Scenes of Evening Shade." We watched both tapes when we got home and I remember seeing all sorts of clips from speedweek 91. My favorite was when Carl Miskotten Jr. hit a five gallon bucket in turn 3 and he had to drive the rest of the race with two gloves on his hand

Tristar 7AT wrote:

This reminds me, I have a funny story about the 1997 gargoyles 300. Me and my uncle went to Sobey's the night before the race because Dale Fischlein had a special where you get 2 for 1 Old Dutch Rip-L's if he finishes in the top 5. The only catch was you had to go the night before or it didn't count. So there we are watching the race the next day and wouldn't you know it, Fischlein slips on the starters stand and instead Busckshot Jones brother Ricky has to start the race in his place. No one knew this at the time but both Dale and Ricky had the same hat size so it was a no brainer. Around lap 30 his hat flies off and everyone notices that his hair is the wrong colour. The jig was up and they cancelled the contest. We both enjoyed the chips but at the time my uncle was really upset.

Tristar 7AT wrote:

This reminds me of a story my uncle once told me during the running of the 1992 Daytona ARCA 200. David Simko just passed by the camera and my uncle started to tell me why he doesn't use Simpson Garage Door and Repair anymore. There was a big storm back in 90 and his house lost power. During the surge I guess it fried his garage door motor or something. So he calls up Simpson Garage and I think it was Simpsons kid who picked up the phone. My uncle never liked Simpsons kid because I guess he was always hanging out by the gas station with some other punks. Simpsons kid takes a message and tells my uncle that he'll call back after lunch. It took three days to hear back from Simpson. My uncle had to park his car in the street that entire time because he can't open the door manually because of his back. Simpson calls him back and quotes him for like $700 or something which is outrageous. My uncle agrees to it anyways and it took Simpson another two days to come by and fix it. My uncle paid up and had to call him back to fix the door two more times because it was acting up. That door never did work right. One of the bulbs burnt out and he can't fix it because of his back. I think David Simko ended up finishing in the top ten. He had a really good car that day.

the ost wrote:

Answers in bold:

johnsonjack87 wrote:

Why Did They Forget To Add Lyndon Amick To The List Of Drivers That Were Involved In That Big Pileup On Lap Number 87 In This Race?: Common problem. I forgot Lyndon Amick as recently as yesterday.

Don't understand this question. Can You Please Add A Question Mark Next Time?

Where Were The 17 Car Of Matt Kenseth & The 74 Car Of Chad Little During That Big Pileup On Lap Number 87 In This Race? They popped out to Cracker Barrel for some iced tea but came back for the rest of the race.

Why Does The List Say That Kelly Denton Was Driving Car Number 77 When It Was Actually Driven By Mike Harmon? Never trust a list. Especially a list of questions.

Where Would I Get To See Andy Kirby Involved In That Big Pileup? From the car behind him.

Why Did They Not Include Tim Fedewa On The List Of Drivers Involved In That Big Pileup? Tim asked not be named. He's a humble man.

How Did The 43 Car Of Jay Sauter & The 21 Car Of Mike Skinner Avoid Making Contact With Each Other While Avoiding That Big Pileup On Lap Number 87? The car's drivers used the big circle thing in front of them and the metal pedally things at their feet.

How Did The 14 Car Of Larry Foyt & The 38 Car Of Christian Elder Avoid Making Contact With Each Other While Avoiding That Big Pileup On Lap Number 87? Trick question. See above.

Can Someone Please Upload A Version Of This Race With Perfect Quality & Reduced Brightness? Yes.

Do You See Anyone Else That They Forgot To Add To The List Of Drivers That Were Involved In That Big Pileup That Took Place On Lap Number 87 In This Race? I see Michael Knight, BJ and the Bear and Tupac, but it may be the long term effects of imbibing significant amounts of tea brewed with Psilocybe semilanceata.

Can Someone Please Create A Reenactment Of That Big Pileup That Took Place On Lap Number 87 In This Race & Then Post It On Youtube? See here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XLnS0tNP5w

simonracer · PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:21 am

Johnsonjack was one of the funniest things that's happened to this forum in recent years.

Tristar 7AT · PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:27 am

Man that was some classic shit posting on my part.

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