These were the days, back when ESPN was actually about, y'know, sports. (And MTV played music videos. I know, hard to believe if you're under 30.)

thanks for these races being uploaded ! appreciated :)

wow the picture is mint.

Bobby is a class act. Case in point: "I'm very disappointed anyone was involved and I am very sorry about that."

@sparty94

7 жыл бұрын

bobby was the man. top driver.

good to see actual racers instead of guys that are just paid spokesmen

Damn.I was 13 when this race ran.Wish I was into NASCAR back then.I didnt get into it until late 89.Dega looks a ton different now.I've been going every October since 2005.Awesome ...AWESOME track to see a race at....I kinda wish they would have left some of the old commercials from the broadcast.

The race you go to used to be run in July all the way through 1996 just after the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, but due to the hot summer temperatures and Alabama thunderstorms and rain, those made the fans complain and NASCAR moved the event to October. Jeff Gordon won the 1996 event, last one in July, after the race was cut short to 129 of 188 due to rain and darkness. That race had Earnhardt's hard crash, which broke his collarbone.

I have Bobby Alison's autograph.

I remember watching this race!

Look at those two Ford Thunderbirds just pull away!!! MC Hammer said it best: "Can't touch this!"

Can you imagine Buick running Nascar today, let alone with a LeSabre? The good ol' days.

Bobby is a true gentleman. Concerned about others. I am the same age as Bobby in this video. He looks so much older than 50. That, or I am in denial.

You know you got a strong ass car when they are lined up 4-5 deep and they still can't run you down

At that time, there were only two multi-car teams in NASCAR, as far as running the full schedule: Hendrick Motorsports (Darrell Waltrip, Geoff Bodine and Benny Parsons...who drove #35, subbing for Tim Richmond, who was out the first half of '87), and Stavola Brothers (Bobby Allison and Bobby Hillin Jr).

Look at those two Fords pull away!

THESE race cars are cool!

Supposedly this is why there are restrictor plates... but I don't see any way this couldn't happen today... there would just be about 20 more cars involved because of the tight pack racing.

@brianbooher7318

3 жыл бұрын

They . Wouldn't be pack racing if people had the power to pass other cars

@Monkey832

3 жыл бұрын

After plates were introduced, they went from 205-210 to 185, but now with plates/spacers whatever they’re using now they’re back at 205.

yeah some of the races have the commercials some don't

They didn't even show a replay of Ragan's crash.

Kick ass.

pit reporter Jerry Punch talks about the violence aspect of racing ! Suitable name for the segment LOL

Holy crap they had corr trucks back in 87?

I’d like to see 215 mph

0:00:43 "Can Allison repeat as champion?" Ummmm... yeah, how bout instead almost destroying NASCAR and definitely changing the sport in a major way still to this day. Harold Kinder the flagman must have enormous balls made of steel to not even flinch and throw that yellow flag on point like that, Damn!!

Bob Jenkins having a Degasm 53:15

give it just a few more laps and Kyle Petty probably had one hell of a chance to win it, he had a great charge to the front passing about 3 cars in the last 2 laps, does'nt sound like much but it is considering how spread out everyone was, great race, maybe one day they will take the plates off and not allow anyone to sit in the granstand.

Lesson learned: build higher and stronger catch fences and piss on this restrictor plate racing crap!

Look NA$CAR 135,000 fans! Maybe you need to go back and see what you were doing right back then!

now this was nascar racing a sport now it's just a business make as much money as they can

but they aren't making any money.

Can you even sponsor a car with tobacco anymore?

@brianbooher7318

3 жыл бұрын

Nope an is why winston pulled out. They past new laws to start with that a company like winston could only sponsor one sport an is why winston pulled out of nhra first then the new laws starting in 2004 their name image could not be shown or mentioned on tv.

@freddymarcel-marcum6831

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianbooher7318 oh jeez 😐

@brianbooher7318

3 жыл бұрын

@@freddymarcel-marcum6831 its sad but true if you go back an watch some of the formula 1 races from that era the Marlboro car were painted white an red jus like always but they were blank wheir Marlboro was supposed to be an yhe camel car when from saying camel to jus having a camel 🐫 image.

@freddymarcel-marcum6831

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianbooher7318 I love old school F1, back when even your grandma knew who was leading and they were on the cover of the gossip magazines. But it's like Tour de France, after about 2001, when the stars with personality and the looks to go with them, Pantani, Ullrich, Riis, Indurain, Cippolinni, they all got busted or quit and now it's just a bunch of robots that nobody even knows the names of. NASCAR too, hell even golf, I don't know anyone in golf now.

@brianbooher7318

3 жыл бұрын

@@freddymarcel-marcum6831 you use to no all the nascar officials names now you got a bunch off idiots standing in a drivers uniform with witha full face helmet like a buncha dam robots