"We'll win every one of'em...till they catch us"....Junior Johnson

I could listen to this all day!!! What a great guest to have on the show! The crew chiefs that y’all have had on this year have been amazing to listen too!

Only cheating if ya get caught 😅

@rydplrs71

Жыл бұрын

And it’s actually against the rules. Modern NASCAR likes changing the rules while handing out penalties.

@castelnausci7315

Жыл бұрын

Yeah baby i agree %100 here

@rodgersrcaviation2785

Жыл бұрын

Until u get caught it’s race car engineering science. Lol

@castelnausci7315

Жыл бұрын

@@rodgersrcaviation2785 Yes indeed :)

@RoscoeDaMule

Жыл бұрын

only scumbags would say something like that

I love the stories about the old inspectors who only cared about pre race inspection. Back in the day, after the race was over they didn't care if the car was still legal. Being creative and bending the rules was part of the sport.

@stevenwalker9013

Жыл бұрын

They didn’t want the controversy of taking a win away. It still happens today, there are lots of rumors of the 48 failing post race and they would just tell them not to bring it back they would be looking for the trick part (area) next pre race inspection. It’s why they got fed up with Chad and suspended him so long a couple times

If you ain't cheatin you ain't trying!🤣🤘

Great show, glad I stumbled on it!

Hello Dale and Mike and Tony great interview I always enjoy listening to old nascar creative engineering

Sterling Marlin "Well, you know, Tony Glover and the boys done a good job, gotta thank all the boys back at the shop. Ol cars runnin pretty good"

@kylemarzion2814

Жыл бұрын

Tan don't forget to mention runt. Lol. But yeah that summed Sterling interviews

Exactly right..Tony,you let me look inside the 4 car one time when I stopped by in Abingdon and I told you (Norman Davis told me to stop by and see you sometime, Mousey Taylor worked for my Dad in our Body Shop in Yuma,Va)..it all blended together and I could see nothing but darkness in the car! As they always said,Flat black would hide a multitude of sins..Again thank you for being so kind to let me look around at the race cars many years ago!

That was a good story about Tony Jr... I always liked his stories about the junkyard dogs ripping his Bodine shirt off him and put a good wrench shirt on 😂

Love this conversation…..once again I learned so much.

My favorite was scrutinizing various test methods that lead to improvements. If a person is picky enough they can find simple little errors that either shed additional light and further direction if not outright improvements.

My favorite was restrictor racing. Drilling holes in intake bolts and carb bolts to get more air in engines

@outoftheirskulls5676

Жыл бұрын

The Pettey Brothers.

Thanks for this.. I almost forgot about tony... thank you once again for bringing another Icon to your podcast... love ya..

Thank you for the video

Day I met you Tony in the engine shop. I was working at FEL-PRO and you had our heat gaskets carbon tracking next to intake valves. My boss then Jerry R. Asked if you knew why? You said nope….. I waited and asked you how much are the 23 degree heads roller over? You just smiled sitting on the work bench swinging your legs and said bout 3/8” haaaaa. I knew I liked you right off and then to find out you used to Drag Raced now I under stood you. Glad your doing fine Tony. God Bless Mike❤

Love these stories. NASCAR is taking al this stuff away. It isn't cheating. It's innovation.

@darkrampage3216

10 ай бұрын

Oh buddy I’m sure there’s still plenty of innovation, they just gotta get more creative nowadays. Can’t wait to hear the stories in 30 years 😂

@RoyBaty

10 ай бұрын

@@darkrampage3216 True. The penalties now for altering any piece provided by NASCAR are so severe though.

@darkrampage3216

10 ай бұрын

@@RoyBaty just makes it harder to not get caught. I’m sure there’s plenty behind the scenes that we won’t be privy to for a couple decades

The stuff that comes out on these podcasts is just incredible! I never would have thought about the color of paint on the chassis having any bearing on how much was visible. Tony mentioned that they had a "good plate program". Good? For about 4 years, you could tell when the #4 car went by because it just sounded different. And it almost seemed as if, if you didn't have that Runt Pittman engine under the hood, you would be competing for second place at best. Might as well engrave Ernie's or Sterling's name on the trophy before the race.

I love listening to stories about “innovation “.

Smokey Yunick, a early mechanic/owner who bent the rules. If you do not know who he is, then check him out.

@davidrice3337

Жыл бұрын

I would love to see what Smokey would have to say about the drivers now - it would be hilarious

Great interview with Tony Glover

Hero to me -- Gene an Tony Glover Kingsport Speedway Tn.

👍😎 Love those stories. Thanks JR. 🖖

"How's the chassis?" ...very few people influenced my decisions while I worked in NASCAR; Tony's wisdom became clear at the latter end of my involvement. I did not do him right, but to my defense I was too stupid to get was he was telling me! At 52, and as an accountant, I get it. Use the rules to make them an evolving thing for a benefit and evolve, unless simplicity trumps; then order the same lunch at the same diner for as long as it lasts. I was one of the first to get 24+gallons in a fuel cell. Sorry Al (RIP) that I took an advantage in our relationship. He had Parkinson's Disease, but he loved to learn how I did it, and we had many great conversations about the process. When Kyle, at PE2's team, went through inspection we handed $100/$200 Spree phone cards to officials in order to ignore the "pans" we placed under the lip of the nose (creating severe front downforce). DEI introduced , and exasperated, severe shock pressure in 1998-1999; we like'd to kill Steve as a result. The purpose was to minimize "spring" (springs) by excluding them as much as possible; the result ended in deaths and severe/career ending wrecks. Forward a few years, and we are running a three-point suspension at Talladega, with the right-rear spring being useless; I began to see more deaths occurring. NASCAR finally began to have a clue-ish. Tony is the "Man" who made things change by staying simple, and I will never forget how he explained his life of wisdom to an idiot.

Love hearing about these cheating stories!

@HankeyMountainGarage

Жыл бұрын

I love how dale jr called it innovation, because it really was, it's not like they were cheating by copying someone's homework, or blatently cheating like you'd do in golf and doing something like changing nascar's scoring system. They were just pushing the rulebook very far and taking advantage of nascar not checking work before and after the races!.

@davidteller7681

Жыл бұрын

"Interpreting the rule book"!

@TheForeverRanger

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't cheating until they made a rule against it.

Awesome love it!!!

The Blacked out Kodak car was fantastic looking and the sound...just a fantastic sound.

Great stories when you bring the veterans on.

I always wondered what happened to Tony Glover. Good to see him still around!

@christopherbouchard4121

Жыл бұрын

He's a tech guy for the regional series. I see him all the time on the west series side.

I loved Juniors story about the spoiler.

Man, need that dirty mo hat. Checked the dirty mo sight and didn't see a flex fit dirty mo hat. love that deep red color too.

You hear about stuff like this and then you realize how trivial a piece of clear tape really is.

@shelleyking8450

Жыл бұрын

Just like ANY of their "creativity", nothing is trivial when they find out about it.

Smokey Yunick is smiling in approval

Dove Grey chassis, engines, and engine compartments was a Penske thing starting in the early 60's, if not before. It makes pinpoint source detection of leaking fluids much easier.

I remember seeing on of Jr's crew guys look inside Brenden's car in the roof area. LOL

Loved when glover and the 4 crew was kicking arss, yes I am from Nashville tn,

Ladies and gentlemen this is how we got to the point of being penalize for the smallest thing out of place in today's NASCAR

Innovation is what shows a person's intelligence, I want a innovative person, Nascar needs that .

Anyone know a references as for what year the 4 car had the tinted windows? its my favorite part of these cheating stories to go back and see those moments 😊

@lastchild6153

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure exactly when they had the tinted windows but they first won the Daytona 500 with that car in 1991 with Ernie Irvan as the driver so that might be a good race to look at first. Then they won the back to back Daytona 500s in 1994 and 1995 with Sterling Marlin as the driver for those 2 race’s. So that would be kind of interesting to see if they won those race’s with and without the tinted windows.

That was great.

They had great motor man in Runt pitman too.

Hey Jr what about an interview with Shane Hmiel or how ever you spell his last name !! That might be a hell of an interview !!

#4 Kodak Chevy with Irvan and Marlin was bad ass fast. You can get away as much until getting caught red handed.

@zlinedavid

Жыл бұрын

I loved Tony’s comment about how it was just a good driver plus a “good” engine. Oh come on….from around 92-96, he and Runt Pittman hit on something to where that #4 was an absolute beast on the plate tracks. Runt was a damn good engine builder, but they had a little “innovation” or two that he’s still slow playing.

@kylemarzion2814

Жыл бұрын

I wonder why Bobby Hamilton didn't have much success in restricted Plates, like marlin ,Ernie, I know Tony was gone but still Larry he new all that stuff too.

@DC322

Жыл бұрын

@@kylemarzion2814 I'm not sure but the team was declining despite Hamilton winning at Martinsville.

@zlinedavid

Жыл бұрын

@@kylemarzion2814 The team was declining and…not to slight Bobby (RIP), but Sterling was objectively a better driver. A lot of people give credit to the MMM team, but they only had sporadic success outside of Ernie and Sterling. It wasn’t just the cars.

Welcome to mo’s

Was at a track that had a museum with one small wall of illegal parts, then go around the corner and a large wall of Jr Johnson's illegal parts

These are my favorite segments!!!

6:36 "...Who's going to give that up?..." - One year, The Glen, rain delay, Tony S. interview, announcer asks 'Do you have favorite places to pass?'. Tony says: "Yes", and said no more.

For sure the coolest, most interesting, and most fun thing about the sport. Real science, geometry, and physics

@davidrice3337

Жыл бұрын

used to be - now they don't even shift - or if they do they hit a button

Were/are the drivers privy to these things when they are going on? Or is it kept amongst the fewest people possible on the team?

Who dis guy?? The Tony Glover I remember had VERY DARK brown hair! And he always had super slick cars. He and Runt Pitman - engine guru for Morgan-McClure on par with RCR legends Eddie Lanier, Lou LaRosa, Spenny Clendenen, Danny Lawrence - had the meanest, rudest sounding Chevys at Speedweeks with Sterling Marlin... that deep, rich, guttural growl-y rumble that made your toenails curl and your innards quiver with pure adrenaline and anticipation. This whole episode was another good one. Thanks Dale, MD, and DMR/DJD! PS: Dale, if you by some random act of boredom you should ever read this, go back through your Betamax collection to Bristol Spring Valleydale Meats 500 1991 around 2:32:00 of 3:03:58 race time. Watch for the jack stand to come flying out from beneath the left side of Sterling Marlin's #22 Maxwell House Ford and slide across the track after Sterling catches fire. Gives a whole new spin on lead weights in the railing. Can you imagine that little extra weight on the Left Front going in to the turns? Team owner Junior Johnson sure kept the NASCAR inspectors hopping and checking. Cagey ol' cuss!

Brilliance

There will never be a better innovator then Smokey Yunick, such a Genius he was. That man could take the rule book into the gray area. and get away with so much.

Kodak 4 car had those inverted headers at Daytona one year and I believe that wagon that particular race that year too!!!

Surly you've seen the Bush Clash 1981 with senior as a color commentary

_Here are my sentiments_ , I want my guys to be exploring & studying the grey area of the rule book. It's the law of the land I say & innovation is the name of the game. The conquest for speed is never ending & is always evolving. So much comes with it, The risk VS reward, Loss of sleep over wondering how to be the fastest.. The ultimate fear of failure & disappoinment. This is what compells one to explore & quietly exploit the grey area.

Dale Sr was super fussy about the cheating crap. He always inspected every race car that he ever drove himself. Anything not right, it got fixed right or he'd refuse to drive it. Such was the case with the 1998 Daytona 500 car. Practice test runs, Dale Sr stated that the car wasn't right. His crew went through hell to make the car to meet Dale Sr's approval. End result, the car not only won but Sr stated that it was the best race car that he ever drove. I worked at Daytona, Darlington, and Talladega NASCAR tracks 1996-2006 as part of the security/safety teams. You'd be amazed at what goes on "behind the scenes" in NASCAR.

Karl Kinser was the best at this in the sprint car world he would be doing something to the back of the car and everyone would look at it meanwhile he had things on the front that ya didn't see 😂

@northface484

6 ай бұрын

Like what...Totally different ball game...

Dale thank you so much for this. And thank you for looking out for the little guy. And you know what I'm talking about. I helped out Ted Musgrave for 3 years. Go to Pace race Jack's and you'll see that I won the Jackman competition both time I was down there working. DK said I should come down to Denver North Carolina. And practice with the team and be the Jackman. All right I'm done with all this this but it's true Junior if you want to talk to me give me a buzz I got a few stories maybe you can put them in your program show whatever.

I just need me a “competitive advantage “ in iracing!

when i worked for Nascar pinty's series Glover was always there i would pick his brain, Glover is a very quiet legend been there done that

The tinted window days were the best days...imolol No "honest" #4 Lumina plate-exhaust story about how they got that Indycar sound?

@the_bencredible

Жыл бұрын

I think Stapleton has a video about it on his channel

@slwsnowman4038

Жыл бұрын

@@the_bencredible Yes he does. And that's a good video.

@the_bencredible

Жыл бұрын

@@slwsnowman4038 love his nascar history videos

@63flight

Жыл бұрын

@Stapleton42 Mitch is putting in some quality work.

@slwsnowman4038

Жыл бұрын

@@the_bencredible The good ole days! I'm effing old...🤣😢

Today I catch Tony walking the pits looking as an official. lol.

We need an interview with the real deal Shane Hmiel!

I heard about guys putting BBs or mercury in the car fames to put more weight on the down side tires.

@jackdonkey22

Жыл бұрын

Adding weight is normal. The BB thing was someone used them so they could empty them during the race and weigh less. Must have been during a time when they didnt weigh after the race.

If you ain’t cheating you ain’t trying

Than it should be available on KZread.

We loose one qualifying lap if we do not pass tech pre qualifying

Great ! But what difference does 40 degrees to 50 degrees matter? They should let ya run what makes your car run well ! Too much nit picking. What would Smokey think ?

interiors all shiny black, that's hilarious, no wonder they came up with a 'car of the future' deal

Nascar is cool again. I'm so happy.

@davidrice3337

Жыл бұрын

it is?

@ForrestGump1212

Жыл бұрын

NASCAR will never be cool again. it is boring af now. haha

Its not cheating it is innovation

The only time the fans call "cheating" is win its not their driver otherwise if it is their driver it's fine lol

I got a story to tell you but I don't know if Tony wants me to tell you. Well I'm not going to give up the punchline but it's about a poker game that I was invited to attend. When I was working the race at Dover

See this is what made nascar what it was I bet when Jr is talking about the spoiler Tony's think dam I should have thought of that

Tony was the best when he was crew chief for Ernie Irvan #4 car

6:22 "every little thing adds up" . Ya... just like flipping the pistons Because of the wrist pin off-set . Uncle Tony's Garage got into a HUGE argument with computer chair mechanics over that one... . People saying it "might add a few HP, but not dozens" WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT TONY SAID . But internet people think every little trick should be worth 100 hp (because they see all these 1000hp car videos....so everything MUST be 1000HP these days....) . ya just can't spin the pistons around to gain ~5 to ~10hp....FOR FREE Because it MUST make 1000 wheel HP

Anyone try ZuPoo?

Sheet metal thats 1/8 fenders will crumple. Maybe go back to steel

Dale gets excited and happy about cheating. But it’s a problem that goodyear tires have too much grip and last too long. Interesting.

It's called a protractor 🤣🤣🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

It's only cheating if it says you can't do it, specifically, in the rule book and you get caught.

Need to hire Brian Pattie for Josh Berry!!!

Tony is awesome. I was Dale Earnhardt 100% but that #4 sounded weird

@kylemarzion2814

Жыл бұрын

It was type of cross exhaust a designer from I think Missouri brought to Larry McClure to run for one year before before everyone else could run it , I think it was in 95. I know Gibbs brought it in the next year. Yeah that 4 was quiet running by it self especially big speed ways. Sterling always ran good to with runts engines

I got ten bucks that says you were drinking that night too

Hi Jr, how you doin?

Cheating like modifying the steering rack?

Terry Simbeck

If you arent cheatin, you arent tryin!

Innovation - 🤔

I honestly want to start a drag racing series where the entire point(besides 'just' winning the race of course) is to try to get illegal stuff past the inspections. No one gets suspended or banned or fined, you don't build up a 'record', if you get caught you either have the chance to fix it(if found before the race) or forfeit that race(gotta give competitors a tightrope to walk; the punishment isn't severe, but you gotta make it to the next round if you're going to get the money too). Just build your car to the rules except for where you think you can get away with breaking them! I want to see a cheating arms race, real innovation in cheating - and I'm pretty sure you would straight up have to be able to get away with cheating to win in such a series lol. Of course, since this wouldn't be an anti-cheating series, there would be bonus points and what not for "best discovered cheat of the week", you would certainly need one for "best assumed cheater", ya know things like that, have some fun with it. BTW, can you imagine like the final points race of the season? All hell would break loose, everyone pulling out ALL the stops to try to get them points lol(double points event for more chaos? I think so...). Let's bring back the glory days of cheating in motorsports!

A m a z i n g

The term is loosen. 🤣🙄

Where is his daughter now? She was gorgeous

It's only illegal if you get caught

Man I wish I knew what kind of cheating goes on these days

If ya ain't cheatin' , you ain't tryin'........

Not cheating. Pre-emptive rule book editorial

i wonder if nascar officials listen to these if i did and i was an official i'd be like all 4 of jr's cars they get a fine comb treatment in inspection. we don't check these every weekend? nope not your cars jr. we're going to find something eventually. and you will be the one we find because you just earned that right for all time with this video! i don't care who your daddy was i don't care how popular u think yoiu are. nope you get the real special treatment.

@MJForever1999

Жыл бұрын

You must be a Toyota fan.... You lost Kyle, stop crying

I loved NASCAR back when we had “innovators”. It was so much more interesting. Lol 😂

Still the racing was better in them days, innovation rather than standardisation...