To the few that don’t know. Harry Hyde and Tim Richmond are the base story for Days of Thunder .

Awesome video about the legend Harry Hyde, the man should be in the NASCAR HOF already!

This man presents the qualities that made NASCAR great. For the lack of people like Mr. Hyde, NASCAR today is a shadow of itself.

Back in the 70’s I was with my dad at a race I believe was at Darlington. We were in the garage area dad was doing business with several car owners! Harry offered me a coke, showed me the car and all the tools! Nice man he was!

I'll take a good look at this man he's a self-made individual he's a real man our society does not allow this anymore and that is sad

This guy must have been the inspiration behind Harry in the movie, Days of Thunder

@wards1fan

3 жыл бұрын

@@pittsky A little back story...Harry was the inspiration of some of the scenes in the movie. He also wasn't compensated for his "artistic contributions".

@robertl779

2 жыл бұрын

He was that inspiration

You got to love this guy.

Fun fact Dales father Ralph got Bobby Isaac his start in racing

Harry Hyde..is sharp as a #2 pencil. "Harry knows more about what a Nascar race car supossed to do and can do, than any Nascar Rule book" Dale Earnhardt

You have to love a boss or leader with a sense of humor it helps build a team in any sport or work place Hit the pace car , no we are eating ice crème may the world never loose people like this for he is a cook or artist in his own way and at 15 went into the army and war , what a life sounds like the kind of person you could spend hours with listing to stores never get board thanks for posting

I've always admired Rick Hendtick, I really admire Harry Hyde

@lskiller1903

4 жыл бұрын

What's ironic is Harry quit working for JD Stacy when he found out he was a crook. But then years later went to work for Hendrick who was at the time conspiring, bribing, and laundering money in cahoots with Honda executive's, he even purchased a Honda executive a house. Hendricks was later convicted of 13 counts of bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering. But I'm sure Harry didn't know Hendrick was a crook.

@Dooguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@lskiller1903 Oh you mean when rich mysteriously got sick then healed? lol

Good ole NASCAR.. Harry and Smokey, were not cheating they were just the best at finding the things that you can do those two made NASCAR write so many rules..

Hyde, his mechanic was a genius ! Thank you for the vidéo really ! greetings from south center France god bless you !

What a man....our sport used to be full of men like that...you can't find one if you tried now

@randyhutchinson9910

5 жыл бұрын

Fat back Mikael McSwain & Robert Yates, we're the last

Wow Days of Thunder just got another depth explained to me

Thanks for having this video.

Pretty sure the crook his was referring to was JD Stacy.

@smitty5006

7 жыл бұрын

Rick Hendrick

@brandonhumphries3377

6 жыл бұрын

It was JD Stacy

@MikeBrown-ii3pt

6 жыл бұрын

Stacy for sure. Hendrick brought him back into what he loved.

Wish the sound was better out of respect for Harry. Ty for posting.

An American hero for sure. Fought in the Pacific in WW2. Thanks for sharing this is gold

Harry Hogge came from this man we call a legend. Hit the pace car, an ice cream break during a race, and a ton of wins in 1986. If only he had another championship to go with his 1970 title as a crew chief.

@369Bandido

8 жыл бұрын

+Eric.Cox Yes, Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson were spot on when creating Harry Hogge's character. As a kid back then, I knew once the team was together with the 46 car, that Trickle and Hogge were a Hollywood, watered down Richmond and Hyde lmao.

@MrMiD.Life.Crisis

7 жыл бұрын

Eric.Cox i didnt realise it was baker that was told to hit the pace car! I wudve loved to have a beer with Harry and Baker - imagine the stories!!

"J.D. Stacy". I'll say it!

@lskiller1903

4 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head.!!

@_warren6659

4 жыл бұрын

dale sr knew better. wasnt gonna race for that prick.

@jeffcampbell2710

11 ай бұрын

I came to find that answer. Thanks. But I've never heard of him.

Harry Hyde was imitated in the Days Of Thunder movie but I forget his name now.

@aarontodd72

5 жыл бұрын

Robert duvall

@aarontodd72

5 жыл бұрын

Robert duvall

I met him back in the 80s worked on his house!

Mr.HARRY HYDE WAS AND IS THE BEST RACE BUILDER THAT nascar will ever had. I think race fans really miss these days. That was the people that made the best sport in the world, but the owners of nascar had to mess with a good thing. The drivers and the team's and car owners know it now, but don't say anything about it. Because of the love of money.

@KK-ex5zu

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I'd say Harry Hyde is one of the greatest race car builders and Crew Chief's of all time, but he's in a tie for 1st with Smokey Yunick!

Man Robert Duvall nailed Harry Hyde in Days of Thunder

@Jasondirt

5 жыл бұрын

Yes he did.

@reginaldhall6871

11 ай бұрын

Movie was a little corny though. Like building a racecar in an old barn which had no electricity or tools anywhere to be found

Alot of these youngsters have no clue how great of a Racer Tim Richmond was and how awesome Harry Hyde was. Earnhardt would have never won 7 Cups. They were like Knaus and Johnson but Tim was pure Racer like Tony Stewart could drive and win in anything. See if can find Tim Richmond at Riverside dance that 3400 Lb Stock Car around there it's pure beauty , for a racer anyway..

@chrisshockey3323

5 жыл бұрын

Aric Snyder or you mean Gordon/Evernham . My God only a few of us realize had it not been for the dreaded CHASE (which has ruined the sport) , Jeff Gordon would be holding 7 cups and not Jimmie. In fact their championships would be flip-flopped with Jimmie holding 4 and Jeff holding 7. I actually think NASCAR did to try and keep someone from winning 7 (so Earhhardt's 7 would be safe) and it backfired . Just my opinion. Consistency means nothing . That's how Earnhardt won most of his championships. Very seldom did he win the most races in a season . That's why he raced with a cracked sternum as well as many other broken bones . Cause he knew if he missed any races it could devastate his championship hopes . Kyle Busch missed 11 races and won the championship. What a load of crap. The system wasn't broken until they messed with it .

@aricsnyder5882

5 жыл бұрын

chris shockey you read wrong.. I've been a Gordon fan day one. David Pearson wasn't around. I picked Jeff strictly for how the car looked. Jeff and Evernham were amazing, he did it with Robbie.

@aricsnyder5882

5 жыл бұрын

chris shockey 2004 changed everything.. Now have you seen the tech inspection.. Knaus was a rainbow warrior remember... Jeff found Jimmy..

@chrisshockey3323

5 жыл бұрын

Aric Snyder oh yeah I remember. I just watched a video about the 97 500 that had been never been released the other day. Pretty cool ...

@chrisshockey3323

5 жыл бұрын

Aric Snyder that's crazy you say that . I was never a NASCAR fan until I married into a racing family. My father in law watched racing instead of football . So the very first race I ever watched was the inaugural brickyard 400 . My father in law told me the 1st thing I had to do was pick a driver They had a big segment on Gordon during the pre race so I said I'll take that Gordon kid cause I thought his car was the coolest looking on the track and picked him based solely on that. Pretty good pick I guess . I saw every win except his 1st one which was the Coca cola 600 ... I'm sorry if I came off brash . It's just really depressing knowing he would have 7 championships and right up there with Petty and Earnhardt . For the younger generation of NASCAR I'm afraid they won't know how great Jeff was ...

Wikipedia--In May 1977, Stacy purchased the former K&K Insurance team from Nord Krauskopf. He was convinced to purchase the team by its crew chief Harry Hyde, a friend and former Stacy employee. Stacy inherited the team's driver Neil Bonnett, with the team changing numbers from 71 to 5 Bonnett would score the first two victories of his career that year. The second of those victories, at Ontario Motor Speedway, would be the last NASCAR victory for a Chrysler vehicle until Dodge reentered the sport in 2001. The team expanded to a second team in 1978, but went winless and was dissolved by the beginning of the 1979 season Stacy would later be sued by Hyde and Ferrel Harris, one of the drivers of the second team car

He sounds a whole lot like Dale Sr.

@swvastories3498

8 жыл бұрын

+Dylan Watson He sure does! Uncanny how much he does.

@shannonnorwood2377

8 жыл бұрын

+Dylan Watson just much smarter

@nascarjimbo

8 жыл бұрын

I was just gonna say that very thing. Mind Blowing

@aricsnyder5882

6 жыл бұрын

Dylan Watson he has same accent but I could tell Harry from Dale anyday I see how you can think that I've heard them both through the late 70's

@charleswilson3090

5 жыл бұрын

Dylan Watson”9(4@

Buffet Benny. Winner of many.

Ha,Ha,Ha near the end of this interview Harry talks about the ice-cream incident which is in the Days Of Thunder movie.

Basically, this is where the Days Of Thunder script came from.

As I'm watching this video I can't help but truly seem to think of the movie 'Day's of Thunder'... Nonetheless it is great to see someone from the NASCAR community be recognized even though they have not always been on top all the time.

@sammysolesbee9254

5 жыл бұрын

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Outstanding

Hey my Roots run deep. Hyde Family!

Harry Hyde was the greatest nascar story tellers EVER! also, did it look like Tim Richmond was holding/smoking a joint at 20:57???? ty for posting awesome vid!!

@dylanwatson9300

8 жыл бұрын

+davidallenroth It would really would have been interesting had Tim not messed himself with pneumonia and then AIDS, him and Harry would have had a championship or two together. There's no doubt in my mind Dale Earnhardt or Jeff Gordon or maybe even Jimmie Johnson would've not had as many championships or wins they had/has right now. If you go back and look at the super talented race drivers that were killed in non related racing activities, there's a couple that sticks out in a mind that would have just as many wins or championships as the three I just pointed out: Tim Richmond, Davey Allison and probably Alan Kulwicki.

@g6rcteam81

8 жыл бұрын

+davidallenroth looked that way even smokey house looked maybe a blunt lol

@WhoopityDoo

7 жыл бұрын

The pneumonia was a result of the AIDS virus. Kills your immune system, making your body more susceptible to diseases such as that.

@jasonmoyer

5 жыл бұрын

It's hard to tell at this resolution but it looked like he was holding a pinch of chew.

is Harry Hyde in the nascar hall of fame? if not why?

Mr Hyde, how many times did you see Earnhardt pull in and think damn..?

Days of thunder story line?

@Kilz78

3 жыл бұрын

exactly

Imagine if in 1984 instead of Geoff Bodine Hendrick brought in Earnhardt to drive the 5 car with hyde as his crew chief. Earnhardt still has Wrangler because they followed him where-ever he went & GM Goodwrench still comes on board in 1988, imagine how much more dominant Dale Sr woulda been...

@fatpatlives1998

7 жыл бұрын

Vine Wood tough to say....Harry put Hendrick on the map but everham took them to another level

@frevazz3364

5 ай бұрын

There is a photo of Dale Earnhardt testing a #5 City Chevrolet car for Harry Hyde at Charlotte. Apparently he agreed to shake down the car for Hendrick.

@clarenceghammjr1326

Ай бұрын

Dale was abrasive, wouldn’t have charmed harry into his best

Rip Harry Hyde

Thanks Harry ur. Great happytrails

Rick Hendrick always helping others! Thank you Rick doing God work!❤️ Hyde Wow! Can’t you see it runs in my Life! Hyde Family! For you Reddit! Hyde !

@rogeeeferrari

2 жыл бұрын

How is it God's work exactly ???

Hey the host is one of the two guys garage hosts.

Exactly what is missing in today's Nascar.

Dang of all the people that I would have thought harry said that too Buddy of all people,that's my favorite line as a matter of fact I want that for a rear window shade hit the pace car,what,hit the pace car,why,because you hit every other damn thing out there I want u to be perfect,and just that dumb look on toms face as he drives off...price less wow but he really did say it....hah hah,don't u mess up my race car.....

Hemi in a Pontiac?????

The opening graphics looked like DOOM

It's too bad Harry and BP didn't have a better season in 1987.

Hit the pace car

@aarontodd72

5 жыл бұрын

WHAT

@randyhutchinson9910

5 жыл бұрын

@@aarontodd72 hahaha, you've hit everything else , I want you to be perfect, hit the pace car !!!!!!

This story sounds a lot like the movie Days of Thunder

@jeffkersting8278

5 жыл бұрын

That's because it is. Tom Cruise's character, was based on Tim Richmond. So, in fact, this was the real life "Day's Of Thunder"

@racefan7571

5 жыл бұрын

The ice cream story is true.

@aarontodd72

5 жыл бұрын

Rick Henderson built all the cars for the movie, city chevy is ricks car dealership, and the "hit the pace car cause I want u to be perfect" just now do I see how much real life was in that movie

You know this small male group that cusses me out in my head I want ever see them, which is a blessing.. Macon, GA Debra Jacobs He should know this freaking FBI inmate name... That woman in that pic is my mama I'm 54 yrs old an it's a damn disgrace to be made to have to hear such freaking abuse...

Tim Richmond Died from what Aids! Sad story great driver!❤️

@danahogue1115

3 жыл бұрын

dont b a womanizer like Tim they bragged about it in the movie. Loser

I always thought that Harry told Tim Richmond to hit the pace car so he'd be perfect. I guess I was wrong!

@aarontodd72

5 жыл бұрын

Funny how much of rick Hendrix and harry made days of thunder

Commercials that Actually promote the product? What a dumb idea! It's much better to promote things that go against morals and only mention the products at the end, and never mention what the product does. That's a better way. I'm glad we finally came to our senses.

HE ONE OF THE FOLKS THAT TURNED THEIR BACK ON ONE OF THE BEST....WHEELER....THERE EVER WAS.....I'M TALKING ABOUT TIM RICHMOND..