I was around 6 weeks old and just a few miles down the road from the Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1972. 9 years later I went to my first race there and saw Bobby Allison win the 600.
I took a picture that day of David Peirson waiting to get into the track along with the spectators, his car was on a trailer behind his pickup truck, no fancy haulers back then and no super heros like today
I was 10 years old in 72 , we lived close to the ROCK and our dad took us to all the races circle track and drags. I had a pair of coke pants like the Bobby Allison pit crew wore. I would wear them to school , i thought they were so cool. That number 12 Monte Carlo was my car. Great days.
71 to 74 Charger body was refined in a wind tunnel but boy was it ugly compared to the 68 to 70's! These days they sell for less than 1/20th of what the previous generation brings. Today that 72 Charger would be the cheapest of any of those cars from that race to purchase. Probably could get one that runs for less than $1000. 72's didn't come from the factory with 426's... and the 440's that year were low compression smog engines. That's another reason they're cheap. Numbers matching choices are all low compression smog engines - mostly worthless 318 VIN cars. Plus There's plenty around because they weren't all wrecked making movies. A lot were scrapped though during cash for clunkers. Just like the Matadors, Javelins, Hornets, Gremlins, Granadas, K-cars, and other ugly ducks. The wind tunnel refinement that made them ugly had an interesting side effect. I used to have one that I paid $285 for. At 110 mph, the wind noise was almost non-existent. All you could hear was the deep throaty bass of the smooth V8, and the loud, jiggling, ever-present Chrysler door and body rattles. I can see why they served Richard Petty well when the engine size was dropped after the 72 season. They had very little wind resistance compared to the competition. Ugly but functional.
Actor Darren McGavin who can be seen and is mentioned in this film played in the same year Lee Petty in the movie "43 - The Richard Petty Story" which can also be seen on RUclips. Guess who played Richard in that movie? The King Himself!
Wendell Scott qualified 11th ! and had a good sponsor on car but he blew the guts out of engine. His last hurrah. Leeroy Yarbourough finished FIFTH, EIGHTEEN laps behind.
With differences like this it makes it easier to understand why NASCAR made changes to get the cars to run closer together. They just went to far for my taste.
Take a look at mark 18:17 and look at buddy Baker's rear deck spoiler! It appears that they have physically bent thel sheet metal, for less drag, or better bite! Consequently this action can bring on 🏁🎉😎
Hey if this is before Restricter plate racing how were they letting these cars run lean enough to burn pistons & valves ..???? I'm not getting that part
Lean / Rich fuel flow settings in the carburetor are separate from the plate. You can run an engine lean with or without the plate. The needle and jet settings in the carburetor can sufficiently restrict the fuel flow.
I think Richard Petty blew up - big oil slick trailing the car where it stopped - and he could have drove it back to the pits - if it still ran. Blowed up.
Yep! Those were the races he Won!! Bobby Issac was an All-Time Great Stockcar Driver & is underrated as such, here in modern day Media anyway. People/Fans that saw him race in person, (like me) saw something special, he was that good 😉
The crazy thing is seeing these cars hit speeds that would do Ferrari and Lamborghini proud, and remembering the times when I carried six people in my 72 Charger. Or loaded all my belongings in it and traveled several hundred miles for school. Or that it taught me how to wrench and, as a novice shadetree mechanic, I've been able to take it apart, restore it, and put it back together again (almost there anyway!). Of course my Charger wasn't originally as fast as Petty's, but with modern performance parts and tires it could be much, much faster. There are 2-3000 hp Viper builds on here, and there's no reason why that motor can't go in my car. Brakes and tires are vastly superior now to what they had in the seventies - so what is the upper limit for the 3rd gen Charger? I'm sure the fastest Ferraris and Lambos will outhandle it, on a race track. If you're pushing them that fast on the street you are likely to hit a jaywalker or cyclist. Since you can't use maximum perfomance, why not have the big, reliable, easy to work on Charger?
Well, yes & no. Usually in the bigger races, there would be 12-14 car's that were very well funded, of those, there would be 8-10 very competitive car's, all capable of Winning the race, but not all the driver's of those car's were as capable as the car itself. The rag would drop & they would go like hell until the first pit-stop, which would separate the Men from the boy's (so to speak) time wise & that would spread them out more. Usually by that point, there would be 4, 5, maybe 6 car's left to fight it out amongst themselves, then of those car's, most times at least 2 or 3 would break something, or more likely burn something up in the drivetrain - engine, tranny, rear end (guess I shouldn't comment on tranny's & rear end's in today's world 😬 LOL) then there would be 2-3 cars fight'in it out on the same lap to the 🏁🏆 Have'n conversed with you before, I know you have been watching as long as I have, but this is the way I recall it being, before lucky dog laps back, plus all the rest of whatever NASCAR has made rule's up for, all to make the races APPEAR more competitive than they really are, but the truth is the same 6-7 car's Win 90% of the races in a season & therefore the season is still dominated by 2-3 car's 🤷🏻♂️ I never can seem to make newer fans understand that racing back in the day was just as exciting & in most case's even More so, because even if your favorite was leading by 2 laps over 2nd, you as a fan, the driver & crew were all still sweatin bullets, because there was a good chance the car would break 💔 😭 IMO Stockcar Racing itself suffered when the car's got to the point they didn't breakdown anymore, because it took some of the juice outta watching the races.
@@Slinger43 im Milwaukee born and bred, went to all of the late 60s’ well into the 80s USAC stock races along with Indy races. When i first went there was so much more to the races than who the winner would be. The cars themselves….Chargers, Talledegas, Camaros, Chevelles etc. were a draw unto themselves. We were just as interested to see who would finish 2-41 as we were the winner. I can say the same about NASCAR of the day, thank god for Midwest Racing News, Stock Car Racing mag, etc. to keep me up to date.
I think the years have been VERY kind to Bud Lindemann's low-key narration and interviews. Wish we had more announcers like him today.
That is the reason I like One America News (OAN) because they don't over hype the news like the other stations do.
If it wasn’t for Car and Track and Bud, there would be precious little video from this period.
@@duradim1 lol what lmfao
@@milkdud0 support it
@@duradim1 no cause your opinions suck
i remember waking up early sunday mornings to watch this when i was a child, great times to be a kid
I was around 6 weeks old and just a few miles down the road from the Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1972. 9 years later I went to my first race there and saw Bobby Allison win the 600.
I took a picture that day of David Peirson waiting to get into the track along with the spectators, his car was on a trailer behind his pickup truck, no fancy haulers back then and no super heros like today
Simply great coverage
Lots of green space (vacant field, small trees/shrubs etc.) in the infield near turn 3.
I was 10 years old in 72 , we lived close to the ROCK and our dad took us to all the races circle track and drags. I had a pair of coke pants like the Bobby Allison pit crew wore. I would wear them to school , i thought they were so cool. That number 12 Monte Carlo was my car. Great days.
1972 Charger is a Legend!!
71 to 74 Charger body was refined in a wind tunnel but boy was it ugly compared to the 68 to 70's! These days they sell for less than 1/20th of what the previous generation brings. Today that 72 Charger would be the cheapest of any of those cars from that race to purchase. Probably could get one that runs for less than $1000. 72's didn't come from the factory with 426's... and the 440's that year were low compression smog engines. That's another reason they're cheap. Numbers matching choices are all low compression smog engines - mostly worthless 318 VIN cars. Plus There's plenty around because they weren't all wrecked making movies. A lot were scrapped though during cash for clunkers. Just like the Matadors, Javelins, Hornets, Gremlins, Granadas, K-cars, and other ugly ducks.
The wind tunnel refinement that made them ugly had an interesting side effect. I used to have one that I paid $285 for. At 110 mph, the wind noise was almost non-existent. All you could hear was the deep throaty bass of the smooth V8, and the loud, jiggling, ever-present Chrysler door and body rattles. I can see why they served Richard Petty well when the engine size was dropped after the 72 season. They had very little wind resistance compared to the competition. Ugly but functional.
Actor Darren McGavin who can be seen and is mentioned in this film played in the same year Lee Petty in the movie "43 - The Richard Petty Story" which can also be seen on RUclips. Guess who played Richard in that movie? The King Himself!
THANKS FOR THE POST! First time ive seen this, surprised to see.
Love that number 12 first generation Monte Carlo with coke sponsor red and gold paint scheme
Wendell Scott qualified 11th ! and had a good sponsor on car but he blew the guts out of engine. His last hurrah. Leeroy Yarbourough finished FIFTH, EIGHTEEN laps behind.
With differences like this it makes it easier to understand why NASCAR made changes to get the cars to run closer together. They just went to far for my taste.
duradim1 aGREED
Love to see some of these cars made into 1/18 th scale diecast
Take a look at mark 18:17 and look at buddy Baker's rear deck spoiler! It appears that they have physically bent thel sheet metal, for less drag, or better bite! Consequently this action can bring on 🏁🎉😎
Love it!
The squealing tire sound effects used to scare me.
I just noticed, no Pontiacs, oh my!
Hey if this is before Restricter plate racing how were they letting these cars run lean enough to burn pistons & valves ..???? I'm not getting that part
Lean / Rich fuel flow settings in the carburetor are separate from the plate. You can run an engine lean with or without the plate. The needle and jet settings in the carburetor can sufficiently restrict the fuel flow.
Run leaner and you might eliminate a pit stop for fuel towards the last part of the race.
I think Richard Petty blew up - big oil slick trailing the car where it stopped - and he could have drove it back to the pits - if it still ran. Blowed up.
Yes
That Chevrolet can run with the Dodge but It just doesnt seems to have the power to pass him
Did Bobby Issac ever have an engine that didn’t blow up near the end of a race?
Yep! Those were the races he Won!! Bobby Issac was an All-Time Great Stockcar Driver & is underrated as such, here in modern day Media anyway. People/Fans that saw him race in person, (like me) saw something special, he was that good 😉
I swear, in almost every video he's leading at some point.
bobby allison 12 would have won if tires not flat
Dr 4-27-24
2:10
spray water on a hot block!!???
@Rob A. ohhh
The Narrator says”Here’s a Rare Slice”…Nobody could have Said it Better🤑🔥
Dave Despain is better than Bill Patrick.
Can anyone tell me what “Pop Cola” tasted like lol?
Coles?
@@MrChristopherHaas colas
It's like explicit language!!
@@robertslaughter5784 thats not good 😂
These are race cars ,not Japanese family cars!
The crazy thing is seeing these cars hit speeds that would do Ferrari and Lamborghini proud, and remembering the times when I carried six people in my 72 Charger. Or loaded all my belongings in it and traveled several hundred miles for school. Or that it taught me how to wrench and, as a novice shadetree mechanic, I've been able to take it apart, restore it, and put it back together again (almost there anyway!). Of course my Charger wasn't originally as fast as Petty's, but with modern performance parts and tires it could be much, much faster. There are 2-3000 hp Viper builds on here, and there's no reason why that motor can't go in my car. Brakes and tires are vastly superior now to what they had in the seventies - so what is the upper limit for the 3rd gen Charger? I'm sure the fastest Ferraris and Lambos will outhandle it, on a race track. If you're pushing them that fast on the street you are likely to hit a jaywalker or cyclist. Since you can't use maximum perfomance, why not have the big, reliable, easy to work on Charger?
Aside from Allison getting back on lead lap late no 2 cars were on same lap with each other. Typical NASCAR of the day lol.
Half of the field obviously didnt have enough tires to get through race as usual
@Randy HUTCHINSON ok boomer
Well, yes & no. Usually in the bigger races, there would be 12-14 car's that were very well funded, of those, there would be 8-10 very competitive car's, all capable of Winning the race, but not all the driver's of those car's were as capable as the car itself. The rag would drop & they would go like hell until the first pit-stop, which would separate the Men from the boy's (so to speak) time wise & that would spread them out more. Usually by that point, there would be 4, 5, maybe 6 car's left to fight it out amongst themselves, then of those car's, most times at least 2 or 3 would break something, or more likely burn something up in the drivetrain - engine, tranny, rear end (guess I shouldn't comment on tranny's & rear end's in today's world 😬 LOL) then there would be 2-3 cars fight'in it out on the same lap to the 🏁🏆
Have'n conversed with you before, I know you have been watching as long as I have, but this is the way I recall it being, before lucky dog laps back, plus all the rest of whatever NASCAR has made rule's up for, all to make the races APPEAR more competitive than they really are, but the truth is the same 6-7 car's Win 90% of the races in a season & therefore the season is still dominated by 2-3 car's 🤷🏻♂️
I never can seem to make newer fans understand that racing back in the day was just as exciting & in most case's even More so, because even if your favorite was leading by 2 laps over 2nd, you as a fan, the driver & crew were all still sweatin bullets, because there was a good chance the car would break 💔 😭 IMO Stockcar Racing itself suffered when the car's got to the point they didn't breakdown anymore, because it took some of the juice outta watching the races.
@@Slinger43 im Milwaukee born and bred, went to all of the late 60s’ well into the 80s USAC stock races along with Indy races. When i first went there was so much more to the races than who the winner would be. The cars themselves….Chargers, Talledegas, Camaros, Chevelles etc. were a draw unto themselves. We were just as interested to see who would finish 2-41 as we were the winner. I can say the same about NASCAR of the day, thank god for Midwest Racing News, Stock Car Racing mag, etc. to keep me up to date.
@@crouchb15 ??????????
E s p n showing how stupid they are bud lingerman was awesome
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