Relive the 1968 Soutern 500 from Darlington Raceway. On this day Cale Yarborough took the checkered flag. For more NASCAR news, check out: www.NASCAR.com
You guys really need to upload the 2003 Southern 500 in HD, and any races that are in 16:9 HD deserve to be on this channel! Would make good money as well!!
Back when all you needed was a solid car, a good driver, and a few good mates that knew how to spin a spanner, weld, and change a tyre at speed. It would have been a good era to be a stock car enthusiast, both as a racer and a fan.
@@kansasjayhawk8386 They sanitized it. They tried to make it so family friendly and politically correct that they squeezed all of the danger and menace out of it. Everybody used to know that the roots of it all was running moonshine through the hills. (Thunder Road, anybody?) Lots of people today have never heard of this. You used to have to watch yourself if you went to the races in Atlanta in those days. It's the same thing in Las Vegas. It was the safest place in the world if you behaved yourself, but people used to love coming here to be around the fringe of the old time mobsters and kind of "warm their hands by the devil's fire." This was all part of the allure. Same with the blues. Stevie Ray Vaughan and B.B. King were exciting because they lived the life they sang about. All of these things had a shady, dangerous past, and that was what gave them their mystique and made them fun and exciting. NASCAR was no different. But when mega corporations try to make everything non threatening and inoffensive, They ruin it. There's nothing left by the time they get done. It's like the difference between a juicy delicious burger you cook and eat at home and one of those things you get at the drive through at McDonald's.
@@jpalberthoward9 I recall how nauseated I got, years ago, when hearing news reports of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway was upgrading its facilities with food service having salads and a day-spa being installed. It nearly got me doubling-over in agony hearing about those upscale amenities for a NASCAR venue.
These cars sound perfect. Todays cars sound completely different. Love the old races & the cars look fabulous compared to today's stuff. Thanks for posting. P.S. Rest Peacefully Cale. Also, Falstaff beer-sure do miss it. A great product.
Despite their tangle earlier in the race Cale and David finished with clean racing. Cake’s car was pretty banged up but he didn’t make any mistakes for Pearson to capitalize on at the end. Considering the amount of sliding around that was amazing to watch. .
1968, I was a Senior in High School, chasing the gals and slamming beers with my pals. It was a different world back then. A lot of changes for the good and a lot of changes not so good.
I attended the next year after this one. There was a very long rain delay and I wound up listening to the last few laps at home on the radio, but the best I can remember Cale won it too.
The stockcars looked 1000 times better than today. Today there are all build out of the same building kit. The only thing that you can see that the car next to the other is a different brand, is due to the fake sticker headlights and the brand logo.
I like watching those old stock cars . That's when racing was racing. The best teams actually won. As time went on , Nascar came up with too many rules to slow cars down and make them the same . I really believe it caused fans to lose interest. Plus when drivers like The Earnhardt's , and Petty's , and Rusty Wallace, the drivers from that eara . Racing is not the same.
Considering that this was film stock that was over a half-century old, and probably played countless times on film projectors, degradations of film stock is expected.
This is real stock car racing. The cars now are nothing but tin cans not stock cars. I love to watch these old races. I hardly watch racing now. Thank You for the video.
Did you actually watch the video? These weren't actually stock either. And today's cars are way faster, safer, and reliable. Also today's races are WAY more competitive than any of the races in those days.
Does the modern NASCAR even run at Darlington anymore? I bet they don’t.That’s how long it’s been since I watched a race...and my father got me hooked in he early 70’s with WWOS coverage.
The scene with the “ gasman “ with gallons of gas flying up in the air and all over has me ( almost ) urinating in my pants , laughing my ass off !!! Bla ha ha ! Glad that he didn’t have a burning cigarette in his mouth like the mechanics in the pits did !!!
The drivers were about the same size, but the "greenhouse" on those cars was much larger, and drivers weren't packaged nearly as tightly as they are today. Back then, it was probably the easiest way to get out of the car.
@@andyharman3022 yeah Ford and Dodge went through some strange rules that NASCAR made. They claimed they were doing it in the sense of keeping all the cars equal, but it ended up favoring one over the other Automotive manufacturers. Such as, restrictor plates smaller carburetors destroking engines adding weight Etc... they did this to anything over 366 cubic inches... Which ended up helping the Ford 351 Cleveland later on because it could run unrestricted
Fast forward some 40 years later and just look at what this great sport has been reduced to, oh and look at how this once great country has kept pace with Nascar on its way into just another ash heap for historians to scratch their heads and figure out Why! Well, most of us know why.
You have to convert high quality film to 4K to make any difference. IF the film is low quality all you get is the same exact low quality when converting to digital. DAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
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I love watching these races, it’s sad that we don’t have stock car racing the way it was.
Race what with what you bring
@Scott Crawford know of a 90 yr old man raced motorcycle on dirt tracks way back he looked like a wild man in his eyes
@eric kanter like pro football and maybe college football
change is the spice of life
NASCAR and the Allman Brothers. Two excellent reasons to feel good about being a southerner!
Let's not forget The Marshall Tucker Band
@@carltonbond6059 live version of "24 hours at a time"
The sound effects over the wrecks are funny
That was my very 1st darlington race. Awesome
When I was a kid we rooted for the brand and driver. Petty\Plymouth\Hemi
And Ford always won!
When NASCAR was fun to watch. Hate it today!
Dang,, REAL stock cars, hell yeah!!!
Apparently not,even according to the narrator.Not even the sheet metal has been left alone.
@@FATMIKED5183 At least it is metal. Nowadays it's all fiberglass that just happens to look like real cars.
@@Skywatcher68 The next gen bodies will be or are a fiberglass/kevlar/carbon fiber composite.Before that,they're still using sheet metal.
You guys really need to upload the 2003 Southern 500 in HD, and any races that are in 16:9 HD deserve to be on this channel! Would make good money as well!!
I would also include the other Darlington race from that same year. That Craven/Busch photo finish was one of the best I've ever seen.
Pretty cool watching classic races
Back when all you needed was a solid car, a good driver, and a few good mates that knew how to spin a spanner, weld, and change a tyre at speed. It would have been a good era to be a stock car enthusiast, both as a racer and a fan.
What a race. These was real racing. Thanks for video.
Back when NASCAR had not ruined everything.
Back when NASCAR filled with REAL race fans.
What have they ruined??? Lol. 😆 No... im just kidden! I agree with you man. Its ridiculous now.
@@kansasjayhawk8386 They sanitized it. They tried to make it so family friendly and politically correct that they squeezed all of the danger and menace out of it. Everybody used to know that the roots of it all was running moonshine through the hills.
(Thunder Road, anybody?) Lots of people today have never heard of this. You used to have to watch yourself if you went to the races in Atlanta in those days. It's the same thing in Las Vegas. It was the safest place in the world if you behaved yourself, but people used to love coming here to be around the fringe of the old time mobsters and kind of "warm their hands by the devil's fire." This was all part of the allure.
Same with the blues.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and B.B. King were exciting because they lived the life they sang about.
All of these things had a shady, dangerous past, and that was what gave them their mystique and made them fun and exciting. NASCAR was no different.
But when mega corporations try to make everything non threatening and inoffensive, They ruin it. There's nothing left by the time they get done. It's like the difference between a juicy delicious burger you cook and eat at home and one of those things you get at the drive through at McDonald's.
There ain't no Ford, Chevy or Dodge in anything they run.
@@jpalberthoward9 I recall how nauseated I got, years ago, when hearing news reports of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway was upgrading its facilities with food service having salads and a day-spa being installed. It nearly got me doubling-over in agony hearing about those upscale amenities for a NASCAR venue.
Must be one of the greatest races,really enjoyed it.
Back in the days of fewer rules and more RACIN'.
SSTs are one of best modern parallels I think.
@@Mrbfgray What is that? I looked it up and got horse racing 😂
@@rk.0423 Super Stadium Trucks, lol. Best on the fast asphalt tracks where the only thing they are really suited for is the jumps and bumps.
Love it, Please bring back more footage of classic races
These cars sound perfect. Todays cars sound completely different. Love the old races & the cars look fabulous compared to today's stuff. Thanks for posting. P.S. Rest Peacefully Cale. Also, Falstaff beer-sure do miss it. A great product.
Despite their tangle earlier in the race Cale and David finished with clean racing. Cake’s car was pretty banged up but he didn’t make any mistakes for Pearson to capitalize on at the end. Considering the amount of sliding around that was amazing to watch. .
I was 2 months old when this race was held. It's amazing to see the history of the Wood Brother's car in racing.
ha ha yes 01/20/68 made the track late 80's stoped in 94
Amazing job. Bring more of this in historical tracks!
1968, I was a Senior in High School, chasing the gals and slamming beers with my pals. It was a different world back then. A lot of changes for the good and a lot of changes not so good.
Just dropped in to see all the great cars of yesterday
David Pearson was the man
I attended the next year after this one. There was a very long rain delay and I wound up listening to the last few laps at home on the radio, but the best I can remember Cale won it too.
The next year the race was won by Lee Roy
The good old days.When you could run just about anything.
Classic stuff! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
0:40 That has to be one of the coolest lineup of automobiles ever assembled.
The top 3 finishers of this race all drove for the Wood Brothers at one point and time.
Yo, I'm down for anything Nascar you want to transform into 4k. Big hell yea!
There are what you call race cars and drivers wish it was still like that. Born in 66 love those good old days
That was great!
Great footage. Do more for the time being
Wow they got a playboy bunny in the winner’s circle!!!
Wow... A young Richard Petty without a mustache.
The Australian 1972 Ford Falcon GTHO Phase3 did 144mph straight off the showroom floor.
If the drivers of today went back in time and drove those cars they would be crying
16:14 Watch Richard Petty manoeuver out of a slide, miss the crash and then escape a tight five car wide squeeze, all within five seconds. Wow!!!
Back when tires hadn't caught up to the speed.
Wow Are they ever slow compared to today in 2020 but It looked like alot of fun. Great video 👍
As soon as I saw the private playlist I was hyped
When it was NASCAR.
THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!
The stockcars looked 1000 times better than today.
Today there are all build out of the same building kit.
The only thing that you can see that the car next to the other is a different brand, is due to the fake sticker headlights and the brand logo.
Old-school 4ever
When NASCAR was cool... I'm 53 and they couldn't pay me to watch it today
Wish Netflix was around back then - then Full Speed would be worth watching and far more riveting.
great ending
NASCAR Was Safer Than Formula One In 1968.
Bring these cars back! There are enough remanufactured replacement parts to have a fully supported classic stock car circuit.
The intro music : Jack Arel & Jean-Claude Petit - Strange Galaxy
This gen of cars were so damn heavy back then there was no need for a rear spoiler to keep the backend down at high speeds. Wow.
They did have a small spoiler lip of two inches or less; but it wasn't noticeable from a distance.
a big wide long trunk did a good job. But that first Mopar with a wing won by how manylaps?
70K fans instead of covering the empty stands with ad banners!!
Cale on the front row!!!
NASCAR is unwatchable now.
Every thing that could be done to nerf.... Has been done.
These old races are great!
I like watching those old stock cars . That's when racing was racing. The best teams actually won. As time went on , Nascar came up with too many rules to slow cars down and make them the same . I really believe it caused fans to lose interest. Plus when drivers like The Earnhardt's , and Petty's , and Rusty Wallace, the drivers from that eara . Racing is not the same.
The color is a little weird - Richard Petty's 43 isn't usually green - but this is amazing.
Considering that this was film stock that was over a half-century old, and probably played countless times on film projectors, degradations of film stock is expected.
Awesome race
Loved to have been at these races. Damn how cool
the fabulous hornet !
Hell yeah
Back when racing was the real deal.
This is real stock car racing. The cars now are nothing but tin cans not stock cars. I love to watch these old races. I hardly watch racing now. Thank You for the video.
Did you actually watch the video? These weren't actually stock either. And today's cars are way faster, safer, and reliable. Also today's races are WAY more competitive than any of the races in those days.
I haven't seen this one but it has our cars in it !!!
500 hp in 68? Thats actually very impressive and alot better than what i assumed before looking this up
Would be nice to restore the color. It’s faded. Great to see these films. Thanks!
Petty blue looks aqua green
For the jewel races, you should bring back this 'rookie of the year' trophy, akin to indy's 500. would put a spotlight on em
Pure sport in those days- 100 times more enjoyable, it was cars/motors 1st and then drivers.
Whoooo! 🏁
I never liked NASCAR until I saw this.
nascar used to be good.
The angle on the cars as they corner is Ace.
I only partially understand car tech. Did they lock the diffs?
8:25 - takes time to smoke a cigarette...
Back when the field was made of dirt poor bandits instead of the silver spoon 20 year old children of billionaire team owners.
Those existed then too...
2 years later Charlie glitzbach brought chevy back into nascar with the 1st generation Monte carlo
Does the modern NASCAR even run at Darlington anymore? I bet they don’t.That’s how long it’s been since I watched a race...and my father got me hooked in he early 70’s with WWOS coverage.
well you must be really out of touch then, of course they still run here.
they still do but moved start/finish to the other straight away
3 races this year. Best track.
CMartin6688 -That’s good to hear. Your right, I don’t watch much NASCAR anymore. It’s not the same sport I watched when I grew up
11:31 looks like dale earnheart’s crash in 2001 right?
Una pregunta: LOS 5 TIPOS QUE PUSIERON NO LIKE : DE QUE PLANETA SON????
heavy metal thunder
Real stock cars.big blocks sound good.
That was racing. You had to earn it
144??? In 66 they were doing 185 @ Daytona.
The scene with the “ gasman “
with gallons of gas flying up in the air and all over has me
( almost ) urinating in my pants , laughing my ass off !!!
Bla ha ha !
Glad that he didn’t have a burning cigarette in his mouth like the mechanics in the pits did !!!
Is Petty's car green? Or is the 4K making it look that way? I know it's not my tv. 😂
Back when they Really Raced...
Não usavam nem cinto de segurança.
Well nascar come full circle now there's twenty thousand fans at a race
7:36 His goggles are stuck down with electrical tape!
They even climbed out of the cars different back then. I wonder why they did it like that. Even up to the 80s
The drivers were about the same size, but the "greenhouse" on those cars was much larger, and drivers weren't packaged nearly as tightly as they are today. Back then, it was probably the easiest way to get out of the car.
Any of y'all know anything about AC YORK or Benny Wayne Johnson
🔴BACK WHEN NASCAR WAS NOT WOKE AND THERE WERE NO COOKIE CUTTER CARS.🔵
Curves were narrow!!!
helps make it too tough to tame,
But theres a comment on the newer video
I believe if Baker had breaks he could have possibly won that race. Third place with no breaks.. not bad.
I could care less about new nascar but the old stuff is the best shit
the decades of vietnam
$100k then roughly 600 or $700k today I believe. Fake crash sound effects are hilarious.
What’s a 396 cu. in. motor doing in a Mercury?
@Roger Dodger yeah but what I’m the dodges would bore out to a 405 unless it’s a 392 hemi ?
destroked 427 tunnel port and 426 hemi. They had some weird combinations back then.
@@andyharman3022 yeah Ford and Dodge went through some strange rules that NASCAR made. They claimed they were doing it in the sense of keeping all the cars equal, but it ended up favoring one over the other Automotive manufacturers. Such as, restrictor plates smaller carburetors destroking engines adding weight Etc... they did this to anything over 366 cubic inches... Which ended up helping the Ford 351 Cleveland later on because it could run unrestricted
396 is a 390 bored .030 oversize
Manly Men Doing Manly Things!
Fast forward some 40 years later and just look at what this great sport has been reduced to, oh and look at how this once great country has kept pace with Nascar on its way into just another ash heap for historians to scratch their heads and figure out Why! Well, most of us know why.
not 4K only 1080P
You have to convert high quality film to 4K to make any difference. IF the film is low quality all you get is the same exact low quality when converting to digital. DAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!