I sure did enjoy the old fashioned commentary here but I swear I could not believe they were looking dead at Terry Labontes car when it blew its engine and didn't mention the smoke coming out of it.
They didn't have monitors like they would later in the 80s. Back then you might have had binoculars for that distance or just what you could see and the pressbox is almost a mile away at least going into turn 4. Probably never saw it and even at that point what monitor(s) you did have would have been delayed just because of distance from the camera to the truck and then back up and wireless wasn't real time for the in-cars either. The monitors they did have for field were 6-9" depending on the make and mostly black and white. Those monitors were still around in the late 80 and early 90s. They were at least color by the mid 80s. NFL nd MLB had many broadcasts up until the mid 80s that were called the same way. When MLB had their first HD broadcast, they made the announcers for that game use the tech from the 50s to that current point and they were shocked at what their 50s-80s counterparts had to deal with. Every inning or so they would advance in tech. I think they shot the "pre-game" on film if I remember correctly.
Yeah, the G-Body is a favorite form of NASCAR car from the '80s! My personal favorite G-Body happens to be the Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, specifically the 1986 and 1987 Aerocoupe. You remember the Aerocoupe, right? This was a fastback modification made to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS. The modifications include a further sloped rear window and a shorter trunk lid that sports a spoiler that lays flatter than the spoiler that one would find on an ordinary Monte Carlo SS. 200 Aerocoupes were built for the 1986 model year and an additional 6,000 were built for 1987. Personally, I actually have a Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe in my Hot Wheels collection. The casting depicting the Aerocoupe is known as the "Chevy Stocker". As the name suggests, it's a NASCAR Stock Car from the 1980s. There's no door lining on either side of the Chevy Stocker casting. NASCARs have their doors welded shut to better maintain the car's overall integrity in the event of a crash. The only way to get in and out of the car is to climb through the driver's side window.
Terry’s dashboard, above the sticker with the CBS logo, has “Hi Justin” scrawled on there. Man’s giving his kid a shout out on CBS. Terry always was a class act.
Ken Squire, the announcer calling the race, just passed away at 88 years old; RIP Ken! Loved hearing you call so many races over the years!! Jeff Bodine was just looking to get a couple of burgers to eat from that fans BBQ Grill!!
@@Great-DocumentariesMaybe or Maybe not. I've never been on the other side of here. I could swear that Big E was still around 6 months after he passed away. At every track they were racing at it seemed.
This wasn't too long after the drivers stopped getting out and changing their own tires on the pit stops. They really focused on crew efficiency after the speed limit was implemented and today they often recruit former college athletes to work the crews
@@ronaldkonkoma4356 The Wood Brothers were so legendary with their pit stops that Carroll Shelby took them to Le Mans. This would be unheard of today, although NASCAR did run a car at Le Mans last year in the experimental classification.
@@xdashx4962 with the amount of lug nuts flying around on pit lane it's a wonder more havent been killed..not to mention all the gas they spill...should be more like F1. Recently maclaren changed all four tires in 1.8 seconds...makes nascar look like a bunch of rednecks..
@@Gage_Brumleyme either... but it's ok for Tony Stewart to run someone over and kill them and say oh it was dark...I guess rednecks don't use headlights unless they are jacking deer.
True that, even the sweeper truck was fair game, nothing was safe when he and Dale were having at it. Dale would chase Bodine to the parking lot to crash him. Those were the best days.
@codymoe4986 Well, it starts off if you want to fly a rebel flag to show Southern pride fans were able to. Cody, please keep supporting BLM they really need your money for their next fraud. Maybe even show up and support ANTIFA at a protest.
@@kyle381000 I remember races in the 80s where they had only one camera car, and if it wrecked, that was it, no more in-car footage for the rest of the race.
The first one was in Benny Parson's car at the 1979 Daytona 500. Cale Yarborough was the first driver to win with an in-car camera(1983 Daytona 500). During the race you could hear Cale making noises going through the turns.
More cams are interesting, sure. But usually they cut to the rear-bumper cam during wrecks exactly at the moment you want to keep looking forward to see what the driver sees
Station wagon must be hidden from view. All I saw was a Cadillac Ambulance, a couple of square body GMC trucks,and an old Ford Econoline ambulance pulled up.
You can plainly see Geoff Bodine turn thinking it was a road being down low in the car he couldn’t see that huge drop off into the people so he went for it and bam dead end there Geoff I like how the commentators tried covering blaming the whole thing on oil for him lol
Hobbs was great and had a much longer broadcast career but, I always thought Jackie Stewart lent a great deal of insightful analysis and enthusiasm. I always learned something when Jackie was on the mic.
This comment is hilarious. You can see BEHIND the ambulance? That is where the station wagon is most likely. It clearly did not impact the ambulance, it never moved. LOL
one of the funniest movies ever is _Mother, Jugs, & Speed_ & ambulances (usually multiple private-contactors with deals from County Govts) were like this until BIG NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT FOR GOVT CONTROL OF AMBULANCES OPERATED BY FD's FOR TAXATION TO CITIZENS + FEES PER RUN.. in other words, the City-County FD Paramedic-Fireman run abulances DOUBLE DIP & most still operate in red.
In the 70's a guy was running across the infield to a crashed car but was hit and rag dolled over the the wrecker (he was killed instantly) that was hauling ass to same crash. It was really smokey or foggy, I've never been able to find any info, but it kinda haunts me .....
That was at the 1973 Indy 500. It was a mechanic running to Swede Savage’s crash. The mechanic was killed instantly, while Savage would eventually pass away in the hospital from a contaminated blood transfusion of all things.
@@ryansheehan9462 ha, so it wasn't nascar it was Indy and the smoke was from the horrific crash .... I always knew I wasn't crazy & now I can put it to rest !! I found some footage "AlvinKarpis007" I i feel bad for Swede,the poor guy that was hit, but also for the rescue truck driver that had to live with the memory (right or wrong) for the rest of his life
That car did not "slide" he clearly gasses it and is going that direction ( you can see the rears spinning). Also clearly we knew zip about Safety in the 80s (or 90s really) as there is a mob basically standing in the grass of Daytona with no barriers between them and many would be using cameras and having clear tunnel vision to their surroundings. RIDICULOUS
Yep, real world stuff right there. You should have ridden on the back of a tailgate going 60mph hanging your foot down to touch the road. Then if you fall off your momma saying... well, if it hurts, I guess you will learn not to do that again
Proof in your words you would've been a shutin paranoid asswipe back then. I'm so glad you never got to experience REAL life. This century is perfect for passive people like you.
These cars back in this era were equipped with the excellent Panasonic Rs-853 8 Track player with great speakers. It sure was something at Talladega Speedway when all the drivers would slip in their Skynard cartridges and simultaneously play "Sweet Home Alabama." Boy howdy, them were the days.
Back then these teams were racing production line cars that were once the same as folks could buy from a dealership. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday. Now NASCAR only mandates that the engine block be used so the cars on the track have almost nothing in common with their namesake.
I was really young in 1981, so I wasn't old enough to know. Looking at the video I thought these might have started out as production chassis cars. I'm a big fan of homologation racing...
I mean, I stood at the top end at Bandimere for a decade with the top fuel cars flying by at over 300... Pretty sure you could sneak a peek at the fence at numerous NASCAR tracks still... Or is security that tight?
Bodine either drove into to crowd purposely or was passed out. He never turned right never applied brakes. I know he was pretty ignorant when he raced but he couldn't have been that dumb..
@@NASCARWrecks1 yeah I could see how his wheels were cut that way with out any correction, and I could see how he failed to use his brakes. But all you can see is how he hit oil on the race track 1/2 mile back. You must have no idea about anything logical. Btw I see he hit no station wagon, I do see where he parked behind an ambulance.
I sure did enjoy the old fashioned commentary here but I swear I could not believe they were looking dead at Terry Labontes car when it blew its engine and didn't mention the smoke coming out of it.
I agree!
They didn't have monitors like they would later in the 80s. Back then you might have had binoculars for that distance or just what you could see and the pressbox is almost a mile away at least going into turn 4. Probably never saw it and even at that point what monitor(s) you did have would have been delayed just because of distance from the camera to the truck and then back up and wireless wasn't real time for the in-cars either. The monitors they did have for field were 6-9" depending on the make and mostly black and white. Those monitors were still around in the late 80 and early 90s. They were at least color by the mid 80s. NFL nd MLB had many broadcasts up until the mid 80s that were called the same way. When MLB had their first HD broadcast, they made the announcers for that game use the tech from the 50s to that current point and they were shocked at what their 50s-80s counterparts had to deal with. Every inning or so they would advance in tech. I think they shot the "pre-game" on film if I remember correctly.
@@romanflute6069 Yeah that makes sense.
I know. Talking about the tire rubbing
0:59 nice, ghostbusters are there
I miss the old G body car races. These years of Nascar will always be my favorite.
Yes nowadays the cars are all just copies of each other. Might as well be R/C cars
yes. the clip hits home for me.
Yeah, the G-Body is a favorite form of NASCAR car from the '80s! My personal favorite G-Body happens to be the Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, specifically the 1986 and 1987 Aerocoupe. You remember the Aerocoupe, right? This was a fastback modification made to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS. The modifications include a further sloped rear window and a shorter trunk lid that sports a spoiler that lays flatter than the spoiler that one would find on an ordinary Monte Carlo SS. 200 Aerocoupes were built for the 1986 model year and an additional 6,000 were built for 1987. Personally, I actually have a Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe in my Hot Wheels collection. The casting depicting the Aerocoupe is known as the "Chevy Stocker". As the name suggests, it's a NASCAR Stock Car from the 1980s. There's no door lining on either side of the Chevy Stocker casting. NASCARs have their doors welded shut to better maintain the car's overall integrity in the event of a crash. The only way to get in and out of the car is to climb through the driver's side window.
I wanted to buy a G-body for just that reason.
I've been watching Nascar for over 40 years and I never heard the term G-Body. 😮
The production quality is impressive for 1981. In car cameras and all of that.
A lot of people would assume that racing coverage we have today came from F1 or Indycar, but virtually all of it was developed by NASCAR and CBS/ESPN
Terry’s dashboard, above the sticker with the CBS logo, has “Hi Justin” scrawled on there.
Man’s giving his kid a shout out on CBS. Terry always was a class act.
Can anyone appreciate how bad ass that old ambulance looks
Ecto-1
Looks like the Ghost Busters car in the movie
The 2 previous comments state exactly what I was thinking
Ken Squire, the announcer calling the race, just passed away at 88 years old; RIP Ken! Loved hearing you call so many races over the years!!
Jeff Bodine was just looking to get a couple of burgers to eat from that fans BBQ Grill!!
Ken Squier could announce three kids tear-assing around the neighborhood on their BigWheels and make it sound like the Daytona 500...
You do realize that Ken can't read your commentary, right?
@@Great-Documentaries Clearly, Mr. Squire is not my audience here…you do you, though. Don’t let me stop you.
@@Great-DocumentariesMaybe or Maybe not. I've never been on the other side of here. I could swear that Big E was still around 6 months after he passed away. At every track they were racing at it seemed.
Geoff is prounouced Jeff
Well…at least the ambulance and wrecker didn’t have to drive anywhere! 😂
And no cars were injured in this accident too😂
Those cars were beautiful machines.
Those were REAL cars😊
The 80’s race cars are my all time favorite. From ASA late models to nascar to Indy cars
@@jmullis78ify I miss the 80s period!
@@chadcleary7821 yeah me too
@@scottl.1568and real Men 😂
Great looking race cars
back when you could run 170 on pit road
``` 0:59 nice, ghostbusters are there
Wow...I wasn't sure you were correct. Google confirms it...NASCAR didn't implement pit road speed limits until...1991!
This wasn't too long after the drivers stopped getting out and changing their own tires on the pit stops.
They really focused on crew efficiency after the speed limit was implemented and today they often recruit former college athletes to work the crews
@1969EType Days of Thunder "this is gonna hurt" as he's ripping through the pits
@@ronaldkonkoma4356 The Wood Brothers were so legendary with their pit stops that Carroll Shelby took them to Le Mans. This would be unheard of today, although NASCAR did run a car at Le Mans last year in the experimental classification.
Better camera coverage in '81 than '23
In 23 there would have cut to a commercial a couple times.
The last few seconds at the end, crazy how fast they used to go on pit road without speed limits
The way it should still be !..
@@jamiehalifax4954 You do realize there were 2 pit crew members killed at Atlanta because drivers locked up on pit road right?
@@xdashx4962 with the amount of lug nuts flying around on pit lane it's a wonder more havent been killed..not to mention all the gas they spill...should be more like F1. Recently maclaren changed all four tires in 1.8 seconds...makes nascar look like a bunch of rednecks..
@@jamiehalifax4954I'd rather not see pit crew members get killed
@@Gage_Brumleyme either... but it's ok for Tony Stewart to run someone over and kill them and say oh it was dark...I guess rednecks don't use headlights unless they are jacking deer.
Very few cars could escape being hit by one of the Bodine brothers on any given race!
😂
Not even safe in the car park
Geoff was an amazing driver in the 80’s. Brett on the other hand was a rolling road block, most of the time.
True that, even the sweeper truck was fair game, nothing was safe when he and Dale were having at it. Dale would chase Bodine to the parking lot to crash him. Those were the best days.
The coverage here is actually quite great for 1981
Better than what FOX does now.
Back when NASCAR was worth watching.
Thanks for letting us know about the good old days, grandpa...
Can you describe your daily walks to school next?
@codymoe4986 Well, it starts off if you want to fly a rebel flag to show Southern pride fans were able to. Cody, please keep supporting BLM they really need your money for their next fraud. Maybe even show up and support ANTIFA at a protest.
@@codymoe4986bet it’s two miles uphill both ways! 🤣😎
"Back when NASCAR was worth watching."
Except highlights of fatalities, it has NEVER been worth watching.
@@codymoe4986 u little pissant...
We've seen it a million times...if it's not walled off, a car will find a way to end up there...and it still might even if there is a wall there!
That's why there are more walls and fences nowadays
Just ask Mark Martin haha.
@@deathrooster14 A wall, a guardrail, and two chain link fences, if I remember correctly!!
Great reminder that in-car cameras have been around forever and haven’t changed much
Not changed much?
Back then, there was a single camera in the car, and only a few cars had them. The camera was forward-facing.
Also the camera weighed like 100 pounds lol
@@RD-0525 I think the cars had minimum weights they were ballasted up to, so it probably just replaced some ballast.
@@kyle381000 I remember races in the 80s where they had only one camera car, and if it wrecked, that was it, no more in-car footage for the rest of the race.
The first one was in Benny Parson's car at the 1979 Daytona 500. Cale Yarborough was the first driver to win with an in-car camera(1983 Daytona 500). During the race you could hear Cale making noises going through the turns.
More cams are interesting, sure. But usually they cut to the rear-bumper cam during wrecks exactly at the moment you want to keep looking forward to see what the driver sees
Love watching the old races with race cars that actually look like the real cars.
That's not the right way to go sign autographs
I have always loved listening to David Hobbs call races.
I miss it.
Station wagon must be hidden from view. All I saw was a Cadillac Ambulance, a couple of square body GMC trucks,and an old Ford Econoline ambulance pulled up.
I love seeing how absolutely fast they come on pit road!!!!
I miss those days.
@@mustangracer5124Mike Rich doesn't
He was smellin' them burgers down there in Turn 4
Damn near hit the meat wagon 😮
As a kid i remember watching these thinking and saying the same exact thing.
You can plainly see Geoff Bodine turn thinking it was a road being down low in the car he couldn’t see that huge drop off into the people so he went for it and bam dead end there Geoff I like how the commentators tried covering blaming the whole thing on oil for him lol
OMG.... that's David Hobbs talking. I had no idea he had been a race broadcaster for that long. I was in 8th grade back then.
Hobbs was great and had a much longer broadcast career but, I always thought Jackie Stewart lent a great deal of insightful analysis and enthusiasm. I always learned something when Jackie was on the mic.
Hobbs drive in the 500 one time too! He ran the 24 hour race also.
And Ken Squire.
Awww - I miss David Hobbs in the booth!
It's not just a station wagon, it's an Ambulance, and he didn't hit it at all, he just coasted to a stop behind it.
This comment is hilarious. You can see BEHIND the ambulance? That is where the station wagon is most likely. It clearly did not impact the ambulance, it never moved. LOL
one of the funniest movies ever is _Mother, Jugs, & Speed_ & ambulances (usually multiple private-contactors with deals from County Govts) were like this until BIG NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT FOR GOVT CONTROL OF AMBULANCES OPERATED BY FD's FOR TAXATION TO CITIZENS + FEES PER RUN.. in other words, the City-County FD Paramedic-Fireman run abulances DOUBLE DIP & most still operate in red.
No commit cone, no stages, no lucky dog, no restrictor plates, no concern for safety. I miss the old days of cup.
Geoff thought he saw Earnhardt in his mirror.
In the 70's a guy was running across the infield to a crashed car but was hit and rag dolled over the the wrecker (he was killed instantly) that was hauling ass to same crash. It was really smokey or foggy, I've never been able to find any info, but it kinda haunts me .....
Did this happen at Daytona?
That was at the 1973 Indy 500. It was a mechanic running to Swede Savage’s crash. The mechanic was killed instantly, while Savage would eventually pass away in the hospital from a contaminated blood transfusion of all things.
@@judefernandez9234 Ryan says yes
@@ryansheehan9462 ha, so it wasn't nascar it was Indy and the smoke was from the horrific crash .... I always knew I wasn't crazy & now I can put it to rest !! I found some footage "AlvinKarpis007" I i feel bad for Swede,the poor guy that was hit, but also for the rescue truck driver that had to live with the memory (right or wrong) for the rest of his life
@@speedfreak8200 no I didn’t. I said Indianapolis.
That was my second 500, I believe Petty won. I was 19 years old in Florida tearing it up!
I love the Cadillac ambulance!
Ghostbusters.
Dear god what a hero G.Bodine was missing that two tone Chevy square body k20.
Where was Geoff going to the concession stand😂
Maybe to get ice cream 😂😂😂
Crazy how open it was back then and that was a crazy off for Bodine.
Back in the day when there were no speed limits on pit road….. and I remember watching this race (and crash) on T.V. Man I’m gettin’ old!
I watched these as a kid. It's where l got my love for stock cars. Like a good old bar fight.
If your track has a real janky part, don't worry, a car will find it.
That car did not "slide" he clearly gasses it and is going that direction ( you can see the rears spinning). Also clearly we knew zip about Safety in the 80s (or 90s really) as there is a mob basically standing in the grass of Daytona with no barriers between them and many would be using cameras and having clear tunnel vision to their surroundings. RIDICULOUS
Yep, real world stuff right there. You should have ridden on the back of a tailgate going 60mph hanging your foot down to touch the road. Then if you fall off your momma saying... well, if it hurts, I guess you will learn not to do that again
The good old days!
Proof in your words you would've been a shutin paranoid asswipe back then. I'm so glad you never got to experience REAL life. This century is perfect for passive people like you.
David Hobbs, what a great driver !
Turned into a brilliant announcer.
These cars back in this era were equipped with the excellent Panasonic Rs-853 8 Track player with great speakers. It sure was something at Talladega Speedway when all the drivers would slip in their Skynard cartridges and simultaneously play "Sweet Home Alabama." Boy howdy, them were the days.
Sir. Sir, you can't park here, sir...
0:57 Thank God the Ghostbusters are nearby!
Back when racing was racing.
Man, dig the 1976 Caddy Ambulance! So much for "Adanced Life Support"😂😂 BTW hope Geoff had "collision"....
I think it's really a '75 by the grille,but she's still a bout!
Bodine doing Bodine things
😂 good one
It took me a few minutes to find a decent rip on Geoff.
I always wondered what happened to that old Ford van ambulance. I think I last saw it at the track around 92-93
actually a Cadillac - see the emblem in the front grille
@@thomaslawson3702yea the caddy was nice. But there was the old Ford unit too not in that video.
Good safety practice back then, having the Ghost Busters on scene in case of any possessions, ghouls, or poltergeists.
Love old school Nascar ✌️
That's not a station wagon, it's a Cadillac ambulance
Way to turn into the infield!
Who’s got a cold one for meeee?!
Back when Racing was Racing…I’ve still got that Cale Yarborough #27 Valvoline plastic toy car somewhere in my basement!!
Geoff Bodine from Pleasant Gardens, NC
When they switched to the camera shot of Bodine that was terrifying.
That's when it was real racing. I miss that.
The ghost of John Lennon with the color commentary.
The polite thing would be is to offer Geoff a beer
It had to be unnerving to Bill Elliott that they had an ambulance parked there with his name on it.
Can you imagine explaining to your insurance provider that a race car crashed into your car at a race track??
Look at the way they have to manually pump those jacks and how long it takes to pit !😅😅
I graduated high school that year
I didn't see his car hit another...
RIP NASCAR. Whatever it is they're doing out there now is an abomination
He hit the ghostbusters car
Geoff really went onto the pits
Ghostbusters in the infield.
Love the square bodies and old ambulances
Back then these teams were racing production line cars that were once the same as folks could buy from a dealership. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday. Now NASCAR only mandates that the engine block be used so the cars on the track have almost nothing in common with their namesake.
In 1981 ??? 😂 yeah ...no.
Didn't true stock car races stop in the mid-late 60s
There was nothing whatsoever that was 'stock' about these cars.
I was really young in 1981, so I wasn't old enough to know. Looking at the video I thought these might have started out as production chassis cars. I'm a big fan of homologation racing...
@@arau8310
The history of NASCAR is available all of the Internet, and it goes back to the fifties. You may enjoy knowing more about it.
now that was true racing at its best.
I imagined hitting a station wagon too when i was driving home from the bar
He hit the Ghostbusters wagon.
That Cadillac ambulance is freakin' money.😍
Back when people could just stand there right by the track when cars were going 100+ mph
I mean, I stood at the top end at Bandimere for a decade with the top fuel cars flying by at over 300...
Pretty sure you could sneak a peek at the fence at numerous NASCAR tracks still...
Or is security that tight?
I don't know. I'd rather have it so I don't have risk of being killed in a racing accident.@@codymoe4986
Try closer to 190-200mph at Daytona back then.
Terry Labonte: [blows an engine...]
Labonte's engine: ...and I took that personally!
I've never seen someone slip up hill.
Joe Biden was driving!
@militantnormal428 no, he has a Corvette
@@militantnormal428Look a treason weasel
@@speedfreak8200Im pretty sure hes not aware of that Corvette anymore or anything around him for that matter.
I just ran into Geoff last week! I wish I had seen this video so I could have picked on him about?..😅
Are you sure he didn't run into you like he ran into everybody and everything else?
So where's the station wagon it hit?
The speedway was only 22 years old in 81.
What were ghostbusters doing there ?
I'm just wondering why Bodine "steered" in that direction?? Just look at the front tires!
Maybe he was knocked unconscious.
Bodine either drove into to crowd purposely or was passed out. He never turned right never applied brakes. I know he was pretty ignorant when he raced but he couldn't have been that dumb..
Well, he's a Bodine after all.
@@NASCARWrecks1 yeah I could see how his wheels were cut that way with out any correction, and I could see how he failed to use his brakes. But all you can see is how he hit oil on the race track 1/2 mile back. You must have no idea about anything logical. Btw I see he hit no station wagon, I do see where he parked behind an ambulance.
truth I wonder wtf did he try to do@@joracer1
He didn’t even have a Gate 1C PARKING 🅿️ pass!?!?!😂
Maybe his race car was momentarily possessed by a mustang@@NASCARWrecks1
How sweet it is. Its not only a pure Pontiac bonanza here in this race... But im comment # 172 . My race number. 😂
And how long before they finally put up an infield wall?
Had an elderly moment, mistaking the gas for the brake and not thinking, "Huh! Shouldn't I be slowing down going up this hill.....".CRASH 😮
It was Brett's station wagon.
Shame it was felt necessary to 16x9 the video instead of leaving it as the 4x3 of the original. Too much picture is lost.
Was the station wagon the ambulances??
Good thing the ghost busters were there!
David Hobbs?😮
He almost hit Ecto-1
Ghostbusters in attendance 😂
The wagon finished 45th.
Why did Bodine go there of all places?
No speed limit on pit lane
He had a big mac attack and was heading to mickey dees..
That's "Geoffrey".