Historic NASCAR Race Cars Up Close! International Motorsports Hall of Fame Museum Tour (Talladega)
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- On the way back from making videos with Mark Martin in Arkansas we went to Talladega Alabama to visit the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Inside this museum there is an unfathomable amount of significant historic race cars of NASCAR, IROC, IndyCar, and more. They even have one of the Ricky Bobby movie cars from Talladega Nights! We walk around and show you the cars we end most interesting up close and observe some details others typically gloss over. The famous Michael Waltrip 1990 Bristol crash car is in here. Neil Bonnet's 1994 Talladega flip Goodwrench RCR car, Bobby Allison's 1988 Daytona 500 winning car, and Dale Earnhardt Jr's 2002 EA Sports 500 winning car in its authentic race used state! This place even has Dale Earnhardts former Newell motor coach and Bobby Allisons Piper Airplane! If you are anywhere in the region or have a trip down I20 planned...you NEED to stop at this place and check it out!
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Imagine if you were the one to get Theresa to open up and share some stories and things of Dale Sr . That video would be solid GOLD . She would be beloved if she opened up . I don’t think many of us really realize what she lost and went thru . Try losing the love of your life and that’s a small glimpse into her pain
Unfortunately she is all about greed and $!! Dale jr and Kerry even talk about that but if that ever did happen yes I agree dale jr Kerry Kelly and stspelton42 need to be there and film it!!💗
@@justinraystyles3537 that's easy for you to say on the outside looking in. You have absolutely no clue as to what the truth actually is and what she went through. You're entitled to your opinion you're entitled to the perception you deem as true however that doesn't mean it's actually true or the truth and without getting to know her personally or being able to see and experience life through her eyes at that time then you and you're opinion is basically flawed and not very logical.
@@joshuabranson74 exactly to each is their own I can't say personally so I shouldn't be so quick to judge the situation!👍 I'm just going by on all I've heard
@@joshuabranson74dude it’s not a secret of how Theresa is. She tried to sue Kerry over using HIS last name on his company. She’s a pos.
It seems like everyone I have heard who was involved in the situation all have pretty much the SAME opinion of her and it is not good. So believe what you want.
Red Farmer is one of the most iconic legendary drivers I know, from short tracks, to Nascar, to the tragedies of the Allison family, the man life us unreal
I'm surprised no one has written an autobiography of Red or even a movie. The man has done more living & went through more than 10 men combined. And he's still mentally sharp today as he was 40 years ago
I got to meat him and get his autograph at a local short track
Change tiers for him 60s at Kenner and Baton Rouge tracks along with Bobby and Donnie.
Walked that museum several times with my dad. Talladega was our yearly trip. Haven’t been to Dega since 2016. That was out last time going due to my dad passing in 2017. Taladega Superspeedway,the museum,and the short track are all bucket list things to do. That track means so much to me. I always felt home down there. Been there 11 times and each time it felt like the first time. It’s like a piece of me is left every time I had to leave.
I recently went here this summer. I carried my 4 year old son there for the 1st time. That 8 car has quite the history it won the spring and fall race of 2002. I saw the car race in the spring of 2002 when he won. In 2004 I took a trip to DEI and got my picture made with the car in the museum at DEI when I was 18. When I went back to the hall of fame this summer I got my picture with me and my son in front of the car. He now has the diecast of that car. If you look closely to that car there’s no engine in it. That engine Dale Jr has it was gave to him by Richie Gilmore who was the engine builder for the 8 car during that time. The 31 Neil Bonnett car also has quite the history at Daytona and Talladega. I remember seeing that car qualify back in 93. I always thought it was a great looking car.
is that the 8 car that had the famous engine11 in it?
@@waltergarrison9420 it actually is. I think this is the last time they raced it with that engine because maybe in the spring of 2003 is when it pushed a freeze plug out and they didn’t race it again.
@@gooseflatwaterfowlers that engine won a lot of money! won two nobulls. and a few other big races.
i believe dale jr was gifted it not that long ago
@@waltergarrison9420 Yes Richie Gilmore did give it to him. If my memory serves me correctly it won the 2001 Pepsi 400 2001 Winston 500 2002 Aaron’s 499 2002 EaSports 500. It also won 2 qualifiers and 1 Bud Shootout. I’m pretty sure that engine finished with and average finish of like 3rd.
Absolutely awesome video thank you. The Michael Waltrip car is amazing.
You guys did a great job with this tour! Id be losing my mind in the Dale Earnhardt section especially.
I stopped by the IMHOF museum in January 2020 and it was incredible. My two favorite things to see where Bobby Allison's 1988 Daytona 500 winner and Buddy Arrington's #67 Chrysler Imperial. The 1988 Daytona 500 was the first race I saw on TV. I was four years old and watched it, mesmerized, at my grandparents' house. I still remember seeing Bobby and Davey finished 1 - 2.
Being and old Mopar fan I always appreciated that Buddy stuck with them all the way through 1985, so seeing his Imperial was a real treat. Very few Dodge/Chrysler cars ran after the 1981 downsize so it's a really rare example for the museum to have. I even got a bit under the car to take pictures of the suspension. It had the old Chrysler leaf spring/torsion bar setup and was one of the last cars to run in Cup with a suspension like that.
Wow thats awesome I did not know that
@@Stapleton42 They used to have Phil Parsons' 1983 LeMans he disintegrated at Talladega but it wasn't there when we visited. AFAIK there are only two Cup era LeMans left and those remains are one of them.
I love how Logan and Mitchell are preserving Nascar history. This is by far my favorite RUclips channel. I will watch anything you upload, it's all great 👍
We appreciate that David!
Thank you soooo much for showing Michael’s 15 car 😍🙌🏽
I absolutely love the vintage NASCAR content!!! I've watched just about every episode, and hearing some of the stories from the past by the ones who were there is very intriguing. Plus to see a lot of the tricks from the engine shops, and hearing the "reasons why those rules are written" stories. Can't wait to see the next episode!!!
You guys should do a tour of the history of trucking museum at i80 truck stop at Walcott ia
That sounds pretty interesting
@@Stapleton42 if you ever go to Knoxville its on the way
Very cool! I was all over this video when it got posted today! Mitch, you & Logan have surely done such a wonderful job of documenting many facets of the stock car racing scene and NASCAR, it always rocks! Appreciate you two as always, and I'm there with you guys in anything motorsports/mechanical/technical related!
Thank you for yet another cool video and keep up the great work. I sure enjoy seeing this stuff!
Thanks so much!
Your knowledge just blows me away . Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you Brian we appreciate you!
I love these videos! Honestly, I appreciate commentary from both of you because your passion for this stuff shines through it. I'll definitely have to check this museum out someday.
SPEAKING of rare cars. If y'all ever come across anything relating the the Chevy Beretta's short-lived foray into NASCAR, please film it!
thanks for showing us that I’ve been to that track many times, but never have gone into the museum
You need to next time! We only showed a little bit of what's in there.
Thanks for tour. Good chance I will never make it there but you made it happen for me. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Benny!
Got to see some really cool cars. Thanks for taking me along.
Glad you enjoyed Larry!
Great video. Thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks Guys! I have heard about this place! So cool your showing us! Hope you guys had the happiest of Thanksgiving!
Attending a race and touring that museum are bucket list items for me. Thanks for sharing y'alls experience there!
I just watched on old episode of the TNN show "Inside Winston Cup Racing", and it showed Michael Waltrip's Bristol BGN crash. Eerie coincidence. This museum looks fantastic and I really appreciate you taking the time to share it with us. Great stuff!
I walked through that museum about 10 years ago. I was at the speedway that day for the Dale Jarret driving experience they had going then. We drove up the night before so we were about 3hrs early for the driving part. Which in itself was awesome. We drove with 5 of us on the track at a time and I had a lap of over 170mph. Hardest part for me was getting out of the pit box and rolling. I stalled it twice lol. But, that did not take anything away from the intense, overwhelming feelings walking through the museum. So much to take in. I am sure it is larger now too. They even had a DeLorean there when i walked through it. Very cool you two went through there and were able to film.
This place holds great memories for me! Would go to one or both of the Talladega races almost every year with my dad. Tomorrow will be 12 years since he died…. We took a trip once just to the museum and were about the only people around. Dad put me inside several of these cars and took my picture. Lol. Sure he wasn’t supposed to, but now it’s such a cool memory. Thanks for all the content and the great work y’all do!
Hey thanks for the memories! Great video
Our pleasure!
I freaking love this channel. The information you guys find out and the things you get to see are so cool. You're exploring all these time capsules of a great era in the motorsport we all love.
A coworker and I are constantly talking about your videos, so I'm ordering him and I sticker packs for our toolboxes.
Thanks for doing what you do.
PS! You guys should come see some racing at Highland Rim Speedway or Nashville Fairgrounds next year. Both in the Nashville area.
Heck yeah! Thanks man. They’re perfect toolbox stickers lol
Thanks for sharing. I remember all these cars . Good to know we’re there at.
Newell is what brought me to your channel. Touring these museums is keeping me here. :)
Glad you're here man!
Thanks you for this!!!! I live in California and I don’t get to see stuff like this here wish I can go and see it in person one
You are so welcome!
The Michael Bristol crash car was built by a friend of mine Ronnie Silver in his shop in Asheville,NC. Michael was always thankful to Ronnie for building a car that kept him safe. I remember seeing it live on tv that day. To see Michael sitting in a golf cart minutes later being interviewed on ESPN was mind blowing.
An when Darrell cries. Whew
How do y'all manage to keep 1 upping yourself.....Another excellent tour of history.
Thank you so much!!
That's amazing the historical value of the cars all in one museum. Wow!
I don't know I missed this 12 days ago,but sure glad I saw this. This is epic!!
Thanks man!!
The Waltrip crash @ Bristol was nuts. I’ve been to the museum to see the car & pictures or video just doesn’t do it justice!! Michael is a tall gent & the fact he walked away is crazy let alone not being killed!!
Great vid y’all, keep em comin
After all these years,that Michael crash still is amazing
I love how these things brings back so many memories for so many people
That number nine Thunderbird was a really creative build. It deserves an episode of it’s own. Awesome aero for Awesome Bill.
That car and legacy is what made NASCAR equal for a minute. Showed small teams with intelligence can whoop big money for a bit…thank you for providing a great idea
Yes indeed! Awesome Bill from Dawsonville!
I've been to that museum during the spring Talladega race in 2021 and 22. Those cars are so cool. To know the story behind them and that these people actually drove them and you are standing next to them.
That 28 Texaco Havoline Ford looks pretty sweet in that museum.. I love that museum it has a variety of old and new stuff race cars and vehicles in general.. that Michael Waltrio car holy moly
"Sounds like a real Saab story".LOL!!! Nice video. They've added many things since I was there in 2002. The Tiny Lund 1964 #55 Ford Galaxie is one of my favorites there. I saw him race it back in the day as my first NASCAR race was in 1963. He was sponsored by Hallmark Homes of Augusta, Georgia, and I lived in Augusta for a while back in the day. The Bobby Allison airplane and the speedboat deserve a better display and care.
Thanks Dennis 💪🏻
i can never get enough of these videos, they always seem to end to soon hahaha
This by far is the video I’ve been waiting for!! So much history in that Museum! You guys did a great job on this one! Going to this museum is on my bucket list! I need to see that Bill Elliott thunderbird in person
Yes you do!!
Just now watching, I’ll probably never get there, but you bringing it to us is awesome. Thank you Mitchell for all these videos on the history of NASCAR. It’s never boring.
I’m really excited about you going back to the track and sending us racing content.
thanks man its coming!
Love the video I also would love to see you guys do a video at the Winston museum at Winston Salem
We want to!
I'm 35yo and a massive nascar fan from NewZealand love your work team thanks for sharing this content. 🙌 appreciated.
Thanks man 💪🏻
I was there in 97. Thank You for taking me back. You guys are the best.
I know I comment this all the time so here I go again…Another great video on racing history ! keep up the great work Mitchell and Logan love your channel !
Youre the man Tim
FREAKIN' AWESOME GUYS!!! Not a week or 2 goes by that I'm not recommending your channel to others. Way back in '82 ( I was 20 yrs old ) through '84, I had one of the sweetest '66 SWB Chevy PU trucks ( full custom cab/fleet-side bed ) you ever saw, that had those chrome steel Broad Custom mag wheels. The truck had totally been restored less than 2 yrs before I bought it from a co-worker. His brother-in-law restored it. He replaced the original 283 with a small journal 327, double-hump heads w/2.02 valves, double-roller timing chain, Holley 4" intake & 750 single pumper, headers & duel exhaust with cherry bombs. Truck still had the original 3.73 posi rear-end. He painted it with the original factory Nassau Blue metal flake paint they used to paint some of the Corvettes from that era. The thin panels between the split chrome down the sides was white, making them look kind of like "racing stripes" on top of that beautiful blue paint. Looked like it belonged parked right next to a '66 Stingray of the same color & stripes. Still had the factory options sticker inside the glovebox door, revealing FACTORY AIR ( Chevy put the AC in the dash plus 4 globe/socket vents, the truck didn't come with an ashtray in it, must've been custom ordered, but of course the AC compressor was absent from the 327 hot rodded engine ), panoramic cab ( big rear glass ), and factory tinted glass NOT "tinted film". He even restored the wood in the bed. My room-mate and I painted the interior steel dash/roof/doors, etc, with the closest matched paint we could find. The truck was gorgeous and ran real strong too. Lord, I was a fool for selling it way back then. To this day, I have yet to see another one in person that came with factory AC in the dash.
Love the video thank you for showing this stuff I live in Canada so it is hard for me to go to these places and get to see the history there so thank you again
Awesome place, lots of history in that building. Hope that you get to a video with the Allison's that would be a great video 😃😃😃👍👍👍🤞🤞🤞
How Michael survived that is amazing.
Car was a pretzel.
And thanks to the museum. Sound etc.
Neat to see unrestored cars in the video.
Thank you.
Watch Mike Harmony Bristol crash. After he hits the crossover Gate like Michael did another car hits his car but luckily not the Exposed Mike Harmon
I would most definitely get lost in this museum for sure, love the video, keep them up
The Piper Aircraft Dodge from Nascar Thunder 2003 and 2004 which was used for Bobby Allison's representation in the game also had those colors on that plane.
Oh dang I remember now!!
Love the videos, they are RAW and perfect!
Thank you Bill!
I like seeing all of the old race cars 👍 I love Michael Waltrip 💗 I'm Michael's biggest fan ❤️
Hi Mitch and Logan Thank you for the video. I was surprised there were not more superbirds there. Wouldn't be cool just to jump in one and drive it.
This is the content RUclips deserves. What an amazing place for fans of years gone by in NASCAR. And that Waltrip crash car...wow. And to think this video seems to showcase a small amount of what's there. Great stuff.
Thanks! Been watching since the pfi Dyno... You have stayed honest and just do cool sh*t. You know the deal!!
You da man Chris
You and Logan have given me hours of fantastic history nobody realized was forgotten until you poked at it... The Holman and moody and lake speed videos, the awe that you hold for the history is honest. You really dig it. The welds on some of the cars must be fascinating with what you know. You are getting a hellacious education...and I relive my dad's race shop for just a moment and smile. You da man, just carry on being da man and I'll support ya
You can count on that good sir!
There’s a good video on RUclips about the Ricky Craven flip from 96 with Jerry Punch. It’s real good to listen to the Dale Jr Download after hearing about how hurt he really got in that wreck.
When I want to watch quality NASCAR videos I'm come to this channel before any other channel. Dude I love when museums take cars right off the track/victory lane and still has the dirt/tire marks all over it. I hate seeing them cleaned up
So awesome bro, my first Dega experience it was closed for some reason. Then it rained, a tornado came threw. Then I had to watch Jr push Johnson's slow ass across the whole track half the day to a checker flag 🙃
The tandem era?
@@Stapleton42 yup yup, the guy I was with was convinced harvick had it but I knew what I was watching. It was very annoying because that machine was a rocket all day. I'm glad they stopped all that crap 🙃
I live 10 minutes away from the track, I visit this place once a year and it never gets old! Do It for Dale!
Man it would be really cool to see some more DEI stuff. Alot of history in that museum. The Richard Petty car wpuld have to be one of my favorite, got goosebumps seeing it knowing he raced in that exact car. Thanks for the content guys, keep kickin ass.
Thank you JD
@@Stapleton42 very welcome sir.
I live in Bristol and I was at the race the day Michael hit the wall in the Kool-Aid car, after he hit the wall it was so eerie, the crowd went quiet, I’ll never forget you could hear a pin drop ! Everyone thought he was dead !
Great vidio!! I did not know that Scott Stovall (the 0 car) was in there I know Scott very well and worked on cars that ran against him in ARCA and him and my home town track Bear Field Speedway in Fort Wayne Indiana that is now closed. Scott is now a truck driver and before I retired I also worked on the truck he drove. I am very surprised that Teresa donated cars to the museum it doesn't sound like something she would do But for the sake of history I am very glad she did.
Thank you for the video Great job!!!
Thank you Richard! The DEI cars are on loan. Hopefully they will be cycled out for some other ones someday. She has several great cars perfectly stored there
Great video, brings back memories from my visit there back in 1997. Good to see they have added cars to the museum over the years. Glad to see that a lot of cars are still there, that I saw in person.
Love, love, love your videos! Your content are the drivers and race teams I grew up watching in the 1970s and 1980s! Keep it coming!
I went to Darlington like 20 years ago with my grandma who lived in SC. It was the middle of the summer and it was during a weekday and they had the gate open right before turn 3 and visitors were allowed to walk on the track. It was super cool being 14 years old and getting to actually lay down on the track and get my picture taken. They had a little museum there as well and if I remember correctly they had DW’s number 17 wrecked Daytona car in there..pretty neat. Thanks for all of these videos!
God damn I love your videos man. I actually saw you at the Pennzoil 400 this year. I was on the track during driver intros and you were across the way. Wanted to say hi but didn’t want to bother you. Keep these videos coming.
Thanks man! We were there with Vice Grip Garage Derek too. If we’re at an event like that we’re there to talk to people.
When I was in highschool I worked for a company that built the wheels for Bobby Allison's cars in the mid 70s. I try to visit the museum every couple years since I only live an hour and a half away. Thanks for another great video!
Interesting what was it called?
@@Stapleton42 Broad Wheels Oneonta Alabama
The owner started the business in his back yard, I think in the late 60s or early 70s ,taking four wheels cutting them in half and making two wide wheels for farmers to put bigger rear tires on their trucks to hall more weight to the farmers market in Birmingham. It grew into a large operation making custom steel wheels. I personally sanded and buffed and prepped to be chrome plated , 12 wheels for the show cars exactly like the ones on the first Matador you saw in the museum .
20:00 The fact that Mikey only got a slight headache and had a decent career after that crash is nothing but a miracle.
Joey should run a throw back to the Fireball 22, to pay homage to the 1962 season! That would pull some old fans heart strings! We need more history pumped back into the sport! Thanks for your part! Taking the reins and leading the way! You guys may not know it but you are becoming part of the sport by video logging the history and stories that would be lost in time! You are earning your spot in the hall in my opinion! Keep up the hard work and we will be behind you every day!
Hell, borrow the actual car!! Probably faster than anything he ever drove!
I love the interview with MW after the Bristol crash he said " I have some contusions and a bit of confusion"
If anyone's thinking about paying that museum a visit, plan to spend a lot of time there - I've been there twice, one time making a whole day of it, and I still don't feel like I've seen it all.
Also, take a moment to talk to the lady at the front desk, she knows her stuff and she's got some great stories!
Great video, excited you were filming with Mark again!! Hope you both had a nice Thanksgiving!
You guys are awesome keep it up!
Definitely part of NASCAR’s 75th anniversary celebration !
Man I live vicariously through these videos. I want to go to Talladega so bad.
We’re glad you enjoy the videos man!
I really love seeing all these old Nascars.. I grew up in the 90s watching most of if not all these cars. My grandpa had an old oval shaped rug, and he'd have the nascar races on and I'd be watching, listening and racing my little Hotwheels diecast Nascars around his oval rug.
18:37 I have a picture of me with this Davey Allison car from back in 1992, it looks exactly the same as it did 30 years ago.
Wow thats awesome. I would love to see that
Just seeing floor pans in a stock car is awesome 👍
Awesome content.. I wish Nascar was as relatable now.
Talladega will always be a special place to me. It's the last trip I got to make with my Dad--RIP Dad miss you. Thx
I have that jet black attack Dale Sr shirt, it is mostly faded now. I was 14 at Dale’s last win that year. We had tickets but someone gave my dad better ones so we tried to sell the worse seats on site. 2 guys in their 20s and a little buzzed already wanted to buy them but didn’t have the cash with them and needed to use a ATM, but the ATM’s were only inside the admissions gate. We let them use the tickets to get in, they asked where our seats were and asked who my favorite driver was. We told them and they set off to find the ATM, we went to our seats. About 30 mins later they came to us with the money and gave me that shirt for trusting them enough to get in the gate to get the money. One of the things I’ll never forget about talladega.
Wow thats awesome. Good people thats for sure
I’ve been here a few times, and what I love about it is that every single time I go they add something new. I know this footage is over a year old but I hope the new stuff, like the DEI cars, are there when I go back in hopefully 2023! I haven’t been there since pre-COVID. I’ll probably cry if I see that Dale Jr car because I grew up playing NASCAR Thunder 2003 and that #8 car was always up front, especially at Daytona and Talladega!
That game was the first one I had when I got a ps2. No telling how many hours were spent on there 😂
The Bobby Allison gold Miller 1988 Daytona 500 car has to be one of the best looking paint schemes ever.
I love your museum tour videos! So cool. Thank you for sharing!
Glad you like them!
Due to my work I missed the Bristol race that Michael Waltrip crashed in. I found 3 videos of the crash. Like everybody else I do not see how he lived. That was scary to say the least. Thanks for the tour!
you're welcome Robert we appreciate you!
Dale Sr actually lacked literacy skills, he could barely read let alone write, he figured he needed to learn to sign his name once he started to get popular!......after he won his first championship in 1980 he asked Bobby Allison what should I do now?.....Bobby told him "hit the lecture circut ....People want to know what a Champion has to say!".....I think Dale took a course at Dale Carnegie in public speaking at that time as well to be able to do that!
Been there many times. That AMC matador was a bad mamajamma ! The white Trans am pace car outside ,Elmo Langley took me and my dad around the track in 79 w.o.t. .
Another great video of a place I would not ever had seen. Thanks guys.
Our pleasure!
That blue Buddy Baker Charger must have been making an insane amount of power if they didn’t care about taking all that extra weight out.
Outstanding Video Again ! I could spend many hours at this place. How many Aero Coupe's were there ? Plenty of great history and racing memory's parked and on display . The sad part is that plenty of our hero's are gone, not all by racing crashes either. Keep up the great work finding the history that a bunch of us remember.
I love painted chassis' too. Definitely cool of Teresa to loan out the cars.
Bro, I was there in 2017. No DEI stuff. Thank you for sharing and I hope Teresa lets more of the cool history of DEI out so people can see it. Thanks again!
Amazing video, thank you.
We were there last year when the Dale Jr and waltrip cars were unveiled Mikey was in the museum walking around talking to ppl very cool to see him go revisit the Bristol crash car I love the fact they had other forms of racing cars inside not just nascar
I always loved that gold and white Bobby Allison Miller car as a kid and even now!💗💗
that little note in there about teresa really stuck out to me. you are completely right, if we wanna see more cool things from DEI then maybe we shouldnt be so rude to her and we should keep all the negativity out of it
Yep. Why would anyone want to do anything nice for people who treat them badly?
You’ve succeeded in inspiring me to get off my ass, and make the trip…
As always, great video, you two!
Awesome! You tell the museum people we sent you lol
I watched the Bristol Busch race on TV on Saturday, and drive to the Sunday race the next day. It was incredible to see the pictures on TV where you could see MW's legs sticking out the front of the car. And what was more incredible was MW race in the cupo race the next day.