Classic NASCAR (May 27th 1979)

20th World 600

Sunday May 27th 1979 

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Concord, NC

Pole winner - Neil Bonnett (160.125 mph)

inside pole - Richard Petty

A turn away crowd of 135,000 people witnessed Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip battle for 600 miles with Waltrip finally get the best of both of them to win his 2nd consecutive World 600.  This was also his 2nd of an eventual 5 wins at the Memorial Day event.

The video is CBS Sports but the audio is the fantastic Motor Racing Network with Eli Gould, Ned Jarrett and Mike Joy.

Classic NASCAR 1986

The Miller 400

Michigan International Speedway

June 15th 1986

(Richard Petty's 1000th career Nascar start)

Pole winner : Tim Richmond (172.031 mph)

Race winner : Bill Elliott 

CBS Sports live flag-to-flag coverage hosted by Ken Squier and Ned Jarrett with Chris Economaki and Mike Joy in the pits.

Classic NASCAR

NASCAR Grand National Series
Gwyn Staley 400
North Wilkesboro Speedway
North Wilkesboro, NC
Saturday April 18th 1970

Pole winner - Bobby Isaac  107.041 mph
Race winner - Richard Petty
2nd - Bobby Isaac
3rd - LeeRoy Yarbrough
4th - James Hylton
5th - Dick Brooks

Classic NASCAR

Daytona 500

February 14th 1982

Pole Winner - Benny Parsons

Winner - Bobby Allison

2nd - Cale Yarborough 

3rd - Joe Ruttman

4th - Terry Labonte

5th - Bill Elliott

Classic NASCAR

I am starting something new for the blog with Classic NASCAR.  Thanks to the great people who post these races on Youtube I can bring some of the best races in auto racing history.  You will get to see the legends of NASCAR doing what made them famous, winning!

Enjoy these and please let me know of any races or years you would like to see.

Our first entry :

Miller High Life 400

Sunday June 25th 1989

Michigan International Speedway

Pole winner - Ken Schrader

Race Winner - Bill Elliott

2nd - Rusty Wallace

3rd - Darrell Waltrip

4th - Ricky Rudd

5th - Brett Bodine