So cool how Ken Squire was actually directing the cameras on the final lap. Apparently after Cale and Donnies crash, the producers in the truck had lost track of where Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip were! Great save by Ken Squire. 👍👍
I love the King so much, because Waltrip is doing everything he can to pass him and the King does not block or move the car in any way other than just straight running his line. What a badass.
Strange hearing them talk about "the kid from North Carolina" Dale Earnhardt. I grew up in the 90's and 2000's in NC when Dale was an almost mythical figure.
A nice juxtaposition when compared to what Ken said during Jeff Gordon's first Daytona 500 "The kid who blew them away on Thursday storms into lead in Turn 3"
That's why he's called "The King" of NASCAR racing folks. Much of what NASCAR is today was built off the back of Richard Petty ( and a few of the other greats like Pearson, Roberts, Earnhart ect...). He'll never buy a drink in any Bostonian lounge I see him in!!
This race brought NASCAR to the rest of the country. Within 10 yrs, corporations had taken it over. It was no longer a fun family racing life. I do miss this time!
