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"Had Allison spun at just a slightly different angle, we could have witnessed a tragedy on the scale of the 1955 LeMans Disaster...The line between driver and spectator had ben severed, and it could have ended NASCAR entirely. Fortunately, NASCAR would make good use of their second chance as the era of speed came to a permanent end."
People can talk about the F1 turbo era but nothing can match this. 41 pushrod V8s running wide open at 210mph. The sound at the end of lap one is godly
My late grandfather was sitting near where Allison hit the fence. Said it was the scariest racing incident he witnessed until a member of Bill Elliott's pit crew got ran over and k*lled by Ricky Rudd at Atlanta in 1990
@@ethanweeter2732 Their harnesses/seat belts were "modern" and seat technology was rapidly improving in the mid to late 80s (custom seats started to become a thing). The roll cages and general build quality by then was also very good, especially among the top teams. These cars were a lot safer than they look in hindsight....
This race is 1 of my favorites all time. The amazing comment that astounds me is when Bob Jenkins said on lap 2 " the pace is 209.82 mph" , I loved Larry's comment nobody wanted to go 209 mph, and yet qualifying was 212- 210 ( top 20) and that was single car qualifying.
@@joshuadodginsatgoogle4116They ran smaller carburetors in for the Firecracker 400 and Talladega 500. The plates didn't get introduced (well reintroduced) until the 1988 Daytona 500
24:08 Use slow mo The harmonic balancer came off the front of the engine. You can see the front of the car actually lift as the part leaves the engine. It then flies back and explodes the tire.
In hindsight this is terrifying, but at the time as a 16-year-old race fan watching on TV, I was just wondering when the darn fence could be fixed so the race would resume. I do remember feeling mortified watching a young Kyle Larson go into the fence at Daytona in an Xfinity race several years ago. Old age does that to you.
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I was at this race working as a Paramedic, trackside turn 4. Same place in '88 as well. Still can't help but wonder what Davey Allison could have been.
NASCAR was never the same after this race. Safety tech just wasn’t advanced enough to securely protect the drivers and more importantly the fans at these kinds of speeds. It was unfortunate that engine power had to be restricted after this, but it was necessary.
21:13 Had Allison spun at just a slightly different angle, we could have witnessed a tragedy on the scale of the 1955 LeMans Disaster...The line between driver and spectator had ben severed, and it could have ended NASCAR entirely. Fortunately, NASCAR would make good use of their second chance as the era of speed came to a permanent end."
What a great young man great race car driver and the true definition of checkers or wreckers so sad what happened to him he will always be missed man what this sport could have been R.I.P Davey
thats me lookin thru the destroyed fence on the right. bobby bout got me. i got smacked with a a big chunk of orange bondo off darrells car. dident no he got damage from it till i got home. bobs harmonic balancer hit his rollbar rite above his head knockin out the windshield. few more inches an he wouldent have had a head.
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When you look at the Ford Taurus being as revolutionary as it was in 1986 when it was launched, GM could absolutely never. It took them YEARS to come up with something that actually looked aerodynamic