Very entertaining series - sad to think this was so many years ago and these guys have aged that much and some passed on since this was done. Very nice that a bunch of these stories have been imortalized in the videos. I am sure some later and current Nascar personalities could tell some good stories and have fun too - but pretty sure they couldn't top these old legends! Most of these guys weren't just drivers, a lot were crack mechanics that knew how everything on the car worked. Stuff like this is a lost art in the big leagues today. Can't blame the drivers, it has just become too complex and hi-tech, amazing stories anyway!
The Ned Jarrett story at the end was the best. This is a great series, any racing fan not just NASCAR fans would have a great respect for this form of racing after watching this!
so glad you uploaded this , sadly so many of these greats are gone now...I love stock car auto racing but I much prefer listening to these guys and watching old races on RU-vid than watching the current season races every sunday.. Sad commentary on the current state of the sport
I wish I had a chance to speak with buddy Baker,my dad Zane Watson use to race when Daytona was half beach and half A1A but I have a picture of my dad and buddy Baker standing by a race car,but my dad passed away when I was 8 so I missed out on learning a lot about his history and things he done
Listen to the part of this at the beginning of the video were Darrell Waltrip is talking about the spoilers and too much horsepower if you know anything about NASCAR you'd know that he is exactly one hundred percent right
Nobody can eat like Dave Marcus! He can pack it away I’ve seen it! Lol! I sure do miss these guys! Great bunch! And Little Bud Moore was a riot! Funny guy!
This is the greatest. This is the NASCAR that I feel in love with and made me a fan. These guys are so real and you could relate to them. This WOKE BS racing they do now is horrible. Hard to believe that 2 generations of France's built it and only took 1 to destroy it. Hell Daytona and Talladega was not even 1/4 full.
Im 25 i would love to learn from these guys and uts 2019. Drivers today all the same. These guys drove real stock car. Just with a roll cage welded in. Stock seat stock. Everything bt running gear. And such
You have to be functioning in the real world when you're growing up, like these guys did, in order to develop a personality - not staring at a screen all the time, lost in pretend land, like the last few generations...
22:35 Amen! Spot on point that is even more relevant today! Daytona & Talladega are performance capped tracks, you just need to endure until 10 to go and hope you survive the final wreck that will happen. Nobody can do anything before that anyway to get an edge to win.
It’s interesting. This is a time when drivers didn’t know anything about dirty air. Because in theory what Darrell said would work. But dirty air kills it
In our dirt track late models a legal motor is making 850 to 900 hp but most of ours over a 1000 hp,but our gears and transmissions are made for fast short bursts,I figured NASCAR was making twice as much hp
@@dylanwatson1287 the show was taped in Nashville. Cale flew in from Timmonsville, Junior said Cale's plane was faster than riding home with Ned Jarrett. Poor ol Ned had to drive home alone.
The show was actually in Daytona during speedweeks in 98. Cale and Junior was still involved with racing. Both owned cars. I was surprised to see Darrell still there. You can here testing going on in the back ground while they are telling stories.
The greatest thing about half these racers is the fact they put so much into things that required them to WIN just to break even. They all managed to come out on top.
Amen Dave Marcis! They never talk about cubic inches at Teladaga (and other super speedways. Daytona. Indy.)! All these NASCAR engines are custom made. Every one! Why can’t NASCAR simply say super speedway engines are restricted to, say, 300 inches, or 265 inches, and abandon the restrictor plates and just let the crews be creative and let’em race⁉️ Let’em use any carb, any diff gear for instance. Bring innovation back‼️ Back off NASCAR‼️ You’re the problem‼️ Stop micromanaging every aspect of the cars and the fans will come back‼️ Stop the “demolition racing” or “pack racing” where “the big one” is the star of the show style of racing on these stupid 2 1/2 mile monstrosities. Limit cubic inches and step back‼️ (I won’t go to a “Super speedway” track. You can buy the best seat in the house and you still can’t see any more than one strait away and one curve. The rest of the time you’re watching the Megatron. Stay home! Watch your own TV!)
Mike Hagen based on ratings and money earned it peaked in 2005 and has been going downhill since. The 80’s-early 2000’s were definitely the biggest growth. Wish there was more tv in the 50s-70s to watch. Would’ve been amazing to see.
