Not only are these races very enjoyable to watch..so are the old commercials. Bill Elliot and that #9 Coors Banquet Thunder Chicken was damn near unstoppable.
I know right, i live 30 mins from Rockingham and went to so many races there i miss it so much, but the 80s was my favorite era for the actual style of the cars avd the racing itself, and drivers that were men that had to actually drive these 900hp beasts unlike now you got little whiny spoiled brats that were handed everthing and driving pathetic 650hp cars that basically drive themselves.
@@badmonkey2222 you said it a bunch of snoty ass spoiled brats that never earned their way with no personality officials standing on pit road an flag stand with a god dam Simpson Helmet like a bunch of robots nascar has ruined its self no a thing to separate the men from the boys.the sport ruined its self with four or 5 car owners runing the sport everbody with same engine basically give it five years an they will all have what they call a spec engine which the trucks already have a option to run it nascar is doomed .if it wasnt for old races like this I'd not even be into racing anymore. Thank god for you tube
@@tamezzodiac2862not true these cars are actually running about the same speeds as the cars are now at Michigan, they had 890hp and much more head room to play with the throttle unlike now only 650 and at Michigant they are barely crackling 185 at the end of the straight and staying wide open, now it's all about momentum, and your right they had to drive these cars had bias ply tires could just sling those cars through the corners, and through the 90s the cars were as fast as they've ever been got up over 900hp in the early 90s.
He new he couldnt last 5oo laps at Bristol the next weekend. Sad cause Richmond was dam good at Bristol. Pussy has destroyed many men's lifes but it killed this man so sad
Brian Booher well he didn’t remove himself from the car. That was Rick Hendrick and Jimmy Johnson acting on suggestions from NASCAR that TR wasn’t fit to drive - a discussion which began even before Michigan.
If Tim, Davie, and Alan would have lived Earnhardt would have only had four or five championships at most I think Richmond would have won two or three Davey maybe two and Jeff Gordon definitely wouldn't have won four. RIP to all the greats, bias ply tires, 900hp and NASCAR as we know it.
@@MrChristopherHaas yea and if Tim would have lived Jeff wouldn't have gotten that ride at Hendrick and if he did he wouldn't have the funding that he did, it's hard to say we list allot if talent when those 3 died.
Awesome bill is the man had he not got hurt in that tire test in 1989 be4 the Daytona 500 an they hadn't restricted them at Dayton a an Talladega we would be looking at a totally difrent NASCAR record book.
Probably true to some extent but a better example is if Donnie Alison had lived he would have cost Gordon a championship or two and more than a couple wins
@@stevebirchall35 You mean Davey Allison. Richmond's, Allison's and Kulwicki's death really changed NASCAR's history from the late 80's through the late 90's, mid 2000's. I'd throw in Ernie Irvan's accident too. He was never quite the same after that.
@@tuowl0564 Absolutely right about Ernie I often think of how insane the racing would have been if all drivers mentioned had been able to continue one thing I'm sure of is that Jeff Gordon's numbers would be different taking nothing away from Jeff he was a great racer.🏁
@@stevebirchall35 exactly because Tim drove for Hendrick and possibly with a championship or two under his belt Jeff would have not had free reign and all the funding he got that's for sure.
Not only are these races very enjoyable to watch..so are the old commercials. Bill Elliot and that #9 Coors Banquet Thunder Chicken was damn near unstoppable.
RIP TIm! Your spirit lives on!
Amen to that👍
Such a great talent gone too soon 😔
I was so hoping that The King would get 201 that day.
There was no way Earnhardt was gonna hold off Elliott.Good race wish it was still like this.
I know right, i live 30 mins from Rockingham and went to so many races there i miss it so much, but the 80s was my favorite era for the actual style of the cars avd the racing itself, and drivers that were men that had to actually drive these 900hp beasts unlike now you got little whiny spoiled brats that were handed everthing and driving pathetic 650hp cars that basically drive themselves.
@@badmonkey2222 you said it a bunch of snoty ass spoiled brats that never earned their way with no personality officials standing on pit road an flag stand with a god dam Simpson Helmet like a bunch of robots nascar has ruined its self no a thing to separate the men from the boys.the sport ruined its self with four or 5 car owners runing the sport everbody with same engine basically give it five years an they will all have what they call a spec engine which the trucks already have a option to run it nascar is doomed .if it wasnt for old races like this I'd not even be into racing anymore. Thank god for you tube
nice name
@@brianbooher7318 amen brother!
Bill sending home to cry to their momies once again
Proof that slower speeds does make racing better.
Absolutely you don't need extremely high speeds for great racing just go to any short track
That's what their trying to work on with the current package
Too bad the package this year there full throttle these guys were slower but still had to drive the cars
@@tamezzodiac2862not true these cars are actually running about the same speeds as the cars are now at Michigan, they had 890hp and much more head room to play with the throttle unlike now only 650 and at Michigant they are barely crackling 185 at the end of the straight and staying wide open, now it's all about momentum, and your right they had to drive these cars had bias ply tires could just sling those cars through the corners, and through the 90s the cars were as fast as they've ever been got up over 900hp in the early 90s.
Tim Richmond's last race
😢
He new he couldnt last 5oo laps at Bristol the next weekend. Sad cause Richmond was dam good at Bristol. Pussy has destroyed many men's lifes but it killed this man so sad
Brian Booher well he didn’t remove himself from the car. That was Rick Hendrick and Jimmy Johnson acting on suggestions from NASCAR that TR wasn’t fit to drive - a discussion which began even before Michigan.
@@fly5155 you shure mo your nascar dont ya I think that's a lil while in the future considering Jimmy johnson woulda been 9 years old
@@brianbooher7318 lol Jimmy Johnson was the name of Hendrick Motorsports' General Manager in the 1980s
Back when Nascar was Good!!!!! Not Anymore!!!!!!!
If Tim, Davie, and Alan would have lived Earnhardt would have only had four or five championships at most I think Richmond would have won two or three Davey maybe two and Jeff Gordon definitely wouldn't have won four. RIP to all the greats, bias ply tires, 900hp and NASCAR as we know it.
Ok boomer
Nah. Jeff Gordon was blowing everyone out. His benefactor provided unlimited funds for his crush.
@@MrChristopherHaas yea and if Tim would have lived Jeff wouldn't have gotten that ride at Hendrick and if he did he wouldn't have the funding that he did, it's hard to say we list allot if talent when those 3 died.
Jeff Gordon did not win 7.
Jeff only won 4 championship Jimmy Johnson won 7 championship.
Blue oval lockout of the top 4 spots.
27:00 those sunglasses are glorious
That front row ❤️❤️
I was there!! Pulling for The King!
Ok Rusty, Back to racin'....
Awesome bill is the man had he not got hurt in that tire test in 1989 be4 the Daytona 500 an they hadn't restricted them at Dayton a an Talladega we would be looking at a totally difrent NASCAR record book.
Probably true to some extent but a better example is if Donnie Alison had lived he would have cost Gordon a championship or two and more than a couple wins
@@stevebirchall35 You mean Davey Allison. Richmond's, Allison's and Kulwicki's death really changed NASCAR's history from the late 80's through the late 90's, mid 2000's. I'd throw in Ernie Irvan's accident too. He was never quite the same after that.
@@tuowl0564 Absolutely right about Ernie I often think of how insane the racing would have been if all drivers mentioned had been able to continue one thing I'm sure of is that Jeff Gordon's numbers would be different taking nothing away from Jeff he was a great racer.🏁
@@stevebirchall35 exactly because Tim drove for Hendrick and possibly with a championship or two under his belt Jeff would have not had free reign and all the funding he got that's for sure.
2:05 😂
Elliot ran Iron Head down like a dog. Iron Head DID NOT congratulate Elliot. Get your facts straight.
Lol p
Why so many caution laps?BULLSHIP