Awesome quality for this post. Just something about a race from the old Atlanta configuration. The black/silver Monte Carlo was beautiful but then again..most of the cars were then.
This was the only full 500-mile NASCAR race he ever did live, flag-to-flag. ABC did not cover auto racing, even the Indianapolis 500, live from start-to-finish until 1986, by which time they decided to have Jim Lampley as their lead motorsports play-by-play man. They decided that since Lampley was quite a bit younger than their other play-by-play men, they would have him do the live flag-to-flag races. However, in 1987, Lampley decided to leave ABC Sports, so ABC brought Keith Jackson, who had done many races for ABC, including the first live coverage of the Daytona 500 in 1974, back, beginning with the 1987 All-Star Race, which he and Donnie Allison did while the rest of ABC's motorsports crew was at Indianapolis. Then after Lampley left, Jackson did the Firecracker 400 at Daytona in 1987, and then this race, which marked the only 500-mile race he ever did live start-to-finish. his final NASCAR assignment for ABC was that May with the 1988 All-Star Race. Beginning in 1989, ABC would have their IndyCar guys take over their very rare NASCAR telecasts until the mid-90s, with the exception of having Benny Parsons replace Sam Posey to team with Paul Page and Bobby Unser for their NASCAR coverage. It wasn't until 1994 that ABC brought Bob Jenkins to do the play-by-play for their NASCAR coverage, and effectively made it a two-man booth.
cjs83172 Thanks for that information I knew that he did a lot of NASCAR races but didn't know that this was his only live flag to flag coverage race he did. I actually have the raw feed of the 1987 Firecracker 400. It's funny how at the end of the race how Keith and Donnie didn't know that Bobby Allison was on the lead lap, they thought he was a lap down. There was confusion everywhere and when the scoring was redone Bobby was on the lead lap and won the race. I also have the 1987 All-star race his call of the "Pass in the grass" was excellent. Keith could make watching grass grow sound awesome. He will be missed. Another race broadcaster I miss is Larry Nuber, ESPN used to have great coverage of not only NASCAR but auto racing period.
Actually, having seen that feed on the 1987 Firecracker 400, I believe Keith Jackson and Donnie Allison both knew that Bobby Allison was leading on the last lap, but for some reason, the scorers didn't see it that way until it was too late for the duo in the booth to appropriately call the finish, so as Jackson said, the call of the finish had to be "redone". Scoring snafus like that were commonplace back before the advent of electronic scoring. And yes, this was the only flag-to-flag coverage of a 500 mile race he ever did, but the 1987 and 1988 All-Star Race broadcasts were also broadcast live start to finish. And as for the "pass in the grass", which was anything but, I believe it was Jackson's call on ABC that made that moment what it became. Had someone like Jim Lampley, Al Michaels, or Al Trautwig been up in the booth for ABC, I don't think that moment would be what it became, but because of the way Keith Jackson called that particular moment, that elevated that one moment, and the All-Star Race as a whole, into what it became in the 90s, though it's lost quite a bit of it's stature in recent years.
In fact, Parsons had the only car capable of even pushing Dale Earnhardt in this one. But when he ran out of fuel in the latter stages, not only did that end any hope of victory, but it also led to his engine problems later, since running out of fuel likely damaged the engine. Once Parsons was eliminated from contention, Earnhardt made everyone else look silly. In fact, if not for a couple of late cautions, Earnhardt might have lapped the entire field in the second half of the race. This was the most dominant of his record nine wins at Atlanta.
Officially, it was, though Earnhardt did win the Busch Clash in the very first race he ran in that paint scheme. And it actually wasn't a black and silver paint job that long. When Chevrolet changed from the SS Monte Carlo to the Lumina about a third of the way through the 1989 season, most of the silver on that car was changed to white. And the black and silver paint job fit that team to a tee, because they were basically the Los Angeles Raiders of NASCAR, so they basically changed the colors of the car to the Raiders' silver and black for a little more than a year before it became a black and white car with silver trimming at the base of the car..
11:20 race start 21:03 first caution 24:09 2nd green flag 27:18 2nd caution 32:20 3rd green flag 50:01 3rd caution 54:19 4th green flag 59:10 4th caution 1:02:43 5th green flag 1:26:30 5th caution 1:31:44 6th green flag 2:35:22 6th caution 2:40:50 7th green flag 2:50:54 7th caution/final caution 2:58:09 final green flag 2:59:46 end of the race
All due respect to RCR but Earnhardt woulda been better driving for Rick Hendrick, swap him and Bodine along with the sponsors. Bodine had a fast car at a lot of races in the late 80's BUT he sucked as a driver which was why he didn't win very often. He won 7 times in 6 full seasons driving for Hendrick Motorsports. Tim Richmond won 7 times in 1986 alone driving for Hendrick in basically the same chassis and engines. Imagine having Dale, Darrell & Tim all at Hendrick Motorsports starting in 1988, of course a healthy Richmond won't get into his problems BUT that woulda been one helluva Super Team...
Thanks so much for the quality upload! Just learned that David Sosebee had Bill Elliott Ford sponsoring his TV panel after 30 years watching this even though I was at this race all of 7 years old!
Regarding the Jay Sommers story: Don't spend your lottery winnings on a racing car. Put it away for your retirement. I think Junior Johnson once said "If you want to make a small fortune in racing, start with a big one!"
The part of this race that I remember the most was Earnhardt's charge from 17th back to the lead. I have the race on tape, but it's been years since I've seen it.
Pit reporter Jerry Gappens went on to work for Bruton Smith at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. In 2015 he pled guilty to a lewd act with a 19 year old girl. Gappens who was 53 at the time paid a $500 fine and kept his job with SMI.
Wow... a lot of DNF's in this race. That black car absolutely whipped the field. This honestly was when a 500 mile race showcased the true test of reliability. Today with few exceptions, there really isn't a need for 500 mile races anymore... even 400 mile races are archaic.
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Aj foyt drives in the 12 hours of Sebring in a porsche 962c, then flies to Atlanta to drive a stock car. What a legend!
He and Mario Andretti drove anything, anywhere, and at anytime.
Just spending that money a lot faster than he ever made it. There’s a few like that
Awesome quality for this post. Just something about a race from the old Atlanta configuration. The black/silver Monte Carlo was beautiful but then again..most of the cars were then.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear the distinctive voice of the great Keith Jackson> Thanks for reuniting us with this All-Time icon.
The man could announce someone cutting their grass and keep the audience completely riveted. One of the very behind the mic.
Keith Jackson could make cooking oatmeal sound interesting. R.I.P. MR. JACKSON. CALLING IT FROM ABOVE NOW.
He did pretty good on this race. You can tell it’s not really in his wheelhouse though. A true pro.
R.I.P Keith Jackson.
This was the only full 500-mile NASCAR race he ever did live, flag-to-flag. ABC did not cover auto racing, even the Indianapolis 500, live from start-to-finish until 1986, by which time they decided to have Jim Lampley as their lead motorsports play-by-play man. They decided that since Lampley was quite a bit younger than their other play-by-play men, they would have him do the live flag-to-flag races. However, in 1987, Lampley decided to leave ABC Sports, so ABC brought Keith Jackson, who had done many races for ABC, including the first live coverage of the Daytona 500 in 1974, back, beginning with the 1987 All-Star Race, which he and Donnie Allison did while the rest of ABC's motorsports crew was at Indianapolis.
Then after Lampley left, Jackson did the Firecracker 400 at Daytona in 1987, and then this race, which marked the only 500-mile race he ever did live start-to-finish. his final NASCAR assignment for ABC was that May with the 1988 All-Star Race. Beginning in 1989, ABC would have their IndyCar guys take over their very rare NASCAR telecasts until the mid-90s, with the exception of having Benny Parsons replace Sam Posey to team with Paul Page and Bobby Unser for their NASCAR coverage. It wasn't until 1994 that ABC brought Bob Jenkins to do the play-by-play for their NASCAR coverage, and effectively made it a two-man booth.
cjs83172 Thanks for that information I knew that he did a lot of NASCAR races but didn't know that this was his only live flag to flag coverage race he did. I actually have the raw feed of the 1987 Firecracker 400. It's funny how at the end of the race how Keith and Donnie didn't know that Bobby Allison was on the lead lap, they thought he was a lap down. There was confusion everywhere and when the scoring was redone Bobby was on the lead lap and won the race.
I also have the 1987 All-star race his call of the "Pass in the grass" was excellent. Keith could make watching grass grow sound awesome. He will be missed. Another race broadcaster I miss is Larry Nuber, ESPN used to have great coverage of not only NASCAR but auto racing period.
Actually, having seen that feed on the 1987 Firecracker 400, I believe Keith Jackson and Donnie Allison both knew that Bobby Allison was leading on the last lap, but for some reason, the scorers didn't see it that way until it was too late for the duo in the booth to appropriately call the finish, so as Jackson said, the call of the finish had to be "redone". Scoring snafus like that were commonplace back before the advent of electronic scoring.
And yes, this was the only flag-to-flag coverage of a 500 mile race he ever did, but the 1987 and 1988 All-Star Race broadcasts were also broadcast live start to finish. And as for the "pass in the grass", which was anything but, I believe it was Jackson's call on ABC that made that moment what it became. Had someone like Jim Lampley, Al Michaels, or Al Trautwig been up in the booth for ABC, I don't think that moment would be what it became, but because of the way Keith Jackson called that particular moment, that elevated that one moment, and the All-Star Race as a whole, into what it became in the 90s, though it's lost quite a bit of it's stature in recent years.
No kidding ...whatta gem this is.
He did a fine job here
The #90 Junie Donlavey team with Benny Parsons in his final year of driving was awesome this race!
In fact, Parsons had the only car capable of even pushing Dale Earnhardt in this one. But when he ran out of fuel in the latter stages, not only did that end any hope of victory, but it also led to his engine problems later, since running out of fuel likely damaged the engine. Once Parsons was eliminated from contention, Earnhardt made everyone else look silly. In fact, if not for a couple of late cautions, Earnhardt might have lapped the entire field in the second half of the race. This was the most dominant of his record nine wins at Atlanta.
@@cjs83172 bill never got to show what he had.bill wouldn't show what he had till it counted but Earnhardt did have a strong car
This was the first win for the unmistakable black and silver paint job.
Officially, it was, though Earnhardt did win the Busch Clash in the very first race he ran in that paint scheme. And it actually wasn't a black and silver paint job that long. When Chevrolet changed from the SS Monte Carlo to the Lumina about a third of the way through the 1989 season, most of the silver on that car was changed to white. And the black and silver paint job fit that team to a tee, because they were basically the Los Angeles Raiders of NASCAR, so they basically changed the colors of the car to the Raiders' silver and black for a little more than a year before it became a black and white car with silver trimming at the base of the car..
Yes and Spin Master actually made a diecast car of the 1988 scheme for Dale Earnhardt.
It's obvious why they got rid of the silver . You couldn't see it . Couldn't see the sponsor nor the number
зачем біло переделівать атланту , такой бьіл четкий максимально классический скорстной трек , Хоумстед похож на него , но тут біла история./?:%
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Listening to Keith Jackson call a stock car race is such a treat :)
I loved watching Keith Jackson call those Great Nascar Races
11:20 race start
21:03 first caution
24:09 2nd green flag
27:18 2nd caution
32:20 3rd green flag
50:01 3rd caution
54:19 4th green flag
59:10 4th caution
1:02:43 5th green flag
1:26:30 5th caution
1:31:44 6th green flag
2:35:22 6th caution
2:40:50 7th green flag
2:50:54 7th caution/final caution
2:58:09 final green flag
2:59:46 end of the race
All due respect to RCR but Earnhardt woulda been better driving for Rick Hendrick, swap him and Bodine along with the sponsors. Bodine had a fast car at a lot of races in the late 80's BUT he sucked as a driver which was why he didn't win very often. He won 7 times in 6 full seasons driving for Hendrick Motorsports. Tim Richmond won 7 times in 1986 alone driving for Hendrick in basically the same chassis and engines. Imagine having Dale, Darrell & Tim all at Hendrick Motorsports starting in 1988, of course a healthy Richmond won't get into his problems BUT that woulda been one helluva Super Team...
This was real racing. The CRAP I see today is not worth watching.....Now its how marketable a driver is going to be... not how good he can drive....
#14 Foyt Oldsmobile was very fast at Atlanta that year.
Really don't understand that last pit sequence, why Wallace didn't stay out and try hold off Earnhardt. No one was catching the 3 that day.
College football legend. Keith Jackson. Wow
Thanks for uploading this! Always love watching races from my home track.
Thanks so much for the quality upload! Just learned that David Sosebee had Bill Elliott Ford sponsoring his TV panel after 30 years watching this even though I was at this race all of 7 years old!
I don't want to interrupt you or anything
Regarding the Jay Sommers story: Don't spend your lottery winnings on a racing car. Put it away for your retirement. I think Junior Johnson once said "If you want to make a small fortune in racing, start with a big one!"
@58:30 where Dale Earnhardt expressing opinions about the growth of the sport and his competitors.
The part of this race that I remember the most was Earnhardt's charge from 17th back to the lead. I have the race on tape, but it's been years since I've seen it.
@ 1:04:30 Seriously amazing this is why we Do it for Dale!
He whooped ass!
Note to self was at 46:00
Terrible hits for Davey and Bill. Bill's right side was shortened all the way over to the grill.
No Jack Arute in pits with mic in entirety of 87 and first 3 races of 88. It was nice
do you have the '89 Pontiac 400
Yes. It'll be up in the next week or so
BS A RACECAR GOING TOO FAST , HAHA WHAT A CORPORATE JOKE
Insurance companies 😁
Pit reporter Jerry Gappens went on to work for Bruton Smith at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. In 2015 he pled guilty to a lewd act with a 19 year old girl. Gappens who was 53 at the time paid a $500 fine and kept his job with SMI.
7 cautions and abc sports didn’t capture a single accident or event and there were no replays. Also the announcer sounded drunk and lost
Wow... a lot of DNF's in this race. That black car absolutely whipped the field.
This honestly was when a 500 mile race showcased the true test of reliability. Today with few exceptions, there really isn't a need for 500 mile races anymore... even 400 mile races are archaic.