In 1988, I started following Phil because I worked for a company that supplied Crown and Fast Fare C-stores. This was obviously Phil's best year on the circuit but what I've never understood was, why Phil and Harry Gant's teams were virtually swapped after this year. In 88, with Leo Jackson as engine builder and crew chief, Phil finished 3rd at Daytona, won Talladega, another 3rd at Daytona in July and ended up 8th in the points for the year. Then in 89, they flip teams with Richard Jackson taking over the 55 team and Leo going to the 33. Go take a look at Phil's results and Harry's results during that year, almost identical from the previous year. Phil basically got the shaft in my opinion and he's career never recovered. A class guy who could have been really good, if in the right situation.
"that's racin', bud." besides stock car racing was ruined by 1988. everything before is priceless. everything after is not racing. daycare circus horseshit media car parade
phills team was owned by two pepple in 88 they were brothers leo an richard jackson tey split that team up over abn argument an phil went with richard an leo with alot of inflience from a guy named johny hayes who had alot of say wanted harry in a skoal car an since johny owned skoal he got what he wanred which was a great choice since hrry was the bandit lot of people think hary was rge bandit cause of skoal bandits but was more cause byrt reynplds who was the bndit ownedv harrys car up till end of 88 an jus couldnt keep a competive team even tho they spent millions their equipmentwas junk harry was as good of a driver their everwas an burts equipmebt wasnt up to par poor hary had what has to be a nascar record for dnf s in 87 i belive he dnfed 27 of 29 races .
I quite agree; I'd go so far as to say I even feel like it had somewhat 'unsettled' or 'caused it to lose a bit of its footing,' those markers it had firmly established. From a personal perspective, I find it...
"probably among" ???? take the leap, friend. Mark it as the favorite. You're here. This is the spot to say this is your favorite. None of the other moments are going to drop by and be like, "yeah um sxcuse me, bud, but thissa right here says you like probably among... WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT AT THAT TRAMP JESSICA'S HOUSE?????" wimp
3:24:57 = What a wild finish!! Going from 3 Cars with a chance with 3 to go to 5 with 2 to go. Phil drove with his head those last 15 laps. Ok, he was damn lucky too, Bobby, Geoff, Ken, and Terry were all race winners so to beat them straight up at Dega, and to do it clean, GOOD JOB PHIL PARSONS!!
Source? Man, oh man, you sure do love to disparage these drivers, especially ones who are not here to defend themselves on your comments that are nuttier than squirrel shit!
It just seems so irresponsible now due to just how far we've learned and come with safety. But those guys were tough and Lord knows what effects they lived with and nobody ever knew.
This was really a time of change for NASCAR. Money and the "corporate image" were clearly taking over but there were still noticeable hints of the then "bygone" era that traced back to the 60s and 70s.
Totally agree! It's not as exciting today (IMO) for several reasons. The driver's back then were Hero's in people's eyes, brave Men who risked they're very lives just crawling into one of those beast's. In today's Stockcar, it's almost impossible to be killed or even injured in these car's. Competition is the Heart of Stockcar Racing, but Danger is it's SOUL, cut out the Danger & you've cut out it's Soul. 🤷🏻♂️
Yes Sir, Ol' Benny's little brother done damn good that day didn't he! I watched this live on tv that day & like 99% of the fans, I was really rootin for Bobby Allison (even though I bleed Petty Blue) I felt bad for poor Phil Parsons, because if he had beaten any driver not named Allison, it would have been the feel good story of that season, but instead he went and beat the guy everybody at Talladega & in the entire State of Alabama was pullin for! 😖!! Oh well, great job by BP's baby brother anyway 💪
The AJ Foyt comes during the last caution flag, and at the last minute of the boardcast they say AJ in trouble again, yup! But they dont show the 3 black flags and the troubles with the officials, that sucked they missed it.
Had to revisit this race after listening to the Dale Jr Download!! Always been a fan of Leo & Richard Jackson’s racing teams!! Phil really drove the wheels off this car!!
I grew up in Hamlet, NC and BP lived just north of there in a one caution light place called Ellerbe. He was a truly decent human being. Both he and Andre the Giant called Ellerbe NC home for many years.
One helluva one hit wonder run for Benny's bubba & Bodine's Levi Garrett car was always fast. That was a lot more car than he was a driver, Dale Earnhardt shoulda been in that car for Hendrick, he'd have won all the Winston Cups from 86 to 94...
I really like Gary Nelson on the '88 broadcasts. I know BP took his place later and BP is also awesome, but Gary had a perspective that we didn't get again until Larry Mac entered the booth.
Gary was a treasure trove of good, relevant information. Unfortunately, he didn't have a whole lot of charisma lol. BP breathed new life into the booth and the rest is history
@@SMIFFTV Thanks for the reply. I was actually surprised by how good Gary was on tv, charisma included. Lake Speed, too, on the ones he's on. It's hard comparing anyone to BP though, a better comparison is Jerry Gaffens or Sam Posey from some of your others in this era lol, just brutal. Gary went back to crew chiefing after this anyway, I think it worked out for both of them.
Funny hearing bill say he wouldnt mind the place being turned into a fishing pond, expected that from kyle lol he always said that about darlington lol. But bill actually did good here so idk
I think Dale Earnhardt would have wanted to drive for Hendrick. I think he liked to driving for Childress a whole lot better because Childress knew what it was like being a driver and understood what Earnhardt goes through during the race. Earnhardt had a greater appreciation for Childress. But if things worked out with Earnhardt at Hendrick and Gary Nelson as crew chief, no telling how it would turn out.
3:00:40 = 1988 = Two cars tandem drafting, amazing races!! 2008 - 2011 = Two cars tandem drafting, amazing races!! This type of racing is exciting and there are less chances for serious accidents and injury's plus fewer wrecked race cars...
Nah, Talladega is one of those tracks where you can keep almost the same speed in the turns and the straightaways. In the backstretch at best, he must have been doing 220.
@@Mertesacker1 Do you remember Rusty running some unofficial unrestricted laps at Talladega?..seems like he went high 230s,,,,not sure where I heard this...maybe XM years ago
@@alwaysopen7970 Yep, free packs of Winston cigarettes too! If you gave the Winston girl's a pack of any other brand with just one cigarette in it, they would give you two packs of Winston's! Plus, If you were easy on the female eye's & had a bit of smooth to ya, they may even give you more than that! 😉 Damn I miss both my youth & Those lovely "Winston Girl's" 😭
In 1988, I started following Phil because I worked for a company that supplied Crown and Fast Fare C-stores. This was obviously Phil's best year on the circuit but what I've never understood was, why Phil and Harry Gant's teams were virtually swapped after this year. In 88, with Leo Jackson as engine builder and crew chief, Phil finished 3rd at Daytona, won Talladega, another 3rd at Daytona in July and ended up 8th in the points for the year. Then in 89, they flip teams with Richard Jackson taking over the 55 team and Leo going to the 33. Go take a look at Phil's results and Harry's results during that year, almost identical from the previous year. Phil basically got the shaft in my opinion and he's career never recovered. A class guy who could have been really good, if in the right situation.
I worked for crown back in the Day!
"that's racin', bud." besides stock car racing was ruined by 1988. everything before is priceless. everything after is not racing. daycare circus horseshit media car parade
phills team was owned by two pepple in 88 they were brothers leo an richard jackson tey split that team up over abn argument an phil went with richard an leo with alot of inflience from a guy named johny hayes who had alot of say wanted harry in a skoal car an since johny owned skoal he got what he wanred which was a great choice since hrry was the bandit lot of people think hary was rge bandit cause of skoal bandits but was more cause byrt reynplds who was the bndit ownedv harrys car up till end of 88 an jus couldnt keep a competive team even tho they spent millions their equipmentwas junk harry was as good of a driver their everwas an burts equipmebt wasnt up to par poor hary had what has to be a nascar record for dnf s in 87 i belive he dnfed 27 of 29 races .
I quite agree; I'd go so far as to say I even feel like it had somewhat 'unsettled' or 'caused it to lose a bit of its footing,' those markers it had firmly established. From a personal perspective, I find it...
Enjoying this now, great picture. Thanks
3:20:50 is probably among my most favorite lines in commentary history.
"probably among" ???? take the leap, friend. Mark it as the favorite. You're here. This is the spot to say this is your favorite. None of the other moments are going to drop by and be like, "yeah um sxcuse me, bud, but thissa right here says you like probably among... WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT AT THAT TRAMP JESSICA'S HOUSE?????" wimp
hard to believe that was Phil's only cup win, also Kenny only has 3 cup wins, bogles the mind!
Kenny actually had 4 lol. Talladega in '88, Charlotte in '89, and Dover & Atlanta '91,
3:24:57 = What a wild finish!! Going from 3 Cars with a chance with 3 to go to 5
with 2 to go. Phil drove with his head those last 15 laps. Ok, he was
damn lucky too, Bobby, Geoff, Ken, and Terry were all race winners
so to beat them straight up at Dega, and to do it clean, GOOD JOB
PHIL PARSONS!!
Hendrick cars running 123 in the lead? Say it ain't so.
Qualifying from 212.809 to a piddly 198.969! Race lap speeds from 208 to 195. Sheyetee restrictor plates.
NA$CRAP effectively killed the Elliotts!
when 500 miles was 500 miles ,,not a stop and go circus.Bobby Allison changed 50 tires in this race
The plates ruined everthing.
it's too dangerous. i'm thinking briggs and stratten 12 hp restrictors
Earnhardt...
People, people everybody knows Benny was a cross dresser.
GARY ROSS IS NUTS
Source? Man, oh man, you sure do love to disparage these drivers, especially ones who are not here to defend themselves on your comments that are nuttier than squirrel shit!
Michael Waltrip at 2:43:30 bust his tail. He has no clue where he is after that wreck. Talk about concussion, wow.
I remember that...it was a hard hit for him.
They wouldn't dare show that now
I’m just glad there wasn’t a camera in the 3 car at Daytona in 2001.
He was on Queer street...lol..Mikey where's Kyle?
It just seems so irresponsible now due to just how far we've learned and come with safety. But those guys were tough and Lord knows what effects they lived with and nobody ever knew.
Michael Waltrip was really shaken up when he walked across the track after that accident
You know your watching oldschool NASCAR when the pit crews are wearing bluejeans lol
This was really a time of change for NASCAR. Money and the "corporate image" were clearly taking over but there were still noticeable hints of the then "bygone" era that traced back to the 60s and 70s.
Well crap. I finally find footage of AJ getting banned after I upload my temper vid.
Save it for the next one! lol
Where is it, then?
EXITING TO WATCH! good old racing! i literally had butterflies in my stomach. NASCAR today isn't as entertaining
I agree with you I still watch it but it is not near as entertaining as it once was.
Totally agree! It's not as exciting today (IMO) for several reasons. The driver's back then were Hero's in people's eyes, brave Men who risked they're very lives just crawling into one of those beast's. In today's Stockcar, it's almost impossible to be killed or even injured in these car's. Competition is the Heart of Stockcar Racing, but Danger is it's SOUL, cut out the Danger & you've cut out it's Soul. 🤷🏻♂️
Yes Sir, Ol' Benny's little brother done damn good that day didn't he! I watched this live on tv that day & like 99% of the fans, I was really rootin for Bobby Allison (even though I bleed Petty Blue)
I felt bad for poor Phil Parsons, because if he had beaten any driver not named Allison, it would have been the feel good story of that season, but instead he went and beat the guy everybody at Talladega & in the entire State of Alabama was pullin for! 😖!! Oh well, great job by BP's baby brother anyway 💪
That gold Miller guy goes down as one of my all time favorite classic schemes!
It's never a good thing to have your tach fall out of the dash lol Poor Cale.
The AJ Foyt comes during the last caution flag, and at the last minute of the boardcast they say AJ in trouble again, yup! But they dont show the 3 black flags and the troubles with the officials, that sucked they missed it.
bob laughing about AJ vs alan and the nascar officials under caution was priceless
imagine the first nascar official that said:
"the cars are too fast, we need to step in"
Had to revisit this race after listening to the Dale Jr Download!! Always been a fan of Leo & Richard Jackson’s racing teams!! Phil really drove the wheels off this car!!
Bobby Allison's 336th and final career Top 5 finish
Benny and Phil were always class acts.......great racers and announcers. RIP Benny
I grew up in Hamlet, NC and BP lived just north of there in a one caution light place called Ellerbe. He was a truly decent human being. Both he and Andre the Giant called Ellerbe NC home for many years.
Still love listening to Phil call truck and ARCA races. Best in the biz
@@prevost8686that's a good place to be from!! Lots of rainwaters and hasslers not much Loving in that big Ole railroad town!!🤣
@@prevost8686 I still look for Andre when I crest the hill
2:06:22 that's a 80s smoke show right there!
Sing it with me...."She was hotter than a two dollar pistol, she was the fastest thing around" 😂👍
One helluva one hit wonder run for Benny's bubba & Bodine's Levi Garrett car was always fast. That was a lot more car than he was a driver, Dale Earnhardt shoulda been in that car for Hendrick, he'd have won all the Winston Cups from 86 to 94...
Phil sure drove a heck of a race that day.
3:17:46 A J Foyt going apeshit starts here.
I really like Gary Nelson on the '88 broadcasts. I know BP took his place later and BP is also awesome, but Gary had a perspective that we didn't get again until Larry Mac entered the booth.
Gary was a treasure trove of good, relevant information. Unfortunately, he didn't have a whole lot of charisma lol. BP breathed new life into the booth and the rest is history
@@SMIFFTV Thanks for the reply. I was actually surprised by how good Gary was on tv, charisma included. Lake Speed, too, on the ones he's on. It's hard comparing anyone to BP though, a better comparison is Jerry Gaffens or Sam Posey from some of your others in this era lol, just brutal.
Gary went back to crew chiefing after this anyway, I think it worked out for both of them.
2:51:15 = Bill Elliot on if Talledega is Haunted
Nah, It would make a great FISH POND though..
I agree Bill, 110% agree!!
Funny hearing bill say he wouldnt mind the place being turned into a fishing pond, expected that from kyle lol he always said that about darlington lol. But bill actually did good here so idk
If Elliot qualified at 213 mph how fast was he going on the backstretch? 240 easily.
More Like 200-205 probably. This was the 1st year of the restrictor plates. The pole speed for this race was only 198
He is talking bout yr b4....I'd say 225 230
The Siggrets 500
Bobby made the move to 2nd too late, shoulda done it with a couple to go so he had time to make a legit run...
Gary Nelson once worked for Hendrick Motorsports? Imagine if Earnhardt had driven a Cup car for Hendrick with Nelson as his crew chief...
I think Dale Earnhardt would have wanted to drive for Hendrick. I think he liked to driving for Childress a whole lot better because Childress knew what it was like being a driver and understood what Earnhardt goes through during the race. Earnhardt had a greater appreciation for Childress. But if things worked out with Earnhardt at Hendrick and Gary Nelson as crew chief, no telling how it would turn out.
13:15 race start
Never seen this race but I know it is going to be awesome
3:00:40 = 1988 = Two cars tandem drafting, amazing races!!
2008 - 2011 = Two cars tandem drafting, amazing races!!
This type of racing is exciting and there are less chances for serious
accidents and injury's plus fewer wrecked race cars...
This ain't racing. It's horsesheyet!
I was not even born yey
way better than today
If Elliot qualified at 213 mph how fast was he going on the backstretch? 240 easily.
Nah, Talladega is one of those tracks where you can keep almost the same speed in the turns and the straightaways. In the backstretch at best, he must have been doing 220.
@@Mertesacker1 Do you remember Rusty running some unofficial unrestricted laps at Talladega?..seems like he went high 230s,,,,not sure where I heard this...maybe XM years ago
@@MSC-Songwriter you’re right. But that was with a newer car, I believe that was in the late 90s I think.
@@Mertesacker1 right....I knew it was well after Bill's lap....hard to believe Rusty had the guts.
5:46..
.Eddie wood
When racing used to be great..
59:08 = 1. I did not know Phil was Benny Parsons younger brother...
2. The Sponsors on Phil's car: CROWN MOTOR OIL
SKOAL TOBACCO interesting...
They use to give out samples of Skoal at races back then.
@@alwaysopen7970 Yep, free packs of Winston cigarettes too!
If you gave the Winston girl's a pack of any other brand with just one cigarette in it, they would give you two packs of Winston's! Plus, If you were easy on the female eye's & had a bit of smooth to ya, they may even give you more than that! 😉 Damn I miss both my youth & Those lovely "Winston Girl's"
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Shame that whoever converted this wasn't smart enough to run the software and fix the sound levels
Talledaga is built on a Indian burial ground and later a 82nd Airborne training ground and now a race track, is it haunted ?.
Cool to see you old school races
Eeeehhhhh
Nascar 2015 season video
1:43:02 What’s going on?
Lol