It’s partly nascars fault. The have been suppressing characters in the sport to make it more suitable for the audience and to decrease hate and crap. Let the drivers be themselves, it create likable characters. You either love ‘em or hate em, don’t stop drivers from having bold personalities.
@@kmo1765but people weren’t offended by everything back then so it really doesn’t matter, it’s the pc cancel culture that got it removed that was a political publicity stunt to try and get their ratings up and the virtue signaling didn’t help their ratings
I was born in 2001 and can’t believe the 80s had only ended 12 years prior, I remember 12 years ago clearly so I can’t believe I was really that close to such an iconic decade lol
Petty wins at Charlotte in 1983 on my birthday....October 9th. Post race inspection reveals his small block chevrolet is actually a 383 cube motor...about 25 inches OVER what was then the max. When asked about it at 9pm that evening on MRN network and told how much oversized it was....his comment? And I quote: "Well....I can't help them other boys didn't bring enough motor." And that right there is what made this decade so incredible.
My father and my uncle and me went to Richmond twice a year from 83 to 92 I was 5 years old the first time I went to Richmond and this video reminds me that those were the best times of my life! I miss that trip so much.
I loved the Aero Wars that Ford, Chevrolet and Pontiac had going. That was a very real rivalry the manufacturer's had going then. Chevrolet poured a ton of factory backed development in to that Monte Carlo Aerocoupe.
It's not a pass. If Bill wanted to pass Dale he would have. Bill tried passing on the high side Dale ran him in the wall. I don't like Dale Earnhardt by the way I like that #9 Coors Thunderbird.
2:40 was as close as NASCAR ever came to being permanently shut down by some governmental agency. Had that #22 Buick actually gone into the grandstands...at that speed...at that angle....He would have made the carnage at the 1955 Lemans race look like a walk in the park. Man...it was so close.
as a probably more graphic description of what couldve happened: Imagine that #22 was a lawnmower and the spectators were blades of grass. Whatever debris from the catchfence (possibly the flag stand too) and the car would turn into incredibly fatal shrapnel, propelled by a collision of a 210+ mph stock car to say this would make Le Mans '55 a walk in the park would be an understatement, this would be the equivalent of an airliner crashing into a residential area, the potential casualties are mind boggling to think about This would've ended NASCAR completely and probably any superspeedway racing for the foreseeable future
@@SeniorJohnson-bt7qq You Sir are a steely-eyed missile man and spot on. Best description I could have ever read of the potential carnage. I've been to Talladega 3X for the Spring races and that area of the main stands, along where I typically sit, and the heaviest occupied. The death toll would have been exactly as you described.
Dale Earnhardt was the most skilled driver in all of NASCAR. Bill Elliot was the fastest driver in all of NASCAR. Bill Elliot vs Dale Earnhardt in the Daytona 500 was one of the best races of all time
@@jasonwiggins6137 EARNHARDT was the best driver for 2 decades. Waltrip was great but could not touch Earnhardt. At one Johnson wanted to fire Waltrip and hire Earnhardt.
@@rolltide9547 Waltrip left the team with Bonnett. Budweiser didn't want Earnhardt, therefore it never happened. Earnhardt's success came from having fewer DNF's than his competitors, '87 was his only year of pure dominance of wins and a championship. Earnhardt being the best driver for two decades is debatable. He won a championship early in his career, but it wasn't until the mid to late 80's before he was the clear favorite and it didn't hurt that many top contenders passed away threw these years. By 1995, Gordon was running circles around him and mostly everyone else. You could count on Dale doing well on Superspeedways and Rusty doing well on short tracks and road courses, but Gordon dominated everywhere by then.
@@rolltide9547 Nearly 9?. That's showing that you are biased. I could easily show he shouldn't have 7. Starting with NASCAR completely screwing Mark Martin. In '93 and '94 Rusty won 18 races, but since Dale had far fewer DNF'S, he won those titles, let alone the deaths of Alan and Davey, who both dominated 1992 along with Elliott, who had an impressive stretch between '85 to '92. Championships are not the only litmus test. It's important, but not everything. He also benefitted from the death of Tim Richmond who was driving for Hendrix and was starting to dominate himself, just before getting sick. You could easily say Waltrip was the best in the early 80's and from '95, is was the Gordon show.
This video makes me proud to be American and I'm not even American.
yo , me too
Lmao 😂
I am American, but Latin American hahahahahahhaah
😂😂😂
This should mandatory viewing for every driver today. These guys had a thing called personality.
It’s partly nascars fault. The have been suppressing characters in the sport to make it more suitable for the audience and to decrease hate and crap. Let the drivers be themselves, it create likable characters. You either love ‘em or hate em, don’t stop drivers from having bold personalities.
It´s all about not offending the sponsors, not the drivers fault
I love the body styles of 80s nascars
Especially the aerocoupe Monte Carlo...
My top 3 nascars from the 80s (looks)
1. 1986 Monte Carlo SS
2. 1984 Pontiac Grand Prix
3. 1987 Ford Thunderbird
Its funny, i wasnt alive in the 80s, but ive watched so much 80s NASCAR on youtube I still feel nostalgic about all this.
This video is so patriotic that I can feel the bald eagle touch my shoulder and I live in Australia…
The greatest decade in NASCAR in my opinion. The cars, the tracks and the drivers were just amazing. Great era and a great time to be alive.
I wonder how many Confederate flags were around back then.
@@kmo1765 Why does that matter?
@@kmo1765 Alot bro 😅
@@historyguy4351 why does it matter well ask that to the people who was offended by it got abolished for a reason lol.
@@kmo1765but people weren’t offended by everything back then so it really doesn’t matter, it’s the pc cancel culture that got it removed that was a political publicity stunt to try and get their ratings up and the virtue signaling didn’t help their ratings
Man I miss Pontiac, Buick and Olds in Nascar..
I miss all of those brands, only Buick remains and it'll probably be on its way soon :(
And my beloved Chrysler.
3:15. The black and red 1987 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe. Quite possibly THE most beautiful race car in American stock car history.
👊
@@joshpitts7256 😁
The song and the footage are timeless!!! Kinda sad that it’ll never be like this again.
Ahhhh back when Nascars had chrome wheels 😔
I was born in 2001 and can’t believe the 80s had only ended 12 years prior, I remember 12 years ago clearly so I can’t believe I was really that close to such an iconic decade lol
Petty wins at Charlotte in 1983 on my birthday....October 9th. Post race inspection reveals his small block chevrolet is actually a 383 cube motor...about 25 inches OVER what was then the max. When asked about it at 9pm that evening on MRN network and told how much oversized it was....his comment? And I quote: "Well....I can't help them other boys didn't bring enough motor." And that right there is what made this decade so incredible.
My father and my uncle and me went to Richmond twice a year from 83 to 92 I was 5 years old the first time I went to Richmond and this video reminds me that those were the best times of my life! I miss that trip so much.
I miss this NASCAR. I miss these men.
Only missing Martin's first win, but then it's perfect.
the solo being over Davey Allisons first win gives me chills
I was born in 1986 the same year the late alan kulwicki was rookie of the year rest in peace alan and davey
I love 70's designs most but this video makes me love 80's Nascar sport I had never watch. Damn 80's, always awesome.
I loved the Aero Wars that Ford, Chevrolet and Pontiac had going. That was a very real rivalry the manufacturer's had going then. Chevrolet poured a ton of factory backed development in to that Monte Carlo Aerocoupe.
This song in the 80's is awesome I was born in the 80's in 1986 the same year the late Alan kulwicki was rookie of the Year.
Man . I miss nascar before sponsors demanded pretty faces over driver talent.
A really top-shelf vid backed up by one of the greatest songs ever written. Tears for Fears is timeless.
nascar seemed awesome back then
GREAT SONG CHOICE TYLER! I didn't even think of this one to be honest!
It's always great to see anything ftom the 80s. Especially when it's Special K or Dale Sr. Steve Byrnes also. Darn. We lost a lot of great people ;(
Thanks Yea it kept getting stuck in my head when I was trying to visualize what the the video would look like lol so I went with it
Great move banning the Confederate flags ...
@@kmo1765 Yes. It was
@@kmo1765 yup. 🍻
I do the "pass in the grass" in video games in Earnhardt's memory, RIP Intimidator you will be missed.
It's not a pass. If Bill wanted to pass Dale he would have. Bill tried passing on the high side Dale ran him in the wall. I don't like Dale Earnhardt by the way I like that #9 Coors Thunderbird.
@@buddywilliams5650 you're lying.
@@buddywilliams5650exactly, Bill never passed him.. Not to be denied .. 3 Car to winners circle... 👉
excellent choice of music i find !!! 👍🤗🔊🎼
RIP NASCAR
0:36 RIP
blast from the past...!!!!!!
THAT WAS AWESOME, reminds me of watching ESPN on Sunday mornings and seeing a musical montage of old races from the good ole' days. Great Job Tyler.
Had to bring my little 8yr old here when she gave me a stern look of doubt about my 87 Monte Carlo SS having been an official car of NASCAR 😂
Pure awesome. Thanks for putting this together.
Carrazos!! Bonitas carreras mis autos favoritos! Desde niño!
I miss the 80s
Awesome video. I was at a lot of these races.
Amazing edit! 😮💨
I enjoyed the heck out of that!!!!
What an absolutely crazy time to be alive. Looks amazing
Great music choice. That’s a fun video.
Thanks!!! It was a fun one to make.
Sad what NASCAR has become today. Nothing like what it used to be
Good ol days 😔😔😔
I feel only some drivers wore seatbelts. Most smoked cigarettes during the race, tossed the butts out the window, and hit a flask during cautions.
That wasn't definitely a thing in the 60's and even Into the 70's.
Those were the good ol days
2:40 was as close as NASCAR ever came to being permanently shut down by some governmental agency. Had that #22 Buick actually gone into the grandstands...at that speed...at that angle....He would have made the carnage at the 1955 Lemans race look like a walk in the park. Man...it was so close.
as a probably more graphic description of what couldve happened:
Imagine that #22 was a lawnmower and the spectators were blades of grass. Whatever debris from the catchfence (possibly the flag stand too) and the car would turn into incredibly fatal shrapnel, propelled by a collision of a 210+ mph stock car
to say this would make Le Mans '55 a walk in the park would be an understatement, this would be the equivalent of an airliner crashing into a residential area, the potential casualties are mind boggling to think about
This would've ended NASCAR completely and probably any superspeedway racing for the foreseeable future
@@SeniorJohnson-bt7qq You Sir are a steely-eyed missile man and spot on. Best description I could have ever read of the potential carnage. I've been to Talladega 3X for the Spring races and that area of the main stands, along where I typically sit, and the heaviest occupied. The death toll would have been exactly as you described.
Dale Earnhardt was the most skilled driver in all of NASCAR. Bill Elliot was the fastest driver in all of NASCAR. Bill Elliot vs Dale Earnhardt in the Daytona 500 was one of the best races of all time
Not really
@@stingertv7363 yes really, why would you say other wise?
Epoca maravilha de 80
F**king awesome video
Days of Thunder vibes
@Tyler Crouch you should make a video for the 90s
How did you get such good quality clips?
Breezy B just clips from documentaries and other videos.
@@tylercrouch31 we need another speed channel on tv. They would always get the HQ footage from NASCAR
Breezy B Yea I used to watch speed all of the time, especially if a truck race was on.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
In 1987 Earnhardt won 11 races.
Ok. Darrell Waltrip won 12 in 1981 and 12 in 1982.
@@jasonwiggins6137 EARNHARDT was the best driver for 2 decades. Waltrip was great but could not touch Earnhardt. At one Johnson wanted to fire Waltrip and hire Earnhardt.
@@rolltide9547 Waltrip left the team with Bonnett. Budweiser didn't want Earnhardt, therefore it never happened. Earnhardt's success came from having fewer DNF's than his competitors, '87 was his only year of pure dominance of wins and a championship. Earnhardt being the best driver for two decades is debatable. He won a championship early in his career, but it wasn't until the mid to late 80's before he was the clear favorite and it didn't hurt that many top contenders passed away threw these years. By 1995, Gordon was running circles around him and mostly everyone else. You could count on Dale doing well on Superspeedways and Rusty doing well on short tracks and road courses, but Gordon dominated everywhere by then.
@@jasonwiggins6137 Who was better from 1979-1998. 7 titles nearly 9 in 20 years.
@@rolltide9547 Nearly 9?. That's showing that you are biased. I could easily show he shouldn't have 7. Starting with NASCAR completely screwing Mark Martin. In '93 and '94 Rusty won 18 races, but since Dale had far fewer DNF'S, he won those titles, let alone the deaths of Alan and Davey, who both dominated 1992 along with Elliott, who had an impressive stretch between '85 to '92. Championships are not the only litmus test. It's important, but not everything. He also benefitted from the death of Tim Richmond who was driving for Hendrix and was starting to dominate himself, just before getting sick. You could easily say Waltrip was the best in the early 80's and from '95, is was the Gordon show.
@0:52 me in forza
Watching this in 2021 and thinking: wow, look how close they could stand beside each other back then without wearing a mask.
I know that’s the glen race but what year was it 0:35
Waltrip
You should have picked "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood :(
1:52 US History
Rusty Wallace is my favourite