Bill Blair talks with NASCAR Legend Waddell Wilson

Waddell Wilson is a former NASCAR Winston Cup crew chief and renowned engine builder. His accolades are countless. Waddell was the winning crew chief for the Daytona 500 in 1980, 1983, and 1984. He was a crew chief and or the engine builder for groups such as: Holman Moody, Harry Ranier, and Hendrick Motorsports, Drivers including Bobby Allison, Mario Andretti, Buddy Baker, Geoff Bodine, A. J. Foyt, Junior Johnson, Fred Lorenzen, Cale Yarborough and Ricky Rudd. Waddell Wilson is one of the greats and were honored to have featured him here on "Our Racing Heroes".

[@55tmilam]

I love listening to Waddell’s racing stories!!!!! Imagine the knowledge that man has!

[@lancehurley9743]

Well done..let the guest talk...need to do more interviews like this of not just drivers but engine builders n crew chiefs...need to do it now because alot of these ol guys are not spring chickens anymore

[@ericbrandt8675]

I still have my copy of Waddells book I bought around 1978

[@rickmunter7100]

Thank you so much for this great interview. The knowledge and stories are great information. Greetings from Connecticut. God Bless.

[@moss8448]

thank goodness there's no corn pone music...it is a pleasure to hear these guys talk shop an racin'

[@lawrencesanford8982]

A great man

[@billlowe6883]

His engines won alot of races. Humble, man.

[@rickjohnson1632]

Great interview 👍👍

[@55tmilam]

Great interview

[@markwitkowski6418]

You said it,One of the greats in Stockcar Racing.

[@ejgrant5191]

Ibought Waddell's Book in 1981.....Invaluable! information in their on making a reliable racing engine.

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

IS WADDELL IN THE HOF WHY THE HELL NOT NASCAR?

[@cloverhill1947]

Waddell Wilson will be inducted int the NASCAR Hall of Fame on 1/31/2020

[@donaldfuller5041]

Why are there 2 different stories on where the Pontiac that Cale ran as a backup came from?

[@timchilders3535]

Exactly! That's what I was wondering!

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

One, is a Backup Story, i reckon.

[@ryanstuckey8677]

if you can find a copy of that book it's over 1,000$ now

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Very Interesting Stories ,,,,

[@timothydalton9026]

Plum wonderful!!

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

Excellent interview. Aside from all of Mr. Wilson's Achievements/Contributions, at least i learned of one more thing Dale Earnhardt can not be given credit, for, although, he probably has and that thing is the Fuel Cell. The other thing is Gold. I am fairly certain he did not invent Gold. Fool's Gold, maybe.

[@futten3230]

ive been in that building

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Smokey Yunick built roll cages that NASCAR didn't allow.. Smokey built safer barrier walls out of used tires .. NASCAR had no interest in them either , Until years later

[@markanthonypetra]

Did Waddell build the engines for the Ford GT40's for the LeMans winning cars in '66 and '67?