Amen! This coverage was fantastic! I miss the in-depth detail and stories Inside NASCAR covered. NASCAR NEEDS their own network or streaming service, like EVERY other major sport has had for YEARS, very badly!
There’s SO MANY shows TNN used to have that I miss badly! I miss waking up early every Sunday to watch them! Back then if you missed them when they aired…you missed them forever! LOL!!
For anyone who's interested, the song that starts at 1:22:19 for the Pit Crew challenge bit is "Cinnamon Road" by Tangerine Dream Never did I think I'd hear Tangerine Dream as background music for a NASCAR video!
Thank you for putting this on for us to see, especially the letter at the end. I also wrote them in 1985 and they sent me some decals and a patch that I still have. They were great folks!
Ronnie sounds like he had a great personality. Its shame he never got out of the no sponsorship slump, never ran full time again, and only attempted 12 more races with his own equipment before calling it as a driver-owner in 1988. He was just in the wrong era to be racing with no sponsors. Luckily, sounds like he had a good time and he got a few top tens out of it before the new bodies came round in 1981.
This was at the height of the NASCAR experience - Dale was a bad guy ( I loved rooting for the bad guy ) And Bill from Dawsonville was running over 200 mph - Richard was still competitive - The California gal should get a ride if she's still around - I'd root for her - Chocolate looked like he was in fine form ! Listen to the drivers in 1985 & listen to the richy rich kids driving today - It's not hard to figure out - Just like college basketball - in 85 , the guys playing for your favorite team were almost like part of your family - now it's hard to even remember their name - They aren't in college long enough to learn fundamentals - the quality of the sport has suffered - sound familiar ?
I'm Ned Jarrett , The History of Stock car Racing " contains box scores and hundreds of rare fo-toes if you love stock car racing you've got to own this book .. . . . .
Interesting that J.T. Lundy shows up in this piece. He just died last week. Very controversial dude in the world of thoroughbred racing. For lack of better words, he ran Calumet Farm into the ground.
Ronnie still living in Christiansburg va my father Kevin Snyder helped ronnie and worked for Ronnie's dad since he was 15 I hav knew ronnie and his father jabe since I was a baby
It's mostly irrelevant, but Wendell Scott looked more like a Greek guy with a tan, than an "African American" guy, to me. He still paid the price though. No doubt about that. Humans are whack.
I caught incomplete race highlights on ABCs "Wide World Of Sports, as a kid in the mid to late 70s...some of my earliest memories. And the 1979 Daytona 500, was the first complete race I saw...which was obviously an incredible and historic event. I had always been a big Petty fan, as I think most little kids were. But by 84, 85, 86.... i was a big Bill Elliot and Cale Yarbrough fan. NASCAR has been ruined by political correctness and money. I miss these days!
Race hub does not compare to the stories these guys told.....& the way they did it. Its nostalgic & GREAT!
Amen! This coverage was fantastic! I miss the in-depth detail and stories Inside NASCAR covered. NASCAR NEEDS their own network or streaming service, like EVERY other major sport has had for YEARS, very badly!
I love getting to see these I’m glad they are still around and not lost to history
It was this show and Winston Cup Scene that fed my newfound interest in the sport back in 1989.
Inside Winston Cup Racing Every Sunday On The Nashville Network From 1985 To 1993 Thanks For Uploading
There’s SO MANY shows TNN used to have that I miss badly! I miss waking up early every Sunday to watch them! Back then if you missed them when they aired…you missed them forever! LOL!!
@@adammarlin6324you either tried to watch these shows or buy a magazine. That’s the only way you could stay in the know.
The Show Ran Untill 2000
For anyone who's interested, the song that starts at 1:22:19 for the Pit Crew challenge bit is "Cinnamon Road" by Tangerine Dream
Never did I think I'd hear Tangerine Dream as background music for a NASCAR video!
Thank you for putting this on for us to see, especially the letter at the end. I also wrote them in 1985 and they sent me some decals and a patch that I still have. They were great folks!
I got involved in 87 with Bobby Allison and the Stavola Brothers. All great guys !
These old episodes of Inside NASCAR are the best. Thanks for sharing
Ronnie Thomas seems like a great guy. I’m glad he made it to the top level of the sport.
Ronnie sounds like he had a great personality. Its shame he never got out of the no sponsorship slump, never ran full time again, and only attempted 12 more races with his own equipment before calling it as a driver-owner in 1988. He was just in the wrong era to be racing with no sponsors.
Luckily, sounds like he had a good time and he got a few top tens out of it before the new bodies came round in 1981.
Damn I miss Steve Byrnes!! He was THE MAN 100%!
This is great
That 5 wide at Michigan, looked really awesome
Damn the 80s was the best decade for life on earth, It's sad to see how far we have slid as a society.
great VHS thank you for the pépite really it's a pure golden gold
I miss it
5:45 Motocross helmets and ski goggles. We've come a long way, baby.
AHHH the 80’s and those nylon “Members Only” style jackets were all the rage with the bondage strap around the neck, yup dem were da days!
The foam in the fuel tank is there to fill the empty space as the fuel level decreases so fumes can't gather, build & explode
This was at the height of the NASCAR experience - Dale was a bad guy ( I loved rooting for the bad guy ) And Bill from Dawsonville was running over 200 mph - Richard was still competitive - The California gal should get a ride if she's still around - I'd root for her - Chocolate looked like he was in fine form !
Listen to the drivers in 1985 & listen to the richy rich kids driving today - It's not hard to figure out -
Just like college basketball - in 85 , the guys playing for your favorite team were almost like part of your family - now it's hard to even remember their name - They aren't in college long enough to learn fundamentals - the quality of the sport has suffered - sound familiar ?
Get use to it it is different now
I'm Ned Jarrett , The History of Stock car Racing " contains box scores and hundreds of rare fo-toes if you love stock car racing you've got to own this book .. . . . .
9:49 'cept maybe pave the driveway...
Interesting that J.T. Lundy shows up in this piece. He just died last week. Very controversial dude in the world of thoroughbred racing. For lack of better words, he ran Calumet Farm into the ground.
When you could relate to the drivers.
So where is Ronnie Thomas in 2024?
Ronnie still living in Christiansburg va my father Kevin Snyder helped ronnie and worked for Ronnie's dad since he was 15 I hav knew ronnie and his father jabe since I was a baby
It's mostly irrelevant, but Wendell Scott looked more like a Greek guy with a tan, than an "African American" guy, to me. He still paid the price though. No doubt about that. Humans are whack.
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I caught incomplete race highlights on ABCs "Wide World Of Sports, as a kid in the mid to late 70s...some of my earliest memories. And the 1979 Daytona 500, was the first complete race I saw...which was obviously an incredible and historic event.
I had always been a big Petty fan, as I think most little kids were. But by 84, 85, 86.... i was a big Bill Elliot and Cale Yarbrough fan.
NASCAR has been ruined by political correctness and money. I miss these days!
Guess Bill traded up on the ole farm girl.
And who says time machines don't exist
Thank you! So cool watching these.