Believe I went to this Race. We were coming back from vacation and Dad saw the haulers and so we followed them to they were going to the speedway so we went to the we went to the race it was really cold😊
Ken Squier (RIP sir) said it at around the 50-minute mark: if it weren't for the Jimmy Means's and J.D. McDuffie's, there'd be no NASCAR racing. Well NASCAR made it impossible for guys like that to run anymore, and now it's just billionaire playboys and dilettantes. It's basically a status symbol. Horse racing but with internal combustion engines instead of live animals and a steering wheel instead of reins.
I feel car racing was always a rich man's sport, the big difference is that nowadays cars are easy to drive and very safe too. Meanwhile, 40-60 years ago they were much harder to handle and more dangerous, which deterred most dentists and sons of CEOs from racing. If NASCAR went to the early Gen6 formula (850hp and minimal downforce), a lot of rich kids would no longer be interested and just focus on GT3 racing!
**FACTS BEFORE the 1986 RICHMOND 400** · Despite 11 wins, Bill Elliott lost the Cup Series title to Darrell Waltrip due to many mechanical problems including a broken transmission at the start of the final race. It was DW’s 3rd title. Ken Schrader was easily the best rookie finishing 16th in points. · Watkins Glen joined the schedule for the first time in almost 30 years with a Summer spot right after the Talladega 500. · Richard Petty went back to the family team, Petty’s 1985 ride with Curb-Agajanian went to Ron Bouchard while Ron’s seat went to Morgan Shepherd. Meanwhile, Tim Richmond joined Geoff Bodine in Hendrick Motorsports and Rusty Wallace, best rookie in 1984, went to Blue Max. · Early on during the Daytona 500, Earnhardt and Bodine fought hard for the lead. Neil Bonnet was a factor too after the 1st stop but not for long because his transmission broke. Shortly after halfway there was a Big One that somehow only knocked out 2 cars: Joe Ruttmann and Cale Yarborough. · In the final 170-mile run to the finish, the #3 and #5 once again duked it out. Earnhardt stopped for fuel with a few laps to go while Bodine tried to feather the throttle. Dale’s stop was terrible as he overshot his pit stall and then his engine just stopped working as he was trying to get back up to speed. Bodine won by 11” over Terry Labonte with DW and Bobby Hillin Jr also on the lead lap. BP, Bouchard, Rick Wilson and Rusty Wallace were only 1 lap down. · Many big names fell by the wayside including Bobby Allison (42nd, last), Richard Petty (36th, tyre blew), Neil Bonnet (32nd), Harry Gant (30th, crash) and Cale Yarborough (27th). Tim Richmond (20th), Kyle Petty (16th) and others lost many laps due to repairs because of a variety of issues.
Senior was damn lucky he didn't hurt Darrel or anyone else with that old "Dirty" dirt track trick, even many of his own fans would have turned on him if he had.
@ChampaBayBeast Yep, double secret probation no doubt 😂 Here's the bottom line on Dale Sr, if little Bill had sat Senior's dirty driving butt down for a race, he may very well have got it through his Ironhead that he couldn't continue doing other competitors dirty like that, if he had he may very well be alive today. Ol' Captain Jack didn't do Sunday Money any favors, in my opinion he was an accessory in Dale's death!🤷🏻♂️
This is why I never liked Earnhardt dirty driver Darell total cleared him and he took him out so he could win the race but wreaked his own self and made himself a fool. He did the same thing to Terry labonte at bristle after Terry passed him clean
Knowing full well how Dale races, there is a zero chance you make through turn 4 if you knock him out of the way for the lead and he gets back to your bumper
1986 1. The Golden Girls and 227 both in its 2nd season during the 1986-1987 season on NBC. Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine in its 2nd season, moving to TNN as part of TNN's Sports Sunday. 2. Amen in its 1st season during the 1986-1987 season on NBC. Alf in its 1st season during the 1986-1987 season on NBC. 3. Pee-Wee's Playhouse premieres on CBS Saturday morning. 👍
Just fined. Edit: And some of the fine was later lowered, and they put him on probation for some time I believe. NASCAR never came down hard on Dale like they should have except the 1988 Coca Cola 600.
If we could just get that Bristol tire we had Richmond could be Saved for the Next Gen car! We could have this Again We gotta Respect and remember our Roots and get back to it
@@josephperez6706 we just need to find that sweet spot where teams are challenged. the fans get good racing. AND Goodyear isn’t shitting themselves in the PR department
When they made Richmond to a 3/4 mile track...they save that track...because it was a ugly track just like north Wilkesboro...Martinsville set the standard for a well maintained and beautiful nascar tracks..
This track's size has NOTHING to do with how ugly it looks, same goes for North Wilkes. Both had a problem with bad asphalt, worse walls and poorly-made bankings.
when I was 13 yrs. old in 1971 my mother would drop me off at the front gate when it would open & I would take my grass cutting money & buy a G A ticket & sit up top of the bleachers
@2:30:12 after 40 plus laps of trying, Waltrip gets under Earnhardt. Earnhardt backs up the corner for the crossover,. Waltrip, knowing Earnhardt and sensing the crossover, lingers on the brakes. That messess up Earnhardt's crossover timing. What really happened.
LOL! No. Earnhardt got mad and dumped him, he was fined and placed on probation after the race(his probation was lifted on appeal but the fine was upheld).
These were the days of real racing, no fancy destination making it just like a hometown track. Never liked Earnhardt for this exact reason, spoiled brat.
Nascar has done everything in its power to erase everything cool about Nascar. It's no wonder the sport is in bad shape with a relatively shit fan base. To go from this to Safety first races in glorified plastic, 22 inch rimmed, fuel injected, clutchless, Vinyl garbage is abhorrent.
One of the greatest NASCAR races ever and one of my all time favourites.
Wow, Richmond sure looks different compared to now
I wish we could go back to this
Thank you Nascar for the classic races. :)
Geoff Bodine....the most underrated driver to sit in a race car
Geoff Bonehead 😂 he was Dale Earnhardts bich.😮😂
Was always my favorite driver. Solid and fast, just couldn’t win that much.
Much better race track in the 80s vs now. Hot garbage noe
My dad raced with him at ISLIP speedway, new york
Really enjoyed!!! 👍🏁👍
The best and then there's the rest. Race, drivers,crews,cars and announcers.🎉
Believe I went to this Race. We were coming back from vacation and Dad saw the haulers and so we followed them to they were going to the speedway so we went to the we went to the race it was really cold😊
Ken Squier (RIP sir) said it at around the 50-minute mark: if it weren't for the Jimmy Means's and J.D. McDuffie's, there'd be no NASCAR racing. Well NASCAR made it impossible for guys like that to run anymore, and now it's just billionaire playboys and dilettantes. It's basically a status symbol. Horse racing but with internal combustion engines instead of live animals and a steering wheel instead of reins.
I feel car racing was always a rich man's sport, the big difference is that nowadays cars are easy to drive and very safe too. Meanwhile, 40-60 years ago they were much harder to handle and more dangerous, which deterred most dentists and sons of CEOs from racing.
If NASCAR went to the early Gen6 formula (850hp and minimal downforce), a lot of rich kids would no longer be interested and just focus on GT3 racing!
DW definitely had the fastest car that day!
💯 the best racing.
they said all that they could keep from darrells car was the seat.
He got lapped less than an hour in though 😅
Tim Richmond was such a loss. He gave such great interviews.
2:33:59 look going opposite direction of Earnhart... you see red-headed Stevie Waltrip pointing at Earnhardt in disgust as she walks by!
**FACTS BEFORE the 1986 RICHMOND 400**
· Despite 11 wins, Bill Elliott lost the Cup Series title to Darrell Waltrip due to many mechanical problems including a broken transmission at the start of the final race. It was DW’s 3rd title. Ken Schrader was easily the best rookie finishing 16th in points.
· Watkins Glen joined the schedule for the first time in almost 30 years with a Summer spot right after the Talladega 500.
· Richard Petty went back to the family team, Petty’s 1985 ride with Curb-Agajanian went to Ron Bouchard while Ron’s seat went to Morgan Shepherd. Meanwhile, Tim Richmond joined Geoff Bodine in Hendrick Motorsports and Rusty Wallace, best rookie in 1984, went to Blue Max.
· Early on during the Daytona 500, Earnhardt and Bodine fought hard for the lead. Neil Bonnet was a factor too after the 1st stop but not for long because his transmission broke. Shortly after halfway there was a Big One that somehow only knocked out 2 cars: Joe Ruttmann and Cale Yarborough.
· In the final 170-mile run to the finish, the #3 and #5 once again duked it out. Earnhardt stopped for fuel with a few laps to go while Bodine tried to feather the throttle. Dale’s stop was terrible as he overshot his pit stall and then his engine just stopped working as he was trying to get back up to speed. Bodine won by 11” over Terry Labonte with DW and Bobby Hillin Jr also on the lead lap. BP, Bouchard, Rick Wilson and Rusty Wallace were only 1 lap down.
· Many big names fell by the wayside including Bobby Allison (42nd, last), Richard Petty (36th, tyre blew), Neil Bonnet (32nd), Harry Gant (30th, crash) and Cale Yarborough (27th). Tim Richmond (20th), Kyle Petty (16th) and others lost many laps due to repairs because of a variety of issues.
This was DW’s final season with JJ&A of course.
That was my first Winston Cup race I was like nine
Senior was damn lucky he didn't hurt Darrel or anyone else with that old "Dirty" dirt track trick, even many of his own fans would have turned on him if he had.
Darrell did get hurt but nothing serious. Dale was put on probation for this race.
@ChampaBayBeast Yep, double secret probation no doubt 😂
Here's the bottom line on Dale Sr, if little Bill had sat Senior's dirty driving butt down for a race, he may very well have got it through his Ironhead that he couldn't continue doing other competitors dirty like that, if he had he may very well be alive today. Ol' Captain Jack didn't do Sunday Money any favors, in my opinion he was an accessory in Dale's death!🤷🏻♂️
Dale had a bad habit of not racing clean it's just a fact...he could have run 2nd and not stole Darrells win
This is why I never liked Earnhardt dirty driver Darell total cleared him and he took him out so he could win the race but wreaked his own self and made himself a fool. He did the same thing to Terry labonte at bristle after Terry passed him clean
@@mikeklakowicz1186 Yep. Stuff like that's what happens when they give an assshole a driver's license.
Thats why nascar sucks ass today. No more drivers with that attitude.
Totally agree. Earnhardt purposely wrecked him. Dirty driver.
Knowing full well how Dale races, there is a zero chance you make through turn 4 if you knock him out of the way for the lead and he gets back to your bumper
1986
1. The Golden Girls and 227 both in its 2nd season during the 1986-1987 season on NBC. Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine in its 2nd season, moving to TNN as part of TNN's Sports Sunday. 2. Amen in its 1st season during the 1986-1987 season on NBC. Alf in its 1st season during the 1986-1987 season on NBC. 3. Pee-Wee's Playhouse premieres on CBS Saturday morning.
👍
Was Dale punished by NASCAR for that?
Just fined. Edit: And some of the fine was later lowered, and they put him on probation for some time I believe. NASCAR never came down hard on Dale like they should have except the 1988 Coca Cola 600.
He was also put on probation for the rest of the season
12 years later Darrell drives for Dale
I Like Number 7 Kyle Petty 7 Eleven Ford Thunderbird From 1986 Beautiful Paint Scheme For Wood Brothers
The end of this race is why many of us never liked Dale Earnhardt.
If we could just get that Bristol tire we had Richmond could be Saved for the Next Gen car! We could have this Again
We gotta Respect and remember our Roots and get back to it
That’s what I was thinking. Bristol race was fun with the wear. I think Richmond would be good too with the same tire
@@josephperez6706 we just need to find that sweet spot where teams are challenged. the fans get good racing. AND Goodyear isn’t shitting themselves in the PR department
Pretty sure this was one of the last years of the bias ply tire.
Earnhardt made every race exciting dont care for the new show just watch old races
When they made Richmond to a 3/4 mile track...they save that track...because it was a ugly track just like north Wilkesboro...Martinsville set the standard for a well maintained and beautiful nascar tracks..
This track's size has NOTHING to do with how ugly it looks, same goes for North Wilkes. Both had a problem with bad asphalt, worse walls and poorly-made bankings.
In todays Nascar , earnhardt would have been fined and hated after every event because of his agressive driving style.
Some drunk guy want to fight my dad because apparently we cut him off
when I was 13 yrs. old in 1971 my mother would drop me off at the front gate when it would open & I would take my grass cutting money & buy a G A ticket & sit up top of the bleachers
@2:30:12 after 40 plus laps of trying, Waltrip gets under Earnhardt. Earnhardt backs up the corner for the crossover,. Waltrip, knowing Earnhardt and sensing the crossover, lingers on the brakes. That messess up Earnhardt's crossover timing. What really happened.
LOL! No. Earnhardt got mad and dumped him, he was fined and placed on probation after the race(his probation was lifted on appeal but the fine was upheld).
sure.
1986 Coca-Cola 600 ?
These were the days of real racing, no fancy destination making it just like a hometown track.
Never liked Earnhardt for this exact reason, spoiled brat.
Nascar has done everything in its power to erase everything cool about Nascar. It's no wonder the sport is in bad shape with a relatively shit fan base. To go from this to Safety first races in glorified plastic, 22 inch rimmed, fuel injected, clutchless, Vinyl garbage is abhorrent.
NASCAR made Dale Earnhardt The intimidator.
NASCAR killed Dale Earnhardt.
NASCAR SUCKS
Nah, Dale Sr really disliked the HANS after trying it out. The HANS would've surely saved him. That sure showed him!