Foyt was the toughest of all of them back then. And the smartest. He knew how to win races, not just go fast. Probably the single best driver of all time. Considering he won in all types of cars and racing.
@russellcurrie6099 Жыл бұрын
AJ was very mechanically inclined also with engines, setups, parts, tires, etc.
@jamesweaver137011 ай бұрын
The first race I ever attended! Don't remember it, thought. Was only 2 yrs old. Parents parked in the infield. My 3 yr old sister was there too. Still have the program book & newspaper articles!
@dalejohn66935 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the memories.Born and raised cobalt ridge,Middletown township I will never forget the levittown legacy of the big name racers who started it all.
@tsf5-productions7 жыл бұрын
What a tough race track this was. The music section at 10:49 - 11:40 count makes this show display how tough that track was to all who raced it. Bobby Marshman...what an upcoming driver he was. Hurtubise was another, but Foyt...what can one say. He was a master in his great days. The narrator of these classics - what a style he had. Short and sweet sentences to keep one in the action.
@MrChristopherHaas5 жыл бұрын
Love that Chrysler pace car
@HODIUSDUDE6 жыл бұрын
Love these old Dick Wallen clips!
@mango6666613 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting these videos. I've wondered what the Langhorne track looked like.
@russellcurrie6099 Жыл бұрын
One mile per lap. Oiled dirt surface. The track was on a tilt downhill past the grandstands then back up hill. Approx 30 foot elevation change. When they paved it for the 1965 season, they put in a straight backstretch section and an approx 90 degree right angle turn 3 making it a "D" shape. I do not believe that there were any more driver fatalities after it was paved.
@Harry-wt1pi5 жыл бұрын
what an awesome track
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
One of the deadliest ever.
@aaronrider40517 жыл бұрын
AJ's probably saying, "No big deal!" Heck, he was probably doing biceps curls with the other arm on the wheel in the middle laps of the race.........tough, crazy SOB
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
He was a man among boys that day.
@highpointdad20065 жыл бұрын
Riding with AJ on that track, at that time, at that speed....I’d think about how the life expectancy of WWI fighter pilots was only 8 minutes and how this is more dangerous...I’d expect to die with every bump and rut as the seconds ticked by. AJ,.. Mario etc did it all the time., incredible that leading drivers could actually survive many dozens of days doing this.
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
Life expectancy was 8 minutes and this was more deadly. Back to the kitchen. You are not making any sense. And quit eating that rum candy.
@terryjacob8169 Жыл бұрын
Real racing; real men.
@MrChristopherHaas7 жыл бұрын
I agree with Foyt. Racing needs to include DIRT.
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
Tell the steer to buy a track and run the races.
@saddletramp69353 ай бұрын
My Grandfather used to race midgets in the N.Y. , New England area. Indoor and outdoor too. For many years, mostly the 40s and 50s. I never met him. His name was Wild Bill Holmes . If anyone knows anything about him please let me know. He is buried in Danbury, Ct. Iwas told he was very good and won a lot of races and championships. Thanks.
@MrFlyersfan199912 жыл бұрын
excellent video and i can see my hometown Levittown in the background :) Thanks!
@lillyanname7 жыл бұрын
Dan Addesa
@Buford6112 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@almostfm Жыл бұрын
I can remember Colby Scroggin racing at Ascot Park in the late 1960s.
@purplebondsaiyan29875 жыл бұрын
If you don't love NASCAR Racing today, Go To a Dirt or Short Track Midget or Quarter Midget Racing that's real Racing
@demotors0701616 ай бұрын
"Now! I want you to go out and hit the pace car"
@ronfox55192 жыл бұрын
That track was wearing dudes out. Saving your stuff didnt just mean brakes and tires. Gives alot of respect to what a driver had to be in those days.
@MrChristopherHaas7 жыл бұрын
Did the same points attained at Indy big track apply to this race
@colinplaysbanjo38604 жыл бұрын
In case you haven't found your answer 2 years later, yes
@saltybildo44153 жыл бұрын
Sweet
@stayathome24 жыл бұрын
Was this race on Father's Day? I think I was there with my Dad (I was 6). What terrible track prep.
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
Sunday, June 23, 1963.
@MrChristopherHaas6 жыл бұрын
Here we see AJ out stamina the competion. Bobby Marshmellow couldnt take anymore...
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
Foyt was a man among boys on this day.
@MrChristopherHaas4 жыл бұрын
Nah, that’s Kyle Busch inxfinity and truck series (boys and girls) 🤪
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
You actually have a pretty good point there. 🤪
@MrChristopherHaas7 жыл бұрын
104 mph. Sheesh
@davidvanbrunt42332 жыл бұрын
That place was deadly...
@michaelatkins9780 Жыл бұрын
When men were race drivers. No roll cage, skinny tires, and 48 gallons of high octane behind you, death looming in corners, with victory on the horizon.
@saddletramp69353 ай бұрын
Wasn't 48 gal . Not even close.
@michaelatkins97803 ай бұрын
@saddletramp6935 watch it again. It says that in the film.
@saddletramp69353 ай бұрын
@@michaelatkins9780 it says that but I'm telling you that sprint cars that I worked on in the were no where near 48 gal. Maybe they did things different for longer races. Most of the races we prepared for where 25 laps on a half mile or less.
@michaelatkins97803 ай бұрын
@saddletramp6935 do you disagree with my conclusion that these MEN were incredibly brave, to the point of almost insanity? Or just being extremely accurate with your comments?
@saddletramp69353 ай бұрын
@@michaelatkins9780 I agree with you totally. There's a fine line between brave and a little crazy.i those drivers had a little of each.
@saltybildo44153 жыл бұрын
5k damnnnnnnn
@theophilhist64553 жыл бұрын
Langhorne and Trenton were less than 10 miles apart yet I recall those glory days.... nothing equal to it today. BTW..that race car hitting the parked car is so 1960s.... look at the gawkers...like ants on a candy bar!
@ronfox55192 жыл бұрын
What was trenton like? Was it more of a horse track style?
@theophilhist64552 жыл бұрын
@@ronfox5519 Ron I grew up 4 miles from Trenton Speedway. From 1946-57 dirt mile then 1958-69 it was an asphalt one mile oval... nice long straights and mild banked turns about 10 degrees.... it then went to a kidney shaped 1.5 mile track. Please read the article on wikipedia ..I did some of the writing of the article years ago .. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton_Speedway ....IMHO one of the great tracks back in the day....met many of the drivers who stayed locally. Thanks for asking. So good uploads on youTube of races.
@ronfox55192 жыл бұрын
@UCnqJWU-ncizxtqRlBwTtpSw I remember economaci was fond of that track and i remember seeing the name in ssn when i was a kid, but thats about i know about it. Will check out the wikki page. And i too really appreciate how i can see hundreds of different races and tracks(past and present) so easily. Its more than ironic that the real tracks are having such a tough time while racing is getting more exposure than ever.
@DarkwingMcQuack Жыл бұрын
Man you were lucky. I grew up in Levittown, but I was born after both those tracks where gone. Glad I got to see Flemington before before it was bulldozed.
@saltybildo44153 жыл бұрын
Daredevils man
@MrChristopherHaas6 жыл бұрын
I want to see NASCARS children try THIS. I cant believe they charge money to watch children. THIS, on the other hand had me emptying my pockets for years
@kylegroulx48485 жыл бұрын
Most of the young guys in nascar today come from dirt racing....so this should be easy for them if they tried
@MrChristopherHaas7 жыл бұрын
Are these champ cars or champ dirt?
@shellyjohnson55987 жыл бұрын
Christopher Haas until 1971 the champ (Indycar) schedule included paved ovals, road courses, and dirt ovals! Starting in 1971 they separated the dirt car and pavement championships!
@MrChristopherHaas7 жыл бұрын
Are you telling me that championship dirt cars points accrued at places like DuQuinn or Winchesteor Eldora counted along with "champ car" Indianapolis car races? I dunno...
@MrChristopherHaas7 жыл бұрын
That's totally believable in 63. 71? If that's true BRING IT BACK and I will reemerge.
@xSoccerxCorex4 жыл бұрын
@@MrChristopherHaas duquin, yes. winchester and eldora, no. the dirt mile tracks on that were on the silver crown schedule were all part of the indycar schedule until the end of 1970. the winchesters and eldoras were considered sprint/midget series tracks til the split then just became part of the silver crown.
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
Horse, obviously you aren’t very well schooled. It has to make economic sense, einstein. Now, go back to the barn.
@danniehogan23678 жыл бұрын
Look for a drive my the name Kenny Hogan
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
As infantile as foyt could act at times, the steer certainly was a man among boys on this day. Great video, both in subject matter and quality.
@jamesleathers54886 жыл бұрын
That is the worst track prep I have ever seen. If that was the norm I am sure it contributed to all the deaths at that track.