Well done! Note: The Dodge Daytona debuted at Talladega and the Ford Torino Talladega debuted at Daytona.

The true winner is the third place filler car driver

Reporters: "Bill France, what's your stance on this PDA?" Bill France: "I don't know her"

We can just appreciate that a AMC Javelin finished 26th in that 500 mile race? AMC isn’t the most reliable company but damn that Javelin is made of pure iron to last that long for that hard.

If you go fishing with a Baptist you’ll need to either bring two cases of beer because he’ll drink your case or bring another Baptist because they won’t drink in front of each other

18:01 Me: you ever heard of a movie called "cars" ?

15:04 "he was only puttering around at 160mph" that has got to be the funnest shit I've heard in a while

Ramo stott was probably the happiest man on earth he ran down Bobby Issac in an underpowered car

NASCAR had 7 fatalities from '64 thru '67. So you can understand the drivers being worried about safety.

This is like the 2005 F1 race at Indy that had only 6 starters due to the Michelin Tyre issues.

I have driven over 200 laps at Talladega over the years, mostly with Dale Jarrett Racing, and was given a lot of leeway to do 180 -185 mph when the max they would let anyone do was 165. I was called in 2015 by Ronda Robertson, the operations manager who let me do the speed. She told me she quit and to stop running with Jarrett as Dale Jarrett and Tim Shannon, the latter the president of the company, were cutting corners as they were losing money and the tires weren't safe. The company folded shortly thereafter. I really never knew the importance of tires until I saw this video. Dale Jarrett, a former NASCAR champion, endangered my life. Jarrett called me one day to rationalize what I was told, but it was total BS.

10:15 Curtis Turner gets sent to the Shadow Realm

Smokey Yunick said of Bill France Jr. "he woulda had to went to 4th grade 3 more times to get his idiot's license."

"I couldve have the biggest, baddest speedway built right in my back yard." No, but you did have have the most mysterious one in trade.

"you can't just put 3 cars in a 2.66 mile speedway for 500 miles right?" *Piston Cup Racing Association wants to know your location*

Firestone ran an ad before the video started...guess they’re proud of their history. (Yes I know it’s the word tire getting fed into the algorithm and shooting an appropriate ad back at me.)

Thank u. If someone dosen't write this stuff down it will disappear with our generation. Enjoyed reliving the whole thing...

10:25 was not expecting a DDLC reference in a NASCAR Documentary

I was there. I was very disappointed that all my favorite drivers left, but I watched both Saturday and Sunday's races and had a blast anyway. I'll never forget the black and gold Smoky Yunick race car. I'll also never, ever, forget the Grand National qualifying runs. The cars back then couldn't run full out all the way around. They would let off going into the turn and then hammer down coming out. My Lord!! It truly sounded like thunder back then. Absolutely thrilling.

And Richard Childress silently made his debut.

We never know... One day *someone will decide to use a DDLC soundtrack to explain a catastrophe*

This is intense to me. You see I started working in Chrysler engineering that year and started drive super birds for Winston cup development and also was a performance Dynamometer operator. I was offered a seat in a Plymouth to back up Richard and I turned it down. Now I'll try not to damage me. This was a great time.

The reason the tires lasted is that on the morning of the race, Goodyear officials came through the pits and told all the teams that any car running consecutive laps of over 190 mph, Goodyear would come to their pits, pickup up their wheels and tires, and bring their bare wheels back to them. Brickhouse ran the last 10 laps at over 195 mph, Goodyear was livid but could do nothing. I was standing in pits when that announcement was made. Another point, Brickhouse was not a factory team driver, he came to Talladega to drive the #14 car Bill Ellis car. When the drivers walked Saturday afternoon, he was asked to drive the #99 car. Ellis released him to do so and put Ramo Stott, an ARCA driver in the #14.

The tire war reminds me of what lead to the death of Group B rally in the 80s, manufacture teams putting wining over driver safety. 10:14 Also is that a Doki Doki Literature club reference?

Shoutout to Ramo Stott, the 1970 and 1971 ARCA champion, 1975 USAC Stock Car champion, and 1976 Daytona 500 pole winner.

"puttering around at 160 mph"

Switched to this after you were in Emplemon’s video. Great video dude, cheers.

Normally I wait until the video is complete before adding a Like if it's good, but by 6:00 minutes in I had to pause and like. Such incredible content. The research, writing, editing, and delivery are seriously top notch. Keep up the awesome work man!

I did not expect a Doki Doki reference... caught me off guard lmao. Great video by the way.

I don't really care for NASCAR, but this video was fascinating. Well written and produced. Great job!

Well done. I've become a novice NASCAR fan this past year. It only took me 64 years to get there! I'm a history buff, so I love hearing the history of just about anything. Good job on this!

"The free market can fix almost anything." "When it comes down to competition or safety, competition wins every time." Good old capitalism lmao

Broke: keep bugging SBNation to make a NASCAR ep of The Worst Joke: realize SBNation doesn't really care about NASCAR Woke: WE'LL MAKE OUR OWN THE WORST, WITH BLACKJACK AND HOOKERS

When I was a lad, the Blue Laws in my town allowed the Hospital Emergency Room, one Drug Store, one gas station, and one grocery to remain open for business on Sunday. No cafes or restaurants could be open on Sunday however the Public Library could open after church services as could the public swimming pool. The city police were known to ignore speeding cars on Sunday because it was "assumed" you were speeding to church. You could not mow your lawn nor shovel snow off your sidewalk on Sunday. Horseback riding was banned inside the city limits as were competitive athletics. There were many more "thou shall not" laws that I do not remember.

The research you put in is phenomenal. I can tell it’s fun for you though and that’s what’s cool. I like seeing someone that shares a passion for racing.

This is almost identical to the end of F1 in America. Tyre war Bad track One pulls out Divers refuse Then they raced with 3 cars

Holy shit I wasn't expecting the Sayori's death soundtrack from DDLC in a NASCAR video lmao. Love it.

5:21 - Thank you for posting that picture. I always wondered how they got those heavy steamrollers to pave the track so perfectly...

*_"What were tyres made from in the 1960's?"_* Tyres were definitely quite different, back then. In fact, in wasn't until the late 1980's that North America started pushing seasonal tyres. Winter tyres became _"a thing."_ Essentially, consumers were pressured into buying All Season tyres for Spring, Summer and Autumn; and then Winter tyres to give maximum traction in winter driving conditions. Prior to that, All Season tyres performed much better vin the Winter, than they did afterwards. While there's no doubt that specific seasonal tyres perform optimally over All Season tyres today, it's obvious that the only reason All Season tyres were eschewed so heavily was for $$$$$. Racing rubber was big money by the end of the 70's; and the manufacturers wanted some sort of return on investment, which went far and above what they got from racing Teams. So, when you see ¼" of snow hit Nashville, Tennessee... and traffic comes to a complete standstill... that's because of the new, craptacular tyres that were specifically designed for only driving on pavement in warm weather conditions.

53 years later, and we may get a repeat. unsafe car, questionable tires, and drivers that might do a walkout due to safety concerns of said unsafe car....

Neatest thing about Bobby Isaacs, in my opinion, is how he took the now banned Charger Daytona to Bonneville and set a number of speed records with only minimal changes to the car. He was definitely an independent spirit in more ways than one. The car survives to this day and is, I think, the same car (no. 71) that features in this video. I could be wrong on that last point though...

I’ve known about this story behind the first Talladega race for years. But if anyone out there is interested in hearing about this story this is the best video on KZfaq about it. Thanks again, you make the best informational racing videos!

'You can't run 3 cars on a 2.66 mile track for 500 miles, right?" If NASCAR was run by the FIA, you bet your ass they would of. Exibit A: The 2005 United States Grand Prix, which ironically enough was also done in by tire failures and a tire war.

10:27 Was not expecting the DDLC theme in a NASCAR video lol

I was 7.5 years old at this time and I remember that 1969 was a crazy time.

Respect to Good-Year for reacting so fast. Pretty impressive.

Wow, I sure am happy I stayed with this great story and I learned also to relax and enjoy. Thank you very much for the interesting story. I had no idea about the early racing skulduggery. Well done sir!

I’m an Aussie NASCAR fan that’s just found your channel. I’ve been following the sport since 2003, but your videos are just awesome, I’ve learned so much more in a few weeks than over nearly 20 years! Can’t wait for more 👍

"They race Camaros, Mustangs, and even one AMC Javelin." [Cough, cough] Also Trans Am and Cougar. Never forget!

Kudos to Leroy Yarborogh for punching Bill France in the face. Those were rough tough drivers back then, not like the drivers of today. Great video!!

I’ve never been interested in nascar stuff but this was fascinating (!) thank you for your content

Came here after EmpLemon’s video and haven’t been interested in nascar until his stuff. No matter how many times I hear about this, the most amazing part is that somewhere in the world there has existed a man named Dick Brickhouse.

What the hell. This is so well produced and you ONLY have 2.4k subscribers? I was expecting to see like 100k

Sadly, I do remember that last tire war between Goodyear and Hoosier in 1994.

I always sympathise with drivers when it comes to tire problems. I've been in a car that had a tire fail at high speed, and terrifying is not a strong enough word. Pretty sure the seat still smells funny and this was over a decade ago. These days I won't even drive a car on the road if I find the tires questionable, let alone run the car at over 100 MPH.

I got a Firestone ad during this.

I was there. 15 years old, from Mobile and wayyyy drunker than I could handle. Went to races in Atlanta too...when you could still sit at the exit of #4, within 6-8 feet of cars doing 180ish. Walked away from that digging rubber out of my eyes and ears.

1 minute in and I can tell this is gonna be a cool video and well put together. I dont even watch Nascar

4:28 Hey, something both an ex-Baptist and a Catholic can agree on!

Even as a non fan of "Boys with Toys" I found this thoroughly fascinating and I think broadly, totally in character of the times.

The worst race i ever watched was the brickyard,the year everybody was shredding tires about every 10 laps

Ole Curtis was able to return after 4 years, Bill ended up needing some help getting NASCAR back in favor.

8:07 “YOU’RE EXACTLY RIGHT,” Bill France said to himself lmfao

Actually very nice to see the Trans Am types take on the full size Nascar models. 69-70 was full of wild and wonderful things.

33° banking, located on the 33rd parallel, yeah, that's not deliberate.

i found this channel like 5 hours ago and now im in love, I love the style of content you create. quality vids my dude

"You can't just go buy one off the street and have some yahoo drive it." That didn't stop L.W. Wright.

This guy and animation youtubers are the definition of Quality over Quantity

47 subscribers? That's IT? Dude I swear i felt like I was watching an episode of "Pretty Good"

Lmao! That first song is on Assassination Classroom. That's my favorite anime series. I was shocked. Lol

Could you imagine being the Goodyear representatives who arrived on race day after the walkout? "Mr. France, Mr. France! We got good tires! Tell the drivers they can run toda- where is everybody?"

Fascinating. Thank you for this great insight and explanation. As an Aussie who has loved NASCAR for 20+ years, Talladega is one of my favourite tracks, and I had no idea about any of this. Really interesting, thank you.

I really love the fact that tyre tech was the main killer, the engines and chassis already capible of 190+ mph! Excellent infomation on how far tech has come.

I'm real glad I stumbled across your channel. Binging it while feeling comfortable that I'm not the only one out in the world pining for the good ol' days of NASCAR. edit: Sayo-nara started and I instantly recognized it. Thanks for the ptsd flashbacks

Thanks for sharing! I really enjoyed this video about Talladega's inaugural race in 1969 and all the controversy surrounding it. Also, if there is video footage of the 1969 Talladega 500 itself, please share it.

I remember that race! I was 8 years old, and could not for the life of me keep my eyes open! I must have fallen asleep a dozen times during that race. I did like the Dodge Daytona though. Great memories!

Wow! Despite never having seen a Nascar race in my life i found this video to be very interesting and informative. Top notch quality material. Now i'm off to look up where/when someone is broadcasting a Nascar race to me here in Europe so i can watch one.

I love the cars back then, I love how they look. The races look so cool back then

9:39, the guy wearing the face mask is the only person that doesn't look out of place in 2020

When Big Bill got wind of the Turner and Flock union, he showed up at the driver's meeting of the next race with a handgun.

I got a bachelor in journalism, and read a lot/see documentaries all the time. You, my man, are the best on documentaries, seriously. Interesting, great knowledge and next level analytic. YOU ARE THE BEST on youtube and hopefully you can make more of these vids. I have seen all I believe. Best regards from Europe!

THIS PRODUCTION LEVEL WOW I WAS NOT EXPECTING A VIDEO LIKE THIS IN MY SUGGESTED I AM SUBSCRIBING FOR THIS PRODUCTION QUALITY WOW

2008 brickyard 400: hold my beer

Damn, you even got a doki-doki reference. You truly can do no wrong, my guy.

I won’t blasphemously compare you to Jon Bois, but I hope the offer you get from SBNation is a good one. Pretty Good, sir.

2008 Brickyard 400 : HOLD MY BEER!!!!!

Your storytelling skill is absolutely amazing! Cheers from china, glad I had an opportunity to know some Nascar history

I heard they were looking to build it in Spartanburg, SC at the now Spartanburg airport. But along with the blue laws, Roger Miliken fought heavily to prevent the track from being built because he worried that the track would take away from his labor force at his mills and other places.

Enjoyed the narration and humor. And a splooge of history most forgot. Good job man.

I just wish Nascar would go back to racing real cars instead of the plastic replicas they use now. THAT was real stock car racing!

I found this video just looking through KZfaq and since we live in Mooresville, NC thought it would be interesting, sure wish there had been TV coverage at that time - pictures are great but watching it would have been an experience!!!! And I do love the narrator’s “southern” comments - even though I’m a born Yankee, I sure do understand!!!!

I got a Firestone ad during this video just wanted to mention that

The Ford/Mercury vs Dodge/Plymouth wars!!! Fastest racing ever!

NASCAR isn't my thing, but this was fascinating. Well researched, well presented. Cheers, big ears.

This is some of the best reporting and history I have ever seen, far better than anything on TV. "They bought tickets to the shit show"... almost fell out of my chair in hysterics! This is the best channel on youtube.

One of the drivers brought up to fill the field was a young Richard Childress...he would use his payout to start up his team

I love this content! It's starting to get me way more into nascar:)

You need to keep going with this channel - you are presenting this history very well, and it would be great to see the channel grow with more historical episodes.

8:20 ok so this is ‘69 right, and firestone don’t want anyone to get killed, right? Well in 68 they were the sole reason for the death of Jim Clark who was probably the best racing driver ever ( look him up )