A very serious pit accident was cut out of this broadcast (the injury wasn't caught live). During the first yellow (for Hershel McGriff's blown engine), a crash on pit road resulted in two members of Bill Elliott's crew being badly injured. Michael Waltrip spun entering the pits, while Bobby Hillin Jr. and Neil Bonnett were damaged (in addition to the crewmembers). Riverside was great for racing, but had a terrible pit lane setup with what had to be the smallest pit boxes in Cup at the time.
I was 12 when this happened. I drove by Riverside International Speedway all the time but only ever seen one race. SCORE race. This was one amazing race track.
Man this season was hell for Geoff Bodine. He had some great cars and just always got involved in a wreck. I especially feel for him in this one he dominated the whole thing just to lose it with 10 to go.
Riverside was such a dangerous race track. With a modern race car you're going through the Esses at 180mph, flicking your steering wheel left and right and praying you don't die. There's also several blind apexes that are at or behind the peak of a hill, and modern cars simply cannot cope with them safely, as they go too fast. As mentioned also, the pit lane was cramped and boxes were small, leading to incidents where pit crew could be injured by cars entering or exiting the pits.
Best driver period. He was a top contender in every class of car and any type of track while not wrecking everyone in sight like Dale (God rest his soul).
does anyone know who drove a car in this series that had 76, gatorade, tillion branding. i have a race suit and dont know much about it or if it was used.
It didn't ruin NASCAR. Look at Matt Kenseth's championship BEFORE the Playoff system was made. He won ONE RACE, the third race of the season and never won another race that year but won the championship while Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman won several times. Ryan Newman won EIGHT times but finished sixth and 300 points behind Kenseth in the final point standings. So the playoff format is just like the old way. Consistency gets rewarded. You could have the most wins in the season but still not win the championship. Finish up near the front and get the most points week after week and you have the best shot at the ultimate trophy.
Who is the 3rd member of the commentary team? I know Ken Squire and Buddy Baker, but who is the 3rd guy? I remember him on a few race broadcast and never really cared for him.
These cars look crazy as hell to drive on road courses. Soft suspensions that bounce around on a live axle rear end, drum brakes on the rears that don't stop for crap, minimal aero by todays standards, old school steering box setup. That more pure mechanical nature of these cars allowed these guys to drive as close to the limit as possible without going over it, you had to predict what the car would do in the corners and under braking before it actually happened. They could feel it as it happened though because the weight transfer happened so much slower than modern cars and they could yaw the cars out a ton through the middle of the corner, without going over the edge. The cars of today are just too bound up with stiff suspensions combined with good brakes that dissipate heat well, modern rack and pinion steering that turns on a dime, and so much downforce that it's harder to feel the limit and if you push it a little too much, you just spin out or lock the brakes up.
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Rick Hendrick racing Tim Richmond's car... thats awesome
Bodine and Earnhardt’s battle in this one may be the greatest few laps in all of NASCAR
I know for a fact that, that aint true
Evan Nekula Even if it isn’t the greatest battle it’s definitely one of the best I’ve seen, and easily top 5 to me.
A very serious pit accident was cut out of this broadcast (the injury wasn't caught live). During the first yellow (for Hershel McGriff's blown engine), a crash on pit road resulted in two members of Bill Elliott's crew being badly injured. Michael Waltrip spun entering the pits, while Bobby Hillin Jr. and Neil Bonnett were damaged (in addition to the crewmembers). Riverside was great for racing, but had a terrible pit lane setup with what had to be the smallest pit boxes in Cup at the time.
Troggle84 ty. I was like wtf are they talking about. Thumbs up sir!
Thank you sir, I knew some or Hong happened, I just for the life of me couldn’t remember and then with them talking about it confused me.
Michael Waltrip spun ......imagine that
@@troynov1965 he got hit from behind while pitting though i believe....
@@troynov1965 he has 2 more Daytona 500 wins and several million dollars more than you do. Imagine that!
I was 12 when this happened. I drove by Riverside International Speedway all the time but only ever seen one race. SCORE race. This was one amazing race track.
Jocko Maggiacomo?
You're...
You're kidding right?
Best name of all time.
He was the driver who ran into Bobby Allison at Pocono in 1988 and ended Allison's career
This will always be one of the best races of all time. Some of the best racers of all time, one of the best tracks of all time... RIP
The first NASCAR race Jimmie Johnson attended
Love love the camera shot through turn 9 hearing the engine unwind and the driver working
I was at that race that that day the weather was perfect for racing
This race is awesome, god damn. i miss riverside beyond belief
It was the best track.
Ever eat at Sunnymead Burgers!?
Love the sound of them cars in that desert back in the day
So much for the in car cameras back then
Thanks NASCAR for the upload.
Field full of LEGENDS!
RIR was AWSOME. You could sit in turn 6 and see the whole track
Man this season was hell for Geoff Bodine. He had some great cars and just always got involved in a wreck. I especially feel for him in this one he dominated the whole thing just to lose it with 10 to go.
1:57:47 Everybody's first look at the paint scheme that earned Dale Sr the nickname "Intimidator"
Wow, Hendrick was an owner-driver for 1 race.
He did it again in the next race at Riverside the following year, finishing 15th.
We used to go watch races there when I was young, never should have got rid of it😢
Sadly it was the victim of California Real Estate being so valuable
Some wealthy race fan should make a replica of Riverside raceway. This track looks like so much fun to drive.
Riverside was such a dangerous race track. With a modern race car you're going through the Esses at 180mph, flicking your steering wheel left and right and praying you don't die. There's also several blind apexes that are at or behind the peak of a hill, and modern cars simply cannot cope with them safely, as they go too fast. As mentioned also, the pit lane was cramped and boxes were small, leading to incidents where pit crew could be injured by cars entering or exiting the pits.
I think this so often LOL
Ah yes, the last race of Riverside International Speedway. Boy, I’m gonna miss that speedway.
It's a Mall now
@@BenCourtney-k7w yes, it is a mall now. But I’m sure they’ll have good memories.
The opening shot of the track is where we'd park and sit behind the fence on top of the S turns....real racing through those SS!
THE Rick Hendrick?
yep. he raced in 2 cup races, both at riverside.
Yes it would’ve been cool too see Rick run more races
1:31:58 Pass in the... grass?
The good old days. Chillin' in the flag stand smoking on a cig
Wow!
This is Good
Benny's last top 5.
I always hated that NASCAR took the short chute between turns 6 and 8. The racing would have been better if they ran the longer layout.
Geoff Bodine was one of the Very Best in the 1980's
Best driver period. He was a top contender in every class of car and any type of track while not wrecking everyone in sight like Dale (God rest his soul).
Oh yes
does anyone know who drove a car in this series that had 76, gatorade, tillion branding. i have a race suit and dont know much about it or if it was used.
Why doesn’t NASCAR have its own channel? I’d love to be able to search and watch old races.
This is nascars channel..
There is another channel thats called “Nascar classics” though. You can search up races from the 1960s-2022 races!
Good ol' Alan Kuwicki, did more with less 😊
Racing
Sweet nissan pace car
The very last race at Riverside..
June 1988
@@DupontandLowesWarrior Damn, my bad..😅😅
The last race was in 1988
Oops I was wrong jeff did race at Riverside. 1984
There's a Mall there' now
Ugly mall should be demolished and this track put back
This was before NASCAR was ruined by the chase and playoff format.
It didn't ruin NASCAR. Look at Matt Kenseth's championship BEFORE the Playoff system was made. He won ONE RACE, the third race of the season and never won another race that year but won the championship while Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman won several times. Ryan Newman won EIGHT times but finished sixth and 300 points behind Kenseth in the final point standings.
So the playoff format is just like the old way. Consistency gets rewarded. You could have the most wins in the season but still not win the championship. Finish up near the front and get the most points week after week and you have the best shot at the ultimate trophy.
It ruined it. That and stage racing.
Why are road courses run for much shorter distances now?
Becaus RIR was an insanely fast course with a record race lap speed of 118 mph. So a 500k race could finish relatively quickly
1:04:26 Lmao
Who is the 3rd member of the commentary team? I know Ken Squire and Buddy Baker, but who is the 3rd guy? I remember him on a few race broadcast and never really cared for him.
Johnny Hayes, owned the Copenhagen car that BP drove. I think was an exec with US Tobacco
I had been wondering too. When he was laughing as Dale Earnhardt went through the grass to pass Bodine, he sounded like DW
Johnny hayes. He's a nice guy but definitely has no career doing commentary lol
First🏁
First
Lindsay Emerson not even close to being first
These cars look crazy as hell to drive on road courses. Soft suspensions that bounce around on a live axle rear end, drum brakes on the rears that don't stop for crap, minimal aero by todays standards, old school steering box setup. That more pure mechanical nature of these cars allowed these guys to drive as close to the limit as possible without going over it, you had to predict what the car would do in the corners and under braking before it actually happened. They could feel it as it happened though because the weight transfer happened so much slower than modern cars and they could yaw the cars out a ton through the middle of the corner, without going over the edge. The cars of today are just too bound up with stiff suspensions combined with good brakes that dissipate heat well, modern rack and pinion steering that turns on a dime, and so much downforce that it's harder to feel the limit and if you push it a little too much, you just spin out or lock the brakes up.