Ray Evernham's Massive IROC Racecar Collection is Even BIGGER! (Barn Finds & Test Drive)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ย. 2023
- At its prime the International Race of Champions (IROC) was the only place you could have worldwide racing superstars share the same pavement in equally prepared cars. NASCAR drivers like Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip facing off against Formula One drivers like James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Any iconic racing driver of the 70s-90s drove one of these things. Ray Evernham once worked at IROC before starting his Hall of Fame NASCAR career. Nowadays Ray is on a mission to bring the worldwide phenomenon back to life, starting with preserving its rich history! He has been processing leads and tracking down these legendary machines all over the country to bring them back to their former glory. In our first video with Ray he showed us the collection but since then he has about doubled the car count, so we had to come back!
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The first video we did with Ray he talked about how rare the Gen 3 Camaros were and how he’d love to find one someday. Fast forward a couple months and that video helped him get one that’s now being restored. We’re out to save history and this right here is proof that it’s working. I couldn’t be more excited to see these cars go to the proper homes. Ray has some great things on the horizon 💪🏻
I like the vision of Ray , run new chassis with a old body. I think Ray also had something to do with Tony's SRX series?
Ray helped develop the cars for srx
Thank you sir for all the history, we need to REMEMBER
This series is the reason I love Camaros the firbirds we're sick to take me for a ride Ray my dream would be to drive one forsure
Great jobs you two awesome to see you helping someone like Ray Everham im sure it's really satisfying to know your part of putting these historic cars in a good home keep up the amazing work you 2 do 👍
I seriously miss the IROC series. Side of my car speaks to that.
Why do you miss it? That's what the new cup car is.
@@IzzyTheEditor if you say so
The new cup car leaves a lot to be desired but it’s far from IROC level playing field 😂
Iroc is not even close to the next gen cup cars ….it was probably better lol
What years is your Daytona? Jk😂
There’s no one cooler than Ray Everham!!
Ray is a legend, wish IRACING would come visit the shop and scan the Castroneves car for the sim. Ray's got all the car notes, so they have everything needed to build a virtual one.
If they made the exhaust sound right I might actually get into iRacing then 😂
I was at the IROC Garage when they auctioned off the complete inventory. I won the auction for 4 jack stands with the IROC stenciled on them. I'm 64 yo and remember watching the early IROC races on ABC TV.
@@nonamegarage6721 damn, wish i could have been there.
I love that Ray is doing all this work to preserve the IROC history. It would be great to see a new series too! Thanks for all your hard work bringing us these stories! Cheers!!
It’s called SRX… bitofa different plan, sure, but sortofa ‘evenly prepared car’ idea, just with a broader scope of drivers.
@@fishhuntadventureno roadcourses, no superspeedways = no IROC.
SRX is a cool idea, but at the moment it’s basically a regular late model series with unique chassis.
Only shorttracks.
And IROC is coming back!
At 14:40 when he fires up the Firebird.....
Goosebumps.
Same. It’s a great sound
What I love the most is how excited Ray is to talk about it
Passion is contagious!
Rays a cool guy with some cool stuff. He’s a wealth of knowledge. One of the smartest guys in nascar.
A real historian.
What a compliment to your channel! That Ray is getting traction and leads to more IROC cars! Happy for y’all! Wish they’d bring back an IROC series again! Great content as usual. Hope y’all have a blessed thanksgiving.
Ya, that’s a harbinger of breaking into “big time.”
A commitment to quality and effort in any endeavor isn’t a guarantee of a successful outcome, but it most often winds up successful.
I’ve said it before, Ray is such a treasure. I’m so glad he was the crew chief for my childhood hero growing up and that he has such a respect and desire for keeping racing history, IROC particularly, alive. So cool and so much fun to see. He told me to stop at his shop if I ever find myself out there. I’d love to take him up on it.
WOW , Awesome , thx for sharing . being over 60 ive watch this man grow in nascar so this is cool .. thx ................
Thanks man we appreciate you
I always love the IROC series even though at it last showings the network saw it as filler racing which I dispute and really had no idea what they were seeing. It basically was the best of the best going head to head yeah the NASCAR guys kinda had a foot up on the field but that wasn’t always the case. I really miss that kind of racing. Enjoying every minute of this. Thank you Logan and Mitchell.
Really happy Ray has preserved such a great part of motorsports history. No where else would you see the greatest drivers in the world facing off in equally prepared machinery. Perhaps Ray can get with iRacing and get these cars digitally preserved for the service, too. Seriously the coolest thing.
IROC is such a unique racing series, made it so special to see those races. Ray is really doing an amazing job preserving the IROC history. It is amazing that the community has preserved these items and wants to help Ray at the same time. So, so special!!!! Thanks for what your channel is doing as well to contribute!!!!!!!!!!!!
I especially like the Ray Evernham/ IROC vids! Keep them coming... I'm old enough to have been entertained by every era of IROC, from the Porsches to the Trans Ams. Hope with Ray's help and extensive knowledge of all things IROC, they can revive the series in some form. Keep the great vids coming!
My favorite memory of IROC was in the late 90's a True Value IROC car came to our local True Value in Wabash, IN. My dad and I was able to get up close when they were removing the tiedowns and driving it off the trailer to park it out in front of the store, along with a Brickyard 400 Pace Car. Funny sidebar a woman who worked at the front counter complained that it was "too quiet" in our little town. After that car showed up she didn't complain about the quietness. :D I defiantly would love to see a revival of the IROC series for sure.
Ray, is an amazing human. I love he is taking the time to preserve all this history of race cars and racing in general. Thank you to you guys for continuing all these videos. We all know it is taking time away from your own projects, but you are doing a amazing job with these videos.
I'm so glad that Ray has just about everything of IROC, I love it. I'm very happy he's bring IROC back. I always love going back and watching IROC races from the final years in the early 2000s when I was just a kid. I remember at some point near the end, during signing events across Downtown Indianapolis one year I got to stand next to Mark Martin's Crown Royal IROC car that was on display. I really can't wait for the grand return with multiple races and I really hope that's next year.
Ray is the literally the greatest, he is 1000% Mr. IROC. I just really wish I didn't live over 500 miles away up here in Southwest Ohio cause I would really want to help Ray bring IROC back to it's glory bigger better and badass. Thank You Mitchell for makin all these videos, I've learned so much more about NASCAR then what I already did.
This is so awesome. Ray giving you props is everything and proves the worth of the work you do in preserving racing history. ♥
I appreciate that!
I love it! Ray really seems like a great guy. This series with Ray makes me want to turn my 80 Camaro into a IROC Tribute/Clone for the street, to show off the history for people that have never heard of IROC maybe become curious about it, but unfortunately i dont have the pocket for either because if i were to do it id want to do it right.
Another great video. Thanks!
Thanks man!
This video reminded me that as a teenager (1976), I had pictures above my beds' headboard of IROC cars, racing on, I think, a road course. At the time, I was in love with Camaros. I bought my first car, a 1974 LT Camaro with strips on the hood and deck, in 1978. My daughters grew up looking at pictures of that car, complaining about me selling it. At the time, me thinking that as a newly married man, I needed a more family man's car. For thirty years, I promised myself that I would one day put myself into another muscle car. My dream came true when my girls finished college, but they were shocked when in 2013 I didn't buy a Camaro but a new Challenger R/T. Three years later, I upgraded to a 2016 Scatpak R/T. For any of you guys who are raising a family and think those glory days are over, remember you are never too old to drive a hot car. P.S. I cherish a picture I took of my two girls when they were little sitting on the pit wall at Rockingham with the Rainbow Warriors along with Ray Evernham right after the pit crew competition. One day, if I am lucky, and at the right place, at the right time, I hope to get Ray to sign it.
Did you ever think in you wildest dreams you would help Ray Evernham with your videos. Fun video. Thanks Mitchell
It’s an honor to give back to those who gave me so much enjoyment as a kid. I feel like I am just a link in the chain the same way Ray honors those in motorsports before him.
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Please please please bring back IROC. Ray, if you build it, they will come!
I loved the IROC series, also love the Richie Evans #61 modified on the rack, that garage is full of history.
That 70's Waltrip car OMG, those are my favorites even though the 80's were what I grew up with. We used to watch cars like this at Thunder Road in VT.
I feel like the racing world needs the IROC series to come back. I remember the first one I saw on TV in the 70's and it was one of those "wow, this is going to be really cool" moments. To see all those names come together to race each other was incredible. I've missed it a lot.
Love the worn notebook and Ray's interaction!
Ray is such a great guy. I had the pleasure to see him race Wall Stadium. He's the pride of NJ. A guy who made it to the big time. So glad he is saving history. Thanks to you and Logan for these videos. So many memories for me.👍
I sat next door at Kramer Guitar watching you parking lot test the IROC Camaros in the early-mid 80's, they were a customer of mine for packaging and really took off once they signed Eddie Van Halen who visited often. As a car guy I always wanted to visit your shop but you all were so busy and I didn't want to interrupt your work. It was a much more simpler time before your fame and a lasting memory, thanks, Rich.
Going back and watching the old IROC races really strikes something in me. Just so much history in this series. I'm glad you and Ray are helping keep that alive. Whenever Ray gets his reborn IROC series going, I'm interested to see if and how he fits you into that.
This is awesome
I don't care who you are, those FB sounded WICKED!!!! A+++ sir! I like how Ray called you his IROC buddy lmao!!!
Those firebirds are peak of crossplane v8 sounds along with the superspeedway cup cars of the era
@@Stapleton42 agreed! Sounds badass!
I love that Ray is wanting to try and recreate iroc using the old bodied cars. Being a Mopar guy (and parents owning a 88 Shelby Daytona at the time) I was a Daytona Avenger IROC watcher for sure. For a long time I’ve said and dreamt and wanted someone to maybe make a series using the mid to late 80’s or early 90’s stock cars or IROC cars but not destroying the originals. I think with that and SRX we’d have a more grass roots,nostalgic, bringing back the soul of American motor racing I think that has been lost due to the big money the main racing series (NASCAR and Indy Car) have been transformed into due to the amounts of money invested and needed to compete. May just be my opinion but I feel the 80’s was the real pinnacle of the sport in America, and was also when it was the most enjoyable. 🤷♂️
Ray and his nerdy IROC hobby... love seeing it
Awesome! Bring IROC back!
Just saw my friend Ronnie helping to pull out the orange camaro
He’s a cool guy. Got to talk to him when we did the video at VIR
Watching Ray walk around and show all these things off is like watching Bruce Wayne give a tour of the Batcave. Lol he’s the man. I hope to see those restored Camaros someday.
He’s got that Clark Kent Superman look going on. Could definitely pull it off
Ray EVERNHAM, is an amazing man, so into history! So cool, him driving Firebird, up and down, streets! I have a Helio Castroneves t shirt from in the day when theydidnt know to write his name , it says. CASTRO-NEVES!!
I always loved the IROC series and it is so cool to see what Ray Evernham is doing to preserve the history of it! It would be awesome to see IROC brought back to life at some point in the future for sure. Thanks for another great video that only Stapleton42 can deliver! :-)
Was fun to see Ray talking about racing cars! I remember the19 dodges from back in the day, great stuff!
You’ll get to see Ray again soon here!
I loved watching IROC racing when I was in the service in the 80's.
OMG that crown car sounds amazing!!!
Love your series with Ray! If Ray Evernham doesn’t have the nickname/acronym of REv. He should.
We need more Ray Evernhams in this world !
IROC series was the very best racing ever! I'm so happy that Ray is finding all these old IROC cars and getting them back on track. There are a few IROC cars I would love to have!
Great video! You and Ray are great together. Thank you for the IROC content.
Thank you!
I worked for Jim Rathmann back in the day. Every year he gave out free tickets for all the races during speed weeks at Daytona. I was lucky enough to see the iroc cars race Several times. O the good old days.
His place is just packed to the gills with a mess a mouthwatering I could spend the rest of days just digging around for more treasures mess and I love it.....maybe one day I'll have that kinda collection I'm working on it slowly but collecting
My grandpa took me to my first IROC
Race at
Brainerd international when I was 12 George Fulmer won the race on the on last lap, been a race fan ever since
Denny from Minnesota
This is great. Would love to see the iconic iroc come back. The best of the best racing. Where else could you see that??
I love Rays passion for racing and these amazing cars.
Ray is IROC. !!!! It was some of the most exciting racing back then. For those that saw and remember.
Another great video of American racing history. I saw Mark Donahue race as a young man and now at 75 would love to see the series get going again!
Heck yeah Guys! Love it! Would love to spend a week at Rays just reading through all the information, soaking it all in! Thanks again for another wonderful history log! Have a great weekend! Hope Ray gets to come check out your shop, race cars! Be pretty cool to have the master crew chief come by and lay some knowledge down.
Thanks Joe!
I can remember going to IROC races at Michigan international speedway as a kid in the 80s. Always thought they were cool
The IROC series was such a great series and I was saddened when it ended, I'd love to see Ray and his people bring the series back, another great video. Love y'all
I visited that shop back in March but only was able to see inside the bays the bus is parked in, thanks for show the rest of the shop with us. It would be awesome if Ray could get the IROC series going again especially with replica vintage cars. Also see if Ray will do a video and story about the Richie Evans 61 modified that is in his shop, Richie was a great driver and there always seems to be good stories about him! Thank you so much for making these videos and keeping the history alive.
Always loved watching the IROC cars run. You guys do such a great service for this hobby, thanks you
Our pleasure!
I love that 70’s Camaro body style I had one as a teenager which means nothing but cool to me
Man… Ray totally geeks out on these IROC’s it’s like a big stamp collection..
Way cooler than a stamp collection 😂
Back in 1998 when I was a freshman in college i was looking into buying a red second Gen Iroc camaro. It was for sale on some website that sold race cars. I was a little short of the funds and a few months later when I emailed the guy he said he had dismanttled the car. How I wish I would have purchased it. I loved IROC, i wish it was still around. Hopefully Ray can bring it back.
Mitchell, these videos are awesome. Thanks for saving history.
RIP Ken Squier
I love the videos you have been putting out the last couple years. So much interesting history. It would be neat if you could find a few drag racing teams with parts in the attic. I'm sure pro stock guys have some strange parts they've tested over the years. Thanks for sharing and keeping these old stories alive.
That would be fun
Damn, I'm impressed with Ray's collection, he even has the old 61 from Richie Evans, maybe I didn't see this exact car but definitely saw ones like it that Richie raced at Stafford Speedway and Thompson Speedway in Connecticut in like 1980/1981
That was cool! I’m glad that IROC has Ray to save and preserve the history. Another great video.
Thanks for watching!
Loved IROC and love Ray and what he is doing to bring a vintage IROC series to fruition. This would be an amazing series and Ray, you got to be a competitor as was Tony in SRX.
Awesome! Was just over there at his shop a couple months back. Would love to see the Iroc series back! In some way.
In the mid-90’s and early 2000’s my son and I went to as many IROC races we could. Great, exciting racing. Many time the racing was better than the Brickyard 400 races. My son still talks about those IROC races. We miss them. They were the best racing for the money.
Keep up the great work Ray. Great video. Thank You.
Thanks man we appreciate you
Mitchell by golly you're my hero for making all of these videos like this
Thanks man 💪🏻
That clay Firebird model reminded me of the movie The Wraith. Used to watch that movie when I was a kid all the time!
Loved the IROC Series.
My mom had a 79 z-28 and i always loved that body style. And my first car was a 79 Trans am black with gold decals T-tops shaker hood scoop what an awesome first ride wish i still had it. Great video as usual.
Thanks man!
Absolute awesone video! Will never own one of those 2nd or 3rd gen Camaros but seeing being restored is close enough. I've posted before on seeing those 3rd gen body panels being sold at Englishtown swapmeet over 30 yrs ago and wonder if those who bought actually used them or just stored them. Hope more people with them reach out to Ray. I watched the IROC when it first started with the Porches but when they switched to Camaros my interest in building my own back then was a dream!
Thank you Ray Everham for preserving and rebuilding iroc series history
Another brilliant piece of history, thank you yet again for bringing the past back to us.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome job, guys. Sign me up. Bring back IROC. Bring back the 80s Monte's, Buicks, and Fords. Win the race cars looked cool.
Wow. that is some neat cars. I would love to see more about IROC. I hope it can happen.
I would love to hear how Crown Royale became the title sponsor. Super cool of Ray to give out his personal email address, I love seeing a guy who accomplished so much be so impressed by others success
This is so freaking cool. I would pay to see Kyle race Lewis and others.
Absolutely is! I would too. A true International race would do wonders for motorsports in general
@Stapleton42 Yes it would. Thanks you two.
loved the IROC series when I was a kid. who would have thought a month after this video we would get the news that it was finally coming back. Great video as always Stapleton42
Again another great video of a better time in motorsports .Thank you again for keeping this history alive
Another great video. I am so glad that Ray is preserving the history of IROC.
its crazy that Ray can put the energy and expense into saving all this history,,i cant even imagine what all that takes !!! great video again !!!!
Thanks for the bonus footage, I always stay till the end. IROC was a fun series to watch so I hope Ray can get his dream of a new series going.
Thanks man we hope so too
I loved the IROC series. I'm so happy that Ray wants to get a vintage IROC series going again. Thanks for another great video
Great racing history, and each car has its own story and an episode dedicated to each cars iroc history and present day.
Keep up the great work as always
Another awesome video awesome content all the way around thank you for doing this I grew up on the IROC racing series and remember alot them cars
Ray is such an awesome guy. Great video and great collection Ray. Watched every IROC race there ever was. Those were the days.
I have the biggest smile on my face right now watching this video. Back in 1986/87 I had the pleasure of working for Jay Signore and Ray Evernham at IROC. Of course it was cool to be around the drivers but the absolute best thing about that experience was learning from those two great gentlemen about character and work ethic and doing things the right way. It was an experience that molded a lot of who I am today and I am eternally grateful to them both along with Barbara (RIP) and all the great guys that worked there.
fantastic video and fantastic work by Ray and everyone. Cant wait to see the new events
This is great to see Ray and Matt putting all this IROC series info together. Also a possibility of a continuation of the cars and a gathering of surviving cars. Ray’s shop is looking great…👍
Your producing some amazing videos guys!!! Please keep them coming I’ll watch the advertisements🏁
Another killer interview with Ray and the history of the Iroc series. So much info that even the biggest of fans never knew. Much respect. Thanks again
Some of my favorite races were the 90s iroc races! I was born in 85 so that was my generation of entertainment! Bring em back!!!!!
Hey brother - happy to become a channel member today. Only recently realized that was an option and it’s my pleasure to be able to support y’all’s work. Keep it up! To quote the late, great Eazy-E, “It is the season to let the real mothafuggin g’s in.”
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Great, great stuff!! I used to love the IROC series races.
Another great video … Ray is such a class act guy. And that rip down the road was awesome
Thanks to you and everyone involved in preserving and describing these important pieces of racing history. You are by far my favorite TH-cam historian. Love these videos! Keep up the good work!