1972 Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway | NASCAR Classic Full Race Replay

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[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

I am so happy that the ABC Broadcast of the 1972 Daytona 500 is finally uploaded on this platform!
I have been waiting years for this. Thank you, NASCAR Classics!

[@petermoran2832]

To think that six different makes- Mercury, Ford, Plymouth, Dodge, Chevrolet, and AMC- were in this classic race.

[@100aceswid]

That was awesome. Not much today. Also Pontiac.

[@orionparish9858]

To this day, it's weird to see Foyt and Donahue in anything but USAC/CART, or F1 for Mark.

[@toddbob55]

Dodge cant win a race to save the company

[@davdhartung9817]

Last Daytona 500 shown live in theaters. Next year ABC showed about 100 minutes live .

[@circaseventies]

Why were the Petty cars running 426 "wedges" @ 9:45 ??

[@HODIUSDUDE]

I believe Maurice wanted to try something different. NASCAR introduced the restrictor plates sometime in 1970. I believe the theory was that the head design of the Wedge would provide similar power with better acceleration. The Wedge was typically used by Petty as a short track motor, as I recall.

[@craigpennington1251]

426 Wedge was a damn good engine. I love them & the 413s. Put a Nascar equipped 413 in my 1968 Dodge Super Bee which was modified for racing. Not drag racing. What a monster.

[@Briancotter-m6b]

Back when Nascar was worth watching

[@louislepage5111]

Not a good day for the Mopars 😢

[@robertprelewitz4511]

"MAN" Talk about the haves and have notes!! No David Parson, no Donnie Allison?? Looked like a dirt track at the beginning. Bad year for DAYTONA

[@howardrader3416]

How bout that Petty guy

[@howardrader3416]

Crap he blowed up

[@mikewhite6288]

This is when racing was great. Nascar was great. I remember as a kid watching these races.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

👍🏁🏁👍

[@danaringquist9730]

Dr 4-14-24

[@brandontouville9469]

Did we miss 1971

[@D2RCR]

They did but it's on their website.

[@brandontouville9469]

@D2RCR website shuts off on me when I watch them on my phone..been relying on the TH-cam channel posts

[@braylonbeasttucker2927]

1st

[@NASCARFAN03]

I didn’t ask

[@onesecureone]

Mopar ruled then gave up in the middle but the demon 170 ruled the end..
Mopar or nocar

[@toddbob55]

chryslers are the laughing stock of automobiles

[@whicker59]

​@@toddbob55But present day Chrysler 300s r the "13%" preference.