how bout those 4th and 5th place finishers! THANK YOU for the HISTORICAL POST. Now if only the FIRST EVER Talledega race, along with the 78’ Winston 500 Mr. Joy kept referring to and that race Mr. Hylton won there would somehow show up.
*POINT STANDINGS and WINS before the 1980 ALABAMA 500 (10 of 31):* #2 Dale Earnhardt (1380 points with 3 wins, Chevrolet) #88 Darrell Waltrip (-61 with 2 wins, Chevrolet) #43 Richard Petty (-63 with 1 win, Chevrolet) #15 Bobby Allison (-109, Ford) #11 Cale Yarborough (-128 with 1 win, Chevrolet) #71 Dave Marcis (-219, Chevrolet) #27 Benny Parson (-234, Chevrolet) #90 Jody Ridley (-240, Chevrolet) Meanwhile, Richard Childress (Chevrolet) was 10th. Despite his great 1979 season, Joe Millikan (Chevrolet) had to scale down to a partial schedule for 1980. Buddy Baker (Chevrolet) won the Daytona 500 while David Pearson won the Rebel 500 after taking over the Chevrolet #1 Donnie Allison used to race.. Drivers listed are the season's current top8, last season's top8 plus whatever race winner that doesn't fit any of those 2 descriptions. I’m also using the unsponsored names of the races. In Talladega’s case, the Spring race was the Alabama 500 while the later one was the Talladega 500.
Certain videos in your NASCAR playlists are on NASCAR Classics with much better quality. Biggest case is the 1979 Rebel 500, which is barely watchable on TH-cam but damn good over there
The Gray Ghost. Love that paint scheme.
I was there in the "Birmingham Tower". Great memories. Thanks for posting these !
Ah. 0:17. Gato Barberi’s Firepower. Loved that theme.
how bout those 4th and 5th place finishers! THANK YOU for the HISTORICAL POST. Now if only the FIRST EVER Talledega race, along with the 78’ Winston 500 Mr. Joy kept referring to and that race Mr. Hylton won there would somehow show up.
*POINT STANDINGS and WINS before the 1980 ALABAMA 500 (10 of 31):*
#2 Dale Earnhardt (1380 points with 3 wins, Chevrolet)
#88 Darrell Waltrip (-61 with 2 wins, Chevrolet)
#43 Richard Petty (-63 with 1 win, Chevrolet)
#15 Bobby Allison (-109, Ford)
#11 Cale Yarborough (-128 with 1 win, Chevrolet)
#71 Dave Marcis (-219, Chevrolet)
#27 Benny Parson (-234, Chevrolet)
#90 Jody Ridley (-240, Chevrolet)
Meanwhile, Richard Childress (Chevrolet) was 10th. Despite his great 1979 season, Joe Millikan (Chevrolet) had to scale down to a partial schedule for 1980. Buddy Baker (Chevrolet) won the Daytona 500 while David Pearson won the Rebel 500 after taking over the Chevrolet #1 Donnie Allison used to race..
Drivers listed are the season's current top8, last season's top8 plus whatever race winner that doesn't fit any of those 2 descriptions. I’m also using the unsponsored names of the races. In Talladega’s case, the Spring race was the Alabama 500 while the later one was the Talladega 500.
Unrestricted Talladega Racing hits so different back then.
Amazing finish between Buddy and Dale! Idk why nobody talks about that.
Baker…the cars are so evenly matched here”. Riiiiight
Certain videos in your NASCAR playlists are on NASCAR Classics with much better quality. Biggest case is the 1979 Rebel 500, which is barely watchable on TH-cam but damn good over there
Hey you know what type of Pontiac there running is that a Lamans I'd love to get one
@@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr - GM drivers (the wide majority) were running Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles
100,000 people back in 1980. I bet they wish those numbers existed today. Great to see racing before the dreaded plate took over.
and the confederate battle flag ban too jay that stinks too
I never knew that MRN produced television coverage as well?!?! I could do without the canned (fake) crowd noises though
A very young mike joy
The guy says Bama 500, which one is this?
Young Mike Joy!
a young mike joy and a young dale earnhardt dale should ve won but the 2 buddys worked together great race regardless
The Winston 500 was/is a Crown Jewel right?
Why was this race not covered flag to flag until the late 80's?
Man that #28 car looked like it had 25hp more way he just pulled around and passed with ease
Waddell