1969 Daytona 500

where man hurtles down an icy run and a fragile lightning fast capsule designed entirely to speak you'll see the sports of speed and danger are our subject today sports Redmont sledding where man hurtles down an icy run and a fragile lightning fast capsule designed entirely pristine you'll see the world two-man bobsled championships from Lake Placid New York and here on the only Bob run in the Western Hemisphere one misjudged occasion can mean disaster far down the Atlantic coast at the Daytona International Speedway racers exceed 200 miles an hour in the winners most important stock car race with a tone of 500 deer to precision is the vital factor speed on the ice and the racetrack today on ABC's Wide World of Sports spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport full of victory and the agony of defeat the human drama of athletic competition this is ABC's Wide World of Sports both of you buy Schlitz taste the Golden Age of Flint's you know why they say when you're out of Swift you're out of beer by Aqua Velva the aftershave lotion that's better for your skin for a wonderful feeling of fitness and a clean crisp manly scent and by Ford and your Ford dealer number one in trucks a in trucks to four is the going thing you this is the Daytona International Speedway scene of the 11th annual Daytona 500 and on a perfect day for racing the largest sports crowd ever to watch an event in the southeastern part of the United States is here today and as we get closer to the start of the race the activities in the pits is confined to last-minute checking of every possible detail making sure that all is in readiness for what is considered to be one of the most grueling races in the history of Motorsports hello everybody bill Fleming welcoming you to the Daytona International Speedway I remember a decade ago when the first Daytona 500 was brought it was in 1959 and the unheard-of crowd of 20,000 people poured into the Daytona International Speedway which was brand new at the time to watch that race today it's an unbelievable crowd of well over a hundred thousand people and the contrast in cars and in speed is just as great as it is in crowds for instance cotton Owens qualified at 143 miles an hour in a Pontiac that particular day and believe it or not the fastest qualifier today was in excess of 190 miles an hour gives you a rough idea of what we can expect here today in the Daytona 500 working with us as usual is the editor of National Speed sport news Chris economy and Chris I know you have a bundle of information for us but first and foremost the the great battle between the Fords of the Dodgers well I think that never before in the history of this race have the two companies been so close it's it's an even-steven 500 then the experts say but Ford has got a bit of a problem they were forced to use last year's engine at the last minute they've gotten a lot of power a lot of speed out of it but they're not sure about the economy and they don't know how far one of their cars will go on a tank full of gas until that first pit stop rolls around and that really upsets their strategy you know of course you were here for that first Daytona 500 don't you have a little bit of a sentimental feeling to when you look at these steeds that they have lined up here today and contrast them with the cars of 10 years ago well it's really been a truly remarkable development of the sport here that everything has improved the crowds the cars and we wonder where it's gonna end what you have to say to yourself how fast can we go it's the drivers say the drivers say there's no limit here while also on Today Show you're going to be seeing the world's two-man bobsled championship that'll be coming to you from Lake Placid New York with Jim McKay reporting and now we're getting very close to the starting bomb the cars will be moving out so let's set the field for you right now and Chris have a good day I'll be here okay driving car number 13 a fellow who is not superstitious Bobby unser last year's Indianapolis winner AJ Foyt car number 11 also in a 69 Ford who was won the Indianapolis race three times Donny Adelson car number 27 also won a 69 Ford Torino in car number 71 in a 69 charger Bobby Isaac outside poll first row and Buddy Baker the inside pole sitter also on a 69 charger car number three David Pearson car number 17 1968 grand national champion in a 69 Ford today and car number 21 ruined by Cale Yarborough shooting for his fourth straight win here at the Daytona International Speedway in a 69 Ford and now from high above the track in our Goodyear blimp Kevin you get a chance to see what it's like on a perfect floor today the balloons the cars are starting their engines getting better to go out off the pace line car number 13 Bobby unser and get started unser is still in the pits he's getting a push burn number 45 bill cipher and he's underway unser is started but one card on Peterman driver the only Canadian the peel can't get started so Andy Hampton the alternate in a 69 point is out on the track anthem will be in car number 58 pace car moving out and behind them are strum these gleaming expensive pieces of metal fastest stock cars in the world Buddy Baker Bobby Isaac in the first row Baker number three Isaac number 71 find them the road to David Pearson and Charlie glance back row three Cale Yarborough Paul Goldsmith told Smith incidentally in a car that he hasn't had a chance to test after hitting the wall on the final day of practice Donnie Allison and Bobby unser in row four AJ Foyt and Swede seviche young rookie Dan Gurney enrolled 506 that is Betty Parsons Richard Penney in row 7 the green flag should be out there's two stalkers dog car race in the world the 11th annual ricotta 500 and they're underway and immediately moneymaker gets a good job ha me Isaac as they go into that first her and it's quite a start this remarkable star Baker setting a brisk pace here wonder how the Fords are going to do there's Bobby Jones we got off to a late start putting a lap on it before they get halfway down the backstretch right in there goes Buddy Baker in that 69 charger followed by Bobby Isaac also a 69 charger and Charlie goes back at a 69 Chargers running third so the Dodgers are one two and three right now David Pearson is four Cale Yarborough a little bit different technique using more the track this year going through the turns higher coming off wider which is going to make passing perhaps more difficult and watch ko please moves into third place Cale Yarborough has in car number 21 so right now it's in carnivals ring cale yarborough in car number 21 chasing Isaac tried to get second and there he goes by him so Yarborough is from fifth fret of the second and now the question is can t catch Buddy Baker this early going there turning of course six miles a small start behind the pace car they're going to be getting close to one honey before it's over today moneymaker followed by cale yarborough first four cars much rather than death David Pearson assistant car number 17 and Isaac is moved into third place moving up very rapidly on funny Baker in the backstretch and Yarborough has taken the lead over bunny Baker so it's been quite a start to this race and we'll be back with more from the Daytona International Speedway in Justin you're about to see the Battle of the Vans three competitive bands in the all-new Ford Econoline to prove more bands for an inside look first let's compare servicing the other bands must be serviced from inside the driver's compartment but the Econoline has an outside service center for oil water battery now let's compare a load space we're putting these equal size kitchen cabinets in all of the vans but because the engines and the other vans take up load space the cabinet's won't fit but the Econoline engine is moved forward for 23% more clear floor space see this kitchen cabinet goes all the way in you might say the new Ford Econoline carries everything including the kitchen sink car number 21 driven by Cale Yarborough as take lead here and Cale winter on the circuit last year with more than 135 thousand dollars in purses and right behind is Buddy Baker and then David Pearson Chris any cousin at this point of the race I'm just surprised at the board's bill frankly they talk about those antigen look at Pearson go by Baker getting a lot out of those 427 tunnel ports that have been done uses their racing engine for several seasons now you know I think a lot of fans would like to know what is the difference between 427 and 429 it sounds like only two cubic-inch as a design difference and they just couldn't make the necessary 500 engines to qualify as a racing car the Dodge is a special tubular that 500 model there have been more than 500 e special made in Seoul Bobby Allison reject that Donnie Allison has moved up into fourth as David Pearson has taken over second place cale yarborough still setting the pace but right now the Fords are running one and two and there is the lead car Cale Yarborough Rahm Timmonsville South Carolina David Pearson Buddy Baker is Donnie Allison informed into the pits car number 71 Bobby Isaac who became a father of twins just a couple of days ago there's a good look at the front spoiler under the bumper on that tank a dodges @y piece of metal it's legal and racy that helps keep the car on the ground and it looks like they're wiping it off or doing something Chris they have some letter there in the radiator it's caused the car to overheat all right that's going to be a costly pit stop from Bobby Isaac and now in our Scud screen you see of Cale Yarborough at the top and a pretty good battle between AJ Foyt and Richard Petty car number eleven point seven 43 is petty and they are battling now for fifth petty is making his first Speedway start for for the caller the number the same the blue number 43 and after more than a dozen years work women petty a streak over this year to Ford and look at him right on the tail end AJ and here comes Pearson into the pit gives up second place that means Buddy Baker revolted a second Alison will move into third it looks as though Pierce is in trouble that's one scheduled stop we're going to go down there check and see just what's wrong okay we'll wait for a report in the meantime here is that battle between AJ Foyt and Richard Petty that'll move them up one knot so they're now battling par four it looks like he may be fitting here we'll get a report from Swiss economy key on that activity but at the meantime AJ point is going back up back and FinCEN Emma keep your eye out we started back in the 10th row and right now we've got him back up there in 6th way so he's been doing some real charging well here's a story on David Pearson that Ford's bread-and-butter driver he broke a generator fell a $2.00 belt is sent to the pits early and course the car overheat a little bit they're getting three point seven miles to the gallon that's about 82 miles to tankful and the Wood Brothers are working now on Cale Yarborough's car we'll get on the gasoline figure as soon as possible so Cale Yarborough has lost the lead here meaning that Buddy Baker has taken over the lead Cale Yarborough pitting here on lap number 26 and a car in trouble down the main chute a great plume of smoke has gone up and it's hard to tell just who it is but fortunately is Glenn down to the infield and it didn't look like anybody even brushed it yellow flag is out it's car number 53 that's Billy Taylor one engineer sixty-seven died believe from Nancy mill North Carolina getting out of his car let's take a look at it again in slow motion look at that smoke it's miraculous that nobody hit him tires lighting up as a drivers say bill that's where the smoke comes from the burning rubber against the asphalt and around he goes and the yellow caution flag is out so that means that everybody can pit and it was rather unfortunate Chris that kale pitted on the green because he's going to lose out here as Baker takes to the pit and Danny Allison is coming in also back in just a moment mom's your wooden aid Symphony's all of them unfinished now you don't finish the night you don't finish anything you don't even finish your cigarettes what's to finish after one puff the taste is gone come close yourself which to lmm every puff this is good as a firm will be poppin mmm tastes good as good as the first/buffy school every part of an lnn tastes good as good as the first Ravi's every puff paste is guru the first LMS balanced blend of quality tobacco's makes every puff taste good SQL is the first you are finishing your symphony no I'm finishing my LM every part father L&M tastes good as good as the first king-size and golden hundreds you'll notice now that cale yarborough car number 21 is a little bit ahead Buddy Baker that's just exactly how much time Cale lost by pitting on the green and he's almost a lap behind so here they come and green flag is going we'll be back racing again turn the eighth lap at a hundred and eighty five point nine five miles an hour a new record and here they go under the green plenty make your Johnny Allison Richard Betty Leroy Yarborough's now in fourth the Wood Brothers report Hales getting better than four miles to the gallon and they expect even better mileage as this race unfold there's David Pearson dropping back a little bit as moneymaker is charging now he's coming right up on the tail end of Cale Yarborough but keep in mind the carnivore 21 Yarborough is almost a lap behind daddy Allison right behind Buddy Baker there's attendance a flock of maybe even one of the reasons he's running slumming he's been in about three or four times anyway it seems to be out of contention at this point and Cale fighting not to be left look at that turbulence tremendous air pressures on the cars you know just before the race after the last practice the rear spoilers were tilted upward to keep the rear wheels more purchased they all did it they were just afraid of this new situation that's prevail here and just a little dyno that just cut through my buddy bigger allowed Donnie Allison to move ahead of him in the lead so here he is buddy maker the second place car in Kherson is either one or two laps behind but he's not in contention at this point Buddy Baker is the second place car in Donnie Allison right ahead of him in the red car as he flashes by is in first place here's his problem bill has been at an alternator fault crow and that allowed that belt to go off that caused the first stop they'd been making repeat pit stop to try and replace the boat to hold the alternator it's cost them a lot of valuable time so the way things stand now it's Allison maker Richard Petty Leroy Yarborough and Bobby unser and here comes Richard Pini car number 43 ninety-eight is the first car there you see then 43 and 13 is Bobby answers to those three are battling it out as 98 has taken Richard Petty and is now running third that's Leroy Yarborough all these for that new Talladega chassis with the power dome nose a Torino Cobra with a special bodywork for aerodynamic reasons Garth offense California driver dip Brooks car number 32 on a pit stop this is this battle for third Leroy Yarborough Richard Cuddy and Bobby unser this is the first car race Bobby unser in over 11 years he told me before the race and he's adapted beautifully he of course the defending Indianapolis champion and here he moves up on Richard Petty so Bobby unser has moved now into fourth place and is right behind Leroy Yarborough challenging for third so they've been good battles penalty for first and second but also to get position back in the pack Oh car in trouble smoke from car number 22 that Bobby Allison Donny's older brother and a span of about a hundred and fifty miles an hour down on the infield and he bolted to a stop the yellow caution flag is on at Pete Hamill in carnival you can't see the car is hidden right behind those temporary shanties there there it is car number one is out of there it's a tough break bill too good fast dodges were taken out of the race in this incident out of commission and the other flag is out look at Allison hang on to that thing keeping it from going back up on the fact this is a good example of the safety factor that prevails here Daytona track promoter bill France calls the Speedway self-cleaning the steep 31 degree banks allow the cars to fall right off once they're in trouble and leaving the high-speed loop open for the other drivers under the yellow many of the cars are coming in here comes Donny Adelson followed by a string of others it makes the scoreboard keepers nightmare but as close as we can figure it out Buddy Baker has the lead then AJ Foyt and Charlie glance back who as yet have not pitted under the yellow have moved up so it's one two three Baker point and glance back in that order we'll have more racing in just a moment green flag is out and immediately AJ boy and Donnie Allison jump out ahead of Buddy Baker quick bit of acceleration as though take the lead you know the restarts here bill used to be single file right at this point AJ Foyt and Donnie Allison are being pursued by Cale Yarborough Bo Cale is not in the same lap when he wants to hear he's a third car go to the 21 is to unlap himself so we get the same month as the leaders he might just do it too and look at Dottie Ellison sliding through to take the lead from AJ Foyt and Paul Cole Smith da has moved up into fourth place so we've had a lot of different leaders and it's been good dicing here during this 11th annual Daytona 500 and AJ Floyd keep your eye on him we're from the home of moody kid David Pearson screw car number 17 he's made seven pit stops the first 100 miles ups it says Bobby unser car number 13 has hit the wall the caution flag is on again and Bobby's okay getting out of the car and trotting to the infield but his car is out of the race car number 13 unlucky today and didn't start to begin the race he had to be pushed and he's up against the wall that's a smokey eunuch Ford a favorite among Daytona fans so now the yellow caution flag is out it's going to be some time before they get that car off the wall may have a lengthy yellow here so we're going to take that opportunity to leave Daytona very briefly two-man bobsled championship at Lake Placid New York and Jim McKay back here at the Daytona International Speedway we're approaching the halfway mark at the Daytona 500 and we have record-breaking speeds surprisingly from the 11 cars of the 50 that started have dropped down so 39 are still in the running and they're being led by this red Ford Torino soon to be call the Talladega one against this one driven by Donnie Allison ahead of him is David Pearson also an accord but he's a couple of laps back so there's the leader Donnie Allison then another four driven by Cale Yarborough car number twenty-one is in second place another fortune by Leroy Yarborough is in third as Leroy on the Left right behind him is Charlie plots back the red number six ja Dodge Charger and behind him is bunny Baker and car number three also and a charger so the Fords have one two and three right now on the Chargers four and five and here comes Buddy Baker and he takes clots back thanks glutes back for four way today Chris Akana Mackey had an opportunity to talk with both of the dodge charger drivers that are right up there in contention right now number six Charlie glance back who really came on strong at the end of 1968 and Buddy Baker always a favorite here at Daytona so let's join Chris for the comments of these drivers before the start of today's bye you live in today's 500 well it's going to be real competitive all the way through looks like and at is hold back buddy we talked with you earlier you have any different thoughts now moments before the race well no I'm most taking my flan pretty much I'm all that somebody else be the rabbit today and just kind of play my FET stops and the best again as Charlie said there's going to be a lot of close competition today and to pick a winner right now and the real hearty even in confidence I usually am about myself I'm just kind of sitting here a pre-race strategy of money beggar saving to work out right now because right now he's running in fourth place behind Leroy Yarborough those two cars in the picture and for Morrison in just we go moving out is saying the part of the room you brought your firstborn home to to the kitchen you finally got just the way you wanted it and here special roses that's when moving out is moving in is discovering that you don't need new draperies after all and that there's a perfect spot for us but your neighbor is a boy your son's age that's what moving in is because a live landlines understands the ins and outs of moving so deeply dad has long been America's number one family movie when you're going to move remember us and remember especially the B move family's not just furniture allied Van Lines America's number one family movie Tommy Ellison driving car number 27 in the lead Donnie was the Grand National Rookie of the Year driver in 1968 hoping to win his first Daytona 500 here today David Pearson still two laps back is just ahead Allison here comes Buddy Baker in the bits Chris the schedule I don't think so not under the green money's prize in Rupp front bill or setup for the most part by former drivers Alice's number 27 is out of the charge of banjo Matthews up look at Cale Yarborough in trouble near yellow is odd number 21 right the yellow flag is out and Cale Yarborough's up against the wall and that ends his chances for fourth straight we hope he's okay the the windows have almost fogged over because it's hard to see them at that against the wall here it is again in slow motion blow the right front tire out is just to beat us and card it's narrow for Torino at this point now the crew has gotten over there and they've taken Kayla Chris why don't you so you can get word on Kelly he looks like he's groggy but semi-conscious caution for years just received word down here that Bobby unser has come back from his mishap and let's go down to Chris Chris we did him before and maybe get a report on kale later trying to see you standing here Bobby what happened out there on the track that was the pain but I think what I did as I must have run over a piece of trash you know piece of metal on the road blood there because the tire was brand new forget to put it on there now I got a barrel shotgun car Eastover hit the wall was it a solid head felt pretty solid your cane oh yeah I'm alright except my feelings I might keep running the race there's always another word Bobby even the the number on the car from 13 to some other number that's a little more lucky the green is up green flag is out after the mishap to Cale Yarborough they got the car off very quickly if you saw so and Pearson he's still ahead of him and another blown engine and his car number 18 dick johnson the 68 Ford has blown attention but there is no caution flag so apparently there's not any reason the oil on the track cars come down onto the infield still coming with the green and here's a cocky just how fast his right the perks too at six seven miles an hour last leprechaun eons gotta make it work well here's the word from the field hospital kale hold on just a second somebody taking the shortcut car number 75 George Bauer has taken a cut right through the end comes up on get excellent drago case goes big risk quite exciting Makayla smoked a book on the nose he may have a broken nose and he just shaken up and here goes Charlie let's back into the lead taking the lead from Donnie Allison Charlie gloves back in a 69 charger has taken the lead we'll be back very soon with more of when they told let's return to gym again Lake Placid new you thanks very much Jim it contrasts to the snow on the ground and Lake Placid New York here at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida we have just a ground cover of automobiles the entire infield cover here at the Big D the Daytona International Speedway watching Donnie Allison still charging in car number 27 right live in its Levi Yarborough and count of a 98 and here comes Leroy coming up very fast behind Johnny Elvis as I said earlier girl the fellas are doing well today are driving cars it's set up by former drivers that are now retired Donnie Allison running banjo Matthews and Leroy Yarborough is riding for junior Johnson with one year nineteen sixty and look at Leroy go by Donnie Allison takes the lead from Donnie Allison nifty bit of Freudian look at number 6 Charlie glutes back is right behind waiting to pounce in to why he may take aim on Donnie turning one two and three Lords of the dodge and here comes charlie cox back into second place taking Pentiums he lived up to his name they're charging Charlotte is planning a car set up a former driver cut Bowen and cotton owns was the fire here the first day total 500 or ten years ago eleven we have right now Chris bring us up to date on the Leroy's mama closely now by all fans will be disappointed to hear that Remo Scott is out with the engine trouble sweet savage the California rookie is out of the wall of course Paul Goldsmith at the same trouble bracelets out polyester course Bobby Allison if he happens and early retirees but still a lot of the real hot cars in the running and there the total bleeding right now Leroy Yarborough who had such a disappointing year a year ago when he finished second to geography earth Daytona hopes to win it today we'll be back in just a moment at warehouses the word is go go night and day go round the clock if you have to go faster to help builders keep rush jobs on schedule go with new packaging ideas for the food and dairy industries go through the weekend to get an order of where how's your paper into the hands of a high balling credit - go long go on to produce more pulp for customers all over the globe around the world around the clock 24 hours a day is the word for warehouse where how's it working on tomorrow's ideas today - the most talented drivers in all of auto racing Leroy Yarborough and Charlie glutes back practically bumper-to-bumper and Charlie almost gets by on the inside illustrious race has there been what a do like we've had here at these speeds now it's true the year ago kale and Leroy battled it up almost to wheel the wheel looks like Charlie was going to get by and then again Leroy won't buddy mine Chris have you ever seen anything like it no it's tremendous but the people who are car fans are enjoying it too it's a Ford versus Chrysler proposition here at one moment one groups on their feet the next moment the other groups on their feet and they've been going like this for about the last five laps and there goes charlie can he stay there there's traffic Emily yes the back off just a little noses amount once again make speeds and push these fellows higher and higher on the track if this thank you the game really anything could happen all right while they're battling here a quick report a hospital report of the two Japanese bobsledders who had such a spectacular accident Lake Placid report is that the driver Nagata had face contusions and some broken ribs his brakeman Hasegawa suffered a slight concussion neither seriously hurt glad to hear that and there goes Charlie glutes back and this time he gets me Roy now get he holdin they're almost dead even as they go into the number three turn and now bucks back does get just a little bit of an advantage in watch it Leeroy up high almost lost control critical point here problem there we understand from the jr. Johnson fit that they're considering putting on a different compound when he does come in for his last pit stop the AJ Foyt burning rubber on his way back into the action all right AJ into the pits was fought at the time and here comes Leroy Yarborough in the pits blacks back in the lead and let's see now if they do that to the tire change this will probably be his last pit stop right this is a remarkable thing here is achieving the inside rear wheel not the outside where where is post usually foul that spoiler angulation we talked about earliest preston rear the car down spread them where they're putting a soft rubber tire a soft compound tire on the left rear let's see what happens now all right it was a twenty four point five second pit stop Charlie Watts back in for what should be his last operation to [ __ ] knowledge right and let's see now in comparison how long it takes for Charlie glance back to get back on the track keep in mind that the and notice they're not changing tires on glass wax car while in and so he picks up when about almost 2 4 7 seconds Donnie Allison scar number 27 running in third his pit stop and he's getting rubber again it's inside rubber this is a change in strategy here at Daytona right that was a long pit stop for Allison 34 plus seconds and Charlie gloves back car number six in the lane with Leroy Yarborough about seven seconds behind and that women at women car number three here Buddy Baker no he's two aspects are with Richard Petty as having a tough day and he's still the top ten but he's been with a balking car all week all right we'll be back with a conclusion in just a moment okay carpool let's go air-conditioning what happened would you believe a branch fell on it you're kidding okay look I'll drop you guys off at the office and then I'll go get some estimates before I call Allstate about repairs oh you've got Allstate auto insurer yeah heck you can get this claim settled easy you don't have to run all over the place getting estimates they've got an Allstate drive-in claim center near the office okay mr. Hubbard just take care of the damage you mean that's all there is to it that's all say fixed already that was bad huh I liked it better with the hole in it looks great like they say I'm in good hands hands people all state exactly seven and a half laps to go and Charlie glutes back has the lead on Leroy Yarborough and we're keeping it timing between the two but Leroy has consistently been cutting that margin down by about five tenths of a second per left question carnauba three puddy baker is still on the track and he is very close to blots back if there is the interval 3.2 Baker although not in contention with these leaders it is out on the same lap he could be a possible hazard to Leroy in other words the two dodges conceivably Crisco could team up here that's very possible I noted Benny Parsons the Detroit cab driver who won the ARCA 300 a couple of weeks ago has moved into the first ten and Nick l4d Englishman a former British rally driver now Formula One driver and his first stock car start is to trucking along all day and is now tooling around in 11th place that's quite an accomplishment rowing tests here there is nothing quite like Daytona 500 and 2.7 hours they get home with six laps to go two points that's exactly a half a second that Leroy has picked up since the last time we plot so he's consistently be in running a half a second the race is being run at three miles an hour faster than Richard Petty's 1964 record they're averaging in the 557 s now the running actually in better than 180 but the slowdowns in cutter speed and race down 157 and again it's the there with my charlie gots back against the border they might had present the Ford Motor Company bunkie Knudsen is here and the vice president Chrysler general manager the Dodge division Bob McClure is here both staining and cheering their respective drivers the bug is cheering right now because again another half second has gone down 2.2 as the difference with five laps to go I don't know Chris has just been an observation I've been making it looks like perhaps a clutch bag has a little bit better going on the straightaway and that leave Roy picks up a little bit of the turns now it's very possible the cars are suspended differently the digest torsion bar front suspension and the board has a different type suspension to make them handle differently in different places on the track I'm wondering about their tire change too that could possibly be a part of it every combine it's gonna cocky she comes two seconds flat last time that's all let's separate these two cars plots back and Leroy Yarborough only four laps to go only two-tenths wouldn't put him close enough look at them streak down that backstretch I suppose at this point Chris is just let it all go the strategy goes out the window and every man for himself foot to the floor now here's an interesting thing we mentioned earlier bunny Baker is right behind Lots back that's the spot that he's positioned himself in he's kind of running interference in Reverse those people now how about that any sort of gives Leroy Yarborough some room which is a strange occurrence Leeroy right behind Baker he has to get by Baker to get the glance back and it's down to 1.2 now that's with three laps to go he picked up eight tenths of a second actually Leroy was taught by Meg we picked up a little bit of his draft in there all right here's a critical point Leroy even with Megan he takes Baker on the backstretch Yarborough takes buddy baker and so now he is only about a second behind charlie gots back and when they combine they'll have two laps to go everybody more than a hundred thousand people here Briggs on the infield to try to get a glimpse of what has to be one of the most spectacular races in the history of motorsport not a person sitting down bill what a from paddock wined up to this 11th annual Daytona 500 tenths of a second that's all that separates Leroy Yarborough with two laps to go from Charlie Lutz back and he's closing in on him the question is will they be able to get by if he catches him there are still many other cars on the track and they have to give way for traffic but seemingly they don't seem to even care about it they're going it's a blinding speeds plots back has just got it right to the floorboard so does Leroy and he's coming up right behind and there they are for the first time both cars right in our picture in a slower car moves to get right down in front of the grandstand his own Levi's got a clear shot at brought back and here the goal in on the final lap about six kayak separation and here's where it's going to have to happen down the backstretch and Leroy picks up a little ground and Charlie glutes back be really getting closer they're going close to 200 miles an hour and Leroy takes him Yarborough has taken the lead as they go side-by-side splitting in other cars they go by at breakneck speed Leroy Yoga rocks back and Charlie now will have to come down fast to the inside under the number four time try and slingshot him if he has room everybody standing and cheering the checkered flag is up for Leroy Yarborough ooh last lap what up Finnick and unbelievable finished and asked everybody here at the Daytona International Speedway back in victory lane animal hi everyone guess what I see the boss in two weeks about a terrific promotion well that's wonderful dear yeah but don't wear that blue suit when you go what' mother with my [ __ ] you have dandruff dad it shows she's right dad I have dandruff I have dandruff what do I do use what we use dear head and shoulders head and shoulders helps control dandruff with regular use it makes a lot of nice suds smells nice too hey how about that I never knew my egg it looks so good I got the promotion and a raise what do you think of that new dishwasher heads and shoulders it really works I'm so happy for it did you think he was gonna win it with two laps to go no well I don't know I I did a lot of crying that's good Leroy Yarborough's wife but here he is Leroy it's rare in any sport where grown men cry and that's what the members of the junior Johnson team were doing when you came over do you feel the same way Chris I'm crying too I just it's got to be your biggest day in racing it's the biggest day in my life where did you find that stamina and the speed and the willpower to do what you did on a very last lap well really we'd planned it for the last 20 laps and ever since I made my last pit stop as I said before we've been planning the tires we've been changing compounds trying to find what we could run the fastest on we do all day that our engine our Ford was just wonderful it was faster than the dodges it would drive faster and I could get in front it was stay there so we was really just hunting for a tire compound and think about the good year that we found one that we could really go quick when we needed to why did you wait til the last lap later well I knew if I passed him at last lap that he couldn't pass me back before I got to that flag it's just not possible it hasn't been done in a couple years down here and I didn't figure on it being done today Leroy Yarborough driver that used his head and I very happy mrs. Yarborough over there - congratulations and continued good luck to you both by the way bill the first breakdown gives Leroy thirty-eight thousand nine hundred dollars for wedding and Charlie glad spike eighteen thousand four hundred and Alison thirteen - all right thanks very much Chris you can imagine it's all excitement and pandemonium down here in victory lane as always but I think you're going to wait a long time before we see a race quite as exciting as this one was at the finish with Leroy Yarborough when he hit the last half-mile just by an eyelash over Charley glanced back and that truly is incredible considering they went 500 miles Chris come on in just a second here caught your breath and have you got your hearing back practically it's pretty loud out here during the 500-mile run a race up the hundred eighty eight hundred eighty nine miles on the track and a hundred fifty seven nine for the winner great speed Chris I think it augurs well for the racing season 469 for us on the super speedways of America it certainly serves as a great springboard to get started it certainly is and there's a lot more big and important races coming up this year and Wide World of Sports will have many of them for our viewers and we're delighted you're gonna be with us again - uh that's my pleasure bill okay this is bill Fleming along with Krista cotta Becky saying so long from Victory Lane here at the Daytona International Speedway and again the top five Leroy Yarborough Charlie glanced back Donnie Allison AJ Point and Buddy Baker the executive producer of ABC's Wide World of Sports is Roone Arledge coordinating producer Jim Spence Daytona 500 produced by Dick kerchner and directed by Lugo Pacelli world bobsledding produced by Ned stackin and directed by Robert Rieger at Daytona Beach our associate director Lou Frederick technical director Werner Gump don't forget tomorrow afternoon on ABC beginning at 1:55 p.m. Eastern Time NBA basketball the New York Knicks against the Philadelphia 76ers followed by the citrus open golf championship and the American sportsman now this is bill timing along with Chris ekkada Mackey saying so long from Dayton air travel arrangements for ABC's Wide World of Sports made through United Airlines who also furnish promotional consideration today's program was pre-recorded spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport guerrilla victory and the agony of defeat the human drama of athletic competition this has been ABC's Wide World of Sports brought to you by Head & Shoulders shampoo for people who don't worry about dandruff but should buy allstate insurance coming for insurance to protect your car your home your life and health business to yours good hands with all

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Views: 117,884

Rating: 4.8130217 out of 5

Keywords: LeeRoy, Yarbrough

Id: SgEkoQKtq2Q

Length: 47min 58sec (2878 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 28 2011

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2:03 - Broadcast officially begins

4:28 - Impromptu driver run-down

6:00 - Starting grid run-down

6:45 - Lap 1

9:07 - Commercial break

10:00 - Resume race

13:30 - Caution for Billy Taylor

14:30 - Another break

15:30 - Restart

18:55 - Bobby Allison spins out

20:10 - Restart

21:00 - Bobby Unser crash

21:45 - 100 Lap Mark

23:00 - Pre-race interview clips

23:57 - Commercial…

24:57 - Return to racing

25:25 - Cale Yarborough crash

26:40 - Bobby Unser interview

27:18 - Restart

27:35 - Dick Johnson blows his engine

28:13 - George Bauer mows the grass

31:01 - Commercial D:

32:01 - We’re back :D w/ a duel between LeeRoy and Glotzbach

35:40 - Allstate Commercial

36:40 - Return to racing w/ 7 laps to go

42:20 - Checkered Flag

43:40 - Victory Lane