1987 ARCA Talladega - The Big One

[Chihuahuaman2]

in the smoke you can almost see a car flying up the track in the air

[mohawkman251988]

Any footage of the flip that happened in this race?

[Chihuahuaman2]

@mohawkman251988 search 1987 ARCA Talladega flip and select the highlites video

[DJB24966]

Damn those ARCA drivers never did improve.

[therockerguy27]

rick jeffery made the daytona 500 one year later

[floppy454]

Aren't brakes so awesome guys? Guys...?

[xtccab]

this was an ARCA race. not  NASCAR. my dad was in this race and in the crash

[RetroGamerr1991]

Wow even back then they didn't know what the pedal in the middle was for. "oh wow a could of smoke!! FLOOR IT!!!"

[itsalleternal]

16 laps to go and the race is over? Wouldn't they throw the red flag there?

[wawwwaaa]

look--big crash, no restrictor plates...

[deadheat007]

wow! that was one of the best crashes ive ever seen

[ballplayer1799]

Days of thunder crash #2?

[dsmcclellan]

ARCA wrecks havent really changed over the years. They're always bad. And always involve a huge amount of cars. Just the inexperience of the drivers usually.

[watchika]

Yeah, just take a look at the last wreck of last nights race. Horrible.

[nintendoboy90091]

why were there so many fires back then?

[SwanKong11]

fuel cell rupture....

[e521soediv]

wow big crash

[Mattswad]

I don't think this was 87. Cale Yarborough ran a #29 Oldsmobile in 1987. He drove #28 Ford in 1986. The Hardees car involved was a #28 Ford. So this must be from 1986.

[SimRacin14]

It is indeed from '87. It probably doesn't take much to make a number change,I've seen ARCA teams change numbers with duct tape or some creative cutting of decals.

I also have the '86 ARCA race from Talladega on tape, Adcox won that race as well with Davey Allison and Lee Raymond in a photo finish for 2nd place.

[braves15]

If you look closely, you can see that the Hardee's car in this wreck is actually an Oldsmobile.

[nflfan85]

No, it was in 87, I have this race on dvd.

[SimRacin14]

Can you make a copy of this race on DVD,nflfan85?

[nflfan85]

I can't make a copy of this race, however, you can find on ebay, just enter Talladega 500 from 1987

[wolves16]

Old ARCA wrecks!  Brilliant!

[daytonafan8]

Tracy Read, the driver in the white suit that was waving. Was a crew member for Cale Yarborough's Winston Cup team. tragically, he was killed in 2 car crash the next time the ARCA series ran at Talladega when he hit the inside wall.

[IllinoisHighwayMan]

Was this during the same weekend as the "catch fence" incident involving Bobby Allison?

[jrfan07]

may or may not have been the same weekend, but it was the same year.

[O5fan]

I think it was the same weekend because that was on ESPN and this was too.

[IllinoisHighwayMan]

No, this race was in July. Allison's crash occured in April or May.

[SimRacin14]

The date listed in the title screen is incorrect. I have the results to both '87 ARCA races from Talladega,this was definitely in the May race. Read drove a different car in July.

[MrCavalier82]

@jrfan07 the Bobby Allison wreck was in the May event

[Troggle84]

Yes, it was. It was the day before the Winston 500. During the red flag for Allison's crash, they showed highlights from this race, including this crash, Billy Simmons' flip and the pit fire (referred to by Bob Jenkins as a "Holocaust in the pits.")that is referenced during the crash. This race was taped and aired on ESPN on May 23, 1987, 3 weeks after it was run.

[Troggle84]

No, no one died. One or two people got burned pretty bad, though. You're right about the fact that it was an overreaction on Jenkins' part. But, it was a pretty bad fire.

[RidgeRunner57k]

umm use a dictionary Holocaust massive confligration or fire.

[Nascarboy426]

Technically, the definition of a holocaust is "great destruction, especially by fire. So no, the announcer didn't overreact.

[conesussteve]

@IllinoisHighwayMan No, Bobby Allison's crash happened in the spring race, the ARCA race was the same weekend as the July race in 1987.

[Chihuahuaman2]

@IllinoisHighwayMan yea it was

[rusty2]

how may involved?

[jrfan07]

i dont know for sure, but looks like 15 or more.

[Chihuahuaman2]

@rusty2 bob jenkins said 14

[JBOreo]

the fire in the pit area jenkins and punch are mentioning, do u have a clip of that

[jrfan07]

dont know for sure but if i can find it anywhere ill post it.