TV and NASCAR was fairly new back then. They ran the ARCA race and the Busch Clash on the same day. The Clash was to be broadcast live so when the ARCA race was running late they stopped the race, froze the field and let the Grand National cars run their race for a live TV audience.
Little info on the first crash shown in this clip. Bob Dotter #76 started up front. In qualifying they only ran as much fuel as they needed to lighten the car up. On the first lap of the race he ran out of gas and the car shut off in front of the whole field. The crew forgot to add fuel after qualifying. Once he and Bob Schact wreck the first car to hit the #75 is Bob Dotter's son Bobby Dotter in the #7 car. Rough day for the Dotter family.
THAT WAS SOME BIG ONE!
TheReturnoflee 7 months ago
Start a race, stop it and run another, then resume where you left off in race one.
Makes sense, doesnt it? Sounds like they made it a lot more difficult than it had to be.
wolves16 3 years ago
TV and NASCAR was fairly new back then. They ran the ARCA race and the Busch Clash on the same day. The Clash was to be broadcast live so when the ARCA race was running late they stopped the race, froze the field and let the Grand National cars run their race for a live TV audience.
raceway24 1 year ago
Little info on the first crash shown in this clip. Bob Dotter #76 started up front. In qualifying they only ran as much fuel as they needed to lighten the car up. On the first lap of the race he ran out of gas and the car shut off in front of the whole field. The crew forgot to add fuel after qualifying. Once he and Bob Schact wreck the first car to hit the #75 is Bob Dotter's son Bobby Dotter in the #7 car. Rough day for the Dotter family.
raceway24 4 years ago
:35, how big is that friggin' window opening? Wow!
toomuchtoomuch 4 years ago 2
A rare Daytona ARCA race back in '81. The late Tim Richmond won that race.
DC322 5 years ago
Man, the wrecking tradition continues today.
O5fan 5 years ago 7