1979 Daytona 500 ''The Famous Finish'' NASCAR

[kuhndog52]

ITS ALL COME DOWN TO THIS god Ken Squier was the best

[caseyreavis]

"Richard Petty, the great master, has just recorded hist 186th career a-AND THERE'S A FIGHT!"

talk about stealing the show...

[bronxsportsfan]

NASCAR History: this was the First Daytona 500 to be broadcast live on network TV. @negtype13 is right--this race, the fantastic finish (fight included) put NASCAR on the must-see sports events.

[vitoduval]

Sad that that Donnie never got to Victory Lane like Bobby and Davey did

[m4rkhutz]

There were actually two races in the race... the race between cale and donnie.. and the actual daytona 500.

the race between cale and donnie was a draw.  they were both equal that day. that day these two were on a completely different level than the rest of the field.

the actual daytona 500 was won by petty. You see there was some pretty good racing going on that day, but the battle between cale and donnie was so compelling that we didn't see the rest of the action going on out there.

[NASCARMatt00]

One of the best moments in Ken Squier's broadcast career

[amt341]

I remember my father jumping up out of his recliner as they wrecked - screaming --"Petty's Gonna win it"

[vccstudents]

@amt341 I was on the phone with a neighbor screaming the same thing!

[deathrooster14]

Know what's funny? This was Dale Earnhardt's rookie season.

[BrickGrease]

It was Cale's fault he got into the grass which made him lose control and hit Allison.

[The1994Gforce]

@BrickGrease It coulda been worse. At least he didn't pull a "Kyle Busch". I reckon that was accidental.

[EricEbac22]

Who is the person calling the play by play for this race?

[eduardogarcia732]

@EricEbac22 Ken Squier

[trooper32556p]

This was the very first NASCAR race that I ever watched from flag to flag. It was why I became a fan!

[MartianMan52]

"And there's a fight" Famous words right there.

[cubicleboy]

im not a huge NASCAR watcher. who was at fault?

[vccstudents]

@BlastFurnaceCanada You are quite right. I was in high school in Daytona at the time, and it's all anyone, teachers and students, wanted to talk about the next day!

[altfactor]

@BlastFurnaceCanada But, the race would have scored big TV ratings anyway, storm or no storm, given that auto racing had grown enormously in popularity during the 1960's and 1970's.

Amazingly, he race telecast was blacked-out everywhere east of the Mississippi and south of the Mason-Dixon Line. No CBS (the network that carried the race) affiliates in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missippi, or Florida could carry the race.

[MVboys2]

2:23 if you press 4 rapidley you could hear anony,mus

[74rockon]

undoubtedly the most remembered and weirdest aqnd surprise finish in daytona 500 history and you can bet dollars to doughnuts that donnie allison was in no way shape or form gonna let cale yarbrough by him at any cost.they both were so mad at each other that they started at each other and fought right down on the grass!crazy!and wouldnt ya know it,petty wins yet another daytona 500,why are we not surprised.unreal.

[metsfano44]

congratulatory milk... lol...

[negtype13]

The "CRASH" that put NASCAR on the map!!!!

[Camaro426hpSS]

I read the book about the crash

[DC322]

Cale vs. the Allison Brothers.

[vsa2o]

its Donnie not Bobby.

[DKLONGHORN]

LMFAO!!! " a couple of hard men" classic

[pooploops234]

@ 3:47 thats what she said

[dinsmore1994]

@pooploops234 lol

[YankeeStacker25]

Still love the finish

[TeacherPHD]

ha ha Cale...you a fool