1989 Daytona 500 Finish
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After 17 years of effort its the Daytona 500 belongs to Franklin Tennessee's Darrell Waltrip. Boogity, Boogity Boogity.
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I remember watching this Daytona 500 with my late grandfather. Darrell Waltrip was his favorite driver, and he was so happy after this race. Waltrip was the only driver that didn't have to make one last pit stop for fuel, and that's why he won. Ken Schrader had the best car that day, and finished second.
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@rdwjr1962 Could've done without the icky shuffle though. lol jk
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Best Daytona 500 finish ever....
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I remember it being mentioned during the Twin 125s in 1989 that NASCAR allowed the Chevy teams to run flush-fitting headlight covers, though Waltrip's Chevy looks like the 1988 one. Take a good look at Schrader and Earnhardt's cars.
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00:57 they took tires on with 3 laps to go on a green flag splash and go stop? doesn't seem like a smart call to me. I'd just take fuel and salvage as many spots as i can instead of wasting time on pit road.
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damn tires
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Those old Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupes kicked all sorts of ass in NASCAR competition....hated to see them go in favor of the Lumina. In my opinion, the 80's MCSS was the last of the really hot looking racers.
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13 second pit stop for right side tires and fuel? Nowadays a team can do four tires and full tank in that time...
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d.w. is the man
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I would love to find the interview Darrell gave after he won this race. He dedicated to my aunt and I have never saw it!
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and they say cars weren't fuel efficient back then!
You know, i just realize that the Monte Carlo wasn't avaliable as a production vehicle in 1989. So i take it Chevy was using the 88 body aero coupe body design. Under Nascar's old rules, you are entitle to use a production model that is no more later then 3 years of age. In 1990 chevy introduced the Lumina. So ain't it something that an old production vehicle can still win! HA over new models? Cool Video!
RazorRC3 4 years ago
actually the luminas came into nascar in 1989 being first used at the Winston 500 at Talladega in May
battalionfan888 4 years ago 3