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Daytona 500 1976 - finish - LIVE

Greatest NASCAR race finish ever. David Pearson vs Richard Petty. Recorded Live!  
 
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doctorindy (3 months ago) Show Hide
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This finish was better than anything in the restrictor plate era. 2007 was garbage compared to this.

Also note, after losing, Petty climbs out of the car smiling. The punk young gun crybabies of today would whine and fight. Petty had class. It say a lot because winning was much more important back then for guys like Petty...they had to win to be able to pay the bills.
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Great race, greater finish, awesome. As for comparing the drivers, I think Pearson could have hopped in a car like Johnson has today and win 36 races. If Johnson and the young punks in NASCAR today had to drive a car like Pearson and Petty drove, they would do something else for a living. It's just a totally different sport today. With that said, I liked it back then, and I still like it today, though the rules aggrevate me.
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David Pearson could drive the hell out of a 200mph car. If they could have a race between Jimmy Johnson and the David Pearson of the late '70's in a TRUE 200MPH CAR, Pearson would whip Johnson's ass up and down the track.
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akfreak69 (5 months ago) Show Hide
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WTF ?? Johnson SUCKS !! Its all chad and Rick man. Use your head a lil huh !!
penske369 (9 months ago) Show Hide
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Who was the car that David Pearson hit when he spun down the track?  I know its the car they pass in Turn 3, but who was it?
sporgie84 (9 months ago) Show Hide
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Joe Frasson.
ROCKYRUMBLE (5 months ago) Show Hide
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THE CAR WAS JOES FRASSONS CHEVY I HAVE A BOOK ABOUT THE 1976 Daytona 500
slimjim18 (10 months ago) Show Hide
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who were the announcers?
dadandjunior (9 months ago) Show Hide
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Bill Flemming and Jackie Stewart. I saw this finish live when I was 11 years old. The greatest finish of any race ever!

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