1969 Atlanta 500

This footage from the 1969 Atlanta 500. It is from the orginal broadcast from abc wide world of sports. If you have any questions, please email me at movracefan@yahoo.com.

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Sports

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• 1969
• Atlanta
• 500

[mustangjohhny]

real cars, real drivers, real racing. with all the "improvements" and "competion leveling" nascar has done, they should look at the old films and see how bad their "product" is today.

[Copperheadroad1]

thanks for posting these old races. Love the old Mopars.

[circaseventies]

Someone from ABC please explain WHY you paired NASCAR with ice skating!

[circaseventies]

@doctorindy What you mean not SAFE? That's a 69 DODGE DART!

Yeah,they were/are tin cans on roller skates with a kick-ass 340

[AngryGundamGamer]

@mustangjohhny Agreed... I like the daredevil aspect of NASCAR... As for Atlanta, I like the old layout better. The track used to be so easy to have a setup for hence the competition was more intense.

[gunny426plymouth]

ahhhh NASCAR! back when you heard "Dixie" plaed before and after a race!

[bradgotch]

I think the camera man in the "camera car" may have been shitting himself.



[bradgotch]

I want that 429 in my 60 F100!

[Mikosch2]

@mustangjohhny

Basically i agree with you. But on the other hand, also (more of) real injuries and real death. Everyone has to decide for him/herself if that's worth it, of course. And, honesly: except it's 1960's cars and slower.. does it look so much different than today?

[NicoleYGaston]

Today's Nascar driver's moms wouldn't let their sons race these cars. This wasn't kid stuff. These were the glory days, the real deal. Big blocks baby. Thanks for sharing!

[68bobba]

@mitchblack You sure about those HP figures mate?...you wouldn,t be a Ford fan by any chance?....the Boss 429 had its moments in Nascar.....but the Chrysler Hemis were a better engine all round

[SuperSlowMonte]

I own a '68 Torino... it's really cool to watch it race!!