1997 Transouth Financial 400 - Intro

More of the Late 90's.
Please enjoy the 1997 Transouth Financial 400 from Darlington Raceway.

This race is historic in the fact that this was the last Cup race at Darlington where the Start/Finish line was on this particular straightaway.
When they came back for the Southern 500 in September the finish line was switched.

March 23rd 1997

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Nascar
• Winston
• Cup
• Series
• 1997
• Transouth
• Financial
• 400
• Darlington
• Raceway
• Intro

[Jrl24rules39]

I miss when they had the pit reporters next to the cars on pit road, with the camera guy getting closeups with the car noses and sides..... Heck, I miss old school NASCAR coverage!

[freshgeek89]

Why can't we have intros like this. Much better than the two hour, repetitive lead ins like today.

[Whogrl16]

I'm sorry but I found it funny when DJ Said I'm in the wall lol

[YamatoCharm]

Bill Weber is way too overstimulated in that Jarrett segment. Kernan and Punch sound sane.

[ciccone39]

I know what you mean. With a new decade around the corner hopefully it will bring, i don't know any other way to say this, a huge enema to race broadcasts and return to the old way.

[arenasnow]

Great intro. I especially like the music at 4:15. However, Jerry Punch was wrong when he said nobody won at Darlington from 43rd. Johnny Mantz in fact won the FIRST Southern 500 starting 43rd, albeit in a 75-car field.

[MIBFreakPack]

Shorter intros and consistent ones too. Today, we wait an hour for the race to get the command

[moye41]

agreed man but like all good things in nascar its gone

[dchasse12]

Amazing how they found the time in the lineup to find out that Ernie Irvan's first race in the 28 came at this track, yet in today's broadcast they're too busy to say anything about the starting lineup because what the length of Carl Edwards' toenails mean for today's race.

[skippydmb]

so did they move the line to more or better seats in at the line?

[lostfreakadam]

Any race at Darlington is a pleasure to watch.

Thanks a lot for posting this battalionfan888!

[franticfury]

This was the Last race before the track flip-floped. The Start/Finish line is now on the 'backstrech' of this race.