The Classic NASCAR Thread

racer612008 · PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:11 am

https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/restored-th ... ours-back/

Philthy82 · PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:26 am

The Thunderdome looks in surprisingly good shape, are any series still running on it? I drive by it every few weeks and from the outside it looks abandoned.

racer612008 · PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:50 pm

Philthy82 wrote:

The Thunderdome looks in surprisingly good shape, are any series still running on it? I drive by it every few weeks and from the outside it looks abandoned.

drifting on both the dome & the road course. Lemons did a 24 hour race on the WTCC layout prior to COVID too

the dragstrip been MIA since COVID - the repave job they did back in 2020 messed it up bad apparently; ANDRA has a sportsman series race on it next year tho

the spectator areas & infield buildings at the Dome are completely abandoned - in the same form that North Wilkesboro was before Jr cleaned up for iRacing

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:04 am

(warning: Pocono RoC highlights shows aftermath of Don Pratt's fatal crash)

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:48 pm

racer612008 · PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:20 am

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 12:12 am

thx to @

Pretzel for posting this in a other Discord

racer612008 · PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:27 pm

figured it would be better to reply over here @

IM Blotto

IM Blotto wrote:

(link to video)

found this on youtube today had no idea the Nascar Modified series raced at pocono let alone an oval layout

Pocono had a 5/8th mile track from the track's opening (which preceded the full 2.5 mile layout up to 1991 - which then was removed to construct the current Cup Series garage area. Modifieds raced there throughout it's history.

It's biggest race was the Race of Champions - which the track took over from Trenton in 1977. The first 3 years was run on the full 2.5 mile layout; before moving down to the 3/4 mile in 1980.

NERFers Corner article (Speedway Scene) on the 1979 race

Weces Pieces has programs posted from several races held on the 3/4 mile track in the early 1970s as well.
https://www.wecespieces.com/program-archive-2

(photo credits: Jim Hanley, Peter Montano; Gater Racing News, NERFers Corner and the Superspeedway Modified group on Facebook)

IM Blotto · PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 5:47 am

Thanks I wasn't quite sure which thread was best

racer612008 · PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:43 am

IM Blotto wrote:

Thanks I wasn't quite sure which thread was best

would of replied over on the other thread but figured with the kurt busch retirement news that it be better here

Jeff · PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:06 pm

Found a video on YouTube of all the B roll and crash footage from "Days of Thunder". The stuff that gets a second or two in the movie is shown in a bit more detail here. I honestly figured they filmed most of the crash scenes at the track and not at an airport runway.

Wininturnone · PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:01 pm

Sportsman 1978 at Daytona (poor quality) :

Arca 1986 at Atlanta:

Spoiler:

Cartman · PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 3:32 pm

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:47 am

while the current configuration of Rockingham will always be one of my favorites, the original flat version would of been perfect for modern IndyCars

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:16 am

don't think i've ever posted these over here before, but anyway - scanned some old racing photos last fall from my parents collection

Spoiler:

racer612008 · PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:35 am

been scanning more stuff, so a another set of classic photos: martinsville - 1990
i have no idea who took these - i just had the film clipping print out & decided to scan it in

Spoiler:

(spoilered as there's about 20 there)

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:29 am

Jr done converted another onboard tape again

racer612008 · PostPosted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:40 am

Chris A · PostPosted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:03 pm

Man, even though SS racing is a gimmick, it at least retains some legitimacy when the track has no grip and the cars are aerodynamically slippery.

Cartman · PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 12:53 am

Chris A wrote:

Man, even though SS racing is a gimmick, it at least retains some legitimacy when the track has no grip and the cars are aerodynamically slippery.

This. Having the cars bouncing around like they're on the ragged edge of disaster every lap makes such a huge difference in viewing these races.

Modern SS race feels too much like Tesla autopilot on a slot-car track.

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