|| *Comments on the 1987 Winston 500:* View the most recent comment <#75> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. HomeDepotKid posted: 12.06.2004 - 4:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) THIS was the race that started the Restrictor Plate craze. Lap 21. Bobby Allison hits a piece of debris(Was it a beer can? A piece of car? What was it?) and goes flying, straight for the packed grandstands. Cars landing in spectator areas are not pretty(And no, I am not trying to be funny.) In 1955, in Le Mans, Peter Levegh went flying into a spectator area. Levegh and some 88 others were killed, and the future of motor racing came into doubt. It was banned in Switzerland, and almost banned in a number of countries, including the U.S. A bill outlawing The Great Sport went through Congress, but thankfully failed. Back to 1987. Allison went flying airborne, and into a catch fence. Nobody was killed, and no life-threatening injuries occured. Bobby was unhurt. Bobby's son Davey won his first race in this race, and it was quite fitting that Davey's first win took place here. 2. ron p posted: 12.20.2004 - 4:11 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I was about 200 yards beyond where he hit the fence and Bobby's car came to rest close to where we were seated. An unreal day, I remember seeing his car lift up and hit the fence and not quite believing it. I heard some time back that it was a harmonic balancer off the engine that broke and cut the tire, but not sure about that. Anyway, that was the last of the unrestricted super high speed races. They ran small carbs that summer and after that came the restrictor plates. Davey's car was super fast that day, even Bill Elliott who was the speed king of that era broke trying to keep up. 3. Brian posted: 02.21.2005 - 7:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The race that started restrictor plates. 212 mph... damn 4. Chicago posted: 05.15.2005 - 4:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Davey Allison was a rocket in this race. Bill Elliott blew his motor trying to keep up. Those two cars were the class of the field. It was great to see Davey win his first race at Talladega. 5. MegaRacer posted: 10.03.2005 - 6:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The last of the classic Talladega races. I have a tape of this and it's amazing to see the field all spread out (having gotten used to the 43 car peletons we see now).And fast...them boys was fast (nearly 213mph)in 1987! Of course, they'd be over 230mph now. 6. Jon posted: 11.17.2005 - 7:32 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) ron p - it was an indeed a part from Bobby's own blown engine. 7. Matt posted: 12.23.2005 - 3:24 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Caution 1: (Laps 5-8) Chet Fillip blows his engine in the #81 Ford. Caution 2: (Laps 22-27) Bobby Allison driving the #22 Buick cuts his right rear tire on the tri-oval, spins and gets airborne and into the catch fence. Allison's spinning car comes to rest in the middle of the front stretch and is hit in the rear by the spinning #55 Oldsmobile driven by Phil Parsons The debris field from the crash causes a pileup involving the #30 Chevrolet driven by Michael Waltrip, the #43 Pontiac driven by Richard Petty, the #29 Oldsmobile driven by Cale Yarborough, the #1 Buick driven by Ron Bouchard, the #7 Ford driven by Alan Kulwicki, and the #50 Pontiac driven by Greg Sacks. Debris from the crash damage the #17 Chevrolet driven by Darrell Waltrip who's windshield needed to be replaced and the #44 Oldsmobile driven by Sterling Marlin. 30 feet of catch fencing was torn down which resulted in a 2 hour 38 minute red flag period to repair the fence. The three cars are out of the race from this crash are the #1 of Ron Bouchard, the #22 Buick of Bobby Allison, and the #29 of Cale Yarborough. The #55 of Phil Parsons needs extensive repairs and finishes the race 94 laps down. No drivers are injured, but a fan loses an eye after being hit by debris. Caution 3: (Laps 33-36) Alan Kulwicki blows his engine in the #7 Ford. Caution 4: (Laps 61-64) Dale Earnhardt drives away from a pit stop with the catch can still attatched to his car. The can is finally dispersed from the #3 Chevrolet but is left in the middle of the back stretch. Caution 5: (Laps 70-74) Buddy Baker was running in third place when his engine blows in the #88 Oldsmobile on the tri-oval laying down an oil slick which is somehow avoided by the rest of the field. Caution 6: (Laps 92-98) Ken Schrader in the #90 gets into the back of #33 Harry Gant in turn 3 spinning Gant who slams the wall in between turns 3 and 4, #15 Ricky Rudd is unable to avoid Gant's car and crashes hard into Gant. Both cars slide into the grass in turn 4 and are out of the race. Schrader's car suffers minor damage to the right front. Caution 7: (Laps 99-102) Right as the green flag flies after the previous caution, Dale Jarrett in the #18 Chevrolet blows his engine. Caution 8: (Laps 117-120) The #50 Pontiac of Greg Sacks which was damaged in the Allison crash suffers mechanical failure caused by his crash damage and leaves some debris on the track. Caution 9: (Laps 164-169) The #77 Ford driven by Ken Ragan spins in turn 1 and backs into the wall hard before coming to rest in between turns 1 and 2. Ragan suffers a broken leg in the crash. 8. Matt posted: 12.23.2005 - 3:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Those stupid smile faces are supposed to be 8's, couldn't turn the damn things off. 9. Chicago posted: 01.29.2006 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I remember reading somewhere that Bill Elliott remarked, after qualifying at 212.809, that he was actually dissapointed - that after they had topped 210 at Daytona, he surely expected to run 214 or 215 at Talladega. 10. MOST posted: 06.04.2006 - 3:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Phil Parsons jumped the first restart big time and ended up in the big crash. I always thought that was pretty fair. 11. Altamonteric posted: 07.10.2006 - 1:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Allison had a nasty wreck which started the big crash that was amazing, they had to short the race due to darkness 12. Canadian Fan posted: 01.03.2007 - 8:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt5XCCgwulA 13. myself posted: 02.16.2007 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ron Bouchard wrecked Cale in this one. 14. Destiny posted: 04.12.2007 - 3:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's Ron Bouchard's last race in 1987. 15. myself posted: 05.16.2007 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Should've been the week before! That way, maybe, Cale wouldn't have been wrecked! 16. myself posted: 02.21.2008 - 2:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) List is the last race I recall the pit boys doing the age old tradition of jumping on the car & riding down pit road to victory lane. 17. Patrick posted: 03.08.2008 - 3:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ed Pimm's Nascar Debut. 18. WillG_46 posted: 03.29.2008 - 8:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) After wrecking hard at Darlington a few weeks prior to this race, the Lundy/Ranier team had to take a few races off due to lack of sponsorship money to build a new car to race. And what a great car it was. Davey dominated the race and pretty much sealed it up after Elliott retired. Pretty amazing to think that a team could take some races off and win their first race back. Terrible wreck on lap 21 with Bobby Allison going into the catch fence. Just to think of what might of happened if he went through, doubt there would be NASCAR racing today 19. Anonymous posted: 04.16.2008 - 7:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Ranier team was running a limited schedule. They did not take a few weeks to build another car. 20. Jon posted: 04.24.2008 - 10:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bouchard might've hit Cale in the aftermath of the Allison wreck, but it wasn't intentional. Regarding Bouchard, I recall a story that he thought the Buicks were faster, so he asked his car owner Hoss Ellington to build one for this race. Ellington obliged and they brought the Buick to 'dega and Bouchard wrecked it and, coincidentally or not, he retired after this event. 21. Scott posted: 05.26.2008 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (4) Wow. 1. Bobby could've killed spectators. 2. Bobby Could've killed the flagman. 3. He was old. He was lucky he didn't die. Just scary. 22. Steve.M. posted: 05.28.2008 - 5:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Intro = http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=LsgX_yGu0gs Start = http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=vNh_k6T4Nvw Allison Crash = http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=DUnvd7-hZRE Gant/Rudd Crash = http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HTQz4co7eio Ragan Crash = http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=6WHIY6ydbrg Finish = http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=VV6iFKCFGq8 Post Race = http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=xIT9zMxPyNQ&feature=related 23. Ryan posted: 01.27.2009 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Dale Earnhardt's "Drive for Five" wins in a row came up a bit short by finishing 4th. He was in the lead with 10 laps left, but couldn't hold off Davey Allison that day. 24. Jim posted: 09.11.2009 - 1:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Davey Allison's crew chief was Joey Knuckles. What ever happen to him ? 25. Bryan Blanton posted: 11.11.2009 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Does anyone know how fast bill elliott ran in the race i heard he ran laps in this race at 210 or 211 mph just before his engine blew? Also i've heard some people say that had buddy baker not had his engine blow he may have had something for davey as well. I know allison's bobby's motor broke which caused him to run over the part which caused him to cut a tire which sent him into the fence i've heard some people say had his motor held together he was another guy who was fast who could have been a potential factor for the win. I've heard bobby had a lot of motor trouble in 87 for some reason. 26. Anonymous posted: 12.19.2009 - 9:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DNQ 39 Blackie Wangerin 86 Ronnie Sanders 27. JimW posted: 04.27.2010 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In the pit sequence where Bill blew up, he re-started back in the field a few spots on one of the restarts. The 28 car got a nice lead and was pulling away from the field. When Bill cleared the field in 2nd place he had to to run Davey down but was still losing some time. Then he turned up the wick and started closing the gap for a lap or 2. Until it blew up....guess he was pushing it a little too hard. 28. Smiff_99 posted: 08.26.2010 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rusty Wallace ran an unrestricted test at Dega in 2004 (for racing radios, of all people) and supposedly was hitting speeds of close to 240 mph. That's haulin' the mail.......and could you imagine what they'd run in drafting formation? SCARY. 29. Smiff_99 posted: 08.26.2010 - 2:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This is a link to the article: http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/headlines/cup/06/10/rwallace_talladega/index.html I was mistaken, he actually only hit 228 mph. hahahaha ONLY..... 30. RaceFanX posted: 04.07.2011 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Very fitting Bouchard's last start came at the same track as his only victory 31. Unser1 posted: 04.07.2011 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Former SCCA Super Vee champion Ed Pimm leads a Cup race for the only time, it was the first of his 5 Winston Cup starts 32. Walleyewhacker posted: 05.26.2011 - 10:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Davey was running laps at 208 and 209 mph towards the end of the race, pulling away easily from Earnhardt once he passed him. I'm not sure about Elliott running faster than those laps, so I'll have to watch my tape again. Elliott's 1987 Thunderbird was about 3-4 MPH faster than his 1985 Thunderbird was at the 1985 Winston 500 when he came back from being almost 2 laps down to win. 33. Roger posted: 08.09.2011 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) To try and answer the question about Buddy Baker he was right behind Davey and Bill till he blew. He seemed to just sit back and close whenever he felt like it. Buddy certainly felt like he had the car to beat that day but whether that is true or not I doubt anyone will know. It seemed to me Allison had a solid car the whole race and once Bill went out it was up to Labonte and Earnhardt to try and get it done. I thought Labonte might have a shot at it but it wasn't meant to be. Elliott would come back in the 2nd Tally race and beat Davey Allison... 34. rob posted: 03.14.2013 - 11:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) one stretch of racing between davey , bill, dale , and rusty is perhaps the best dicing i've ever seen on a track. certainly one for the ages. we'll never pass this way again. 35. b4il3y posted: 04.14.2013 - 11:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Buddy Baker was hanging with Davey and Bill quite well also..until his engine broke. I remember he was very disappointed in hsi interview...said he knew he had a car that really could win the race. Who knows :) 36. myself posted: 05.20.2013 - 10:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Baker always said stuff like that. 37. 23andJoe posted: 04.02.2014 - 9:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #29 crew chief: Cliff Champion (same through remainder of season) 38. Walleyewhacker posted: 04.06.2014 - 12:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wonder how fast Bill and Davey's 1987 Thunderbirds would turn a lap today at Talladega with todays radial tires that NASCAR runs? Bill's 1987 Thunderbid is on display at the Henry Ford Musuem in Dearborn. I'm not sure if Davey's is still around or not. 39. Jim4Bill posted: 01.16.2015 - 12:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) At the point and time Bill blew his engine - Davey had slipped away from the pack and was pulling away. Bill also raced through the pack and started off in pursuit. He was making up time by a tenth or 2 - but not sure Davey was running 100%. Bill was - but clearly he had his foot through the firewall to get all the speed out of his Tbird he could. Ernie's motor was not able to hold together under the abuse. 40. Paul posted: 04.23.2015 - 1:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew #0 Delma Cowart Sponsor: Hilliard's Restaurants / Owner: H.L. Waters / Make: Chevrolet #48 James Hylton Sponsor: Hylton Racing / Owner: James Hylton / Make: Chevrolet #54 N/A Sponsor: Gray Racing / Owner: Henley Gray / Make: Chevrolet #63 Trevor Boys Sponsor: N/A / Owner: N/A / Make: N/A #70 J.D McDuffie Sponsor: Rumple Furniture / Owner: J.D McDuffie / Make: Pontiac #74 Bobby Wawak Sponsor: Wawak Racing / Owner: Bobby Wawak / Make: Chevrolet #80 Jimmy Horton Sponsor: S&H Racing / Owner: George Smith / Make: Ford Source: Gadsden Times, 4/27/87 (https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XxJHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k_0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5255%2C5303799) 41. Old Guy posted: 06.12.2016 - 8:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 21. Scott posted "Wow. 1. Bobby could've killed spectators. 2. Bobby Could've killed the flagman. 3. He was old. He was lucky he didn't die. Just scary." First of all this accident was absolutely no fault of Bobby's. His flywheel exploded and then damaged his right rear tire. After the tire blew, he was just a passenger. So "Bobby" couldn't have killed spectators or the flagman. He was old? Ha Ha! He was young enough to win the 1988 Daytona 500! How many Daytona 500's have you won? Lucky, yes, the catch fence did it's job. Scary? Sure. 42. bayley01 posted: 06.12.2016 - 9:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Old Guy. What? 43. Old Guy posted: 06.12.2016 - 10:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) bayley01 What is your question? 44. Sebastien posted: 07.17.2016 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #81 Fillip had "Warr Valves" as main sponsor as well. 45. The Great Dave posted: 07.23.2016 - 5:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) SPONSOR UPDATES #81 Warr Valves #98 CP-1 Oil Booster / Curb Records 46. Patrick posted: 04.26.2017 - 3:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First NASCAR race I ever attended. 47. Tide1732 (GO ENFINGER!!!) posted: 05.01.2017 - 7:54 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) A 30 Years ago, NASCAR had one of the most impressive crashes in history. 48. JSPorts posted: 05.01.2017 - 9:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 30 years ago on Wednesday, in fact. Obviously, Davey Allison's victory in this race was overshadowed by his father's crash, which led to restrictor plates at the superspeedways beginning in 1988. 49. Amanda K posted: 12.16.2017 - 2:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Listening to the MRN throwback broadcast of this race. I'm honestly surprised at the effort taken by MRN, largely Barney Hall, to completely downplay the severity of the crash. If you were only listening to the broadcast and had not seen the race before, you'd never have any idea how bad the crash actually was. Mike Joy was the only one of the broadcasters who actually seemed to try to communicate how bad the wreck actually was. 50. Mr.Victory posted: 03.27.2018 - 3:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Could've finished the last 10 laps. I know it was around 7:45 ET(6:45 CT/Talladega Time), but the Aaron's 499 finished in much darker conditions. 51. Altracing posted: 12.23.2018 - 9:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just curious, does anyone know why Davey didn't run the full schedule in 1987 because when I looked at his stats for this season I noticed that he hadn't raced in the previous three races before this one did he get injured or something? 52. RaceFanX posted: 12.23.2018 - 9:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Allison was healthy all year but I think they lacked the sponsorship to run every race. 53. Tarheel posted: 12.23.2018 - 11:08 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Per Davey Allison, it was also fairly common for drivers to gradually work their way up to a full season. Bill Elliott ran over eighty in seven years before running a full season, Earnhardt didn't actually run a full season the year before his first championship 54. Altracing posted: 12.23.2018 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Five spectators were reported as being injured when Bobby's car hit the catch fence with one losing an eye from the flying debris 55. Altracing posted: 12.24.2018 - 10:53 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Richard Petty actually had to be relieved near the end of the race due to being overcome with fumes in the car that was caused by being involved in the aftermath of Bobby Allison's crash. Greg Sacks who had fallen out earlier in the race finished the race for Petty. 56. JSPorts posted: 12.24.2018 - 1:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) We don't see relief drivers used nowadays like they used to be used. Back then, these races were really a test of the drivers physically. For example, Petty had fumes in his car. That still happens these days, but with better ventilation, closed-face helmets and other precautions, it's a lot less likely to happen. 57. Jordan posted: 04.02.2019 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This race to me was the pinnacle of Nascar with restrictor plates the first step in the eventual decline of the sport. A couple of observations regarding the race and other comments: Many reference Rusty's 2004 Talladega test, where he hit 228 mph going down the backstretch. BUT what most don't pay attention to is that his fastest lap speed was "only" 216.306 mph. So some 17 years after Awesome Bill went 212.809, Rusty only went 3.5 mph faster. (Unknown if Rusty backed off in the corners or not) In reference to Bobby's wreck. My big WHAT IF is what if his motor blew half a lap sooner/later in the middle of the backstretch, spinning him to the inside and harmlessly away from any traffic/spectators. How much longer would the unrestricted era have continued and how fast would they have gone??? I wish we could have found out. 58. 1995-Subaru-WRX-Sti posted: 04.02.2019 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think eventually someone would have gone air borne into the catch fence. Even if the Bobbys flywheel blew on the back straight he still would have gone air borne. Now where he would have landed is anyones guess. Plates have solved as many problems as they causes. But a 3300lbs racecar going 215mph will proably go through a catch fence. Take Austin Dillions crash in 2015 but add 15 more mph. Does the catch fence stop him from going into the stands? 59. Corey posted: 04.02.2019 - 5:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Don't forget Carl Edwards in 2009. I've believe that NASCAR is treating 200 mph as sort of an upper limit. They know that the safety standards in place work at those speeds. 60. possum posted: 04.02.2019 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @59 - you'd be correct. The original design of the roof flaps worked as intended up to 204mph in wind tunnel testing. So NASCAR treated that as an upper limit for many years. (I gather that today's bigger flaps on the taller cars work OK at somewhat higher speeds, but I have no idea what the limit is now). 61. Anonymous posted: 02.22.2020 - 7:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jordan, thing is, Rusty also claimed the car was not in race trim, and had they done so, 220's to 230's could have been attainable. 62. Jordan posted: 03.02.2020 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @61 - While Rusty's car way back in 2004 may not have been set up perfectly for the track, I am not so sure that without any sort of restrictor plate or the tapered spacers they use now (2020) the cars would go much over 220. The reason being tires. Even with 33 degrees of banking, the tires only have so much grip. As the Ryan Newman crash showed along with the huge pile ups that occur during every Daytona and Talladega race, I don't believe slower = safer. Add additional catch fencing, a second fence for any debris that might get through the first one. Then move the "front" row of the stands up and back at least 20 or so rows. 63. SweetRich posted: 03.02.2020 - 5:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The commentators for the race were Bob Jenkins and Larry Nuber. The pit road reporters were Dick Berggren and Jerry Punch. 64. possum posted: 03.02.2020 - 7:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @62 - considering Mark Donahue ran 221 at Talladega on 1975 tires, and Tim Richmond ran 240 at TRC (wider radius turn, but only 28 degrees banking) I don't think there'd be any problem going well over 220 on modern tires. The problem is more likely to be the normal load (i.e. the load perpendicular to the track) than a lack of traction. In qualifying trim (that is, run one lap fast enough to scare yourself) speeds in the high 220s seem possible without a plate. 65. Corey posted: 03.02.2020 - 7:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @62 Rusty hit 227 down the backstretch and averaged about 221 for a lap. That was also without any sort of drafting help. With today's technology and aerodynamics, it wouldn't surprise me if these cars would get over 230 with the HP Rusty had. 66. Tarheel posted: 03.02.2020 - 8:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If I recall correctly Rusty made that Talledega run in a car that was set up to run Michigan, with no real tweaking done on it. I've never really liked the racing at Dega or Daytona since they got the cars sealed to the track and drivers couldn't separate themselves regardless of handling. 67. Jordan posted: 03.08.2020 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Since the commentary is ongoing, how fast do you think they would run with 5L/305ci unrestricted engines? 68. possum posted: 03.08.2020 - 7:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @67 - a 305, unrestricted but otherwise NASCAR spec, you'd get around 700hp or so. That should get you around 215-220 mph, maybe a tad more. It'd be a bit more power than they were making from 350 cid in 1987, in a car that's somewhat less draggy. 69. gary24fan posted: 03.27.2020 - 7:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm replying late but, @1 I doubt he hit a beer can. Alabama fans didn't start throwing those onto the track until Jeff Gordon started winning there. 70. Iamthedebris posted: 03.28.2020 - 7:53 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) The fastest lap since this race at Talladega was recorded at the 2019 1000bulbs.com 500, where Parker Kligerman ran a fast lap of 205.80 MPH. 71. Jordan posted: 04.06.2020 - 1:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Having re-watched this race today, Davey had the field covered. There wasn't anyone that could hang with him except maybe Elliott. Not only was Davey's car powerful, but it was handling perfect. While most drivers ran the middle or upper groove through the corners, Davey could hold it down low. If Elliott's engine would have held together, I think he would have ran 2nd to Davey, with a closer finish than what transpired, but Davey would have still gone to victory lane. 72. zuel660 posted: 04.06.2020 - 6:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @69 I thought I had read that the snout of the crankshaft on Allison's engine snapped off, sending it under the car and shredding the right rear tire, sending the car sideways and then airborne. @71 When ESPN interviewed Bill after his engine blew, he didn't feel like he could've beaten Davey that day. When asked if anyone else could, he replied, "Nope, not a soul." 73. Jimmie4life posted: 04.26.2020 - 7:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Bobby Allison was 30 feet further down the track and then blew up, he would've hit the flagstand. I have heard of cars hitting the bridges that go above the track, but never the flagstand. All I must say is, Harold Kinder is one tough dude. 74. Jimmie4life posted: 06.18.2020 - 8:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Missing Qualifying times for the top 40: Bill Elliott - 44.998 Seconds Bobby Allison - 45.214 Seconds Davey Allison - 45.469 Seconds Darrell Waltrip: 45.499 Seconds Dale Earnhardt Sr. - 45.523 Seconds Kyle Petty - 45.526 Seconds Sterling Marlin - 45.559 Seconds Terry Labonte - 45.579 Seconds Phil Parsons - 45.609 Seconds Lake Speed - 45.609 Seconds Geoffrey Bodine - 45.664 Seconds Buddy Baker - 45.666 Seconds Ron Bouchard - 45.839 Seconds Rusty Wallace - 45.984 Seconds Ken Schrader - 46.004 Seconds Bobby Hillin, Jr. - 46.008 Seconds Ricky Rudd - 46.009 Seconds Cale Yarborough - 46.019 Seconds Morgan Shepherd - 46.077 Seconds Benny Parsons - 46.115 Seconds Neil Bonnett - 46.172 Seconds Greg Sacks - 46.207 Seconds Joe Ruttman - 46.281 Seconds Michael Waltrip - 46.301 Seconds Richard Petty - 46.324 Seconds Harry Gant - 46.354 Seconds Rick Wilson - 46.447 Seconds Alan Kulwicki - 46.490 Seconds Ken Ragan - 46.528 Seconds Ed Pimm - 46.636 Seconds Chet Fillip - 46.646 Seconds Connie Saylor - 46.824 Seconds Mark Stahl - 46.920 Seconds Eddie Bierschwale - 46.940 Seconds Dave Marcis - 47.225 Seconds Slick Johnson - 47.346 Seconds Phil Barkdoll - 47.481 Seconds Dale Jarrett - 47.543 Seconds Rick Knoop - 47.562 Seconds Steve Christman - 48.277 Seconds 75. RaceFanX posted: 06.20.2020 - 12:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Darrell Waltrip broke the windshield on his Tide Ride #17 early in this race when he drove by Allison's car as it got the catchfence and ended up hitting the crankshaft of the #22 after it was ripped from the car and went flying during the wreck. Waltrip's team put a new windshield in the #17 Chevrolet and DW got back in the race, salvaging an 11th-place finish one lap down despite the damage to the roof of his orange Monte Carlo. Richard Petty spun in the chaos of Bobby Allison's wreck and got the intercooler knocked out of his car, causing problems with rear end fluids plus losing some of the rear panels allowing exhaust to get into the cockpit. Petty started getting gassed by all the carbon monoxide in the car and was legitimately starting to get sleepy at the wheel as a result so he pitted to get out and get some oxygen. Greg Sacks, who had already crashed out his Valvoline #50 Pontiac, took over the King's #43 STP Pontiac for about the last 25 laps of this race once Petty got out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: