Hey Jeff, I was infield when that happened! I remember they shut the race down for a couple of hours to fix the fence! One of the best Talledaga's that I remember!!
@jeffreygoldstein1515
9 жыл бұрын
Barry Hinton was watching the race from a bar in ocean isle, NC and remember it like it was 10 minutes ago. i can tell you that if allison had gone into the stands they would have counted the bodies by the thousands....not the dozens
@VampireYoshi
7 жыл бұрын
@Barry Hinton: there's a reason it was one of the best, and certainly better than it ever is now.
@marine4lyfe85
6 жыл бұрын
Were you in the Marine Corps?
@BSNFabricating
15 жыл бұрын
I was at the Pocono race when he had the bad wreck...but never knew how bad it was until after the race. The worst part about Bobby losing his memory was that he couldn't remember his 1-2 finish with Davey in the Daytona 500.
@spasticchuckles016
15 жыл бұрын
It's a device put into a nascar to limit the RPMs so that the cars don't hit dangerous speeds. The reason that they are implied is due to the fact that Daytona and Talladega are so large and steeply banked that they would otherwise hit speeds that are unsafe for nascars. Since the drivers are in the gas 100% of the time, they race really close together, which makes for another problem: The Big One, a crash that involves a lot of drivers.
@TonyPizzaro
13 жыл бұрын
it took bob jenkins 2 seconds to realize that the fence was gone, it wouldve taken espn a commercial and 3 replays to even notice.
@billbanks4208
2 жыл бұрын
I remember that day I was sitting just a little further down from the first impact to the fence scary but you no this seems like it happen.more often back then. Definitely in the 80s what do ya think ?
@racefan32
15 жыл бұрын
windshields are made from lexan in the cup series, and have been since befor Bobby Allisons Crash here.. It was done not only for safety but it takes away weight from the top of the car.
@jamessimms415
2 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to go to the race, & as it turned out; the seats were in the area where the fence was torn out. I was attending Ordnance Advanced Course @ Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, but we had an exam scheduled for the next day. I thought it best I stick around my apartment & study for it.
@ZWeinstein15
14 жыл бұрын
@didickcheeseburger Well Rusty Wallace did a test in 2003 or 2004 I think without a restrictor plate and he hit somthing like 230 or 240 at the end of the straightaways. But probably the closest anyone ever came was Bill Elliott when he went 212 in qualifying for this race, which means he was probably 220 going into the turns
@mrs3533
15 жыл бұрын
I was at this race and he almost landed in my lap! They just installed a brand new fence, if they had the old one, he would have came through!
@SniffHeinkel
4 жыл бұрын
He flew out of his car?
@walmars3curity
2 жыл бұрын
@@SniffHeinkel Yes. This was also before seat belts
@TAZ427COBRA
15 жыл бұрын
I was at the race in '87 - I was 16 at the time. I had a flashback to it while watching the race Saturday. I remember looking at the fence in '87 wondering how the two cables that were left, kept the car from coming through. I was about row 20 and 15' to the right of the start finish line. The postponed the race for a couple hours to repair it. And shorted the race by 20 laps as it was getting too dark. TAZ427
@tranurse
16 жыл бұрын
my dad had this on. if nascar was racing, it was on at our house. i was 16 and getting ready for work. i remember this. the race was on hold for something like two hours.
@Sidetrackification
2 жыл бұрын
he tore a hole in the fence and it took that long to repair
@BathSaltShaman
3 жыл бұрын
Would have made the '55 LeMans crash look like a punk had this gone all the way. Or atleast be a runner up. Couldn't tell you truthfully and its a blessing we never have to know.
@aaronkristofer18
5 жыл бұрын
Okay guys, think about this: I keep watching this and it doesn't look horrible by today's standards, but now I'm thinking: He didn't have a HANS device, or those wraparound headrests or anything, and he gets that Buick turned around as quick as a snap of your fingers going 210MPH, about three or four times, after it hits the fence. Imagine what the hell his head is doing as that car is just frisbeeing through the air.
@vikingskald
15 жыл бұрын
A Restrictor plate is a part that is installed into the air intake to limit air flow inot the engine. Good idea as it limits top speed and thus energy but it has the added side effect of making large packs of cars going around the track at close to 200 miles per hour.
@Crocfan20
16 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this back on youtube.
@thetexasplayboys
13 жыл бұрын
man if he'd gone through that catchfence NASCAR would still be paying off the lawsuits.
@BSNFabricating
15 жыл бұрын
At Indy in '87 (a few weeks after this Talladega race) a fan DID die when he was hit by a tire off of Tony Bettenhausen's car. I wasn't there, but was watching the race at home and remember it... And I think he WAS in the top row... But in THIS wreck at 'Dega, there were injuries in the stands...nobody died, fortunately...
@georgemallory797
4 жыл бұрын
I was there in '87. I watched Roberto Guerrero's tire fly thru the air at the end of the front straightaway. I was in turn 1 and it happened in turn 4. It was clearly visible a mile away. Lee Iacocca was in the pace car that year, a red Chrysler LeBaron Convertible.
@chicagocub1988
16 жыл бұрын
Bobby's wrecked caused the plates to be on the cars-he then won the first plate race at Daytona in 1988.
@jeffshaw232
11 жыл бұрын
I was sitting on the front row exactly where Bobby Allison hit the fence. We were hit with lots of small pieces but nothing dangerous. We were very lucky. sounded like a bomb went off. Was exciting however
@DiegoTehMexican
15 жыл бұрын
It was incredible that Edwards' car didn't take out the fence, as high as he flew into it.
@BigEightiesNewWave
2 жыл бұрын
1987 unlimited compression , almost 1000 HP peak-NASCAR right there.
@user-zx1ir7jt4c
Жыл бұрын
The final race b4 the requirement of restrictor plates...
@e521soediv
16 жыл бұрын
love them engine sounds
@PYLrulz1984
17 жыл бұрын
Nice job getting a live vid of the crash. Wanted to see a live one as the crash happened.
@tiki2188
15 жыл бұрын
The reason they use restrictor plates now. Not that it's much better, now we just have 25 car crashes and once in a while cars still get into the fence.
@thenekom
15 жыл бұрын
Edwards didn't take out quite as much fence, but it sure is a similar incident. The fact that noone was killed is a testament to the safety equipment. That fence did its job.
@racefan32
14 жыл бұрын
The front of the crank shaft broke off due to a harmonic balancer failure , thats what caused the tire to blow out. I read somewhere that one fan lost an eye from debris, lots of cuts and some broken arms. IF the car HAD gone into the crowd that would have been the end of racing as we know it . what wit all the law suits that would have come out of it.
@JayCrims0n
15 жыл бұрын
HOLY CRAP..Was Just Like the 09 Talladega Crash last week
@paulquick8806
2 жыл бұрын
Always thought the engine block blowup then tire went confused??
@PYLrulz1984
16 жыл бұрын
A few people got hurt, including one lady who lost her eye, but for the most part, a lot fewer people got hurt than you would think, with all that debris flying around.
@j.griffin
12 жыл бұрын
If you look closely, that fence was pretty flimsy. It rolled up like a curtain. Just "Thank God!" is enough!
@Zoomer30_
2 жыл бұрын
Back when a car getting into the fence was shocking and not normal. The plate was supposed to make the racing safer and has made it so much more dangerous with all the cars bunched up.
@mec4703
2 жыл бұрын
The reason for restrictor plates
@CowboyRon80
15 жыл бұрын
not hardly. Watch this video again. As the car hits the safety fence, it tears the fence down.
@wawwwaaa
14 жыл бұрын
not really--the only similarity is that they both hit the fence. The reason Carl got into the air is because he was hit on a sweet spot by Ryan Newman. I bet a lot of money if a rear tire shreds like Bobby's in the exact same spot, the car wouldn't go flying into the air.
@Hasseta
14 жыл бұрын
a friend said that he was about 240 mp/h when he crashed .. anyone knows the speed? i think that was about 205 mp/h
@fatriani
13 жыл бұрын
@switchhitter08 probably as many that died in that LeMans wreck in 1955. that killed like 85
@HappyPetPeaceOfMind
15 жыл бұрын
This is why we have restrictor plates. Good to see it has prevented accidents like this. /sarcasm.
@xX88BeLieVe88Xx
15 жыл бұрын
They didn't have restrictor plates then.
@MrYoufailsir
13 жыл бұрын
even thou it looked like his car was going into the stands i dont think it would of because the fence kinda held it in
@prophetpaddler
12 жыл бұрын
I attended this race. They black flagged the drivers, shut down the race for three hours while the fence was repaired. Race fans had three extra hours to drink beer while the race was closed down.
@jefferybolding1899
2 жыл бұрын
I was there with my dad an brother
@racefan32
15 жыл бұрын
212.809mph to be exact!!
@racefan32
15 жыл бұрын
8-10 from what I remember, I think the worst was a women loosing an eye. I don't have the Stock car Mag. article but I'm sure it was in there.
@KevinMcAdams26
16 жыл бұрын
I bet all those people in that area never sat there again.. Why I don't sit close to the track.
@mrs3533
15 жыл бұрын
Bobby Allison.
@x2xtreme360
15 жыл бұрын
It takes the HP down from ~830 to ~450
@coldplayer112233
14 жыл бұрын
@3fan4eva it was actually 215 mph Rusty did
@unknownuser25_48
7 жыл бұрын
Why are people saying that Bobby flipped?! He never got upside down
@LegendaryRadioJock
2 жыл бұрын
Because it "is" a flip, granted it's partial.
@gp75motorsports
14 жыл бұрын
@switchhitter08 It would've been 1955 Le Mans all over again.
@PYLrulz1984
17 жыл бұрын
People in the stands?!? How about the flagman? That tire blows a couple tenths of a second later, and the flagman wont be worrying about whether to display a yellow or red flag.
@dododostenfiftyseven4096
2 жыл бұрын
How tf did the accidents keep happening?
@hansgrueber8169
12 жыл бұрын
Why were the drivers black flagged? Did they do something wrong?..
@cmoney555
15 жыл бұрын
i agree. most nascar races are now boring because the cars get so spread out there not even racing eachother.
@switchhitter08
14 жыл бұрын
Thank God for the fence. Who knows how many fans would've died if Bobby's car went in the stands.
@RomanTheMan
15 жыл бұрын
Carl's was worst, glad no one got too hurt today.
@KonnieW12
14 жыл бұрын
@fiddlenut24 thats why they compared it to this crash
@sctvhound
14 жыл бұрын
Oh, we have a problem! A gigantic problem.
@didickcheeseburger
14 жыл бұрын
correct me if im wrong but i dont think a nascar has ever went 230mph under any circumstances
@bdbz71
15 жыл бұрын
I was at the race this past Sunday and it was an awesome finish. I am sorry that a few people did get hurt with some debris, however, everyone that goes, including myself, assume the risk of being injured if something like this happens. Now, because of the wreck Sunday, NASCAR will officially go down the drain because they will change everything so much that they cannot race. NASCAR was founded on good, hard racing and they have successfully screwed it up.
@robertbragg1469
6 жыл бұрын
I was there
@switchhitter08
11 жыл бұрын
Who do you think created the man (or men) who built that fence at Talledega? Their parents? OK, who do you think created their parents? And their parents' parents? And so on? I rest my case!
@fatriani
16 жыл бұрын
no he didnt, but he seriously doesnt remember his career at all because of wrecks like this. he barely remembers davey
@matthewisstrange
14 жыл бұрын
stop being so angry! what stage of denial is anger? don't worry i think bargaining comes next and then finally acceptance, then you'll agree with my comment!!
@tranurse
13 жыл бұрын
i remember this, and cale's crash.
@24Lancelot
15 жыл бұрын
He just missed the flagstand, too.
@ZWeinstein15
14 жыл бұрын
@coldplayer112233 I coulda swore I heard he went way faster
@Th1whoknocks
15 жыл бұрын
looks exactly like Carl Edwards this year.
@Amasaman
15 жыл бұрын
I don't think they had much time to think, watch them turn and cringe. YIKES!!!
@KJT922010T
15 жыл бұрын
The same as Carls crash this year
@RomanTheMan
15 жыл бұрын
what i meant was that carl hit more than just the fence, but both are bad.
@Vincentharley8
16 жыл бұрын
its not boring
@IllegallySniped
13 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up if you clicked this link because of Carl Edwards crash in Talladega.
@hockeygoalie9905
15 жыл бұрын
agreed, the track is actually built on that Indian tribe's burial ground, makes you wonder
@switchhitter08
11 жыл бұрын
And what does that make you?
@todd9031
6 жыл бұрын
I think the beginning of the end of 'racing' in NASCAR and was the last year I watched any future NASCAR events. Rules committees did not regulate the specs of bootleggers cars yet did in 1987. And how did the 13 year US prohibition of alcoholic work out? And how would the ban of gun sales in the US work out?
@CyclonexxxIce
11 жыл бұрын
So can Zeus if you ask the Ancient Greeks
@ILikeCheeze24
16 жыл бұрын
I say They should make the COT's run at tally & tona run like they did in 2000(exept at the Tona 500- 2001)
@cmoney7463
14 жыл бұрын
fans were prolly injured but did anyone die?
@VarietyMusicLover
13 жыл бұрын
thank god that fence was there alot of ppl would have died that day
@da324
5 жыл бұрын
Thank the workers who built it.
@AntLive29
5 жыл бұрын
SO
@jaymz
11 жыл бұрын
how fast did he go into the crash?
@kurtiskaskowski5386
7 жыл бұрын
Infinity about 210mph I think, maybe just under.
@Gforcebond
15 жыл бұрын
A few more feet and the flagman would be dead.
@lexus14blacklist
11 жыл бұрын
thats offensive to say god im a whothehellcaresiethist
@ParasiteQueen1
15 жыл бұрын
That's a hard one. I say both
@kinch_evl
12 жыл бұрын
What I find amusing is you find a comment over one year old and don't properly cite for your argument, not to mention use of the F-word needlessly is pretty stupid in it's own right. Professionals Have Standards. ;)
@jayhohonson7614
2 жыл бұрын
Back when the racing was cared about not like today
@BillehBobJoe
14 жыл бұрын
lol at 0:22...
@jamiewaitai4602
2 жыл бұрын
They use to crash for me, know believed me not even my mother and father believed me.
@aesutton
12 жыл бұрын
That's funny, because if you've been paying attention to current events you'd have heard that a personal letter written by Einstein recently went up for auction. In it, he insults Christianity bluntly, in a way which he would not do publicly for obvious PR reasons. Also: "The National Academy of Science charted belief in God as low as 5.5% among biologists and 7.5% percent among physicist and astronomers" in 1998. Studies also confirm that as education level rises, so does atheism.
@scribesunlimited
12 жыл бұрын
They keep out wild dogs AND runaway stock cars. =)
@aesutton
12 жыл бұрын
i directed you to exactly where the citations can be found. pat tillman was an atheist, and as far as race car drivers go, fernando alonso is one prominent one, and i'm sure there are many others. as intelligence rises, religiosity goes down.
@kinch_evl
13 жыл бұрын
@jiminey6969 But I've never heard of an atheist in a foxhole, much less a race car.
@jazzbo1974
14 жыл бұрын
hell a few more yeards the flag man would of got hit .
@aesutton
12 жыл бұрын
Moral of the story... Don't start bullshit with atheists because we're out of your league. We will disprove you. We will overwhelm you with logic and reason. Arrogant? Not all atheists are arrogant, but sure, I suppose I am. Being right about something tends to inspire confidence. ;)
@switchhitter08
11 жыл бұрын
There were so many "gods" and "goddesses" in Ancient Greece it was crazy. Zeus wan't the only one worshipped back then, I can tell you that.
@Water4Jeremiah
11 жыл бұрын
If engineers don't open a bible to make Talladega or Daytona safer, why would biologists do the same? The bible is full of nice stories we tell children to scare them to be good. It's okay for children to believe this, but adults who believe in fairy tales have a habit of refusing to acknowledge the truth when evidence is clearly presented. And if NASCAR engineers approached problems like this, this video would have been remembered as the worst tragedy in US history.
@racefan32
15 жыл бұрын
You are sick if you think that was funny
@switchhitter08
11 жыл бұрын
Well I'm sorry you don't believe in God. He can do great things for you, just as He has done for me.
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