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Offline Sir Osis of Liver

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1979 Daytona 500, when NASCAR was more than a marketing tool!
« on: June 11, 2007, 06:28:38 pm »
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Re: 1979 Daytona 500, when NASCAR was more than a marketing tool!
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2007, 07:49:48 pm »
That's racin'.....  ;D

That little incident pretty much proved the TV viability of NASCAR racing. Best ole fistfight that ever happened to the networks. Ppl just lapped it up.

There are some other good YouTube clips in there with that one.. ;) I was at Talledega in 2002 for that "Big One".
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Re: 1979 Daytona 500, when NASCAR was more than a marketing tool!
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2007, 10:08:56 pm »
 :fiver: I was NASCAR before NASACAR was cool. :)
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Re: 1979 Daytona 500, when NASCAR was more than a marketing tool!
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2007, 08:38:09 pm »
A moment of TV and racing history I will never forget.
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Re: 1979 Daytona 500, when NASCAR was more than a marketing tool!
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2007, 01:14:25 pm »
What fight..............doan see nuffin... :think:
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