Added: Jan 20, 2012
From: cjs3872
Duration: 10:28
No copyright infringement is intended with this, or any other video I upload. The purpose of uploading this video is for the viewing pleasure for those that watch it.This is part six of the 1985 Daytona 500; This race, the 27th running of the Daytona 500, marked a major changing of the guard in the sport's biggest race.With Cale Yarborough still leading Bill Elliott, the average speed for 50 laps had dropped again, this time to 191.571 MPH, though that set a new record for the first 125 miles of the race. From that point on, every speed mark through the first 400 miles set a new record, though some have since been broken. But the incessant gren flag running (there had yet to be a caution flag), combined with the fact that many of the teams were pushing the envelope to keep up with Bill Elliott, began to take it's toll. On lap 53, Kyle Petty's car began smoking and he was eventually black flagged. Joe Ruttman, while running tenth, also ran into trouble.But then it happened. You knew that one of the top two cars was bound to break, as hard as they were running, and shortly after surrendering the lead to Elliott (and shortly after lapping Dave Marcis and Buddy Baker, who's 1980 record was under siege), Cale Yarborough had the same problems, as he slowed down. Oddly enough, just before his car slows down, note that there was a puff of black smoke coming from his tailpipes, which go completely unnoticed by all the commentators. And there was more trouble, if unseen. While covering the Yarborough situation for obvious reasons, Terry Labonte, who won the Busch Clash, the only thing that a Ford did not win during SpeedWeeks 1985, also runs into trouble, as his car developed an oil leak, which caused his clutch to slip, ruining his day, as well (which is mentioned in the next video). Yarborough's problem gave Elliott a lead of nearly half a lap over Richard Petty and Bobby Allison, who were second and third, while those that were right behind Petty and Allison (Labonte, Kyle Petty, and Ron Bouchard) had all fallen by the wayside.But even with the problems for Yarborough, Kyle Petty, Labonte, and Ron Bouchard had, nobody could possibly have been aware of the massive amount of mechanical problems that were about to hit virtually every other big name driver in the field, as by the 110-lap mark, there would be only one Daytona 500 winner and one previous series champion left in the race, neither of whom were on the lead lap.All credits go to SPEED, ESPN Classic, NASCAR, and CBS Sports, who originally broadcast this race on February 17, 1985.
Channel: Sports
Tags: 1985 daytona 500 speed espn classic nascar cbs sports bill elliott cale yarborough kyle petty richard bobby allison
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