1970 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Stock Car Racing Allison

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Beach Florida

Run annually on July 4th

Later it was known as the Pepsi Firecracker 400

 Presently is called the Coke Zero 400

This is a Wide World of Sports Broadcast from 1970

with original commercials

Before restrictor plate racing

Many of the cars entered appear to have aerodynamic

 front ends and high rear wings

I’m not sure technically if these were Superbirds

Broadcast Begins Before the Start,

Shows a Large Portion of the Race, Including the Finish

Among the 40 drivers Starting are:

Cale Yarborough, Bobby Isaac, Lee Roy Yarborough,

 Pete Hamilton, Dale Pearson, Charlie Glotzbach

Benny Parsons, Buddy Baker, Bobby Allison, Richard Brooks

Richard Petty, Fred Lorenzen, Donnie Allison, Coo Coo Marlin,

Winning on This Day Were:

Donnie Alison 1^st

Buddy Baker 2^nd

Bobby Allison 3^rd

Total Run-Time is about 1:26 Minutes

Color- With Commentary

Production values in 1970 were not up to today’s standards

(i.e. glare from the sun), but it still is quite watch-able