1979 Daytona 500

Great classic of a great race. First start to finish filming of the Daytona 500. Benny Parson's carrying the first ever in car camera around the track. It brought back a lot of memories of when I watched the race live on TV. Naturally the fight at the end of the race which propelled NASCAR to front page news. Joe Mesnzer's book "The Great American Gamble - How the 1979 Daytona 500 Gave Birth to a NASCAR Nation" is what turned me on to trying to purchase this DVD. You can still see the front end of Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough's cars on display at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC.

quick shipment,great dvd

This is the full TV broadcast (without the commercials). So if you want to see a race as it was originally broadcast and not edited features...this is what you want. There are some sporting events you want to keep and that are worth watching again. This is the best way to accomplish that.

Fast shipping, as advertised, I love the old nascar races, differnt style of cars, different era of men.Need to bring back more of the older races like this one.

They say this is as good as the 1979 Daytona a lot when you are watching races. But nothing can compare to this race. I didn't grow up watching alot of these guys i was born the year before this race. BUT I can watch this race over and over.

Exellent! The only thing that disappointed me was the opening of the broadcast being cut out, and no starting grid or "gentleman start your engines. Also the program ends too abruptly with no closing credits or wrap up.

Birthday present

NASCAR FANS SAVE YOUR MONEY! This as well as others i've bought from nascar super store are almost un-watchable. It's almost like some kid with a 8mm camera filmed these races. These are not what was televised. Had any TV station aired these NASCAR would never be where it is today. The cars are white and black most of the time they are on screen. They are just silhouettes from the sun glare. I have been watching NASCAR since 1984 and I know personally this is not what was televised. Even some of the newer races look this bad. How could NASCAR get the money to grow as they did if fans couldn't see the fancy color schemes or even the number on the cars. And the sound is also equally as bad. I can't suggest strongly enough how much of a waste these tapes are.

I was really happy to be able to get my hands on this dvd. Sure, the colour quality isn't the greatest, and the audio has it's not so great moments, but I still think its a very worthwhile addition to my collection of vintage racing footage. This is from back in the days when racers not only had to be skilled, they had to be a bit ingenuitive...and fearless - neither of which seems to be the case in NASCAR today. It's just fun to watch the likes of Petty, Pearson, Bonnett, Yarborough, Parsons, Foyt, Waltrip, Earnhardt, Baker, the Allison's, etc etc instead of the so called "stars" of today.

It was great to see this race in it's entirety on DVD as I was a young kid when it was broadcast live on TV. The picture and sound holds up well after all these years!

I remember watching this when I was a teenager & immediately became a NASCAR fan.

なぜわざわざ曲がりくねった道を、それも右回りで走らなければならないのでしょうか？オーバルトラック、これでいいじゃないですか。そしてオーバルと言ったらやはりデイトナですよね。パッと見コーナーは３つに見えますが、ちゃんと第４コーナーまである不思議。それもターンと言う。途中で曲がった部分もあるからターンは５つかな？と思うとそれは違う。ドッグボーンと言う。このデイトナの形は結局トライオーバルと呼ばれるけど、アメリカの人の考えはよくわからない。でも見ればわかります。このレースとレース場が世界一なのが。とにかくデイトナは見ているとワクワクします！