Description
Grand National Stock Car Racing showing those “muscle cars” of the 1969-1970 era on the tracks and in competition with some of the greatest drivers of over 30 years ago! Watch the sleek Dodge Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds with drivers such as Bobby Allison, “Chargin” Charlie Glotzbach, Cale Yarborough, Dr. Don Tarr, Scotty Cain, Mel Larson, Jack McCoy, James Hylton, Lee Roy Yarbrough, Dan Gurney, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Elmo Langley, Sam Posey, Dave Alonzo, David Marcis, Pete Hamilton, and of course Richard Petty and Grand National Points Champion Bobby Isaac! 30-minute shows 1970 action in four races at Riverside, Michigan and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The video opens with Grand National action, then with a fast-paced stretch of 18 consecutive spins and crashes in a row! Also shown is pit action.
The Hard Chargers (60.min)
Hosted by William Conrad
with Linda Vaughn miss Hurst
Dodge Daytonas, Plymouth Superbirds, Mercury Cyclones and Ford Galaxies racing during the 1970 Grand National season! This documentary follows the exploits of three popular NASCAR drivers, Pete Hamilton and his #40 Petty Enterprises Plymouth Superbird, Richard Petty in the famous #43 Plymouth Superbird and Cale Yarborough and his #21 Wood Brothers Mercury Cyclone Spoiler! The film is a look at Grand National NASCAR racing in 1970, their crews and what happened to them during the ’70 season.
The film opens showing Pete Hamilton, #40 Plymouth Superbird winning the spring Talladega race! In victory Lane, Unocal Racestoppers and Linda Vaughn ( Miss Hurst). Later, you’ll see Pete at the Petty shop and garage and get a unique look at the Petty operation Richard talks about working for his father Lee during his early racing days as well as his horrific wreck in the (1970 Rebel 400 at Darlington) the frightening crash is shown in slow-motion!
At Darlington the film shows the color and tradition of the race (J.D. McDuffie, Butch Hirst, Ben Arnold, Bobby Allison, Buddy Baker and the #21 Cyclone of Cale Yarborough. In contrast to the factory-funded teams are the “independents”, and in a modest motel room, Jabe Thomas and others are interviewed about their struggles to race NASCAR in the early days
