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Most famous Daytona 500... NASCAR fight...
Item # 722032
February 19, 1979
SUN-TIMES, Chicago, February 19, 1979
* Famous Daytona 500 NASCAR stock car race
* Bobby Allison & Cale Yarborough wreck & fight
* Post Iranian Revolution - fall of Pahlavi dynasty
* Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini breaks Israel relations
* He declares Jews "Enemy of Islam" and "Little Satan"
The back page has a two famous photos of the ending and aftermath of the 1979 Daytona 500 with heading: "Fight mars Petty victory" (see images) First report coverage continues on page 96 with another related photo.
Complete with 104 pages, tabloid size, very minor margin wear, generally in very nice condition.
background: The 1979 Daytona 500, held on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway, is remembered as a turning point in NASCAR history due to its dramatic finish and national exposure. The race was won by Richard Petty, who claimed his seventh Daytona 500 victory, but the conclusion became legendary because of a last-lap crash involving Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison, which allowed Petty to surge ahead to the win. Following the crash, Yarborough and Allison engaged in a televised fistfight in the infield, an unprecedented moment that captured the attention of a national audience. This race was also notable as the first Daytona 500 broadcast live flag-to-flag on national television (CBS), significantly boosting NASCAR’s popularity beyond its traditional Southern fan base. Pole-sitter Buddy Baker led early, but the combination of high-speed racing, tense competition, and the on-track confrontation made the 1979 Daytona 500 a landmark event, often credited with helping transform NASCAR into a major televised sport in the United States.
Category: The 20th Century
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