The Story of the 1974 Daytona 450 (Racing Stories #40) (feat. @bowserjr.)

The Great American Race at Daytona International Speedway has been the biggest NASCAR race since 1959 for the past 65 years. However, 64 of them were 500 miles.

The 1974 Daytona 500 was cut short to 450 miles due to the ongoing Energy Crisis back in the 70s.

Here’s the full story of the 1974 Daytona 450 and how it affected NASCAR and Racing at the time!

I want to give a shoutout to @bowserjr. for being featured in this episode. If you want to hear more from him, subscribe to his channel for Racing content and Live Reactions!

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VIDEO CREDITS:

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SMIFF TV
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Bud Blankenship
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Full NASCAR Races
SOURCES:

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a42362951/how-an-opec-oil-embargo-forced-nascar-to-set-an-example-in-1974/
https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/energy-crisis
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/74-days-until-the-daytona-500-1974-daytona-450-was-a-bizarre-one
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Daytona_500
#NASCAR #Daytona500 #RacingStories #EnergyCrisis

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