Winston Western Riverside 500 Auto Race Nascar Dan Gurney California 45854 (1964)

Synopsis

This color educational film is about the Riverside 500 stock car race in Riverside, California. This was made in 1964. Opening: Riverside, CA race track. Cars drive by very fast. The cars drive by a corner. Racer Dan Gurney takes off his helmet. A car is tipped back onto its right side as a tow truck leaves. A man tightens a bolt on a guardrail. A man fixes a guardrail as people walk by. A driver observes a damaged car. A car races down the track, as they hit a turn the car hits a rail and swerves, other cars make the turn. Car after car spin out, finally a car spins, hits the sides and topples over (:07-2:09). Credits: Grant Piston Ring Company 'The Riverside 500' (2:10-2:42). A policeman opens a gate and a pickup truck carrying a trailer brings in the racing car. Cars prepare for the race. A tow truck. NASCAR officials check every car for the proper safety precautions. A clipboard with papers and a pen. A car drives out onto the track. Speeds build as cars race by. A man with a camera films it (2:43-4:17). Cars spin out on the track and take sharp corners. Cars drive by as a man waves a checkered flag. out of a windshield as the car takes a turn. Saturday is the consolation race, cars race on the track. Cars speed by, take corners, spin out. A man points at a car that goes off the track. Daytona 500 consolation race - a huge crash and pile up. Billy Wade of Houston, TX wins the consolation race (4:18-7:20). A mechanic works on a car at night. A man dials a phone. A…

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Running time

28 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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• Stock Footage