Winston 500 Stock Car Race Alabama Motor Speedway Talladega Donnie Allison Xd36204 (1971)
1971 · Short film · 18 min
Synopsis
This color film is about the 1971 Winston 500 at the Alabama Motor Speedway at Talladega, Lincoln, Alabama. This was the very first Talladega race under Winston sponsorship. A car spins out of control on the racetrack in a stock car race (:08). A stock car race (:19). Talladega 500 race (:24). Title: First Winston 500 (at Talladega) (:56). Bill Smith, president of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company speaks (1:00). Talladega, Alabama speedway (1:07). Tuesday, May 11, Stock Cars start to arrive (1:27). Test runs for the cars (1:47). Neil Castles drives his car (1:56). Richard Petty speaks (2:24). Donnie Allison (2:35). Bobby Allison; he speaks on racing (2:41). Wednesday May 12, fans watch the top cars qualify (3:11). Richard Petty; Bobby Issac; Donnie Allison (3:25). Friday May 14, cars still race for position (3:49). Walter Ballard of Houston speaks (4:06). James Hilton at the pre-race banquet speaks (4:42). Saturday May 15, a parade (5:41). Drivers watch the sky as it rains (5:56). Sunday, May 16, 1971, the day of the race - opening festivities with marching women, old cars, the pace car (6:05). People, cars, tires on the day of the race (6:30). Last minute preparations to cars (6:49). Richard Petty, car 43, speaks (7:07). Cars in the starting position (7:26). The pace car goes around the track twice with the state’s First Lady, Mrs. Cornelia Wallace (7:56). Race begins with the green flag (8:22). Fans watch as the race goes on (8:44). Cars go round and round the track (9:01).…
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Details
- Running time
- 18 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1971
- Winston
- 500 Stock
- Car Race
- Alabama
- Motor Speedway
- Talladega
- Donnie Allison
- Stock Footage
- Periscope Film
