1981 Gabriel 400 @ Michigan

Post your requests for pictures, videos or documents here and we will find it for you!
Post Reply
nascargavin8
New Member
New Member
Posts: 12
Joined: 4 years ago
Real Name: Gavin
Favourite Motorsport: nascar
Favourite Driver: byron
Favourite Circuit: daytona

1981 Gabriel 400 @ Michigan

#1

Post by nascargavin8 »

I saw some amateur shots of Kyle Petty's crash early in the race. I have never seen any photos of the final green flag lap. Kyle Petty blew his engine, laid an oil slick on the track, and caused basically the whole field to spin at different times. Bobby Allison ended up with the win in a 3-wide photo finish.
nascargavin8
New Member
New Member
Posts: 12
Joined: 4 years ago
Real Name: Gavin
Favourite Motorsport: nascar
Favourite Driver: byron
Favourite Circuit: daytona

#2

Post by nascargavin8 »

i tried posting this under requests.... not sure why it posted here.
User avatar
PTRACER
Forum Administrator
Forum Administrator
Posts: 42138
Joined: 20 years ago
Real Name: Paul
Favourite Motorsport: Formula 1
Favourite Racing Car: Lotus 49
Favourite Driver: Gilles Villeneuve, James Hunt
Favourite Circuit: Nordschleife
Car(s) Currently Owned: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X JDM
Contact:

#3

Post by PTRACER »

Moved to requests.

And yes you should be able to access Crash Photos now. If we have photos from this crash you should find them there somewhere, if not, someone here will probably have them in a private collection.
Developer of the 1967v3 Historic Mod for Grand Prix Legends: viewtopic.php?t=17429

King of the Race Track, Destroyer of Tyres, Breaker of Lap Records
acerogers58
Advanced Member
Advanced Member
Posts: 1955
Joined: 5 years ago

#4

Post by acerogers58 »

I doubt footage will surface, as the race wasn't shown until the next year apparently, maybe NASCAR one day will upload it as one of the "classic races" they've been uploading recently. Have seen a few photos from frontstretch but not of the finish, which is strange. I found 1 photo of the wreck, Darrell Waltrip limping away from it atleast.

Image
Post Reply