PODCAST: Hard Left Turn Retro Replay - The 1984 Daytona 500

With just a couple of weeks left before we get NASCAR back on track, our Hard Left Turn crew decided it was time for a Daytona themed Retro Replay - this time looking back some 40 years.

Going into the 1984 Daytona 500, all eyes were on defending winner Cale Yarborough, who had sat on the pole with a record lap in excess of 200 MPH, and had backed up that run with a win in his Thursday qualifying race.

But there were other questions about what would happen.  Turn 4, dubbed "Calamity Corner" by local media, had been a scary place during Speedweeks, with a trio of spectacular crashes that included a scary end-over-end crash by Ricky Rudd the week before in the Busch Clash.

In all, it worked out to be a classic Daytona 500 - but why take our word for it?  Give it a watch here before listening to the show!

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Cale Yarborough celebrates in victory lane after winning his fourth career Daytona 500 on February 19, 1984. Photo: NASCAR Media

Pete McCole (left), Brandon Reed (center) and Amy Henderson (right) stand in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway prior to the 2019 Coca-Cola 600. Photo: John K. Harrelson

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