Relive Donnie Allison's first national series win from the Rockingham Speedway driving the red No. 27 Ford for Matthews Racing in 1968.
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00:00 [engine noise]
00:26 And Richard's crew wins it! They get him out almost two seconds quicker than Allison's crew.
00:32 [engine noise]
00:37 On the track it looks like these two cars are glued together.
00:41 Petty seems to out-punch him down the chutes, but Allison makes it up through the turns.
00:44 He has that Ford handling beautifully.
00:47 [engine noise]
00:52 Who's going to give? Both cars are flat out.
00:55 Belly down!
00:57 [engine noise]
01:03 Look out! He did it again!
01:06 Petty blew the engine in his own car, now Derringer's.
01:09 And I think he just scattered Darrell's parts over 18 counties.
01:13 This is definitely not a day for the Hemmys.
01:16 After putting two cars back on their trailers, Petty asks,
01:24 "Anybody else need a relief driver?"
01:26 And you can bet it won't be Donnie Allison.
01:28 He has this one all wrapped up as he screams that Torino under the white flag.
01:32 One more lap and he can go home.
01:34 [engine noise]
01:41 And here he is out of the fourth turn.
01:43 He waves at the Sunscorch crowd and sails under the checkered flag.
01:47 The winner of the Carolina 500!
01:49 [engine noise]
01:52 A battered car and a very weary driver head for Victory Lane.
01:56 [engine noise]
02:02 He was so tired they had to help him out of the car.