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A Perfect Storm: 1979 Daytona 500 (2015)
TV-14
60 min | Documentary

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A Perfect Storm: 1979 Daytona 500 (2015)

TV-14

60 min | Documentary

A Perfect Storm chronicles the day that NASCAR jumped from a regional race series to the national sports spotlight. Built around the events of February 18, 1979 this documentary will detail how a major blizzard across the Eastern United ...See moreA Perfect Storm chronicles the day that NASCAR jumped from a regional race series to the national sports spotlight. Built around the events of February 18, 1979 this documentary will detail how a major blizzard across the Eastern United States created an audience for CBS's big risk, inaugural live coverage of the Daytona 500. It was a make or break moment for CBS and NASCAR, but four hours later the race finished with a flourish and three drivers were having a fist-fight on the track. The next morning the fight was front page news, CBS had record ratings and NASCAR would never be the same. Featuring a mix of the race broadcast, recently uncovered archive materials, plus first person accounts from the broadcasters, news makers, competitors and fans who experienced the day that changed NASCAR and sports broadcasting forever. See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Bobby Allison Self Self See fewer	Corky (1972)
Jack Arute Self Self See fewer	Checkered Flag (1990)
Jimmy Carter Self Self See fewer	The American President (2000)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Self Self See fewer	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Robert A. Fishman Self Self See fewer	Sergei Grinkov: Celebration of a Life (1996)
Jerry Garrett Self Self See fewer	NASCAR on TBS Superstation (1983)
David Hobbs Self Self See fewer	Cars 2 (2011)
Mike Joy Self Self See fewer	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Alexandra Leras Self Self See fewer	A Perfect Storm: 1979 Daytona 500 (2015)
Joe Menzer Self Self See fewer	Moonshine to the Finish Line: An Unofficial History of NASCAR (2010)
Kyle Petty Self Self See fewer	Cars 3 (2017)
Richard Petty Self Self See fewer	Cars (2006)
Neal Pilson Self Self See fewer	NASCAR on CBS (1960)
Ken Squier Self Self See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Darrell Waltrip Self Self See fewer	Cars (2006)
Cale Yarborough Self Self See fewer	Corky (1972)