Yes, there were some good ol' times during the scrappy, hard-fought stock car races of yesteryear. I'll never forget knowing for sure that if Cale Yarborough was on the lead lap anywhere within a few laps of the finish, that something was going to happen as he worked his way into his favorite spot - second place - drafting the lead car and ready for the slingshot. He, along with others like Petty, Baker, Foyt and the Allison boys epitomized an era in racing that we will never see again. Here's ol' Cale duking it out with one of the Allison boys in 1979:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXbHQtZH8dE