Smokey's 1966 Chevelle
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/e...ml#post9409926

 

The a-holde who "wrote" and narrated this story is a jerk who copied every
posting in this forum, and made his own film.....mostly from computer generated graphics,

BUT DOES HAVE SOME GENUINE PHOTOS that may be hard to find...unless you bought Smokey Yunick's book.

A lot of what the narrator says is BS that he got somewhere else,
but judge for yourself.

The graphics are nice looking....

SMOKEY YUNICK (Reverse Gear)

71,311 views
•Dec 26, 2020

302 Racing
402 subscribersSmokey Yunick may well be one of the most important and creative thinkers in NASCAR history by maximizing the the rules that weren't stated in the rulebook.

 

Men Behind the Wrenches - Smokey Yunick

152,649 views
Mar 4, 2020

1.9KDislikeShare
Save



HODIUSDUDE
6.58K subscribersFrom the old Speed Channel, Jeff Hammond hosts this profile of Henry "Smokey" Yunick. Always a controversial figure, this all too short biography does little to change that perception.

 

Then & Now: Smokey's Best Damn Garage in Town (April 2020)

7,482 views
Premiered May 25, 2020

132DislikeShare
Save



K Train 2787 Productions
20.8K subscribersTaking a trip to one of the most famous location in Daytona and Racing history. Smokey's Best Damn Garage in Town in Holly Hill, Florida.
--------------------------------------------------------
Looks like Daytona to me you jerk!
His real garage was on the Halifax River,.......before it burned down
-Bob

 

 

 

Smokey Yunick - The Way I See It

6,157 views
May 12, 2020

145DislikeShare
Save



JKR Motorsports
113 subscribersOne of my heros: Smokey Yunick

 

Smokey Yunick Speaks

53,251 views
Mar 4, 2009

278DislikeShare
Save



corvettevideos
72 subscribers

 

SMOKEY YUNICK and the INDY REVERSE TORQUE SPECIAL 1959

Rare Car Storys
21.3K subscribers



54,638 views Oct 21, 2025 ✪
Discover The SHOCKING Truth Behind Smokey Yunick’s Reverse Torque Special 1959, in a must watch video! Learn about the history and controversy surrounding this legendary engineering marvel. The Reverse Torque Special, unleashed in 1959, was a radical and game-changing idea that shook up the Indianapolis 500 and American racing-but its story is filled with technical drama, innovation, and unintended consequences. modified 1959 Kurtis-Kraft 500H Indy car powered by an Offenhauser 4-cylinder engine designed to rotate in the opposite direction from normal. Y

Yunick had the engine built to rotate clockwise, instead of the usual counterclockwise, which was a radical approach at the time. Why the Reverse Rotation? The key idea was to change the engine's rotational direction to influence the car's balance and handling, especially on oval tracks where the front right wheel takes most cornering stress. With a standard engine rotation, more torque reaction transferred weight to the front right wheel, which Yunick believed was detrimental. By reversing the rotation, he aimed to shift weight distribution and mechanical forces to improve

performance and handling. However, reversing the engine's rotation posed huge challenges because the drivetrain components (ring gear, pinion, quick-change axles) were designed for standard rotation. Yunick had to rebuild or source mirror-image drivetrain parts (such as Halibrand’s “Front QC” quick-change axles designed for front-drive and four-wheel-drive racers) to accommodate the reversed rotation. Performance and Outcome Despite the complexity, the Reverse Torque Special qualified 12th and finished 7th in the 1959 Indianapolis 500, a respectable showing for an

experimental design. It demonstrated Yunick’s fearless creativity and technical mastery, even if it didn’t revolutionize racing. His work preserved the tradition of pushing engineering boundaries within the constraints of the time. Legacy

 

Picture is always clickbait

The Exhaust Trick NASCAR Had to BAN — Smokey Yunick Exposed

The picture is NOT Smokey Yunick. This is another fake story from AI....

Torque Saga and Regal Rides

3,397 views Dec 12, 2025
The Exhaust Trick NASCAR Had to BAN — Smokey Yunick Exposed NASCAR banned engines, cars—even drivers—but they never expected this. Smokey Yunick discovered a simple exhaust trick that exposed a loophole in the rulebook and forced NASCAR to change the rules forever. This is the outlaw engineering secret that embarrassed the sport’s biggest authority.