Top 10 Worst NASCAR Officiating Calls

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  • čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
  • NASCAR has to make plenty of difficult officiating calls, and a lot of times they get it wrong. Here's my top ten times they got it the wrongest.
    #NASCAR #BadCalls #Top10
    Disclaimer: To say this video was incredibly rushed would be an understatement. Last year I participated in a sort of challenge started by BestGuyEver, where I had to make 31 videos for 31 days. The subject matter could be anything so I stuck with what I know. This video was entirely unscripted. Of the minor errors in this video, they usually have to do with my descriptions of events. IE: Instead of many cars wrecking, it was just one or two; instead of the incident happening on lap 1, it was lap 3, etc. Overall, I don't think these take away from the quality of the vid too terribly much, so I decided to upload it to keep the content flowing while I work on a big project that is set to be released in the next few weeks.
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  • @S1apShoes
    @S1apShoes  Před 5 lety +1034

    Disclaimer: To say this video was incredibly rushed would be an understatement. Last year I participated in a sort of challenge started by BestGuyEver, where I had to make 31 videos for 31 days. The subject matter could be anything so I stuck with what I know. This video was entirely unscripted. Of the minor errors in this video, they usually have to do with my descriptions of events. IE: Instead of many cars wrecking, it was just one or two; instead of the incident happening on lap 1, it was lap 3, etc. Overall, I don't think these take away from the quality of the vid too terribly much, so I decided to upload it to keep the content flowing while I work on a big project that is set to be released in the next few weeks.
    If you can spot some of these errors, sound off down in the comments and I'll give you a like and a fav so other people can know the true story.
    And, as always, thanks for watching!

    • @bobbymartin2143
      @bobbymartin2143 Před 5 lety +33

      It’s pretty good for it to be “rushed” I’m subscribing lol

    • @rosschastainfan1851
      @rosschastainfan1851 Před 5 lety +15

      If this was “rushed”, I can’t wait to see what you have in store for your big project.

    • @1frenchproject
      @1frenchproject Před 5 lety +18

      Great work man. I have watched all your videos so far. I enjoy your content. You really explain yourself well.
      My great uncle was Bobby Isaac. He died before i was born. Always wished i could have met him before he died. If ever you did a video about him i would love to learn more. His son Randy (my cousin) doesn’t really like to talk about him at family gatherings so I’ve never been able to learn much.

    • @EmilForsberg_GRYBO
      @EmilForsberg_GRYBO Před 5 lety +2

      Well... i was almost gonna say that this was one of your best but... no it was terrible or... something...

    • @pdawg193
      @pdawg193 Před 5 lety +22

      One error I found was that you said that the 2006 Bud Shootout was moved to Sunday afternoon because of the Winter Olympics. That is incorrect. The actual reason the race was moved to Sunday is because it got rained out the previous night.

  • @markbradley9008
    @markbradley9008 Před 5 lety +4084

    Due to a scoring error; I actually won the 1969 Daytona 500. Despite not being born until 2 years later

    • @isaakvedalt2625
      @isaakvedalt2625 Před 5 lety +321

      Uhhh no I won that race. They couldn't figure out the scoring until '91 when I was born, check your stats!

    • @markbradley9008
      @markbradley9008 Před 5 lety +116

      @@isaakvedalt2625 phew; that's a relief!

    • @theracingdriver303jr4
      @theracingdriver303jr4 Před 5 lety +98

      I won the 2002 Daytona 500 at only 3 days old

    • @theracingdriver303jr4
      @theracingdriver303jr4 Před 5 lety +36

      @Asher Gresso i've won 471 races already

    • @theracingdriver303jr4
      @theracingdriver303jr4 Před 5 lety +21

      @Asher Gresso no it's my own Account & i have scoree 471 wins check the Goddamn Stats

  • @nicksGLI
    @nicksGLI Před 4 lety +683

    Common theme for NASCAR through the decades:
    "Eeeh...f**k it."

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid Před 2 lety +13

      Oh I’d say that still applies today….

    • @toadsixeight
      @toadsixeight Před rokem +7

      Definitely still applies after daytona

    • @nicksGLI
      @nicksGLI Před rokem +7

      @@toadsixeight send thirty cars into rain? Yes, this should work out

  • @reno145
    @reno145 Před 4 lety +1158

    As Richard Petty himself said, "I won some I shouldn't have, and lost some I should have won so it all evens out."

    • @NoseCandyKermit
      @NoseCandyKermit Před 3 lety +30

      The king has spoken!

    • @bjrollick5262
      @bjrollick5262 Před 3 lety +49

      You’re also talking about a guy that “Won” 200 races. That’s a lot larger sample size to where yeah variance would even it out. It’s a lot different today where if a driver has 20 wins he had a great career.

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 3 lety +8

      Lee Petty would disagree

    • @Qardo
      @Qardo Před 3 lety +47

      Hey The King's own father stole his first win. So yeah. It evens out lol.

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 Před 3 lety +20

      @@bjrollick5262 You also need to remember before 1972 there was 50-60 races a *year* which increases *everyone's* sample sizes as well.
      Comparing 50-60+ races to whats *barely* 36? If that? Its 2 entirely different sets of standards now.

  • @exaltedb
    @exaltedb Před 4 lety +828

    Biffle: Did I win?
    NASCAR: *No but actually yes*

    • @ShaunHensley
      @ShaunHensley Před 4 lety +10

      Brendan9140 yes but actually no

    • @finscreenname
      @finscreenname Před 4 lety +23

      He won. Never stopped. Slowed some but Nascar didn't warn him to pick up speed and there is no passing under caution. 16 wins.

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert Před 4 lety +1

      @@finscreenname Makes sense.

    • @acetracer2417
      @acetracer2417 Před 4 lety +4

      fin screenname if there’s no passing under caution then what’s the point of having them race it out under caution

    • @lukefreeman828
      @lukefreeman828 Před 3 lety +1

      @@acetracer2417 because otherwise the track is completely empty and fans get bored and leave. Even under safety they are more entertaining than an empty track.

  • @pisspratt9002
    @pisspratt9002 Před 9 měsíci +67

    Being in charge of scoring pre-computers must have been a nightmare. 500 miles trying to keep track of who is where, who’s a lap down, who got their lap back. It’s gotta be like air traffic control lol

  • @almostfm
    @almostfm Před 4 lety +328

    The Carl Long story is even crappier than you let on.
    He'd bought the engine, but it had overheated during practice. Because overheating can cause excessive wear, he actually took the car to NASCAR to have them check it to make sure it was still legal.
    They checked it, found it was a fraction of an inch over the tolerance. They could have told him that he couldn't use that engine any more. They could have even confiscated it. But no-they lowered to boom on him because they found a problem when _he_ _asked_ _them_ _to_ _check_ _it_ .
    BTW, that was the day when I went from planning my weekend around NASCAR practice and race coverage to it being something I'd watch if I didn't have anything better to do.

  • @scythe5566
    @scythe5566 Před 4 lety +176

    “This is the 1960’s people are dying.”
    F1: *Allow me to introduce myself.*

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 3 lety +26

      1955 24 Hours of Le Mans: Hello

    • @shirakotakamotogd
      @shirakotakamotogd Před 3 lety +7

      Buggy Racing: *you guys are killing drivers?*

    • @FlashoftheBlades
      @FlashoftheBlades Před 5 měsíci +4

      Isle Of Man 🇮🇲 TT on the Snaefell Mountain Course: Hold my Trooper (beer made by Robinson Brewing Co and named after the Iron Maiden song of the same name).

  • @melaniejessica4752
    @melaniejessica4752 Před 5 lety +67

    My favorite part of the Montreal incident is that Robby Gordon hung a winner's banner for that race in his shop despite not being ruled the winner

  • @projectjt3149
    @projectjt3149 Před 5 lety +660

    It's REALLY odd seeing NASCAR race in Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as someone who watches F1.
    What's NOT odd is seeing how the officials have really shotty calls like the FIA does.

    • @GamersHolyArmy
      @GamersHolyArmy Před 4 lety +39

      Maybe it's something in the air.

    • @bobbysolo5411
      @bobbysolo5411 Před 4 lety +25

      And this is way better now than back in time as the scorer's job is NOT an easy one. Manually logging laps and position, has to be hard to keep accurately in an everchanging field of cars with multiple changes of position per car per lap, CHAOS. I have seen races where a car laps down was declared winner, despite the crowd, drivers and pit members screaming against the mistake. They have scoring devices in the cars now to take the mystery away.

    • @bijn1848
      @bijn1848 Před 4 lety +57

      A controversial officiating call at Montreal deciding the win? Huh, never happened

    • @VictoriaPatricia
      @VictoriaPatricia Před 4 lety +6

      Welcome to Canada!

    • @princehiphop4880
      @princehiphop4880 Před 4 lety +11

      @@bijn1848 Vettel 2019?

  • @0123renee
    @0123renee Před 5 lety +1246

    You said this was rushed? My goodness, if THIS is what you call rushed, then that's mighty impressive. This, like all your other videos, has that super high quality to it.

    • @takumi2023
      @takumi2023 Před 5 lety +13

      better than some who spend days working on their videos.

    • @0123renee
      @0123renee Před 5 lety +9

      @@takumi2023 I'm guilty as charged for this one. Anything I do simply pales in comparison to this guy. (No, I'm not advertising myself - The last thing I want to be is an attention whore)

    • @bobbysolo5411
      @bobbysolo5411 Před 4 lety +10

      It's refreshing to hear commentary that actually sounds like it came from somebody that likes racing and also fair play. I too have seen dozens of calls that you scratch your head and try to find how their version is even possible. Imagine starting on the outside on a 1/4 mile dirt track, and the inside car jumps the start, gives you the door all the way around turn 4 approaching the restart flag, and tries to move up to the outside lane while only halfway past the car there and turning himself sideways across the front of his car like Dale Sr's car in the last crash he had. My buddy driving, braked turned left and left the guy dumped in turn 1. NASCAR, DQ'd my buddy for ''rough driving'', when his options when the other idiot decided to just move where he already was himself, was to STOP just past the flag man waving a green flag to 18 other cars, or become invisible and allow the other idiot to win the race uncontested. There were more, as he fit the description of Karl Edwards sophmore season, NASCAR finding reasons to disqualify him for no real reason. There are lots and lots of poor decisions by NASCAR over the years and those are only the ones we happen to know of.

    • @july8xx
      @july8xx Před 3 lety +1

      @@bobbysolo5411 Restarts under the old system, (lap down cars started on the outside lane, first car a lap down started next to the leader.) Many times one of the golden boys would get the outside pole even if they were not the first car a lap down, and debris yellows would fly even though the track workers could not find any thing more that a hot dog wrapper, if even that.

  • @sportstrap4285
    @sportstrap4285 Před 4 lety +325

    They way Wendell Scott was treated his whole career was disgusting

    • @caniac1230
      @caniac1230 Před 3 lety +5

      mehh

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 Před 3 lety +51

      @@caniac1230 fantastic response, about as reddit as it gets kid.

    • @caniac1230
      @caniac1230 Před 3 lety

      @@JackTheripper911 🤮🤢

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 Před 3 lety +9

      @@caniac1230 Yep, expected nothing more from a troglodyte.

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 3 lety +6

      Hey that’s just history for you

  • @patrickracer43
    @patrickracer43 Před 5 lety +124

    The thing with Robby Gordon makes me wonder, what's with Montreal and screwjobs? Bret Hart, the 1994 Montreal Expos, Robby Gordon and Sebastian Vettel have all been screwed in that city

    • @mattg6773
      @mattg6773 Před 3 lety +7

      Montreal was the Canadian hub for mobsters, I wonder how much they were involved in the judgements there.

    • @BubbaBearGames
      @BubbaBearGames Před 2 lety +1

      I was about to say...

    • @MmeHyraelle
      @MmeHyraelle Před 2 lety +1

      Corruption.

    • @oldermusiclover
      @oldermusiclover Před 2 lety

      hey you can brick me but will never be a Robby fan saw him a couple of time dilibertaly dump into the wall female drivers

  • @PerryWhyte
    @PerryWhyte Před 5 lety +157

    Ricky Rudd won his final race at Sonoma in 2002 driving the 28 Havoline car, Poetic justice.

  • @NickG40
    @NickG40 Před 5 lety +207

    The only thing consistent about the officials, is their inconsistency.

    • @bobbysolo5411
      @bobbysolo5411 Před 4 lety +1

      Like a court of law, you think you know how it SHOULD play out, but you can never be certain, until it's over.

    • @adammangold1392
      @adammangold1392 Před 4 lety

      Well If you're gonna be good at something

  • @jamesedgar3442
    @jamesedgar3442 Před 4 lety +8

    One notable omission - Dale Earnhardt Jr being docked 25 points for dropping an S-bomb in his post-race interview. He won the race but was effectively scored in 7th place for saying a cuss word.

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety +2

      As a huge Dale jr fan I'm still pissed about that 2004 cursing penalty

  • @SpectralUmbreon197
    @SpectralUmbreon197 Před 3 lety +80

    The appropriately-named *Yellawood 500* is now a candidate for this list.

    • @Zildawolf
      @Zildawolf Před 3 lety +1

      What happened

    • @jesusquicksaves
      @jesusquicksaves Před 3 lety +9

      @@Zildawolf a lot of bullshit. There were 3 different finishes

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 2 lety

      @@jesusquicksaves so did they split the winnings three ways

  • @Brunnen_Gee
    @Brunnen_Gee Před 5 lety +124

    That too fast in pit lane penalty is some straight up iRacing stuff. I couldn't count how many times I've been spun, ended up spinning into either the entrance or exit of pit lane, and ended up with a stop and go penalty because of it.

    • @SmugRoom38
      @SmugRoom38 Před 5 lety +36

      Chew Magna makes me remember that shitty nascar 2011 game where you went to pit at Daytona during green flag runs and you attempt to match the speed limit of 55 and the AIs come in behind you going 90 miles an hour and ram you so hard you get a speeding penalty, good times

    • @nicksGLI
      @nicksGLI Před 4 lety +25

      So..you're saying iRacing is incredibly realistic?

    • @neonicplays
      @neonicplays Před 4 lety +6

      SmugRoom38 lol that game was my childhood but fuck me did I not get spun into the pit lane so often

    • @iankelly488
      @iankelly488 Před 3 lety +1

      @@SmugRoom38 I remember that with most nascar games that happening

    • @jerryparks6123
      @jerryparks6123 Před rokem

      Yeah right! ,like YOUR a Nascar Driver! Dream ON! WTF .

  • @LucasCram44
    @LucasCram44 Před 5 lety +311

    8:41 *The guy who had the win taken away does a better burnout than the declared winner*

    • @BalimaarTheBassFish
      @BalimaarTheBassFish Před 5 lety +17

      *The guy who was a massive cock in the race
      fixed.

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety +4

      Dale Earnhardt the intimadator
      Richard petty the king
      Jimmie Johnson the overrated

    • @robloxracingunited
      @robloxracingunited Před 4 lety +4

      we need to do a burnout contest to determine the winner

    • @Twinspinner
      @Twinspinner Před 4 lety +7

      @@BalimaarTheBassFish we all know Robby is a massive cock, but he should've won that race, or at least gotten his position back before going green.

    • @BalimaarTheBassFish
      @BalimaarTheBassFish Před 4 lety

      @@Twinspinner *laughs*

  • @michaelc8606
    @michaelc8606 Před 3 lety +38

    Whenever I hear talk of dwindling numbers in fan attendance at races, I'm reminded of the Ricky Rudd incident. Until then, we had attended on average about 3 races a year. That asinine call ended it for us.

  • @theatagamer90
    @theatagamer90 Před 2 lety +19

    And a new one - Throwing a caution at the end of the 2022 All-Star race as the lead car is crossing the line.

  • @brendonisrael6255
    @brendonisrael6255 Před 5 lety +240

    Racing officials: sometimes you love them; sometimes, you hate them. You broke down the ten worst calls in NASCAR to a T. I’m glad you included the controversy at the 1963 Jacksonville 200. That was Wendell Scott’s first and only Grand National race victory after winning dozens of races in the regional level. The officials did him dirty, but at the same time, saved his life. Great video 👍🏾👍🏾.

    • @pp3k3jamail
      @pp3k3jamail Před 3 lety +10

      You can't say the officials did him dirty and then turn around and say but they saved his life that doesn't make any sense.
      They did that because he probably would have been killed.
      Also the white girl in victory Lane probably wouldn't even have wanted to kissed Wendell Scott.

    • @petebentley3156
      @petebentley3156 Před 2 lety +10

      Wendell Scott was a really nice guy,I lived not far from him when I was growing up.i was born in 1959,and I am a white guy.but just like ever kid back then we all rode our bikes around around ever where,and me and all the rest of my friends would always stop and say ha to Wendell and his kids and they would go riding with us around the neighborhood and town to.but everyone in our area thought the world of him back then.well now I live in a different part of the state,but I still go back ever year to my kin fokes farms to deer hunt with them.and evertime I do I still think of old Wendell Scott in his garage with his kids working on his race car,just to have the chance to go have some fun to go out to who knows where and race his car and just have fun doing it.so to me r.i.p Wendell you were really a great person and as kids we all loved to listen to your army,hunting and racing tails and you my friend will never be forgotten by know one who ever knew you!!!!!

    • @canabiss8297
      @canabiss8297 Před 2 lety +2

      @@pp3k3jamail He wouldn't have been killed, he would have been loved.

    • @jp73987
      @jp73987 Před rokem +12

      @@canabiss8297 You greatly underestimate 1960s Nascar fans of the South

  • @seannolan9857
    @seannolan9857 Před 5 lety +169

    Here's one of those little mistakes: The 2007 Montreal race was not NASCAR'S first trip north of the border. There were two Cup races in Canada in the '50's, one of which was Richard Petty's debut race.
    I'm surprised that Bobby Allison's win at Bowman Gray in 1971 wasn't listed. NASCAR deciding retroactively that Bobby winning in a Grand Am car doesn't count, even though Tiny Lund's two wins do.

    • @GyzmoThaAngelofDeath
      @GyzmoThaAngelofDeath Před 4 lety +1

      Is that why he says 85 wins?

    • @Fater4511
      @Fater4511 Před 4 lety +6

      @@GyzmoThaAngelofDeath could very well be 86 wins the '73 national 500 he finished "third" but yarborough and petty who finished 1-2 both had oversized engines. (petty used the same oversized engine the next year in the exact same race!) allison said that he would quit and sue until meeting Bill France Jr. and Allison said that he had "received satisfactory restitution"--whatever that is suppose to mean? money under the table? promise of future wins/leeway on car?

  • @hudsboy1049
    @hudsboy1049 Před 2 lety +33

    I come here after the 2022 All-Star Race because I think we have a new #1.

    • @hiimemily
      @hiimemily Před 7 měsíci

      Being that it wasn't a points race and ultimately didn't affect who won, probably not #1, but I could see it making the list because it was just so stupid. Just don't enforce the yellow! Why did they double down on it?

  • @EpicTyphlosionTV
    @EpicTyphlosionTV Před 3 lety +117

    Who came here after that joke of a finish at Talladega?

    • @charliel3248
      @charliel3248 Před 3 lety +2

      Yep

    • @damn_dude02
      @damn_dude02 Před 3 lety +2

      @@charliel3248 nascar made a stupid call

    • @TycoonTitian01
      @TycoonTitian01 Před 3 lety +3

      I haven’t been keeping up with nascar resently, what I miss

    • @damn_dude02
      @damn_dude02 Před 3 lety +19

      @@TycoonTitian01 denny Hamlin went way below the yellow line and didn't even make an effort to drive back up on the track and went to the lead and didn't get penalized and won the race

    • @aidanrogers6767
      @aidanrogers6767 Před 3 lety +7

      @@damn_dude02 damn, another thing to add to that list of ignoring the yellow line rule, yeah?

  • @MarcTheWatchman
    @MarcTheWatchman Před 5 lety +226

    Awesome content as always. Quick note regarding the 10:17 mark. Dave Blaney was actually parked for the rest of the 2007 Daytona 500 for unsafely exiting the pits and causing a multi car wreck.

  • @TheIceberg
    @TheIceberg Před 5 lety +674

    I absolutely love this channel man! It’s so crisp and clean. I’d love to have you on our podcast sometime.

    • @S1apShoes
      @S1apShoes  Před 5 lety +67

      I'm down! Hit me up on twitter some time.

    • @bohunt8113
      @bohunt8113 Před 5 lety +10

      Clean? lol

    • @gswizzy17
      @gswizzy17 Před 4 lety +8

      Don't forget S1ap has an IQ of like 219 so extra cool.

    • @adammanderson1995
      @adammanderson1995 Před 4 lety +2

      Did this happen

    • @CountryCarrot69
      @CountryCarrot69 Před 4 lety

      U r his friend of course you would say that butt... U r right!

  • @c.manuell0202
    @c.manuell0202 Před 4 lety +170

    Not really into Nascar, but the content you create is fascinating. The history of the sport is rich and interesting. Keep it up man, good job!

  • @kopkl1
    @kopkl1 Před 5 lety +97

    It is 1am and I’m Australian. Why am I watching this?

    • @bobbysolo5411
      @bobbysolo5411 Před 4 lety +2

      Because it's riveting. We just can't look away from some spectacles.

    • @benharris8078
      @benharris8078 Před 4 lety +2

      You clicked on it

    • @Snake_2066
      @Snake_2066 Před 4 lety +1

      Late comment but I hope you’re safe during the fires. Hope you still watch NASCAR too!

    • @MateusHenrique-of4bc
      @MateusHenrique-of4bc Před 4 lety

      In australia you watch V8 supercars

    • @sulphurous2656
      @sulphurous2656 Před 4 lety

      Same but in Poland.

  • @BlackFlagsMatter
    @BlackFlagsMatter Před 5 lety +359

    This content is so freaking good.
    Please do Top 10 NASCAR Busts!

  • @alexthesniper1952
    @alexthesniper1952 Před 5 lety +251

    At the time of the 08 dega race, I was pumped watchign Tony Win, I was basically throwing a huge shit fit, saying Smith went below the yellow line to win. Looking back on it, Smith Got Screwed.

    • @dill6688
      @dill6688 Před 5 lety +9

      I think everyone is guilty of being blind when rooting for their favourite team or driver

    • @williamshultz4620
      @williamshultz4620 Před 5 lety +27

      I think the yellow line rule has caused more wrecks than its prevented

    • @hunternixonfishing2500
      @hunternixonfishing2500 Před 5 lety +2

      Wrong nascar made the right call

    • @tonyrock1983
      @tonyrock1983 Před 4 lety +7

      @Hunter Dixon, I think the biggest issue is the inconsistency in enforcing the rule.

    • @Smoke-qv5mu
      @Smoke-qv5mu Před 4 lety +9

      I grew up in Tony’s home town in Indiana and I also was throwing a fit about the yellow line rule. I was so wrong, Tony did not win that race. Tony is still a badass but NASCAR blew that call for sure!

  • @datcatdo3213
    @datcatdo3213 Před 4 lety +135

    26:00 Yes you can. Have you seen the first cars movie?

    • @emiliobebzer2363
      @emiliobebzer2363 Před 4 lety +29

      Sold out crowd as well...
      Almost shut the whole country down

    • @laletraf5568
      @laletraf5568 Před 4 lety +11

      I skipped the whole video just because i was intrigued by this comment

    • @evilbluntgaming
      @evilbluntgaming Před 4 lety +16

      “No tires, just gas!”

    • @LionManatic
      @LionManatic Před 4 lety +20

      @@evilbluntgaming "WHAT?! You need tires you idiot!" lol, I loved that movie. Even if the sequels... are best not to be mentioned lol.

    • @sulphurous2656
      @sulphurous2656 Před 4 lety

      Are you sure that was 500?

  • @RailsofForney
    @RailsofForney Před 10 měsíci +3

    “Kasey Kahne Gets Penalized for Avoiding a Crash”
    That is the most NASCAR thing ever 😂

  • @kevinashley478
    @kevinashley478 Před 2 lety +6

    So talking Petty at about 14:40, the reason Petty had so many wins is because he was basically the first driver to get major sponsor money and that allowed him to build cars much more powerful and durable. Then, you have to look at WHERE he got wins. Back in the day, there wasn't just one race on a Sunday for 7-8 months. He would run 3-4 races a week, beating everyone with a better setup and more power than the local guys that race out of their homes garage. So no, no one will be able to break his number of wins. It's basically impossible with the schedule they have today.

    • @mikebing1230
      @mikebing1230 Před 3 měsíci

      Petty wouldn’t have 50 wins if he raced in the 90s

    • @kevinashley478
      @kevinashley478 Před 3 měsíci

      @@mikebing1230 yeah, he is extremely overrated. Earnhardt, Pearson, etc, were better than Petty in my opinion. And that is based on the competition level and the restrictions. When Petty was in his hayday, the only consistent competition he had was the Allisons and even they couldnt match his backing.

  • @jakethreesixty
    @jakethreesixty Před 5 lety +61

    I remember cousin carls first win, that first backflip. Happened to be the same weekend I got Pokémon Emerald for time context.
    He had a bright future, just terrible luck.

    • @jakethreesixty
      @jakethreesixty Před 4 lety +1

      I wanted to make sure I remembered it correctly, but I think Emerald came out the following monday or tuesday upon further reflection.

    • @bobbysolo5411
      @bobbysolo5411 Před 4 lety

      He was kind of a jerk in my book. His payback for wrecking himself blocking at Dega was not only uncalled for but dangerous. I'd have parked him for the year or forever, for that move, AND sit him down with the video to show WHO it was swerving and WHO it was that was going straight when he turned himself across the front of Kesolowski's car.

    • @benharris8078
      @benharris8078 Před 4 lety

      @@jakethreesixty omg no one gives a shit, even if he is your cousin you're sitting here as a failure trying to make people remember about your cousins achievements while you're that person in the family no one talks about

    • @JRC99
      @JRC99 Před 4 lety +13

      @@benharris8078 pretty sure Cousin Carl is one of Edwards' nicknames

  • @NickyvMLP
    @NickyvMLP Před 4 lety +13

    I'd be very interested in seeing how the 1984 Firecracker 400 was basically manufactured for Petty to get win #200.

    • @pcbfoghorn
      @pcbfoghorn Před 4 lety +7

      Having driven several races and crew chief at others (Dash Series) at Daytona, I would say with 99.9% probability that NASCAR issued Petty a larger restrictor plate. I have seen first hand (actually in my hand) NASCAR manipulated rule infractions. I am a huge Richard Petty fan by the way.

  • @libbymcmillan
    @libbymcmillan Před 5 lety +34

    You never fail to intrigue me, on a topic I used to be sure no one could make interesting to me. But I'm eating a big plate of crow; you've turned me into a bonafide fan ... of racing AND your work. Great stuff.

  • @Kartkid024
    @Kartkid024 Před 5 lety +9

    One thing I'd add in about number 6 (the 2008 race at Talladega) is the following year I believe, they had a nearly identical situation. The guy remembered this incident and instead of doing the safe thing he didn't go down. It resulted in a very nasty crash and nearly killed a spectator. That guy ended up winning the race, where the guy who did the safe thing lost the race. That's how you know they screwed up.

  • @marcelf0252
    @marcelf0252 Před 2 lety +6

    Coming back after the 2022 All Star Race

  • @jimmypownall4409
    @jimmypownall4409 Před 4 lety +28

    25:59 2005 FIA at Indianapolis: hold my beer

  • @Miatacrosser
    @Miatacrosser Před 5 lety +38

    Thanks for mentioning the Wendell Scott incident. I remember when it happened.
    I would like to point out that although Nascar has been road racing for many decades the track at Sears Point is more of a classic sports car track with many slow corners, elevation changes, and camber changes. So cars tend to run slower on this course than others. On these types of courses it's very easy to spin out a car in front of you. Especially at a hairpin turn. Rubbing is racing, but on a road course, as opposed to a short track, there is only one preferred line into the corner. So again, It's very easy to spin a car out when you are both driving the same line. You just use the car in front as a brake. Nascar enforced the rules that ALL roadrace sanctioning bodies enforce in regards to contact( and believe me there is a lot of contact in road racing). It was just not recieved well with the fans so they haven't been as strict since.
    If this had happened at an SCCA event. The outcome would've been exactly the same. I personally believe waiting till the end of the race to black flag Rudd stunk though. The SCCA or IMSA would never do that.
    PS I once saw Dale Earnhardt get penalized two laps at a race for doing that(and more)once.

  • @joshuamessenger
    @joshuamessenger Před 5 lety +8

    24:42 - "It was still relatively rare, but it wasn't terribly uncommon" I love how contradictory this sentence is.

  • @mdhsyracuse
    @mdhsyracuse Před 5 lety +48

    Thanks for putting Rudd/Allison at #1. I was a Rudd fan since '89 and that video still infuriates me.

    • @nascarsteve
      @nascarsteve Před 4 lety +8

      I didn't see anything dirty about that, I don't recall Ricky ever being a dirty driver. Scrappy and tough as nails? Yes. Dirty? No.

    • @thejjfrantsexperience5572
      @thejjfrantsexperience5572 Před 3 lety +3

      There was another one that he missed, where Rudd had won but they mixed up the scoring and gave the win to Neil Bonnett, who was a lap down.

    • @davidrivera9743
      @davidrivera9743 Před 3 lety +1

      Agreed. That was a piece of crap call.

    • @FlashoftheBlades
      @FlashoftheBlades Před 5 měsíci

      Something similar happened in a GT World Challenge Europe race at Hockenheim last year. A Ferrari 296 GT3 fielded by Emil Frey Racing pulled a bump-and-run on one of WRT’s BMW M4 GT3s, just nudging the Bimmer out of the way, gets third place as a result, and then the positions get reversed. It wasn’t a bump-and-dump, it was relatively clean, but WRT and BMW get preferential treatment (Hockenheim and BMW both being German), even though their driver was doing more blatant blocking earlier in the race and was never penalized.

  • @TJaxs81
    @TJaxs81 Před 3 lety +7

    Love all the videos. Hilariously truthful. Seen a interview with Petty about the engine and I think he said someone told Maurice Petty(brother) that once it cools the cubic inches will come down and Maurice (or whoever was the engine builder) just smiled and said "you can take that engine to Antarctica and it won't cool enough to make specs."

  • @whatincarnation95
    @whatincarnation95 Před 5 lety +197

    I'm loving the content man. Keep it up! 👍

  • @camerondopman3685
    @camerondopman3685 Před 4 lety +4

    Thank you fir putting that as number 1. Rudd was always the guy trying to get into the country club. Hard to beat NASCAR royalty when you had a reputation for putting them in their place all over the country

  • @burliesanford1863
    @burliesanford1863 Před 4 lety +8

    I just started watching your videos today SlapShoes and I appreciate your no Bullshit approach telling it like it is . NASCAR Officials are quick to take a win away from some drivers while turning a blind eye to others . Case in point when Clint Bowyer was stripped of his win about 4 or 5 years ago after his post race inspection . His car being the thickness of a quarter to tall or high . The thickness of a quarter isn't shit compared to a lot of the stuff they turn a blind eye to . If there's rules , then make it the same for every driver and team . You were accurate about Officials having their head up their ass in my opinion . You have a good channel going on here . Keep up the good work .

  • @SiVlog1989
    @SiVlog1989 Před 3 lety +8

    Having watched a video about Wendell Scott, it turned out the Jacksonville win wasn't the only achievement he was snubbed of by NASCAR, he was also snubbed of the Rookie of the Year in 1961

  • @russellschroeder990
    @russellschroeder990 Před 5 lety +31

    Dale Sr. Never spun anyone out they all backed into him lol

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 3 lety +2

      Underrated comment

    • @DixytheGoat9
      @DixytheGoat9 Před 2 lety +1

      Nah more like they didnt give him any room to race so Earnhardt decided to make them give room

  • @stemogstel22
    @stemogstel22 Před 5 lety +37

    Honorable mention to 1990 Winston Cup Champion Mark Martin and the infamous bolted spacer.

    • @DChrls
      @DChrls Před 4 lety +9

      PLUS, the last race of the year Earnhardt, on his last pitstop, had too many people over the wall but the Nascar official that was watching the pitstop didn't see nutin'. All three TV announcers caught it right away and even commented Dale just lost the Championship. But nope, Bill France Jr.'s Nascar didn't work that way. They wanted Dale to be champion and they got Dale as champion.
      I even remember an interview with Dale where is said Mark was the real 1990 Champion.

  • @patrickracer43
    @patrickracer43 Před 5 lety +30

    14:05 Mike Joy can lowkey be savage

  • @chumbawumba1959
    @chumbawumba1959 Před 2 lety +5

    Need to update this ... the WORST EVER NASCAR CALL just took place at the 2022 All Star Race!!!!

  • @ShortAss00
    @ShortAss00 Před 5 lety +25

    Dude your videos are killer. Keep it up!
    I've only started watching NASCAR recently so this is all new to me. It's great to get a sense of the history around this long running series

  • @MotionMU
    @MotionMU Před 3 lety +6

    These 30 minutes LITERALLY FLEW by. Your videos are amazing and so relaxing.

  • @gamez4420
    @gamez4420 Před rokem +5

    honestly, NASCAR handled the Wendell Scott situation as well they could've given all the circumstances. the only part they arguably dropped the ball was not having an exact replica of the trophy made to the exact size, but if I was Wendell I'd just be happy they were considerate enough to even make a 2nd trophy. Just given NASCARs inconsistent reputation I wouldn't have been surprised if they gave him a small plaque or something stupid

  • @prairiefarmer5994
    @prairiefarmer5994 Před 3 lety +11

    Who else is here after NASCAR pulled a random yellow flag for “weather” at the Daytona road course, but really because the field was too spread out?

    • @sstroh08
      @sstroh08 Před rokem +1

      There was a period where they did that often sadly. All the BS debris cautions were ridiculous. They just shoot themselves in the foot when they do that crap....

  • @MrCrockaG
    @MrCrockaG Před 4 lety +5

    That bit on unionization and the Talledega race was super interesting. Reminds me a little bit of the incredible tire controversy in F1 at Indianapolis from a few years back where only a few cars were able to line up because they had the right tire brand.

  • @The_Big_Jay
    @The_Big_Jay Před 5 lety +34

    Never was a big fan of NASCAR, but your videos are extremely interesting

  • @thatoneracer5735
    @thatoneracer5735 Před 2 lety +6

    Can we get a remaster/update to this video by chance?

  • @thederentor5946
    @thederentor5946 Před 4 lety +7

    You are now my most favorite NASCAR CZcamsr now. Not kidding this is amazing NASCAR Knowledge.

  • @Landmasters
    @Landmasters Před 5 lety +20

    The only thing sloppy is my hunger for more juicy content on this channel

  • @SpectralUmbreon197
    @SpectralUmbreon197 Před 3 lety +4

    This popped up the day after Nascar throws a "Rain" caution at the Daytona road course.

    • @GoDawgs18
      @GoDawgs18 Před 3 lety +1

      Nascar only cares about entertainment. It’s sickening. I will always be mad about this as a chase fan.

  • @billsy7680
    @billsy7680 Před 5 lety +11

    Great video! Its interesting about the last one regarding the whole bump and run thing. Its very different in Australia with the V8 Supercars. NASCAR has that mentality that beef will be sorted out amongst the drivers, y'know like if a guy gets booted off the track he can and will exact revenge, and rightfully so. However, with the V8's in Australia a bump and run is a penalty (look up Scott McLaughlin bump and run Craig Lowndes for a good example) and if a guy tries to get revenge they usually park him for a while. Anyways, great vid, excellent points, and cool commentary!

    • @thatepicperson5208
      @thatepicperson5208 Před 3 lety

      Chris GT except when your name is Shane van Gisbergen or Jamie Whincup

    • @sstroh08
      @sstroh08 Před rokem

      NASCAR sort of went down that road for a while, but it resulted in a lot of mess because it came off as arbitrary and randomly enforced, just like with Rudd. They never really set parameters as to what was heavy enough to merit action, so finally they just scrapped it all and went with the "boys have at it" thing and let them settle it amongst themselves unless it was excessively egregious. Personally I prefer it that way.

    • @FlashoftheBlades
      @FlashoftheBlades Před 5 měsíci

      Newcastle 2017? That was more of a block, with Scott running Craig into the inside wall.

  • @TalladegaNight
    @TalladegaNight Před 3 lety +5

    Time to add 2020 yellawood 500 I think

  •  Před 5 lety +10

    Larry McReynolds, Brett Bodine's then-crew chief, talked about this race during a NASCAR on FOX interview during a rain delay I think

  • @nyx7255
    @nyx7255 Před 5 lety +4

    Im so happy this channel is catching up way faster than we all can think of, i saw your channel since the Cursed Speedway vid and look at where you are, keep the videos coming! ❤

  • @Jake_Broer
    @Jake_Broer Před 4 lety

    After not having watched NASCAR for years, other than Dale Jr's farewell season, I heard about the Ryan Newman crash and watched a few angles of it to see what happened. Now, my feed is filled with NASCAR videos, especially yours. I have not been disappointed. Your videos help me relive moments I didn't pay attention to when I was a kid, back when the sport was simpler to follow and the commissioner didn't mess with the rules. I still can't get back into it, but it's nice to watch the old races and relive some stuff I never got to truly appreciate. Amazing videos, my man!

  • @spokenbuffalo463
    @spokenbuffalo463 Před 3 lety +3

    It’s mad how I have watched this video 4 times i don’t even like nascar or ever watched it but this video just appears on my recommended and I watch it and mostly because it’s entertaining

    • @S1apShoes
      @S1apShoes  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for the views, my guy XD

  • @THEDonnyB
    @THEDonnyB Před 5 lety +5

    I've watched all seven of your videos over and over. Can't get enough man. Great videos.

  • @sevendst19
    @sevendst19 Před 5 lety +17

    Thought you might get into the Mark Martin 1990 points penalty that ultimately cost him the championship that year, I remember it being very controversial. Also NASCAR penalized Rusty Wallace a few times for bogus crap, jumping the restart as the leader at Martinsville in 1997 when he was leading the race while Tony Stewart would clearly jump restarts at like Watkins Glen and get no penalty

    • @Denverbroncos87
      @Denverbroncos87 Před 2 lety

      Bristol. Robby Gordon and Jeff Gordon restart. Jeff slowed down and Robby took the lead. Jeff admittedly slowed on purpose. Unfortunately he admitted it years later

  • @RAEckart22
    @RAEckart22 Před 4 lety +6

    #3 Worst Call - Buck Baker played the part of "some white guy" to stand-in for the Jacksonville winner.

  • @MitchCollins15
    @MitchCollins15 Před 2 lety +4

    You could make another top 10 of just bad calls that have happened after this video was released

    • @KMlovesyou
      @KMlovesyou Před 2 lety +4

      2022 all star race, 2021 new Hampshire, so so so many more

  • @imalwayslast3170
    @imalwayslast3170 Před 5 lety +4

    First time on your channel, and one of the best NASCAR videos I have ever watched. Good stuff man!

  • @LucasCram44
    @LucasCram44 Před 5 lety +4

    These are awesome! To say that this video was rushed and half assed, goes to show how much passion you put into your work. Video was awesome, wouldn't even know it was rushed. Keep up the good work man!

  • @JordanBlythe
    @JordanBlythe Před 5 lety +1

    Your whole body of work (much of which I've listened to while working today) is educational and highly entertaining. Keep making these great videos, you do some really fine work.

  • @artimusbranesample9072
    @artimusbranesample9072 Před 4 lety +1

    This is really well paced, researched and written. Probably your best performance, as well.
    Thank you.

  • @jeremybeals5134
    @jeremybeals5134 Před 5 lety +3

    Hey man, these mini documentaries are really interesting and insightful. Hope you keep up the good work!

  • @twistedyogert
    @twistedyogert Před 4 lety +5

    Greg Biffle: "No fuel, I'm loosing power! I've lost it."
    NASCAR: "Are you sure about that?"
    Greg Biffle: 😕

  • @CantingWall3286
    @CantingWall3286 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Clint Bowyer just mentioned the race Biffle won during the broadcast at the 2024 Richmond spring race. He said that he still thinks he should have won and keeps an asterisk next to Biffle’s win there.

  • @MKhrome
    @MKhrome Před 4 lety +11

    Not a NASCAR fan in the slightest.
    Still subscribed. These videos are very good.

    • @phoenix_radio
      @phoenix_radio Před 3 lety +2

      I'm an open wheel kinda guy but this content is so good

  • @Andrewlang90
    @Andrewlang90 Před 4 lety +7

    NASCAR penalized Kahne because they still were still waiting for Windows to update.

    • @Denverbroncos87
      @Denverbroncos87 Před 2 lety

      I gave a comment that goes kinda in depth.
      Kahne never slowed down. He drove faster and faster

  • @JOEGUNN1990
    @JOEGUNN1990 Před 5 lety +7

    I was at the Sonoma race in 1991, I was one year old. Dont remember it but I do remember Dale Earnhardt's win in Sonoma in 1995.

  • @pornhubhatesme
    @pornhubhatesme Před 8 měsíci +1

    Nascar never fails to amaze me with how inconsistently they dictate who the rules apply to, and who gets a free pass

  • @christiancichon
    @christiancichon Před 4 lety +4

    Regan Smith was fulltime in 2008, he was filling in for Mark Martin in 2007.
    Please continue these types of videos, folks can learn some things from you!

  • @thiccrib
    @thiccrib Před 5 lety +35

    I'm gonna assume the Xfinity Talladega finish is gonna be up there
    Wow neverming I didn't know about any of this. This is why I love this channel

  • @doomusrlc
    @doomusrlc Před 5 lety +7

    8:20 actually they just stopped scoring him after a certain lap, as if he had wrecked and couldn't continue on. Officially I think he finished 4 laps down.

  • @THEDonnyB
    @THEDonnyB Před 4 lety +1

    I keep getting your videos in my recommended and I always click. You always make great videos and you definitely go above and beyond with your research.

  • @Coondawgwoopwoop
    @Coondawgwoopwoop Před 4 lety +2

    Never watched a race in my life and yet, I loved every minute of this. Thanks for making this sport interesting for me.

  • @OccasionalNASCARRaces
    @OccasionalNASCARRaces Před 5 lety +6

    I'm going to defend NASCAR on the Biffle one. As you mentioned, it had been an extremely long day and they were only a straightaway from finally ending it. But the other thing to remember is this was during the playoffs; Biffle was a non-chase driver, but Bowyer and Johnson (who won the title) were in it, and they didn't want to hear protests from the other 10 Chase drivers as to why the 07 and 48 got basically free points. Easier to just leave the positions as they were on the last lap.

    • @OccasionalNASCARRaces
      @OccasionalNASCARRaces Před 5 lety +1

      Also on #8, even though Robby Gordon is a known jerk (and I'm shocked NASCAR didn't suspend him further than the next week for his antics), that finish always turned me off to Ambrose for the rest of his NASCAR career.

    • @a7racing
      @a7racing Před 5 lety

      Collin McNaught also I don't think the current rule about maintaining speed under caution was around then. I believe it was implemented after this race (I could be wrong though) or rewritten after this race.

  • @KaoruSF
    @KaoruSF Před 5 lety +5

    Another amazing video brother, keep it up! Your content is awesome!

  • @TheNASCARknowitall
    @TheNASCARknowitall Před 3 lety +3

    Funny how this gets recommended after everyone freaked out about the tire call today lol

  • @SamWilliams78
    @SamWilliams78 Před 3 lety +21

    Go ahead and update this with todays race at Talladega!

    • @butchstewart2961
      @butchstewart2961 Před 3 lety +1

      A wreck fest, I was there doing the Corona crunch. Everyone booed Hamlin at the end, while walking out, heard one guy ask if the 11 had any fans. The track asked the fans to remain seated, that they were gonna release us by seating section because of the Corona.

    • @SamWilliams78
      @SamWilliams78 Před 3 lety

      @@butchstewart2961 same thing at bristol. Tons of announcements to be released by the ushers, and as soon as the race ended everyone left.

    • @facelessnas6499
      @facelessnas6499 Před 3 lety

      I personally loved that finish

    • @jerryparks6123
      @jerryparks6123 Před rokem

      Brad Keselowskis won more Talladega races than any current Nascar cup driver, him and his Former PENSKE Team mates Joey Lagono and Ryan Blaney , The Longest and fastest track in NASCAR in FORDS ! .

  • @Juan_n_only
    @Juan_n_only Před 4 lety +6

    Growing up as a big baseball and basketball fan, I never put much attention to Nascar when it'd appear on ESPN.
    Now, through your channel aswell as Brock Beard I've grown fond of the history that I didn't get a chance to experience. Now that Nascar ratings and sponsorships are being lost, it's nice to see the golden days of the sport.
    Keep up the great content. 🤙

  • @strongocho
    @strongocho Před 5 lety +4

    I am becoming addicted to your channel man!

  • @kevintucker3354
    @kevintucker3354 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow! A video a day for a month!! I guess if you really enjoy your subject that would help but damn that’s a lot of work. Thanks for sharing them, I love your work, even the rushed stuff.

  • @porkchop94
    @porkchop94 Před 3 lety

    That was a good video. Been watching since 86 and remembered pretty much all of those calls. Love ur channel 😊👍

  • @MrJquintel
    @MrJquintel Před 4 lety +8

    Thanks for mentioning Mark Martin here, you could probably do an entire video on him alone.

    • @bobbysolo5411
      @bobbysolo5411 Před 4 lety

      I was sitting right across the track at Sears Point when they had the disastrous pit stop in the Folgers car. As he pulled away a pitman hung onto his door post , and then turned to the pit chief and said something. What he told them was that there were no lugs on the left side and the wheels came off the car and it rolled over as he tried to turn up the hill to turn 2. Someone thought 4 tire stop and he got told to go too early.

  • @ShitHappensRLY
    @ShitHappensRLY Před 5 lety +3

    It will be a big pleasure to hear about Bobby Isaac from you someday. You are one of the most interesting sports historians on CZcams.

  • @davido9208
    @davido9208 Před 2 lety

    Man this is my first video of yours and I'm not even much of a nascar fan but damn you make great videos. Your past examples with clips to prove your point all with solid commentary is amazing. I'll definitely watch more!

  • @avva4090
    @avva4090 Před 5 měsíci

    I like auto racing but have never been into NASCAR... you really present info in a way that has made me more curious. Thanks for the great content!