Kevin Harvick edges out Jeff Gordon Atlanta 2001.

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  • čas přidán 22. 09. 2010
  • In 2001 Kevin Harvick filling in as a replacement driver for the deceased Dale Earnhardt goes out and wins the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was truly a great day in the history of motorsports and will not be forgotten.
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  • @marioalas9946
    @marioalas9946 Před 7 lety +146

    One last dale and Gordon moment. What a poetic ending

  • @helo821ab
    @helo821ab Před 11 lety +81

    If you don't get emotional watching this win, then you just don't get NASCAR. It's what runs through our veins and stirs our soul.

  • @BradRains
    @BradRains Před 5 lety +79

    When Mike Joy says "Harvick by inches" still gives me goose bumps damn near 20 years later.

  • @tommyrezac2895
    @tommyrezac2895 Před 10 lety +84

    Wow. Hearing Mike Joy get emotional on the air says it all. What a race. This is what this sport is all about.

  • @thomasg2488
    @thomasg2488 Před 10 lety +80

    The only race I was happy to see Gordon lose. Tears in my eyes 13 years later.

  • @capster09
    @capster09 Před 11 lety +41

    the day we all became a harvick fan

  • @zlinedavid
    @zlinedavid Před rokem +15

    I’ve seen this finish a dozen times, but didn’t know Harvick did a Polish victory lap until now. I can see Alan walking up to Dale and jokingly saying “The hell man? That’s my gimmick!” Dale would smile and say “Guess we’re even for ‘92 now”.

  • @thetrain3302
    @thetrain3302 Před rokem +11

    The start of a Hall of Fame career right here. Still brings tears to my eyes 21 years later

  • @michaelflowers5712
    @michaelflowers5712 Před 11 měsíci +8

    Had to come back and watch this. What a career in Nascar! Thanks Kevin for all the memories!

  • @codeysnow2980
    @codeysnow2980 Před 3 lety +22

    Always enjoyed watching kevin race. He had the grit, the balls, and the talent to boot. We'll see him in the hall, soon.

  • @wickedtreasuresrillc5252

    This was the moment i became a harvick fan who knew so many years later he would be just behind him in all times wins .. this was so impressive and anyone who was a fan at the time was emotional on this day.

    • @nascarplanet9858
      @nascarplanet9858 Před měsícem +1

      I had watched all wins on TV all but 6 of harvicks wins and 10 in person.

  • @AustinLaPlante
    @AustinLaPlante Před 10 lety +96

    NOTICE HE GOT HIS WIN ON HIS 3RD START!

  • @J.J.Thompson
    @J.J.Thompson Před 6 lety +174

    Austin Dillon should’ve never had the #3.

  • @kevinreilly5846
    @kevinreilly5846 Před 9 lety +19

    I never get tired of watching this. God I miss Dale, still can't believe to this day that he is gone #legend

  • @vanPoll
    @vanPoll Před 4 lety +14

    Dale Earnhardt was smiling down on this. With popcorn in one and a beer in the other hand.

  • @AlexR-ATG
    @AlexR-ATG Před 8 lety +32

    And Harvick never even gave me a chance to beat his burnout after beating the Lightning Challenge like he said he would.
    The end.

  • @GiftsbyChosen
    @GiftsbyChosen Před 4 lety +11

    I know I'm late watching this, but I work at the Hall of Fame and we have just the clip of the win. I was told that I had to go watch the whole thing and I now have chills..... This is an incredible moment!! WOW #3

  • @nascarfanatic2425
    @nascarfanatic2425 Před 11 lety +24

    Exactly. How could they boo them? You're talking about 2 drivers with amazing talent, giving it their all, and Harvick won the race giving the heal to RCR, and a lot of Earnhardt fans.

  • @sn0wbengal
    @sn0wbengal Před 5 lety +29

    Such an emotional race! Such a beautiful win! And to this day I have never heard a burnout that sounded so sorrowful and almost ethereal. Like a Wolf howling for a fallen pack mate!

  • @dboydbrock
    @dboydbrock Před 8 lety +34

    I was there that day in Section 7 of the old Weaver grandstand (which was the front stretch until they screwed up the old oval and turned it into a cookie cutter tri-oval). I had been a huge Earnhardt fan since his rookie year and his passing was tough to accept. And still is. Anyway, I was at the race with my buddy One Eye Willie, who wasn't a big Earnhardt guy but was, like most race fans, missing him already. The last three laps I was standing up on my seat hootin' and hollerin' like everybody else at the track, while Willie was sitting down fiddling with the scanner. It was hard to tell who won from our seats, but it didn't take long for the leader board to post and the entire track went even more bonkers than it had been. I started jumping up and down pounding on Willie with tears in my eyes and he pulled the headset away from his ear and said, "What?". "He won! Harvick WON!", I screamed above the din. He looked at me funny and said, "I thought there were 328 laps?". I'll never let him live that down.

  • @mattbaumgartner
    @mattbaumgartner Před rokem +3

    My favorite NASCAR moment of all time. I get choked up every time I see Harvick holding the 3 up

  • @oliversoderberg299
    @oliversoderberg299 Před 4 lety +9

    After all these years never have I ever. Still one of the most amazing finishes in stock car racing history

  • @dangabor8585
    @dangabor8585 Před 4 dny

    2024, still gives me chills and brings a happy tear to my eye.

  • @Battlefield4life48
    @Battlefield4life48 Před 11 lety +30

    3 is a weird number for this time. Dale wins Daytona 500 exactly 3 years before his death, Kevin wins in his 3rd start 3 races after Dales death and if you think more deeply you'll find more odd coincidental things.

    • @BradRains
      @BradRains Před 4 lety +10

      and to add to your comment, 3 years later (2004) Dale Jr, wins the 500, and 3 years after that (2007) Harvick wins the Daytona 500.

    • @jaegerborcherding1012
      @jaegerborcherding1012 Před 3 lety

      For him to beat Jeff too, it’s crazy

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 2 lety +1

      He beat Gordon by 3/500’s of a second if you simplify that fraction

    • @Weezy10580
      @Weezy10580 Před rokem

      Illuminati confirmed

    • @cousindom
      @cousindom Před rokem

      And to deepen the rabbit hole it took 20 years before sr won the 500 and 20 years later the 3 car made it back to victory lane and when jr won his first 500 in 2004 he won his 2nd 500 in 2014

  • @domainprotagonist9729
    @domainprotagonist9729 Před rokem +4

    Whose here after Harvick took Michigan and snapped his 65 race winless streak? THE OLD MANS STILL GOT IT

    • @Weezy10580
      @Weezy10580 Před rokem +1

      61 career wins and hopefully a few more

  • @richardlong6097
    @richardlong6097 Před 2 lety +4

    This should be a mandatory watch for all new NASCAR fans.

  • @Svd061
    @Svd061 Před 2 lety +3

    i went to this race when i was 5 years old with my dad. I couldnt understand why he was in tears at the end of the race. Once i was old enough to understand he told me the histroy behind it. Now im in tears watching this years later.

  • @ReelAZMatt
    @ReelAZMatt Před rokem +2

    That was the day I became a Kevin Harvick fan and still am until this very day! #4thewin

  • @alexknight1991
    @alexknight1991 Před 3 měsíci +2

    23 years later: SUAREZ BY INCHES! SUAREZ BY INCHES! SUAREZ BY INCHES! WHAT A RACE! WHAT A FINISH!

  • @codeysnow2980
    @codeysnow2980 Před 3 lety +15

    1:19 "how did jeff gordon hang on to that car that loose out of turn 4?"
    Because he's a fucking hall of famer, that's how..
    And like him or not, one of the best to ever get behind the wheel..

  • @scottqueen6626
    @scottqueen6626 Před 5 lety +6

    Growing up an Earnhardt fan I had a tear in my eye watching this race play out.

  • @PHX787
    @PHX787 Před 3 lety +4

    20 years ago today! Wow. I still remember watching this and crying when Harv won!

  • @ceceleann5889
    @ceceleann5889 Před 2 lety +3

    2022 I still get emotional 😭 this race was crazy.

  • @doughboy24
    @doughboy24 Před rokem +3

    I love the fact that you even have guys from Gordon's crew giving him a high five as he passed by on pit road.

  • @manny101320
    @manny101320 Před 13 lety +12

    the day i became a harvick fan here

  • @josephpoulos8501
    @josephpoulos8501 Před 8 lety +9

    Always makes me cry

  • @michaeladams21212125
    @michaeladams21212125 Před 7 lety +6

    This moment between Richard Childress Racing and Jeff Gordon was so precious for when it happened, I have no doubt in my mind that no one on that track would have wanted that ending if their team didn't win. I really felt for Richard Childress Racing when they finally got their victory after Sr. passed. They really needed this win to recover along with the 2001 Pepsi 400.

  • @nascarplanet9858
    @nascarplanet9858 Před 2 lety +2

    Best nascar moment ever.the sounds the crowd the broadcast.dale was jumping up and down just like me.i broke my mom's house pounding on walls and stuff while I was celebrating crying and going nuts i scared people in my apartment complex.amazing moment I was so happy I couldn't even think straight

  • @thefranchise4698
    @thefranchise4698 Před 3 lety +4

    I've always been a Jeff Gordon fan, but this was one day I didn't mind him finishing 2nd

  • @randomnessfan
    @randomnessfan Před 11 lety +10

    Nor a dry eye left.

  • @jeremyrobertson835
    @jeremyrobertson835 Před rokem

    I remember being 7 years old watching this exact race on TV and being absolutely mesmerized by that finish of the race and since then have always been a die hard fan of the Closer Kevin Harvick.

  • @jonathanfunnell4167
    @jonathanfunnell4167 Před 3 lety +3

    LOVE KEVIN HARVICK WITH ALL MY HEART AND ALWAYS WILL

  • @Left4CallOfGears14
    @Left4CallOfGears14 Před 11 lety +8

    Gordon is my favorite driver but I have deep respect for The 3 and DEI.

  • @jimmydean5182
    @jimmydean5182 Před 10 lety +7

    Wow! So emotional, you can hear them clapping in the box

  • @CowboyWitch
    @CowboyWitch Před 11 lety +14

    I was fine until Mike Joy's voice cracked -- then I lost it.

  • @jeffreybanner4144
    @jeffreybanner4144 Před 5 lety +6

    First Winston Cup race I ever watched, not understanding much or most of the names, but knowing the gravity of it all.
    3

  • @ToaAntan
    @ToaAntan Před 2 lety +1

    This race is what made me love Harvick.

  • @nathanwells9136
    @nathanwells9136 Před 5 lety +5

    remember watching this race, think Gordon was 5th with 8 laps to go. Moments like this feel like fate.

  • @Bobcat205
    @Bobcat205 Před 4 lety +9

    2:20 i'm still trying to figure out how to do this burnout in NASCAR Heat 3.

    • @A_Wild_Yeengirl
      @A_Wild_Yeengirl Před 2 lety

      Hold the clutch and gas all the way down, dump the clutch and grab the brake just enough to stop the front wheels but not the back. Pin the gas and feather the brake as necessary.

  • @kresnatherobloxminecraftga5526

    This race is for the legend number 3

  • @tr1338
    @tr1338 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for posting this.

  • @donnaschneider2937
    @donnaschneider2937 Před 2 lety +2

    That was a kick butt race for Kevin Harvick!☆☆☆

  • @nascar-fanjunkie5062
    @nascar-fanjunkie5062 Před rokem +1

    Notice how this season consisted of the #3
    3 drivers Dale Jr, Harvick, Michael
    3rd race and Harvicks 1st win in a Dale Sr car
    3 major wins that year. Harvicks win, Dale jr winning at Dover after 9/11, and his win at Daytona at the end of the season
    Coincidence? I think not. Something about this year was truly poetic.
    Let the legacy of the #3 live on!

    • @speedy_j9368
      @speedy_j9368 Před 11 měsíci

      And it was Harvick’s THIRD career cup start.

  • @joshandlena13
    @joshandlena13 Před 8 lety +2

    first race 6 year old me saw I cheered my heart or for the flaming car god such nostalgia

  • @DAlMTRIX
    @DAlMTRIX Před 11 lety +7

    story book ending :)

  • @darthgillez1272
    @darthgillez1272 Před 2 lety +1

    3rd Race, 1st win, incredible, magical, and just down right bad F**king A*s!!!! Never forget the GOAT DALE EARNHARDT SR #3 .

  • @dillonbobo1346
    @dillonbobo1346 Před 3 lety +1

    20 years man

  • @Vixen13k
    @Vixen13k Před 11 lety +4

    you can hear other people clapping through the microphones in the broadcast booth. can't believe i never caught that

  • @nicolaisaacs9613
    @nicolaisaacs9613 Před 9 lety +9

    And now we can call him champ

    • @RagingMoon1987
      @RagingMoon1987 Před 9 lety +1

      Heck yeah!

    • @BrianFalconsFan2
      @BrianFalconsFan2 Před 9 lety +1

      RagingMoon1987 He's been the champ long before he got that trophy and i believe he will win 1 or 2 more harvicks the man

  • @ArgentinaFan76
    @ArgentinaFan76 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Dale pushed Kevin to victory

  • @shaynecrimsontide82
    @shaynecrimsontide82 Před 5 lety +2

    Even as a rookie nobody does a better burnout! Harvick can roast 'em!

  • @ourserieswillneverdie
    @ourserieswillneverdie Před rokem +3

    Anyone here after harvick announced his retirement from the sport this year 😢

  • @jermaineonealnumber7
    @jermaineonealnumber7 Před 7 lety +4

    Coolest burnout ever!

  • @MichaelKnight2024NASCAR
    @MichaelKnight2024NASCAR Před 5 lety +2

    this year, repeat celebration

  • @ascitiesburn672
    @ascitiesburn672 Před 11 lety +2

    I was supposed to go to this race and I ended up not being able to go. I swear I would have cried the whole plane ride home.

  • @nascarplanet9858
    @nascarplanet9858 Před měsícem

    Epic NASCAR moment

  • @SammyMaggio
    @SammyMaggio Před 4 lety +5

    GORDON GOT LOOSE, IT’S HARVICK!

  • @JohnAllanification
    @JohnAllanification Před 8 lety +7

    he was coming the24 was no easy victory for the rookie

    • @michaeladams21212125
      @michaeladams21212125 Před 7 lety +2

      It was so awesome to watch. One racing legend providing a challenge to another and providing a healing moment for a damaged crew really helped lift a lot of spirits that day. Never in my life will I forget the awesome things brought to us by NASCAR during their prime time.

  • @whogavehimafork
    @whogavehimafork Před 2 lety

    6 one-thousandths of a second. Amazing.

  • @legendrblx4069
    @legendrblx4069 Před 7 lety +1

    DALE EARNHARDT DRIVER WINSS WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @randomstuffatwood
    @randomstuffatwood Před 2 lety +2

    1:06 just like a year ago Gordon got lose its Harvick! Harvick by inches!

  • @JohnRodriguezify
    @JohnRodriguezify Před 3 lety

    damn what a finish !

  • @1ZosoLZ
    @1ZosoLZ Před 2 lety

    Imagine getting your first career win like this against Gordon

  • @sergiororer3408
    @sergiororer3408 Před rokem

    The 29 car started 5TH finished 1st on the 4th race of the season 4/29/51 Dale's birthday

  • @MigGames7274
    @MigGames7274 Před 5 lety +3

    1:07 I had that same finish in F1 roblox.

  • @a.r139
    @a.r139 Před rokem

    #4ever

  • @jacobramirez4189
    @jacobramirez4189 Před rokem +1

    3:35

  • @skeleguns10oooooo10
    @skeleguns10oooooo10 Před 2 lety +1

    Here they come, GORDON GOT LOOSE ITS HARVICK!

  • @freezeframe924
    @freezeframe924 Před 11 lety +1

    you csn hear dw holding back from cryin

  • @waynelambert9319
    @waynelambert9319 Před 2 lety +1

    Harvick was lucky that there wasn't one more lap.

    • @dustman820
      @dustman820 Před 2 lety

      Like DW said, if it was Talladega where the start/finish line was further up, Gordon would have won.

  • @Matt-mo8sl
    @Matt-mo8sl Před 2 lety

    And look at NASCAR since.

  • @24Lancelot
    @24Lancelot Před 11 lety +1

    Nobody would have hated Gordon if he won.

    • @Weezy10580
      @Weezy10580 Před rokem

      I would’ve

    • @boblyons8170
      @boblyons8170 Před rokem

      @@Weezy10580 then you would have a problem that you can’t deal with

    • @Weezy10580
      @Weezy10580 Před rokem

      @@boblyons8170 like what boy?

    • @boblyons8170
      @boblyons8170 Před rokem

      @@Weezy10580 wow, you sound mighty tough behind the luxury of your keyboard there, Chachi.

    • @Weezy10580
      @Weezy10580 Před rokem

      @@boblyons8170 you’re the one who threatened me you clown 🤡 learn reading comprehension

  • @BradRains
    @BradRains Před 3 lety +1

    3:24 DW: I'm speechless yet he continues to talk for 15-20 seconds. To me, this is a great moment on TV if DW didn't talk so much in this 7 minute stretch.

  • @fogalicious2644
    @fogalicious2644 Před 2 lety +1

    Have you ever??

  • @leg3nd842
    @leg3nd842 Před 4 lety +2

    Imagine Gordon really did make his car loose so that Kevin Will win

    • @slimbrady6691
      @slimbrady6691 Před 4 lety +1

      Dude that's ridiculous. Harvick only won by 0.006 of a second, no way in hell could Gordon have done that on purpose.

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 2 lety

      @@slimbrady6691 what if he was forced too, by a slow car maybe

  • @tedclubbalang778
    @tedclubbalang778 Před rokem

    GORDON GOT LOOSE, ITS HARVICK!

  • @5sallaround
    @5sallaround Před 7 lety

    lol

  • @A_Wild_Yeengirl
    @A_Wild_Yeengirl Před 2 lety

    The last time Happy Harvick was Happy Harvick.

  • @upkz762
    @upkz762 Před 5 lety +1

    6/1000ths is 3/500ths

    • @jaegerborcherding1012
      @jaegerborcherding1012 Před 3 lety

      When I first read this comment I didn’t understand why you pointed that out. Wow that is crazy now I understand. Number 3... Daytona 500. 3rd race

  • @williamgrantham4481
    @williamgrantham4481 Před 5 lety

    2001 Was Hailie Deegan's Born

  • @The.Real.Timmii
    @The.Real.Timmii Před 5 lety

    all planned to please the fans

  • @User-nu6km
    @User-nu6km Před 8 lety

    nascar told jeff to slow down

  • @jtu6866
    @jtu6866 Před rokem +1

    The last race of NASCAR. Nascar died that day.

  • @coldstonestunners
    @coldstonestunners Před 11 měsíci +2

    Todays his last one😢

  • @redirish311976
    @redirish311976 Před 4 lety +3

    I get choked up every time I see this finish

  • @KR1736
    @KR1736 Před 11 lety +4

    Man listen to that crowd. That's unreal.