Jeff Gordon’s Greatest COMEBACK VICTORY
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- There should never be a doubt that Jeff Gordon is one of the greatest if not the greatest driver in NASCAR history. But there are some times more than others that show why he is such an amazing talent. In April of 2005 at the Martinsville Speedway he had one of those moments. After falling three and a half laps down early in the event Gordon scraped and clawed his way up to one of the most impressive victories in his career. This is Jeff Gordon’s greatest comeback victory.
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What is your favorite NASCAR comeback win?
Chase Elliott’s 2019 Roval win
Tony Stewart’s 2016 Sonoma win
This one
Kyle Busch 2019 Bristol where he wrecked in the beginning and then won.
It's a toss up between Chase's 2019 roval Comeback and Kyle Busch's Bristol Comeback
There surely will never be another driver like Jeff Gordon. The guy was just simply great.
Coming back from 3 laps down at Martinsville of all places is a challenge in and of itself. How he managed to go from 3 laps down to the win is very impressive.
He was the king of Martinsville for a while.
He should have won Martinsville spring race In 04 when the track came apart. That lead to rusty last win
@@fatpatlives1998 David Rutimann costed Gordon a win at Martinsville too. I think it was 2012 when Bowyer gave Newman a shot to spin Jeff out.
@@lucyloo2228 he should have won in 14 when the caution came out but jr beat him off pit road
@@fatpatlives1998 oh yeah I remember that one. He probably should have spun the 48 for a win that year Johnson really ticked Gordon off.
5:27 love when he asked what’s wrong with Tony and the tire comes off immediately
"I've got a vibration."
Ya think?
@@DepravedCoTApologist I've suddenly got a rapid sinking feeling. haha
I was at this race and as a Jeff Gordon fan, man, this was an emotional race to watch.
I miss Mr Dick Berggren. He was one of my all time favorite pit road reporters.
Yeah I think he might be retired too because I didn't see him this year.. Pfft
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld he retired after 2012
5:29 I'm no Nascar driver, but that looks like more than a vibration 🤣
I love hearing his 71st career win. That’s a hell of an achievement and then you think about how many more he got.
As a Jeff Gordon fan, I approve this video!👍
Me too
I watched it live and I remember it well too. Jeff Gordon was unstoppable at Martinsville.
imagine if he won the chase race in 2014
This is why I love Jeff Gordon
I watched this live. It was my first full season watching Nascar, and even I believed when he went multiple laps down that there was ZERO chance he could win coming from a Jeff Gordon fan. This is why I love the sport, it's a craft, a marathon, it's not how you start, but how you finish.
That Parks and Rec outtake!!! 🤣
I would say Gordon's 2005 Martinsville Comeback is up there with Bill Elliott's 1985 Talladega Comeback
Don’t forget about dale jr 2003 talladega comeback
Bill Elliotts was way more impressive because he made it without the help of any cautions or lucky dogs. Comebacks are easier when you get gifted laps by the rules. Still very impressive by Jeff obviously.
@@Pabig93 Ehhhhh Bill was so much faster than everyone else whereas Jeff was only a little faster. Jeff might've got the benefit of cautions and eventual lucky dog but Bill's raw speed meant he passed everyone with ease. They're equal imo
Bill elliott did it under green
Not a scratch on that car (til Kurt chopped him) while making up 3+ laps. That’s how Gordon was always so good here, kept his nose clean, didn’t abuse the car. He should have won 3 more races here on top of what he did.
Gordon ruled martinsville.
Goeffy ruined a lot of NASCAR
Sure did, Jimmie took over for a while but Jeff was always better at Martinsville. The only person who could go toe to toe with him there was dale Sr
Me, getting ready for work before watching this video: yeah I got time
This is the most underrated race ever. I remember I told my friend that Jeff had won and he was all like, "What? He was in like 38th!"
Jeff’s hand gesture to Busch at 7:14 was my favorite part. I missed that as a kid. I’ll always remember this race forever. Thanks for the amazing content!
My Dad and I were coming home from something, turned on the radio, just to hear Jeff was 3 laps down, got home and watched him come back to win. Impressive win.
I literally was just telling my father I remembered this was the race I was at a buddies bday party and saw he’s like 3-5 laps down and that night I asked who won and he smiled, I knew jeffro had pulled it off
That was a badass race right there , came back from 3 laps down !! Ironman Jeff Gordon !
Could hear the emotions in Mr H's voice & you have to know for him being there at Martinsville had to be extremely difficult with his last trip there losing his Son, Brother, Nieces & all the others aboard the plane that went down. I still remember after the Race hearing them telling Jimmie to just take the car to the garage & then the announcement of the tragic plane crash & that there would be no Victory Lane Celebration which was the right thing to do. May all the people aboard that ill fated flight R I P
I absolutely remember watching this race, it’s one of my favorite races of Gordon’s career. Gordon has always been my favorite driver and 10 year old me at the time has never forgotten how awesome and exiting it was to see him come back from what seemed like a for certain bad race. So happy you made a video on it. 👍🏻
Dale jr Dega 2003. Black tape repairs on front bumper/valance race. Pitted 10+ times and lost the draft a few times. Awesome comeback as well.
This is why Jeff Gordon is one of the greatest ever!!!!
Jeff is 2nd best ever behind the greatest ever Dale Earnhardt
Jeff Gordon is the real GOAT
Nope Dale is 7 to only 4
@@nascarandbowlingfan3888 the chase cheated Gordon out of at least 3 more championships
@@JAWS-fc7fn and Dale getting killed cheated Dale out of more
@@nascarandbowlingfan3888 Jr said on his show that his dad was planning on retiring within the next year or two before his tragic death so that is not much time to win another. But we can all agree that Dale Sr and Gordon made nascar really fun to watch
@@JAWS-fc7fn Dale could have certainly won 2001 and then it would be 8 to only 3
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Same here
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Man, Gordon’s 2005 season was such a mixed bag…
Yes sadly that is when it really started to show how far behind Robbie let them get behind. Robbie was a good guy but had some family issues I believe. just imagine how many more wins Jeff Gordon would have had if his crew chief would’ve stayed on top of changes in the prime of Jeff’s career. Perhaps one or two more championships? The world will never know.
In my opinion, Jeff Gordon is the best race, car driver in the world, and always will be. It’s just my opinion…. and I am one of his biggest fans🇺🇸🙏⭐️🌎
Back when NASCAR was still NASCAR. I miss those days. In so many ways.
When Bill Elliott made up all those laps UNDER THE GREEN FLAG in 1987 to win at Talladega, That was the greatest one because of NO lucky dogs, no wave arounds, no special rules. Bill just had a superior car to everyone that day.
Was about to comment the same
I make arguments for both sides of this topic for Bill and Jeff's wins.
They are both impressive to me. But....
Jeff had the Lucky Dog to his aid.
And Elliott had his brothers engine's before the restrictor plate era.
Jeff was phenomenal at Martinsville. Never had a DNF there. And 23269 of 23390 laps completed (99.5%)
And for Bill, it's not just as simple as driving with your foot to the floor at Talladega like they do now a days. You were going 20 miles faster back then on top of driving over bumps and fear of blowing tires out due to the wear on them.
Both gentlemen are Wheelmen.
I'm just playing both sides of the fence. They are both impressive to me lol.
Bill at Talladega, hands down, no question!!! Every car was wide-open with no restrictor plate, and Bill came back from almost 3 laps back, 6 miles, and without a caution flag.......It was like Bill had the only race car in Alabama, but that's the way it was for a few years, the #9 FORD from that time, is without a doubt, the Baddest racecar, of them All!!....He was so much faster than the other cars, NASCAR would change rules all the time for the #9......answer to the question?....The #9 Sir. Thank You
Elliott's Talladega win from 2 laps down is probably the top one haha
I remembered this race from my childhood and rewatched it this summer and it was as amazing i as I remember!
This stuff used to occur a lot back in the 80s and 90s. For instance, at Dover2 in 1993, Rusty was leading, cut a tire in lap 265. He missed pit road and eventually went 2, almost 3 laps down. He worked his way back to the lead lap and won. Earnhardt and others have done this too. The newer fans are so used to the free pass that, with this race being relatively recent in comparison, people put his above a lot of the same examples.
The first half of the 2005 season for Gordon was great, and then the second half was an absolute nightmare
As a Jeff Gordon fan growing up obviously I enjoyed all 93 of his career wins but this win is in my top 10 of his favorite wins I was 11 years old at the time watching this race at my grandparents with my grandpa and my dad I remember when Jeff had his problem and I got mad I was like there goes this race I can't believe still to this day he came all the way back to win this comeback and Bill Elliott's come back at Talladega are in my top 2 of greatest comeback wins in nascar
I remember watched that race. Legendary. Laps down and got them all back under green. GREEN! Crazy.
I remember this race like it was yesterday. As my favorite driver, I was just as pumped as Jeff after he pulled this off.
This one baby! More Jeff Gordon videos!
As a Jeff Gordon fan, 2005 was full of the highest of highs (500, spring Deva and this race) and the lowest of lows (Chicago, Fontana, blown engine at Sonoma, among other things)
My first race was in the fall of 2005 where he also won! Love this video! Thanks for the upload!
That was my first race too!
Bill Elliott's comeback win has to be the greatest of all time because he come back from two laps down without a lucky dog. He literally drove past the field two times well three times without aid of a caution. To win the race
this was one of the first NASCAR races I ever watched. From a neutral newbie's perspective seeing the Gordon comeback happen in real time made me a big fan of that 24!
His 2012 Fall Richmond race comeback was amazing too.
Gotta love Jeff Gordon.
Still why I loved NASCAR and my forever #24 and Champ❤️❤️👍. Never the same without him.
Jeff Gordon was the master of restarts. I think they had to change the rules just because of him
I remember finding out about this when i was like 8 playing the challeneges in one of the EA nascar games and when it said he came back from 3 laps down my jaw dropped as far as it could😂
Back when EA made some good games, the Thunder series was my childhood favorite
"Mark Martin's final spring appearance at Martinsville"
*Spongebob narrator voice*
"Eight years later"
You don't see that happen every day
I remember this race watching Jeff as a kid in the late 90's and on was awesome
Awesome victory!
An iceberg video and outlaw in the background you know it’s gonna be a banger
I’ll never forget this day. Love Jeff.
One of my favorite Jeff Gordon wins. I loved this comeback live too when I watched it on tv
I find it ironic that in both this race and Jeff's final win at Martinsville in October of 2015 that Kurt Busch wrecked at one point and Jeff Gordon won, not to mention that Jeff and Kurt share a B-Day with each other
The Real Goat 🐐
Nope Dale is 7 to only 4 😂😂😂
I’ll sometimes go back to randomly watch this race. One of my favorites
Hell of a job on this A+
This was the first NASCAR race I ever attended! As a Gordon fan, it was quite memorable! (As was being there in the Fall for back-to-back, and being there in 2013 and 2015)
That’s so cool! Must have been quite the fun experience. I was there in the fall of 2015 as well. Crazy night!
Kenseth Richmond (I wanna say 2002 or 2003 or even 04) was pretty epic too. He was 3 laps down and won.
5:20 nice.
Imagine leaving the broadcast to go out or watch something else as a Gordon fan early in this race.....lol
My dad and I almost did that. After the race we promise to watch the whole race unless Gordon wrecked.
i usually watch a entire race when my fav driver is laps down or wrecked early on. i might flip back and forth between channels but i still watch it.
@@CertifiedForkLiftOperator69420 why do I feel like your a cop
It's weird. I was there for this race, the Hendrick Plane Crash and Gordon's final win. Martinsville has so much history with HMS. Good and bad. But Gordon just commanded that place.
The 1997 Southern 500, when he had the chance to win $1m and the crew worked heavily on his car under caution.
They even relocated the mounts for the rear sway bar if I remember correctly. Those were the days...and back then unless the 24 was officially out of the race, you never ever bet against them 😎
@@dsz2448 Thanks. wow , I thought it was just removing the spring rubber. they spent many times going through the pits under caution to fix the suspension.
@@seandoyle9216 Yup, Jeff ran decent most of the race but was very unhappy with how loose the car was, so I think Ray finally decided to just lower the entire rear suspension as sort of a hail mary. Good call, evidently lol
I remember seeing this race on TV. I thought it was pretty cool, but it didn't particularly surprise me. Gordon was just that good at Martinsville.
Tony Stewart winning the championship in the finale against Carl Edwards. The best race I have ever watched
As a Gordon fan that was a frustrating but rewarding race at the end. I miss the good ole days.
One of the greatest comebacks by one of the greatest
I watched that race that day remember it very very well
as much as people hate to admit it Gordon’s final win was more luck based if I’m being honest he only won cuz kenseth murdered logano maybe he could’ve chased down logano we don’t know but it was obvious joey had the best car that day
I'm a Gordon fan for life. We weren't winning that race if Kenseth hadn't became fan favorite #1.
Sometimes, it's just how these things work. We get lucky wins and unlucky losses from time to time.
I still thank Kenseth for that
At the time Jeff claimed he thought they may have had something for Joey but hadn’t got a chance to show it yet. Clearly will never know and I wholeheartedly endorse what Matt did to that spoiled brat.
True I love Jeff but u ain’t wrong, then again Jeff may have had that race with kesalowski till he cut his tire it’s just nascar man a lotta ppl get a lotta lucky wins like jimmies 7th championship I’m a die hard for Hendrick but edwards and the 22 don’t wreck we only have a 6 time Jimmie yk but ay that’s nascar always a bit of luck that’s why I love it and hate it
Having the best car doesn’t automatically guarantee a win. Jeff gordon definitely could’ve beat logano that
This is def on the same level as bill Elliott's 1985 winston 500 win at Talladega
No way Let me be nice just I little bit due the plane. Bill’s comeback is completely on a different level. ‘ Modern Era ‘ Nascar
@@darrelladams4188 I agree. This stuff used to occur a lot back in the 80s and 90s. For instance, at Dover2 in 1993, Rusty was leading, cut a tire in lap 265. He missed pit road and eventually went 2, almost 3 laps down. He worked his way back to the lead lap and won. Earnhardt and others have done this too.
Loved this race. What is so strange to me is how bad 2005 was for Gordon (I call it Gordon's worst performance season), he still got 4 wins and would have been 5 wins had he not had mechanical failure at Sonoma.
nascar downhil had already started at this point with chase shenanigans
Or in a "how the hell did that car win?", Kurt Busch 2012 Daytona xfinity series July race
8:50 little did we know Martin was going to make a lie of that statement.
what do you mean?
@@CertifiedForkLiftOperator69420 It wasn't going to be Mark Martin's final spring Martinsville race because he ended up not retiring that year. He ended up racing for another year with Roush, 2 seasons with DEI, 3 seasons with Hendricks, and a couple part time seasons with Michael Waltrip.
Just his car compared to all the others just rolls through the turns its so smooth
GOAT 🐐
Wrong Dale is
@@nascarandbowlingfan3888 right 🤣
@@youretoonosey6334 it is right
7 to only 4 😂
Should have had more...I wonder why he didn't
Hendrick Motorsports is awesome at a place like Martinsville Speedway
I think Gordon’s win at New Hampshire where he was blowing steam was great and Atlanta where he lost to Kevin harvick. I was at that race and he ran out of fuel and came from 2 or 3 laps down to almost win it. That was a great race to be at. He was fast and you could see it. Atlanta 2001 biggest comeback almost winning
I think the steam race you’re thinking of was at Darlington
Jeff is the man 👍
When Andretti won did he come from 2 laps down?
Billy is a great player and he is the best one
Nice
I saw this race live
5:26 How does Tony not wreck? Total chad!
If racing what it used to be I’ll watch it
Rusty Wallace was down 2 laps in 3 of the last 4 races he won in 1988, Atlanta, Charlotte and Rockingham
I was there that day and as a Gordon fan I didn’t sit down the entire last 35 laps
From a Jeff Gordon fan for life...
2005 was MISERABLE lmao besides Martinsville and super speedways, had the 2008 season not existed, this year was probably the worst... 2005 and 2008 were definitely forgettable. at least in 2010, he was competitive and running up front just never got the win.
There were several races that frustrated me bad from either badly missed setups or equipment failure, but the one that really puzzled me was the 2nd Fontana race just before the Chase started. If I remember, Jeff was actually running top 10 toward the end of the race, but a late caution fell and on the restart, he faded bad and didn’t even finish top 20. Had he held on to where he was, he may have made the cut despite that awful summer...
Terry labonte last win at Darlington, rusty's last at martinsville and Dale Garrett last at Talladega
When Jeff Gordon retired, I retired from watching NASCAR.
I remember this race too. 2005 was a good year to be a Jeff Gordon fan like I was.
I'm Just Thinking About Jeff Gordon Against Stanton Barrett ☺
Not sure which race but bill Elliott coming back at dega or Daytona was crazy when I was a little kid
He did it under green too very impressive
He didn't just have a battle with jr and busch alone in the 2005 Daytona YT boy.
Dale Jr 2004: _this is what I was supposed to do…_
_that was… until _*_Ryan Newman blocking happened…_*
Dude, you're everywhere. Get a life already
@@Topgear2006 ironic
Is that a real question ???
THIS is the MOST INCREDIBLE comeback race victory. Without question. It blew my mind THEN, and watching it again just now? Just drives it home!
#24!!
(when he retired, this number should've been retired)
Waltrip recently said when asked about Gordon at Martinsville that, "It really made all the difference in the world" And then his nurse said stop touching my ass.