How a Fistfight Changed Racing Forever | Tales From the Bottle

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  • Sure boxing's cool - but a race is never going to break out in the middle of a boxing match.
    "The 1979 Daytona 500, the 21st annual event, was the second race of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. It was held on February 18, 1979. Sports pundits consider the 1979 Daytona 500 to be the most important race in stock car history.
    The race was televised live from beginning to end, a rarity in the era, and the first for a 500-mile race in the United States. Camera angles such as the "in-car" view were introduced to viewers from all over the United States.
    On the final lap, race leaders Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison collided with each other on the Daytona International Speedway's backstretch. Both drivers' races ended in Daytona's grass infield. The wreck allowed Richard Petty, then over one-half lap behind both, to claim his sixth Daytona 500 win.
    As Petty made his way to Victory Lane to celebrate, a fight erupted between Yarborough, Donnie Allison and his brother, Bobby, at the site of the backstretch wreck. Both events were caught by television cameras and broadcast live.
    The race brought national publicity to NASCAR. Motorsports announcer and editor Dick Berggren said, "Nobody knew it then, but that was the race that got everything going. It was the first 'water cooler' race, the first time people had stood around water coolers on Monday and talked about seeing a race on TV the day before. It took a while - years, maybe - to realize how important it was." Chip Warren was Chief Starter, according to CBS's Ken Squier."
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  • @Qxir
    @Qxir  3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

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    • @wetbricks4985
      @wetbricks4985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok

    • @marcusaetius9309
      @marcusaetius9309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Compared to most of what is on You Tube I think you should be at well over a million subs! Well done my friend, love the stories, commentary and illustrations.

    • @hbtm2951
      @hbtm2951 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish i could subscribe again just for the ave maria at the fighting scene, perfection.

    • @abrampena6385
      @abrampena6385 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      GidderDUUN!

    • @kdawson020279
      @kdawson020279 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Being born in 1979, 'twas I who pissed on the soap and cake. I apologize to the drivers, overdid Formula and pissed on Daytona.

  • @compatriot852
    @compatriot852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3330

    Lesson of the day: How to make sports more appealing? Just add violent brawling to spice up any match

    • @nickrustyson8124
      @nickrustyson8124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      Hey it works for Hockey

    • @Jonathan.D
      @Jonathan.D 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@nickrustyson8124 You stole my reply. Let's duke it out! 😆😆 Seriously, that was my first thought.

    • @terry2295
      @terry2295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      sad truth is that would most likely work

    • @Bruhsephus
      @Bruhsephus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Even better? Just make all sports mma

    • @charlessaint7926
      @charlessaint7926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      George Carlin suggested adding a field of randomly placed landmines.

  • @Trainfan1055Janathan
    @Trainfan1055Janathan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1732

    This reminds me of a Pixar movie about talking cars.

    • @no1847
      @no1847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      never heard of it

    • @thatoneothergamer6158
      @thatoneothergamer6158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @@no1847 yeah me either,sounds like itd be a decent movie,l hope it isnt one of those that take the road of constant sequals

    • @philthornton1382
      @philthornton1382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@thatoneothergamer6158 no chance of Pixar doing something like that

    • @FlaccidFella
      @FlaccidFella 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Knight Rider? I don't think Pixar made that

    • @_conrail_
      @_conrail_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Kachigger

  • @mugi_Warrra
    @mugi_Warrra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2443

    “There’s only one race that matters, the human ra-“
    “WHAT ABOUT NASCARRRR?”

    • @o3198
      @o3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      And f1

    • @jim321go4
      @jim321go4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Not f1

    • @johnvilyer4340
      @johnvilyer4340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Literally what I typed into the search bar for when I finished the video, like, five seconds into it.

    • @dai-nippon_digger
      @dai-nippon_digger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Man, I was going to make the same joke.

    • @mikaxms
      @mikaxms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *one

  • @Frosty-cg8xf
    @Frosty-cg8xf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Donnie Allison is my mom's cousin. My family was in the pits that day. They were warned to not enter the victory lane before the race was over as it was "bad luck". They pushed their way in anyway. The next turn Allison and Yarborough crash.

    • @isabellind1292
      @isabellind1292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't know who was at fault when the cars first made contact but Yarborough clearly drove into Allison the second time they made contact and I don't think that's the point is to slam into people to get them out of the way.🚓💥🚗Team Allison here!😊👍👍

    • @Canalbiruta
      @Canalbiruta ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@isabellind1292 i mean, is practically part of nascar slam someone else and make them spin. Was also one of the reasons racers used to make fun of danica patrick, cuz she wasn't the best of it.

    • @isabellind1292
      @isabellind1292 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Canalbiruta But it's not a demolition derby. It's a race. Would you stick out your foot to trip up your competitors in a track & field event?

    • @Canalbiruta
      @Canalbiruta ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@isabellind1292 i mean, Dale Earnhardt build a career off of it, and to be honest was one of the most entertaining part of it for me, seeing who could avoid crashing while going that fast and taking others out of their way (although i know not every racer were like that, but a bunch knew it was trip the other guy or crash yourself)

    • @isabellind1292
      @isabellind1292 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Canalbiruta You may find it entertaining but hitting other drivers for a competitive advantage is no different than tripping the runner next to you in order to win a race.

  • @morgellon9449
    @morgellon9449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1599

    Props to Qxir for being a comedic genius, pop culture historian and artist all at the same time. Not too many youtubers are legit funny.

    • @URsooomad8613
      @URsooomad8613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Every video is pure Gold, he deserves the 500k and so, so many more.

    • @JTA1961
      @JTA1961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      & that's a fact

    • @saooran7364
      @saooran7364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He is also a professional breeder.

    • @kirby4041994
      @kirby4041994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@saooran7364 he can breed me

    • @bobmiller7502
      @bobmiller7502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@URsooomad8613 hes got 532 brother,, love you anyway,xxx

  • @uranium54321
    @uranium54321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I don’t think you mentioned this in the video but lap 200, which was when Yarborough and Allison wrecked, WAS THE LAST LAP OF THE RACE. That just made the whole situation even more dramatic

    • @y_fam_goeglyd
      @y_fam_goeglyd ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He did mention it, and he showed the video where it said "last lap" on the screen (or maybe "final lap" - it didn't sink in any further than necessary).

  • @millennialchicken
    @millennialchicken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1022

    Tbh this race was just more than the Yarborough/Allison fight, this was ''The King'' Richard Petty's *record breaking* 6th win (which would later become 7 wins at the 500) and helped NASCAR get TV rights nationally for the time up to the present day.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You dislike the stuff that gets uploaded by my fingers clicking upload? Are you just a h8er boi? I say see you l8er boi. Don't watch the stuff that gets uploaded by my fingers clicking upload anymore. Your dislikes are damaging my good good GOOD reputation. I am a superstar, dear mi

    • @dashietheplushcat
      @dashietheplushcat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yeah, The 1979 Daytona 500, America's first full filmed 500 mile race in American history.

    • @crustycurmudgeon2182
      @crustycurmudgeon2182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@AxxLAfriku What the F are you even talking about?

    • @crustycurmudgeon2182
      @crustycurmudgeon2182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      NASCAR really started going downhill with team sponsorships like Square D and Disney. (Electrical boxes and Micky Mouse). They completed it with erratic rules changes and endorsements for losers running for political office and idiotic little clubs who make propaganda films for useless causes. Honestly saw more crashes outside Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC than in any race-- fan stupidity seems to have reached a shameful zenith of some sort. The whole thing's a really flat joke now.

    • @millennialchicken
      @millennialchicken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@crustycurmudgeon2182 Can't blame ya bud, it's pretty stupid nowadays, but a little part of me holds on to see the rules get dumped one day. That and those V8's are monsters.

  • @Jimbos3rdCousin
    @Jimbos3rdCousin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I just love that I’m learning American history from a man who is from a whole different country and side of the world. The internet is an amazing place folks, don’t forget it.

  • @kingawsume
    @kingawsume 3 ปีที่แล้ว +669

    Richard Petty is considered "The King" because *no one* will or even *can* break the number of wins he has; the series just doesn't have enough races. There are only 41 starts in the whole of 2021; 3 pre-season races that don't give you points, 8 "play-off" races that you could win and still not be in the running for the championship, which only leaves 30 regular season races. You'd have to win every single race for 5 years straight, never have any mechanical issues, not get caught up in something that you couldn't control, and even then, you'd only have a 4 race buffer to still take home the record.

    • @TheLakabanzaichrg
      @TheLakabanzaichrg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      for real?

    • @je3421
      @je3421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Certainly impressive are the wins, but, his more than 700 Top 10s, are what I think is most impressive. Tbf idk how long careers are today, generally, but he accomplished that over 35 years in the sport and nearly 1200 races.

    • @mjriemen
      @mjriemen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Lets not forget however that for I dunno…. Decades maybe…. He had far better equipment that everyone else. He had quite a lot of talent, no doubt, but he had corporate backing from Dodge and STP. In fact the Dodge Superbird was pretty much made so Petty would have a better “stock car” than everyone else.
      He had to take up Drag Racing one year even since they wouldn’t let him run what he was going to bring to the track…

    • @lucastraman706
      @lucastraman706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No one has ever gotten close in any other motorsport.
      The closest may be Lewis Hamilton as I think he will end his career with around 130 wins.
      The other guy is Larry Pearson, who has over 130 wins

    • @dannycork423
      @dannycork423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@TheLakabanzaichrg He has 200 wins. The next closest guy in nascar, david pearson, has a little over half that

  • @soliderfromtf2
    @soliderfromtf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    This is the race that got my grandparents into nascar. My family has been watching nascar since then. This race is legendary because of the fight, first fully televised race, it sparked a fued between the Allison's and old hickory, and the return of the king. Both the Allison's and cale are legends and if it wasn't for their fight nascar might not be as big as it is today.

  • @ace1776
    @ace1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    "The consistency of a birthday cake. Thats been pissed on."
    xD I swear you Irish can be colorful with words.

    • @Yom_Bristol
      @Yom_Bristol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He said bar of soap mate. How the fuck you manage to hear birthday cake?!? I think your birthday cake analogy is funnier though

    • @AmericanIdiot7659
      @AmericanIdiot7659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Funny how I just ate a birthday cake that somehow just been pissed on

  • @andyb1653
    @andyb1653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The sound effect of helmet-hitting-face was perfect.

  • @joelellis7035
    @joelellis7035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    I went to the fights last night and a NASCAR race broke out.

    • @jluchette
      @jluchette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      My father (rest his soul) made that joke every single time hockey was mentioned.

    • @Roddy556
      @Roddy556 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Joke all you want, those pictures were epic and timeless.

  • @adamgardiner5869
    @adamgardiner5869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The 'Ave Maria' style music over the punch up stills was such a great touch.

  • @Lord_Foxy13
    @Lord_Foxy13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +680

    Ah yes "The Fight"
    You left out that some dude named "Dale Earnhardt" in what was effectively his first race went out and just decided to lead 20 laps like a bat outta hell... I wonder what happened to him
    (Edits: correcting Voice to text error and adding more detail)

    • @koth_harvest_final
      @koth_harvest_final 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      surely nothing tragic

    • @Lord_Foxy13
      @Lord_Foxy13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@koth_harvest_final I also wonder if he ever achieved any greatness

    • @LaneCorbett
      @LaneCorbett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Definitely won the 01 Daytona

    • @chriswebster24
      @chriswebster24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Is that Dale Jr’s dad?
      Just kidding

    • @waltoncummins719
      @waltoncummins719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I just came from Emp lemon's video on Dale Earnhardt. Has no spoilers for his career, I promise. Absolutely nothing tragic happens.

  • @aurora2319
    @aurora2319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    This guy sense of humor and foul language as he describe the facts, always makes me laugh

  • @gusramos3620
    @gusramos3620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    A lot of people call it:
    "The most important race in Nascar's history"
    True

    • @soliderfromtf2
      @soliderfromtf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It was the first fully televised race, had alot of good racing, some crashes, a fist fight, and had the king picking up another daytona 500 win. Without this race nascar wouldn't be where it is today.

    • @ethankoh6851
      @ethankoh6851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No that was Cars 2

    • @dunlap1814
      @dunlap1814 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing important about nascar....it could disappear..no one would notice..

    • @xavierjuno4572
      @xavierjuno4572 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@dunlap1814 dude do you even know the generations of fans this sport have?

  • @JG-zs8tr
    @JG-zs8tr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’ve never been a race fan but I had a childhood friend whose father was really into it. I got the impression it was more of a zen thing to zone out to rather than something you’d get really worked up about. There was something endearing about seeing him asleep in his recliner on Sunday afternoons, a pile of empty beer cans next to him and the steady drone of race cars coming from the TV. Not exactly Father of the Year, but he worked extremely long hours 6 days a week so he earned it. RIP Bill. 🏎 🏎

  • @ill_hex8103
    @ill_hex8103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Other content creators have already touched based on this race, so here’s some extra pointers and fun facts for the uninitiated.
    •Dale Earnherdt Sr. (who was a Rookie at the race) took the leading lap for a moment, hinting at his greater success in the future.
    •There had been multiple lead changes throughout the race, as opposed to a mostly lead-stagnant race known as the “Chu-Chu Train”
    •The race was almost canceled because of the rain.
    •When Donnie and Cale hit into each other, neither let-off the throttle, causing them to bounce back and fourth until they hit the wall.
    •Cale was looking to win his fourth.
    •Practically everyone was driving an Oldsmobile, a now defunct car company, because of how fast it was compared to other brands.
    •Bobby Allison would father Davey Allison, who was his own accomplished driver and unfortunately died in 1993.
    •Cale Yarborough is sixth of the all-time NASCAR winner’s list, tied with Jimmie Johnson, with 83 wins. The two who achieved 84 wins are Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison.
    •Richard Petty’s 200th win had then-president Ronald Reagan land the plane to congratulate him at victory lane (although people argue that it should’ve been at most his 199th win).

    • @theDENIMMAN
      @theDENIMMAN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This race would also be the first showing of Terry Labonte's "Iceman" nature. As he briefly held the lead and remained cool as a few drivers charged to take it from him

    • @lucastraman706
      @lucastraman706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      3:33
      This wreak would have been fatal if it weren't for the people designing the roll cages going overboard

    • @skonky
      @skonky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      why his 199th win?

    • @ill_hex8103
      @ill_hex8103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@skonky He was caught having an engine block bigger than what regulations allow and swapping his left and right tires with each other. Even though NASCAR had given major punishments to drivers for unintentionally having theirs an inch or so bigger, Petty got off pretty light, with points docking and a fine.
      People argue that, since he won the race with a modded car, it should’ve been ruled out. Yet he still kept the win, possibly to artificially keep him likely to win 200 races, which he did.

    • @jereynolds_9977
      @jereynolds_9977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Someone watched slapshoes video😂

  • @jbu999
    @jbu999 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a native southerner all I can say is “bravo”. This is the best recap of the event I’ve ever seen.

  • @theworstactionhero9186
    @theworstactionhero9186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    I'm from North Carolina and "Raise hell praise Dale" is a thing. Hell there's even a country song of a country song about him.

    • @yeti4269
      @yeti4269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lmao I commented too about how it feels like half the state is named after him. Don't even get me started on KANNAPOLIS.

    • @theworstactionhero9186
      @theworstactionhero9186 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yeti4269 🤣

    • @theandyman88
      @theandyman88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      From North Carolina too
      100% can Confirm

    • @KBXband
      @KBXband 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your picture is cool!

    • @henry-u5t
      @henry-u5t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      from nc too can confirm, also love the pfp

  • @MrKajithecat
    @MrKajithecat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As someone who lives like ten minutes away from a NASCAR track I try to go often. Seeing those cars buzzing away in person is amazing and you really feel that power. It's a pretty open sport, you can usually go meet drivers and see their cars up close in the pits before the race. Oh and there's lots of drinking, plenty of it.

    • @lucastraman706
      @lucastraman706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you have ever felt something in your bones, imagine that, but double
      You can feel it in your soul

    • @spade3779
      @spade3779 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      sounds like a helluva good time lol

  • @millennialchicken
    @millennialchicken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    Ah the '79 Daytona 500... One of the best ways to describe what NASCAR is. Even to this day.
    P.S. There was also a Irish NASCAR team. No kidding.

    • @millennialchicken
      @millennialchicken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@terry2295 I might very well be...

    • @RevCode
      @RevCode 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What I always wondered, while at the same time was too lazy to google it: Is nascar really just a round circuit, as in two straights and two curves? Or is there more to it, like a real racing circuit?

    • @GTFF
      @GTFF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@RevCode there are road courses, left and right turns. Driving in ovals isn't as easy as it sounds. Yes I am a Nascar fan and also an F1 fan, I enjoy motorsport.

    • @millennialchicken
      @millennialchicken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@RevCode NASCAR has a surprising amount of variance to it's calendar. This year for example there are 7 road courses (non speedway tracks), one dirt oval (first dirt oval since 1970), two Superspeedways (2.5+ mile speedways) and the rest being various different speedways that are different shapes and lengths (Darlington, Pocono & Richmond being examples).

    • @twizz420
      @twizz420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GTFF depends what generation you look at because for a while there weren't any road courses.

  • @midnight3018
    @midnight3018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The serene music placed on top of photos of a fistfight got me good

  • @blu12gaming44
    @blu12gaming44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    That's the allure for most car races, especially ones at local racetracks. Most people would show up with a case of beer or two and wait for a fight to break out between two or more racers.
    Or at least that's how things are here in New Jersey.

    • @backwoodsjunkie08
      @backwoodsjunkie08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same here. Raced at alot of local kart tracks and a few classic motorcycle race's. Def alot of fights in karting. Man its so fun watching the shifter race, in my old town they would block off an entire area of streets and have a massive kart race arount the whole town. One guy in a 250cc super kart hit the haybails so hard he ended up getting life flighted out and died. I think since then they stopped doing the race bc it was so dangerous

    • @tony_5156
      @tony_5156 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      New Jersey doesn’t have racetracks just abounded roads lol

    • @soliderfromtf2
      @soliderfromtf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Here in Ohio we have alot of dirt racing. Mostly late models, midgets, and legend cars and there's been a decent amount of fights. Around a month before covid we had a midget race at our local track. By the end of the race 3 teams were brawling in the infield. Most people were cheering the fight on and were happy. I wasn't because the cut the Damn race short and I had a friend in the race and he was in second when the fight happened. He got screwed out of a win because of the fight.

    • @kyleshiflet9952
      @kyleshiflet9952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here in Texas

    • @backwoodsjunkie08
      @backwoodsjunkie08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@soliderfromtf2 same here, im in ohio as well, down south we have alot of dirt oval tracks. Up north thiers a good bit of cement circuit track

  • @fastflowers8850
    @fastflowers8850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "lap 200 yeah this NASCAR shit drags on" wait till he finds out about the 400 lap Coke 600

  • @YourTypicalMental
    @YourTypicalMental 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I really hope you do more racing stories. Like Niki Lauda's horrific crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix.
    In fact the whole 1976 F1 season is worth the Qxir treatment!

    • @soliderfromtf2
      @soliderfromtf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I want him to do a video about hunt vs lauda or senna vs prost

    • @HenryDaNinth
      @HenryDaNinth 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The 1976 F1 season was censored by the BBC, with the exception of the final race so the UK could see their driver (James Hunt) take home the championship

  • @kevins.449
    @kevins.449 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The sight of them beating the bollocks off of each other to Ave Maria...perfect.

  • @-ragingpotato-937
    @-ragingpotato-937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Duude, you didn't put the commentary of the fight.
    "And there's a fight! Between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Alison. The tempers. Overflowing. They are angry, they know they have lost, and what a bitter defeat."
    th-cam.com/video/mucSyo9yLLQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @hi_c.v7289
      @hi_c.v7289 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Such a beautiful call

    • @stevemason5173
      @stevemason5173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The fight was not Davey , it was Donnie and Bobby Allison fighting Cale!!!

  • @DecentlyDefault
    @DecentlyDefault 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a huge NASCAR fan I must thank you Qxir for making a NASCAR related video without constantly dunking on the sport.

  • @dr.hotpants3035
    @dr.hotpants3035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Those photos being played to Ave Maria was brilliant 🎵🎶👍🏼

  • @GewoonNee
    @GewoonNee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched every single upload.. there wasn't a single bad one.. love from the Netherlands man!

  • @gotcha927
    @gotcha927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Cale is one of my old best friends’ grandad, Cale Yarborough is a legend and one of the best men I’ve ever met.

    • @soliderfromtf2
      @soliderfromtf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Old hickory is legend

    • @gotcha927
      @gotcha927 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@soliderfromtf2 Andrew Jackson?

  • @elroma7712
    @elroma7712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "The consistency of a birthcake that has been pissed on" gonna write that one down.

  • @spicyboi2223
    @spicyboi2223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I love seeing non Nascar youtubers talk about my favorite sport. Great Video!

    • @anhondacivic6541
      @anhondacivic6541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What makes nascar so entertaining, I have been wanting to know

    • @samkostka126
      @samkostka126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@anhondacivic6541 There's a lot of strategy about when and how to pit the cars to spend the least amount of time off the track without running out of fuel before the race is over, and it's hard enough that sometimes top-level teams get it wrong and straight up run out of gas on the last lap. It's also far harder than you'd think to drive fast around an oval, and a single pass can take multiple laps. Top drivers from other series rarely if ever do well, examples being Dario Franchitti, Kimi Raikkonen and Danica Patrick all being mediocre at best.

    • @joshcorvette
      @joshcorvette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@anhondacivic6541 On the surface, to a casual viewer, on ovals, it just looks like left turns. In actuality they're wheeling the cars at the limit, usually, 150-190mph with 120-160 degree cockpits, at the limit of tire grip trying to gain just a slight advantage on the other cars. Taking a different racing line, using different pit strategies, drafting, or just plain using their bumper to move the guy in front out of the way. Compared to other motorsports, there's a lot more tolerance for aggression between drivers, and physical contact between cars is common and something fans love to see. It's definitely something to experience in person at least once.

    • @shreknskrubgaming7248
      @shreknskrubgaming7248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@anhondacivic6541 it isn't really something that can be explained if you're not a fan of it. Sure, we could talk for hours on what makes it entertaining but at the end of the day, you either like it or you don't. I could ask other people what makes boxing entertaining, or hockey, or soccer, or tennis, any of the sports I don't like, and their answers wouldn't really mean much to me. You have to understand the intricacies of what makes NASCAR, NASCAR. It's like the game Skyrim. I've heard countless people scream at me about this or that and why it's the best game ever released in the history of video games, but I still can't stand playing it. I've tried. I almost fell asleep.

    • @isabellind1292
      @isabellind1292 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The best car race I ever saw was the one where the reporter thought the crowd was chanting "LET'S GO BRANDON"!

  • @katim2644
    @katim2644 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Ave Maria over the stills was PRICELESS! THAT SHIT, THAT'S THE FUNNY STUFF!

  • @coronavirus5691
    @coronavirus5691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Thats the quality content i like to watch

  • @buckberthod5007
    @buckberthod5007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Davey Aliison/Cale Yarlbrough fight at the '79 Daytona 500 was one of the best moments of NASCAR. Of course, you can't forget them banging and bashing coming down the back stretch before crashing in the grass. Then the King Richard Petty drove by em, took 1st place and won. He wasn't expecting to even place top 5 that day. I don't even need to watch this video to tell you lol. I just wanna hear an Irishman tell it and see how accurate he is 😂

  • @louiexv8096
    @louiexv8096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Ahhh my favorite Celtic lad uploads and it's a good day 😊😁

  • @RaScarabous
    @RaScarabous 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As an American let me say that you, an Irishman, have accurately summed up Nascar. Good Job!

  • @solidacid1337
    @solidacid1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    FORK YEAH! new video from my absolute favorite TH-camr!

  • @robinreedijk
    @robinreedijk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Well deserved dude! I love your humor and the visuals in combo with your drawings! Keep it up and the million will be hit way before 2022

  • @jej7488
    @jej7488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Qxir taking about racing? Sweet

  • @MotoResurrect
    @MotoResurrect 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:42 the reflection of the car in the puddle wasn’t unnoticed! Great touch

  • @mattnewcombe1043
    @mattnewcombe1043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man I love your videos. Its been a lot of work to get as far as you have but god damn there's no one else like you on this site. Please keep it up and have an awesome day brother.

    • @JTA1961
      @JTA1961 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      & that's a fact

  • @nickc8729
    @nickc8729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    500k congrats bro I've said it a hundred times before and I'll say it again, this is easily one of the best channels on YT

    • @tomlever
      @tomlever 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, congrats indeed. Reminds me of the good ol' days when you used to bitch and moan about TH-cam not monetising you or being late with your plaque. 😂🏆

  • @Jonathan.D
    @Jonathan.D 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I just can't deal with watching them go in circles for hours. Maybe it's just my ADHD. However, I will never turn down the chance to go watch a race in person. When those cars thunder past, your heart races and you can't help but smile. In the late 80s, a family friend was about to move up to Nascar but he was almost killed in an accident that ended his career. It wasn't really an accident. Two brothers who raced in the same circuit as he did tried their best to keep him from winning. Two races prior to his "accident" he got one of the brothers disqualified for cheating and stripped of his win. The brothers got their revenge when they caused the "accident." This kind of behavior is why I don't like racing. It should be every man for himself, no teams, and, no politics. Just race and let the best man win.

    • @ypvsypvs
      @ypvsypvs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's not as bad as you think. It's ovals, not circles. Which if you think about it is a huuuuge difference. Instead of a start followed by one long turn until the finish you have like 450 turns and 450 straights. Sure, the same 2 turns and same 2 straights which are basically copies of eachother and really one turn and one straight... but it ain't no circle! And, after 17 beers and a brawl with your cousin wife Betty Sue - a fun day watching tv from a sofa chair dragged out on the lawn.

    • @MrJohansen
      @MrJohansen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ypvsypvs if you had even watched the video you would have seen that the front and back aren't "copies of each other" because Daytona is a trioval. There are no racetracks which are true ovals.

    • @ypvsypvs
      @ypvsypvs ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@MrJohansen Dude... You must have understood I wrote that as a joke, right? And also a year ago. Autistic perhaps?

  • @squanchysanchez5734
    @squanchysanchez5734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Qxir is PEAK TH-cam content. Absolute gold. Thanks for making my week man 👌

  • @hereticaldai6177
    @hereticaldai6177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Qixir's upload scheduel is the only thing making me have a grasp on what day it is

  • @bookaufman9643
    @bookaufman9643 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I was a kid I lived in Florida and there would be NASCAR races on most every Saturday. I think I watched them occasionally but I definitely know about this race. They used to show a small clip from the fight in one of their highlights packages. All of the guys involved in this went on to be Hall of famers and long time team owners. You're correct about NASCAR being in a bit of decline. It exploded in the '90s and for a brief while was nearly the number one sport in America possibly still trailing football but still gigantic. A lot of the early Superstars and even the next generation superstars from this. Have retired and for some reason some of their fans seem to have let go of NASCAR rather than picking a new favorite.

  • @chungusfungusalt8439
    @chungusfungusalt8439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I was just rewatching this series and you uploaded a new one that’s pretty awesome

  • @ursamajor7468
    @ursamajor7468 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I sure as hell would never have watched a NASCAR video for any reason except to hear my lad. ❤

  • @ThatWeirdGuyYouKnow
    @ThatWeirdGuyYouKnow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I actually never knew about this. Very interesting video, Qxir. Oh and congratulations on the 500k subscriber milestone!

  • @MadLadJay98
    @MadLadJay98 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorite channels talking about my favorite sport.
    Nice.

  • @emilybevenour5561
    @emilybevenour5561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    congrats on 500k you deserve it so much, just found you a month or so ago and it’s been a blast going through all your videos. so fascinating and dark and hilarious, often all at the same time, what a time! a true blessing of the internet can’t wait to see all you do in the future

  • @krazeekalvin
    @krazeekalvin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A family friend, who was a pilot, was at that race and brought us all shirts back. I remember watching it as a kid and we were looking for Johnny in the crowd. Ha ha ha. Being a kid's, my friends and I got excited over the wrecks. However, I'm not a Nascar fan. I forward this video to my brother and he remembers this. Thank's

  • @nickd3157
    @nickd3157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your welcome Qxir, I have seen all your videos, excellent content and presentation. Keep up the good work brohams!

  • @Angie-Pants
    @Angie-Pants 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm American and grew up with NASCAR, this story is essentially lore at this point. Very interesting to hear an outsider talk about it.

  • @mattmarzula
    @mattmarzula 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Fistfights don't necessarily change things. They settle them.

  • @codyv308
    @codyv308 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here's to 500k. your content deserves 4x that amount but we'll get you there soon enough

  • @seanc6128
    @seanc6128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Congratulations on the 500k dude

  • @slayori.designs
    @slayori.designs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When Qxir and NASCAR come together into a video, it’s a good day.

  • @Arcademan09
    @Arcademan09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "If you're not first, you're last!"
    - Ricky Bobby

    • @curtiskretzer8898
      @curtiskretzer8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DON'T YOU SPEAK NO EVIL OVER ME!RICKY BOBBY!

  • @jackhorn7449
    @jackhorn7449 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I devoutly pray at the "Church of Q"!
    I was a 14 year old boy, and snowed-in the house that day. I remember that race like it like it was yesterday!
    Dude, you are without a doubt one of the funniest people on Planet Earth!!!
    On behalf of all your worshipers, I want to thank you for your gut-twisting sense of humor, your razor-edged Irish sarcasm, your God-given (?) gift for story-telling and your fabulous talent as a cartoonist!!!
    I am now purchasing my very first piece of "Merch" at your store.
    Long live Father Q!!!!!

  • @o3198
    @o3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Imigane the 2016 Spanish gp with Lewis and Nico having a fight in the paddock

  • @SyndicateSuperman
    @SyndicateSuperman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a proud Qxir fan since 200k. Kick ass work my friend. You're a damn legend.

  • @TheTotallyRealXiJinping
    @TheTotallyRealXiJinping 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ‘Donnie is in the lead followed by Bobby who is his brother followed by Yarborough who isn’t his brother’ the best description ever

  • @mattyplays836
    @mattyplays836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congrats on half a mill! You deserve it every last sub!

  • @thatautogarage3644
    @thatautogarage3644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Congrats on the 500k subs. You create some great and unique content, you’ve earned every sub!

  • @Sir_Uncle_Ned
    @Sir_Uncle_Ned 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like to think of NASCAR as more of a high-speed chess game than an actual race. With such simple tracks, the strategy used by the drivers and teams becomes extremely important. And it really does allow the cream to rise to the top as usually getting a lap down in a race means you can kiss any hope of a podium finish goodbye, but here two drivers were able to not only get back on the lead lap, but back to the front!
    The drama of this obscenely phenomenal driving combined with one mistake causing the whole thing to come crashing down is what drew in the smarter people. The fight drew in the rubes.

  • @chrisevans3804
    @chrisevans3804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Like a bar of soap that's been pissed on."...... this is an oddly specific reference, perhaps born of personal experience? 🤨🤣

  • @JohnJohnson-fr5cx
    @JohnJohnson-fr5cx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:17
    BORN SLIPPY! love that thanks for the shoutout!

  • @kontrolfrkgaming3920
    @kontrolfrkgaming3920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    you should do Niki Lauda and James hunts. they are f1 drivers from the 70s

    • @kd67876
      @kd67876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well before "Rush" came out I saw a great documentary on them and that year was amazing. I'll try to find it cause as great as Rush was they left out some hysterical and crazy things (I believe they were worried people would think they made it all up).

    • @soliderfromtf2
      @soliderfromtf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That would be a good one. Do lauda vs hunt or senna vs prost

  • @realvanman1
    @realvanman1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG, those stills and the accompanying music just had me rolling!!!

  • @charlessaint7926
    @charlessaint7926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    They're making a left turn! Oh, they're making a left turn! Oh, they're making another left turn!
    *I WONDER WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT!*

    • @FriedrichHerschel
      @FriedrichHerschel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The most interesting things happen when someone decides to make a right turn.

  • @samanthazeiger1553
    @samanthazeiger1553 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have no idea how happy I was to come home from work and see you posted

  • @Jay22222
    @Jay22222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The way you said "Redneck Shit" towards the end reminded me of the Wheeler Walker Jr. Song of the same name. A good one.

  • @Confiteor10115
    @Confiteor10115 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Binging your channel when you uploaded. Perfect timing.

  • @uncreativename826
    @uncreativename826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “That’s been pissed on”

  • @LeonXvoN
    @LeonXvoN 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    AYYY, mah boy finally hitting the half mil.
    I always thought this channel was underrated and in glad to see you get what you deserved for the content

  • @hetismaarten7834
    @hetismaarten7834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    OH BOI i love to watch a good tales of the bottle on my Friday night.
    i love your work Qxir, keep it up :)

  • @louisbecker5941
    @louisbecker5941 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up about an hour south of Daytona. This was in the local news cycle for days on end.
    After growing up & moving north, I was happy to become a hockey fan!... no surprise. 😆

  • @danielsummey4144
    @danielsummey4144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a lifelong NASCAR fan, from the south, I was extremely happy to see this video

  • @mattwilliams3456
    @mattwilliams3456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Really some of the best parts of NASCAR are the cheats. If you’re not familiar look up Smokey Yunick and have a chuckle at his audacity and skill.

    • @WastdTrashPanda
      @WastdTrashPanda 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Banana car 👍🏻

    • @nickc8729
      @nickc8729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love cars, but am not a NASCAR fan at all, but even u know about Smokey, man is a legend

    • @soliderfromtf2
      @soliderfromtf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And junior Johnson. That dude basically wrote the rules of nascar.

    • @mattwilliams3456
      @mattwilliams3456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nickc8729 that’s the way I am. I couldn’t care less about the racing in NASCAR with the possible exception of a road course. Maybe it was more interesting back when the cars were different but the engineering side of their cheating has always been spectacular.
      There is part of a panel discussion posted here on TH-cam called Racing Around the Rules that is worth a watch.

    • @MyHeadHz
      @MyHeadHz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The long fuel line snaked throughout his car is the funniest story I've heard.

  • @trj1442
    @trj1442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations on hitting 500k subs. One of my favourite channels. I love your wit and graphics are excellent. Thanks for your content.

  • @cloroxfreshmeadowbleach9860
    @cloroxfreshmeadowbleach9860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hell ya brother back when men where men

  • @mrichards4724
    @mrichards4724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done on 500k mate. Big fan here in Sydney, Australia 👍

  • @mcgrill11
    @mcgrill11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man I remember my grandpa telling me the story of this race.

  • @heffe
    @heffe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The most interesting race ever is definitely this one especially in the significance of the race

  • @cheddarcheeseisgood8030
    @cheddarcheeseisgood8030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wonder if anything interesting happened in Shropshire.

    • @boldCactuslad
      @boldCactuslad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No huge incidents, thankfully. Well, except for that business with the nuclear reactor.

    • @cheddarcheeseisgood8030
      @cheddarcheeseisgood8030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@boldCactuslad oooh saucy

  • @nickhanlon9331
    @nickhanlon9331 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There was a small-time Aussie Rules competition called the VFA in Melbourne during which finished in the mid-90s which was notorious for having a lot of fights. One coach asked a TV executive how they could improve the ratings. "'Just knock some poor bugger out'' was the reply.

  • @ChrisCVW
    @ChrisCVW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Your title says “fistfight” but it’s clearly a helmetfight

  • @iguanapete3809
    @iguanapete3809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the still photos with the background music.

  • @drowningin
    @drowningin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Fights make sports entertaining decades after? Then hockey should be the most popular sport in the U.S. as you can expect several to MANY in one game. And they don't get thrown out they just have to sit out for 5mins then back in.
    I've been to a hockey game where 1/4 of the ice was covered in blood and the game went on

    • @jacobrzeszewski6527
      @jacobrzeszewski6527 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s why You Canadians seem so kind to us Americans. You take out all your anger at an event we have no interest in watching.

    • @drowningin
      @drowningin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacobrzeszewski6527 I'm from Texas. I still played hockey elementary through 25 cuz I'm not a coward who stops the game every few yards to reset

    • @drowningin
      @drowningin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacobrzeszewski6527 the first goalie who wore a mask was laughed at and called a coward his whole career. Before that they took 100mph pucks to the face and kept playing on the regular. It wasn't until like the 70s until helmets and masks were used

    • @JellyBabie1984
      @JellyBabie1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacobrzeszewski6527 Ya we rioted over losing a Stanley cup lol, when it comes to hockey all bets are off and the kindness goes out the window. Although I do have to admit even that stereotype is WAY overblown even without the riots over a game 🤣.

    • @jacobrzeszewski6527
      @jacobrzeszewski6527 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JellyBabie1984 Oh, you guys have riots over games too! We also sometimes have riots over elections, so we got you beat there.

  • @ninety5tag170
    @ninety5tag170 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations on 500’K !!! I’m proud of you me’boy! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @o3198
    @o3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Imagine if max and Lewis had a fight in the paddock about track limits

    • @soliderfromtf2
      @soliderfromtf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would pay to watch that. Fuck it just do f1 boxing matches. Have Lewis vs max, bottas vs Russell and whoever wins gets the Mercedes seat for next year, Daniel vs Carlos and whoever wins is Landos new best friend, and then have mazaspin vs tsunoda and loser is declared the worst driver if the season.

    • @aydankhaliq2967
      @aydankhaliq2967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@soliderfromtf2 is should be a three way between the rookies.

    • @soliderfromtf2
      @soliderfromtf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aydankhaliq2967 ohhhh do like triple threat with mazaspin, Schumacher, and tsunoda. My money's on Schumacher.

    • @aydankhaliq2967
      @aydankhaliq2967 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@soliderfromtf2 my money is on mazepin. He has the least amount of damage in terms of money.

  • @sebalondon73
    @sebalondon73 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We've have watched all, and some, we've have watched over and over again... And we'll keep doing it. Lifting up the spirit as only a weathered man can do. Thanks ;)

  • @acemcwolf5445
    @acemcwolf5445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those pictures of the fight look like they could become meme images.
    The first and the last ones especially.

  • @zachthelen6049
    @zachthelen6049 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those are some beautiful stills. Wouldn't be out of place in an art gallery