How iRacing’s Greatest Underdog Story Turned Into Its Biggest Controversy

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  • @CharlesB9496
    @CharlesB9496 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +770

    Lake Peterson is such a 2000s truck series name so it makes sense that he's the John King of I racing

  • @killorfill6953
    @killorfill6953 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +885

    I reckon you should change the title of this brilliant feature to "Why Justin Yee is iRacing's greatest lawyer" 😆🤣😂

    • @DJYeeJay
      @DJYeeJay  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +163

      I shoulda charged lake per hour

    • @ashadowintime7305
      @ashadowintime7305 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      ​@@DJYeeJay just realized you are the lawyer in the video. 😂 Well done man, great points.

    • @curtyos
      @curtyos 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ill take 2nd place to this man any day i was a teams "iracing lawyer" and went like 10-0 against a league... they ended up getting so mad at my work the entire team was banned from competing in that league with no appeal

  • @christopherc7075
    @christopherc7075 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +344

    Lol, imagine racing and accidentally causing controversy on a Sunday, getting to work and trying to put that behind you on Monday, only for it to be brought up by a customer!

    • @markcash3852
      @markcash3852 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Or leaked to all your colleagues 😂

    • @sajuente8235
      @sajuente8235 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      life of internet celebrity

    • @randylahey345
      @randylahey345 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I imagine the real story was it was a friend he worked with that raced with him and followed the race. People tend to embellish even if unintentionally. Ask me and my real life racing story is akin to Mario Andretti when the last real meaningful championship I won was in go karts at 16 lol

  • @Kellerw2000
    @Kellerw2000 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +271

    Absolutely thrilled to see a longer, story-telling video from you! I'm still just a road guy, but regardless this story, and its' telling were amazing! Good work.

    • @DJYeeJay
      @DJYeeJay  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      I appreciate it!

    • @johnelectric933
      @johnelectric933 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It is weird that I always race road, but I prefer to watch others race ovals.

  • @stevebanning902
    @stevebanning902 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    Kind of sad the pros at the top collude in private chat channels to make sure none of them lose.. perfect allegory to what happens in real life and how people control the planet.

    • @nukedgamer9666
      @nukedgamer9666 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Right?? Seemed like such a loser move, if they’re pro’s they should win fair and square

  • @taylormastin
    @taylormastin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +149

    This is easily one of, if not the, best iRacing videos I've ever seen. I was engrossed. More please!

    • @Allu681
      @Allu681 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I second this 👆🏻

  • @JustinMelillo53
    @JustinMelillo53 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    I crossed the line fifth, but at one point I had a podium in the Podium 500 due to the penalties that were levied and later rescinded and as an underdog myself, I though that was pretty schweet.
    It’s crazy to look back at this now and see the domino effect that this whole drama caused. It still sucks how some of it played out for some of the key players, and at times, it showcased the worst the community had to offer.
    For better or worse though, this will always be an all-time moment in oval sim racing lore.

  • @rainbowtrout51
    @rainbowtrout51 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +183

    This is a great video and the reveal about you was SummoningSalt level.
    “And the lawyers name, was DJ Yee-J”

  • @johnelectric933
    @johnelectric933 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    Thanks. We need more stuff like this. You have the real racer's neutral stance. The drama is usually from the spectators. Actual racers tend to be forgiving.

  • @craigcalladine851
    @craigcalladine851 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    From the perspective of someone who knew nothing about e NASCAR or any other events or leagues in the iracing oval scene this video was really well out together and a fantastic watch. Up there with any sports documentary I have ever seen. Fantastic stuff mate

  • @R3mix97
    @R3mix97 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

    I remember this chain of events vividly. I still make jokes about the getting the Gaming Council involved whenever someone's arguing in an iRacing lobby. Great video Justin!

  • @matthewdula3143
    @matthewdula3143 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Got about 15 cameos on this video lol. Wish the big race had gone different for me that day 😅.
    Great video!

  • @bwp240
    @bwp240 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    There is a very early Coke series race (like 2011 or something) that was won by a Class A license driver. The rule used to be if there were still spots left in a Coke series race, Pros could qualify, then Class A drivers.
    That would be a good episode if this became a series.

  • @HOOTwheelz
    @HOOTwheelz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    i was one of the pre-race show hosts for one of the races during the '22 Podium 500 events. i can't remember which day i did the pre-show for, it was all a complete blur. that situation in the moment was a complete mess, but im glad i can look back on it now and recognize the whole situation as the Hollywood-style story it is lol. you couldn't write anything better.

  • @TheFelloMello
    @TheFelloMello 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Babe wake up! New gaming council lore just dropped!

  • @mc483
    @mc483 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    The content on this channel just keeps getting better, well done!

  • @strovich
    @strovich 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    This format could 100% be an amazing story telling style podcast. I'd listen to this.

  • @RickyHardin
    @RickyHardin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    This is a great recap of everything that happened here! I was on the "Podium Gaming Council" when this took place, which I honestly didn't even know. The Council was put together way earlier than this race when there was a weekly Podium Series being run. So I wanted to shed a little light on what happened post race with us... the Gaming Council was presented with what we thought was a protest, and there was an applicable rule attached. We were essentially asked if based on the rule that this should have been a penalty. I don't remember the vote, but I think everyone said it should have been a penalty, according to the rule.
    Then the guy in charge came to me individually, and I am assuming all of the gaming council with the highlighted portion of the rule book that you and Lake pointed out, and my response to him was "To me, that means this wasn't reviewable at all in the first place and the gaming council should have no say." - This should have been done to begin with, this council is not an expert on the rule book as a whole (hell, some of us didn't know we were a part of it), but the people running the show should have been and should have put their foot down.
    I think you did a great job recapping the shit storm that followed this event! Enjoyed learning about Lake!

  • @JustinSchuller
    @JustinSchuller 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I don't follow sim racing esports at all, so I didn't know about any of this. You told a great story here with this video, I really enjoyed it.

  • @FormulaBone
    @FormulaBone 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Awesome storytelling man, hope you make more longform documentary videos like this one!

  • @shadowdawg23
    @shadowdawg23 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This race really did damage Podium’s reputation, and I don’t think they’ve ever really recovered from it in the community. I know a lot of people treat them as laughing stocks now and consider the FTF 500 to be the true pinnacle Daytona 500 iRacing experience (helps that the event has a 10 year history dating back to NR).
    Was so mad for Lake at the time when it all went down because I felt he got screwed, happy that he still won and is doing great in life now.

  • @RyanVargas_23
    @RyanVargas_23 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This was a wild experience to watch go down in real time

  • @tbs66
    @tbs66 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    You’ve done it again! You are the master of one-off iRacing content.

  • @Skeeeewoah
    @Skeeeewoah 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This is such a fantastic video! Personally, I would love to see more produced videos like this about Iracing history/lore.

  • @melsef
    @melsef 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This is an awesome story and a fantastic job telling it! Thanks Justin!!

  • @GloveBoxMotorsports
    @GloveBoxMotorsports 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Very well done!! Great job with this

  • @TrippyTechnologyMusic
    @TrippyTechnologyMusic 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This made my day mate bloody fantastic, great work

  • @christophertcraig
    @christophertcraig 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Great video… well done. 👍 👍 - two enthusiastic thumbs up.

  • @jagny1194
    @jagny1194 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was really put together well. Didn’t know anything about this story but you told it with such great detail and having the interviews was perfect touch. Love to see a good underdog story.

  • @MapleMayhemGaming
    @MapleMayhemGaming 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This video is now making me more determined to keep getting my irating up high enough to get into all these esports leagues

  • @AyoMrB
    @AyoMrB 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    DJ Yee you are my favorite iRacing channel. I've learned so much about the behind the scenes and the "under the iceberg" so to speak information about the scene. Your story telling is phenomenal and no exception with this video. Keep it up man!

  • @josephnovosielski33
    @josephnovosielski33 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love the picture of the rookie in the thumbnail! Keep up the great content!

  • @r3dn3ck774c
    @r3dn3ck774c 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Sad how out of proportion an unfortunate side draft going wrong can go

  • @AdsTrapatony
    @AdsTrapatony 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I dont drive Oval and this video kept me hooked till the end. Great job!

  • @camronfrederick6571
    @camronfrederick6571 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great story, very much enjoyed watching that!

  • @andodone
    @andodone 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Sounds like my encumbered Majors 2020 Indy 500 win lol such a great time and drama😂😂

  • @Merryoffseason
    @Merryoffseason 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    DJ YJ > literally any other iRacing content creator

  • @h-bomb653
    @h-bomb653 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fantastic video man!

  • @TeamI5G
    @TeamI5G 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Excellent video. I was in the mass of humanity that was that Discord voice channel as an eager dumpster fire spectator. I don’t remember much, but I vividly remember a master troll reading word for word “that” Nick Castellanos home run call from 2020 (And that will make it a 4-0 ballgame). That moment perfectly summed up one of the most bizarre situations in iRacing. A “Gaming Council”? Seriously? That mysterious shadow council really blazed a trail in sim racing governance!

    • @Kurzov
      @Kurzov 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hit into left field...

  • @Zildawolf
    @Zildawolf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    U hyped tf outta this video in community posts and honestly
    Completely correct in the hype this video was good af

  • @ryanbarry4393
    @ryanbarry4393 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Justin taking on investigative journalism, what's next? Vsauce type videos?

  • @benmcmurray4369
    @benmcmurray4369 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Youve inspired me to buy an oval/nascar car and run a couple officials instead of the Gt's!

  • @14herkev
    @14herkev 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video!

  • @stefanheineken6930
    @stefanheineken6930 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome video Justin! Never heard about this before and that was a hell of a story!

  • @parkerwalsh3340
    @parkerwalsh3340 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    my favorite video you’ve made

  • @SticksAandstonesBozo
    @SticksAandstonesBozo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is great man. I wish you would do more for road racing.

  • @sssss_danny
    @sssss_danny 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Better Call Yee

  • @Nexadvenio
    @Nexadvenio 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Was waiting for this! Based on the title I can only assume it’s about me cuz I suck.

  • @cammjordd
    @cammjordd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    absolutely excellent video, it feels like it has hints of jon bois at secret base. love a good story. more, please young man

  • @mrj3217
    @mrj3217 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The Pro level iRacers have super high IR because they are racing the other guys with a super high IR.
    Yes these guys are very good but SuperSpeedways I feel anyone can win after they figure out how to run up-front in the draft.

  • @baTonkaTruck
    @baTonkaTruck 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I really look down on the "win at all costs, exploit the game engine" energy that pros bring to iRacing.

  • @JonathonBarton
    @JonathonBarton 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Can I comment before it starts? 🙂
    EDIT: Yes, yes, I can. Also, great cameo by fellow Triple Bypass Racing League member David Rhodes at 1:49 :D

  • @mrj3217
    @mrj3217 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I can say that anyone who is a decent level iRacer can compete with the eSimracing Pro's and win.
    Take their high IR away and place them in a race with 1900+ IR drivers and I honestly think these guys could with the lower IR have a chance to win.

  • @ConnorWagner
    @ConnorWagner 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Man these videos are so damn good! Can’t wait for more 👍

  • @christopherhudson6804
    @christopherhudson6804 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yo these are awesome!! Just watched the Kevin king one. Keep these coming. Bout to bust the popcorn out!

  • @hazyperspective
    @hazyperspective 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This might be your best video yet. I really enjoyed the story. Congrats to Lake.

  • @Platin151
    @Platin151 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wish there would be more i racing / Online Racing content like this . nice video

  • @supermccnasty4176
    @supermccnasty4176 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love stories like this about iRacing

  • @Deadbeatbeats
    @Deadbeatbeats 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please make more of these iracing documentaries!!

  • @Nickyy64
    @Nickyy64 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    More of exactly this type of content please.

  • @Shawn-Leider
    @Shawn-Leider 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow just wow. We need more of these. This is actually what nascar is missing rn. Viewers need to connect to drivers now more than ever since we can’t really seriously connect to manufacturers. These videos are what make fan bases, you have a lot of power making these. More than you may realize. If I was lake Peterson I would set this release up with a twitch or kick yt streaming channel and some already made content for people to consume

  • @Notsuperpopular
    @Notsuperpopular 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I think we can all agree the biggest crime was not being able to use the hooters livery, casual legend.

  • @rl8073
    @rl8073 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Garret you ARE the bad guy.

  • @yelen1
    @yelen1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Man, Im not even interested into nascar. Your videos are great

  • @reet-ko9lg
    @reet-ko9lg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a masterpiece in storytelling this is! Great work

  • @Ghofy
    @Ghofy หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, what wheel did he have

  • @let_him_cook2214
    @let_him_cook2214 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Reminds me of the 2012 Spanish Gp where Pastor Maldonado had a shock win on a good day or even the 2008 Italian Gp where Sebastian Vettel also had a shock win due to heavy rain and a bit of chaos

  • @Tunda2
    @Tunda2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’m waiting for my boy Brandon Schulenberger to take tf off.

  • @GowGows
    @GowGows 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great job. I honestly would have loved to see it made by someone not so connected to the events itself for impartialities sake (imagine an OJ Documentary written by Johnnie Cochran) but it was still really well made.

  • @mikulitsi1819
    @mikulitsi1819 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Damn this was such an interesting video to follow

  • @ethangracing
    @ethangracing 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome job on this story!

  • @arloeikerson3009
    @arloeikerson3009 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really nice video, man. Look into more eye-catching thumbnails to compliment your great content

    • @DJYeeJay
      @DJYeeJay  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t really like this thumbnail either tbh, my latest one I worked a lot more on I think it’s better

  • @JCGStealth
    @JCGStealth 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    and just think, Lake is back running the Northwest series again this season!

  • @TurdFurgeson275
    @TurdFurgeson275 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This video is absolutely incredible. Amazing storytelling.

  • @ocksee
    @ocksee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Why are the car liveries changing depending on the camera angle? Example at 15:55.

    • @DJYeeJay
      @DJYeeJay  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      iracing official broadcast vs replay file. Replay file shows current paint schemes so some updated between end of 2023 and now

  • @Deadsphere
    @Deadsphere 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This reminds me of the time some guy got onto the starting grid of the 1982 Cup Series race at Talladega, did thirteen laps, and then was parked by NASCAR officials for being too slow. Dude straight up disappeared immediately after he got out of the car for the next forty years.

    • @RingoYote
      @RingoYote หลายเดือนก่อน

      They found him, he died of Lung Cancer in January

  • @AdamB5000
    @AdamB5000 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been on iRacing since 2008. I never heard of this story, but the video was great. Well done.

  • @rayquetzalcoatl9672
    @rayquetzalcoatl9672 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You did a good job on this video dude!

  • @LeeMills337
    @LeeMills337 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Now that was an excellent video! Well done!

  • @dannyx2737
    @dannyx2737 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool video. Do you live stream?

  • @xWORLDxCHAMPIONx
    @xWORLDxCHAMPIONx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really makes me wonder how many prodigies are out there with no internet access.

  • @AlanFox73
    @AlanFox73 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    ‘24 is off to controversy after first night of heats lol. Some questionable DQs and lots of angry people in the Discord 😅

  • @koop2014
    @koop2014 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    who else wa sin that post race VC lmao

  • @John-ok8ts
    @John-ok8ts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is blocking not a thing on oval as most of these crashes seem to be caused by people blocking

  • @CharlieSearsRacing
    @CharlieSearsRacing 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My pro series run was much less interesting in the iRGP 😂. 2.5k iR, 1 point. Pure luck but wild to be on that grid with the insane talent in the other 25 drivers.
    Great video, loved all the interviews showing the background and not just the on track events.

    • @DJYeeJay
      @DJYeeJay  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I totally forgot I was gonna make a short about that.

    • @CharlieSearsRacing
      @CharlieSearsRacing 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@DJYeeJay if I can help in any way don't hesitate to reach out. I can send some easier ways to contact me on iRacing over PM. My name is the same there.
      I still need to make a video or two about the whole thing as well lol

    • @DJYeeJay
      @DJYeeJay  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CharlieSearsRacing I messaged you on the forums! Feel free to contact me on discord

    • @cordslol
      @cordslol 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@DJYeeJay So this is the inspiration on the video also??

    • @DJYeeJay
      @DJYeeJay  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yessir lol@@cordslol

  • @magicmulder
    @magicmulder 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was some top notch lawyering right there. :)

  • @katieblackmore2004
    @katieblackmore2004 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    On the last lap..... all that carnage the so called 'Pro's' created in that massive smash, but the little love tap Peterson gave the leader, and sent him in too the wall was the controversy???
    Iv'e been sim racing since 2014.... And this is something that never changes in ALL games.
    The Pro's can make mistakes...... It's just racing
    The Pro's can cause huge crashes..... It's just racing
    The Pro's can accidentally punt someone in too a wall...... It's just racing
    But as soon as an unknown, or a rookie does any of the above too a Pro, they spit their dummies out and bitch like girls and want inquests, bans etc.
    I love sim racing, but it's the most elitist, self entitled brat fest in any genre in gaming.

  • @zaiikgo3377
    @zaiikgo3377 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    the real crime is the hooters livery not being allowed

  • @ryanw1284ryansrants
    @ryanw1284ryansrants 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm a no name but I've beaten some pros over the years myself. mostly due to a combination of bad luck for them and good for me, but wins are wins. Hell I remember fighting Dale Jr for like 9th back in Arca days. We were on the same TS server and it was fun jawing w/ him a bit.

  • @kptv75
    @kptv75 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video Justin “Justice” Yee.

  • @JL-ho1tc
    @JL-ho1tc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Clearly Garret came slightly up the track into Lake causing his car to turn, it was Garrets fault not Lakes, so no matter how you try to spin it, Lake is the clear winner.

  • @JackOldenburg
    @JackOldenburg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you do a video why they got rid of member site

  • @corpsecoder_nw6746
    @corpsecoder_nw6746 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lake wasn't even thinking about it, just driving. Whatever happened, he seemed to pretty much accept it.....what a lad

  • @Switch_X_Back3884
    @Switch_X_Back3884 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was always pretty much in controversy when i was an F1 eSports sim racer myself. I won 2 World Championships in 2 different leagues in the Same season. Im proud of that and even got a trophy

  • @justinkrizenesky
    @justinkrizenesky 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great vid. Man, I forgot how upset Manes was after all that! Especially since he had been doing that (and still does...) to other all those years!

    • @DJYeeJay
      @DJYeeJay  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Honestly talking with Garrett I dont think he was ever more upset than anyone else would be in that situation. Also the whole protest deal he was almost a passenger to.

    • @justinkrizenesky
      @justinkrizenesky 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@DJYeeJay Easy to say now. He was upset.

    • @DJYeeJay
      @DJYeeJay  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@justinkrizenesky I mean yeah he was upset but him and lake had a couple calls throughout that night that I sat in on and he was never disrespectful

    • @justinkrizenesky
      @justinkrizenesky 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@DJYeeJay Glad he respects *someone*

  • @wuggywolf1295
    @wuggywolf1295 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I race with Manes, I dont like how he drives. He will take you out just like peterson did to him lol. The pros will dump you every time to win or put them in position to win.

  • @Comander555666
    @Comander555666 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great watch!

  • @MarkPentler
    @MarkPentler 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I mean, it looked like Mains was already moving up a tad, but Lake knew what he was getting into trying to side draft I guess.
    Really enjoyed this format of video.

  • @haterbilt9428
    @haterbilt9428 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you slow it down Garrett starts ever so slightly moving back up off the yellow.

  • @pentu7738
    @pentu7738 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i hope we will ssee in the future a real esport racing game.