@@BamaShinesDistillery No, Kahne won 6 races while at Hendrick Jr won 9 Granted Jr was there longer, but 8 of his 9 wins came when Kahne was on the team
Kyle Busch has gotten a lot of his wins from being a dirty driver, and Kasey would've had quite a bit more higher finishes, and possibly more wins had Kyle not Wrecked Kasey so much!
Kasey Kahne has certainly seen his better moments but the Heat Exhaustion he suffered after Darlington last year brought about a disappointing early end to his career...
Was surprised by Kasey retiring like Carl Edwards did...never liked Brian Vickers when he took out Jr and Jimmie at Talladega....he became the most hated guy in nascar...have that race on tape...he really race full time because of the heart problems, Jeremy Mayfield's not returning at all due to drug abuse and theft charges
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Like Brian Vickers more than Jeremy Mayfield. He flat out blew it.
I'll never forget his win at the Brickyard. It was one of the most magical moments in his career and it absolutely came out of the blue. I would have never guessed that he had any shot to win that race, but when it came down to it, despite severe cramping/dehydration, he was able to drive the wheels off the car and get the win. He was a real wheelman if I ever saw one.
Let's all take a look at what really happened with him, it was his health, his dehydration problems is what ended his career, he was in good equipment everywhere he was at up to Hendrick motorsports, he just, literally didn't have endurance anymore. 🤷 It sucks.
I actually disagree. His first 2 seasons at HMS were great except for tailing off at the end of 2013. He had 4 wins and some of those like Loudon and Bristol were tracks he had no won at before. I think 2012 was his best season by far. Only 2 wins sure but very consistent and easily could won more had a few things gone his way.
Evernham was the first team to use coil binding and the results for that generation cup car were stellar, but eventually the big teams caught up, and they also stopped running that gen car in 2007 I believe.
Wow, watching this video made me realize how much time in my own life has passed. Kasey Kahne became my favorite driver as soon as he got into the 9 car and actually got me into NASCAR as a 6 year old kid. The day I heard about his retirement really hit my hard, and I stopped watching the sport for good after Darlington. Not because I didn’t like it anymore, but because I didn’t have a connection with any of the other drivers like I did Kahne, so there wasn’t much of a reason for me to continue watching. I’m currently now a senior in college. I would give anything to go back to 2006 and see Kasey in his prime again, he deserved far much better than he got.
I am a huge Kahne fan and I only saw him win once on TV which was Atlanta 2014 and I was cheering but I was sad he got eliminated at Talladega and lost to Keslowski I wanted him to win a championship I was crying when I heard he was retiring he was only 38 Kahne is my all time favorite driver and always will be I didn't expect him to end it so soon it's all Hendricks fault for releasing him if he would have kept him he would have never decided to go I hope he is better and enjoys dirt #Kahne95
@@RC.41 it wasn't his fault he tried to move on but I think Keslowski was in a must win which might have eliminated him but if Keslowski wouldn't have won he would have advanced but Penske is too good on plate tracks
Khane was the reason i got into Nascar in the first place back in '04, and was my favorite driver since then. Seeing what his career devolved into was depressing as hell, and I can only hope he's doing well in his current life endevors. 😔
Hendrick was too busy trying to get JR his 1st Cup and Jeff his 5TH and of coarse trying to get JJ's 8th ..Kasey had no chance at HMS....Then the 88 trying to get the new kid in victory lane.. and then Chase ETC.
Well because he literally ran 1 race in trucks per season 2 races in 04 and 2 wins 2010 1 start no win 2011 1 start 1 win 2012 1 start 1 win 2015 1 start 1 win You really can't compare that as he never ran a full season in trucks
@@swatteam93 Kasey never had a downfall , IMO . That's all I'm saying . I never expected Kasey Kahne to win more than 10 races myself . I thought Kasey had a decent cup career.
When Bill Elliott left, I became a KK fan. Really loved him. Was at Richmond for his first Cup win. Kasey began hot, ended cold. If he had a fast car, he'd do well. If he had the fastest car, he'd win. BUT... Kasey was not an aggressive driver. He was never able to eeek out a win by moving people, by out-thinking, by out-gutting, by grittily doing racing that winners like Smoke, Harvick, Dale, Sr. or Kyle always managed to do. A solid Nascar driver, a fan fav, other drivers respected and 18 wins ain't bad....... but...... I think he coulda been special, but wasn't. Loved KK. That won't change.
Jeremy Mayfield is not a meth head. He was taking Medication for his ADD and he was taking hayfever tablets, he told NASCAR this. But NASCAR still proceeds to screw him over big time to protect Claritin.
Grew up watching him and rooting for him with my dad every single sunday, so sad to see him gone now but will always have a part in my life, childhood, and heart
The #5 car has been a glorified R&D car at Hendrick since Kyle Busch left, the only real exception was 2009 where Mark Martin was doing well and Jr. was stuggling hard so the #88 became the R&D car, but since having the most popular drive winning rather than running 25th was way more profitable, they made a switch of their garage shop pairing, originally #5/#88 and #24/#48 to #5/#24 and #48/#88 so Jr. could improve his performance by sharing info with Jimmie's team, plus the crew chief switches, where Jr. got Steve Letarte from Jeff Gordon and Jeff got Alan Gustafson from Mark, by the time Kasey arrived at Hendrick, the switch had already been made and in a "dream team" he was just a popular driver (albeit with a very good fanbase) going against 3 of the main faces of the sport, so obviously he was never a priority at HMS and explains his downfall, 2012 he still got a chance because Jr. was still in a transition phase before he returned to top contender levels, but after that, nope. Keith Rodden was the kiss of death. Now that has changed since Jimmie is on his way out and Chad Knaus moved to the old #5 now rebranded as the #24 to become William Byron's CC, as Byron is Hendrick's biggest hope for the future along with Chase Elliott, while the #48 was relegated to be the R&D car, which also explains a lot of Jimmie's recent struggles, it's more than him (and Kasey in the past) just aging.
Yeah both Jr and Kasey got screwed by HMS big time. DEI and Evernham was building success in the 2000s but it all had to end bc of some greedy widow and controversy
Your delusional if you think byron is Hendricks biggest chance of success in the future chase trumps him in every way and JJ ain't done hes still got a championship or 2 left in him. I bet byron will be outta cup in 4 or 5 years
Evan Toth One third of his wins were in one season, he had 2 or 3 really good seasons that inflated his win total, but he was still average outside of those couple of years. And should I even bring up how badly he underperformed at Hendrick after 2012?
Surprised you glanced over the Loudon crash in 2013. If you watch that interview you get the feeling that wreck likely gave him a concussion he likely never recovered from hence his sudden drastic drop in performance
when you are #4 on a team with gordon, johnson and earnhardt junior............somebody's team has to suffer.......... it aint the driver. outside of gordon, he was the best driver in hendrick.
No down fall. Hes running at least 40 world of outlaw races this year. And before long Larson will be right behind him. They know where the real racing is at. ON DIRT!!!
remember, the Kasey Kahne 5 car just wasn't as good as the other 3 cars. remember the 25 car? same thing, the 25 became Jr's old 88, which later became Kahnes 5
Sad to see it end the way it did, but I was thrilled to see him win at the Brickyard at a time when the writing was clearly on the wall for his career.
Ever since 2014, Kahne, Stewart, and Biffle's careers all went downhill. NASCAR kept making changes to the gen 6 cars and it took their talents away. Even Jimmie Johnson hasn't been doing good since 2014.
Wow! It's not just the driver! If the chemistry isn't there,neither is success! Many drivers would love to see 21 wins in their career! I consider him one of the good guys,who gave it,his all!
Carl Ewards just quit without saying anything why he left,never heard why Kenseth and Biffle are gone....Kahne,Stewart,Earnhardt and Gordon left because of health reasons everyone should know this,most everyone knows why these 4 left......wake up people!!!!
I remember meeting him at a signing gig at a Bass Pro Shop in 2005 when I was 11, I just remember being star-struck since he was my favorite driver. From what I could gather, he was just a chill guy. The rumor I heard from my parents was I was the only one they allowed him to take a photo with. That could be entirely BS, but I don't care. All I know is I met him there, he signed my hat and I got to take a photo with him. It's really quite the shame his career wasn't as big as he deserved.
This saddens me, for obvious reasons. He'll always be my favorite though. Even though at one point he was a Cup leech in the Trucks and Xfinity Series.
While racing he generally was a nice guy on the track. He wasn't the type of driver to be highly aggressive which could of cost him better finishes. I liked that about him. I agree that being in that fourth Hendrick car put him at a disadvantage compared to the 24,48,and 88 teams. At some point it appeared that he lost that "passion" for racing in NASCAR. His focus shifted toward family (primarily his son) and back to dirt racing. I hope returning to dirt racing goes well for him,even tho I miss watching him driving in the Cup Series. Still a huge fan.
People forget that Kahne was in a super hyped rookie class that consisted of Vickers, Gaughan, Wimmer, Riggs and Sauter. Compared to all of those guys, I felt that Kahne wasn't by any means the favorite. Outside of Vickers, Kahne extremely exceeded expectations and outlasted all of those guys, who I say (except Vickers to a degree) are all Cup Series BUSTS.
I think he probably has had too many concussions and wasn't ever the same after some point. I remember a post-crash interview he had once and he seemed completely out of it.
He could start a Ghetto Go-Kart League, "Kasey Kahne's Karts for Kool, Kolored Kids." Best part, is, the Government would provide funding and not be thanked, later..
I wouldn't call this a downfall. Kasey had an underrated career. He was great at Evernham and even the first 3 years at HMS. Hendrick Motorsports was the real downfall. Kasey's career just didn't end the way everyone wanted it to. The season is only 3 races in, and Byron isn't doing any better. If anything, he did worst last year. 18 wins plus 2 non-points wins is a solid career, plus he's 50th on the all time wins list.
Two corrections. The legal issues between Kasey and Ford were a bit more complicated than you presented. Ford had promised that he would have the next open Ford in Cup. But when Yates ran a third car for the Bristol night race, they went the nepotistic route and gave Jason Jarrett the ride. Kahne leaving for Dodge makes more sense in that context. Secondly, Mayfield didn't get Kasey's 2005 team for 2006. That went to Scott Riggs, who went on to have his career best year in '06 (admittedly, 20th in points isn't great, but it's slightly better than Kahne's '05.) Meantime, Jeremy had to start from scratch for '06.
his carrier was better than most even the great ones struggle but to hang on for the old glory is pointless it made him rich and he can live a comfortable life I wish him good health and happiness he deserve respect from all the fans
I miss watching him race. Still have my #9 dodge hoodie. The commercials with kk were good too. I remember the joke " hey Kasey, I met your sister " " KANDY KAHNE" 😊😊
You got the part about him going to evernham backwards, ford broke their contract with him by putting Jason jarrett in the Yates 98 car at talladega in 2003, Kahne had in his contract with ford that he would get the next ford/Yates cup ride, this allowed Kahne to go to dodge and evernham who offered Kahne not just one start but a full season. Ford tried to grief in court but it was too late
Kasey had many years with flashes of brilliance behind the wheel. Kenny Francis was a crew chief for him for many years and although a very talented crew chief maybe the pairing of the two was too long. Many drivers were also afraid to admit to the effects of concussions as they would not be cleared by doctors to race. It's a very competitive sport and results have to be there and if you don't have all the right people and equipment around you the results will be less than desired. I always liked Kasey he was likeable, and appeared to be a very genuine person with everyone.
Yep, Kay Garcia was being quite a bully towards Avery Bottoms. But prior to Regan Smith's Talladega race, she found out Kasey retired. Therefore, Kay stopped bullying Avery, and their friends again. Poor Avery keeps getting bullied.
I'd love to see Kahne start a NASCAR team, he has a dirt racing team, Kasey Kahne Racing, it'd be cool to see him make a Truck entry and then see him occasionally run Eldora, or the K&N LVMS dirt track race.
There was a lawsuit between Farmer's Insurance and Hendrick Motorsports a couple of years ago that made the financials of the deal public. Between 2012-2014, there were bonus cash incentives for wins, top 5 in points, poles, etc. When they renewed for 2015 and beyond those incentives were removed, and Hendrick just received the money to put Farmer's on the car, nothing more. Although it was already declining, the performance definitely tanked during the second contract
Man my grandparents said that when I was a kid (2-3) I would watch kasey and he was my favorite driver until he retired, I was at Atlanta when he won and I was so happy, i miss me and my grandfather routing for our drivers (jr and kasey) no all I can do is hope for the big one to happen
I STILL have his old Evernham No. 9 Hat... and yes, a lot of it had to do with bad teams and bad equipment, which possibly foreshadows his career decline....
David T look at kasey kahne, he was an epic fail, Hendrick has been in a slump for years, I hope they get the ship righted so that Jimmie can go out on top
Two main things stick out to me when assessing Kahne: He NEVER had a Crew Chief who was good at Strategizing AND His Restarts Royally SUCKED! When He went to HMS, i was hoping His RESTART issue would be Addressed and fixed--but it Never was!
wow imagine Kasey got a chance to drive the 41 this season with Stewart Haas being as good as they have been, i think that def could’ve revived his career a little
Except, he would be sidelined, with a Kase of the Dehydrations, for Stewart-Haas, instead. Quite the Kahneundrum. Oh, okay. The idea, is, so he can have Dehydration Hallucinations and run Stewart the hell, over. Good idea and a potentially viral one, at that. If Stewart is part of a Video, which achieves "Viral" status, i wonder if said Video would be referred to, as "This Video Done Went Tantrum", what with his temper tantrums and all.
He got scared. Look at the wreck in New Hampshire and the interview Dr. Jerry Punch did with him. Kasey was in a different dimension. He got his bell rung and all it takes is that one time
I feel bad Kasey Kahnes career went wrong. He should have won way more races and was a champion caliber drivers. His teams in cups weren't always on top nor was he always the main focus. I honestly think he would of been a contender with the right team and crew. His talent went to waste after 2011. He was strong at HMS from 2012-2014 but things clearly didn't go well after that.Kasey Kahne is a great driver and he's probably one of the most under rated drivers we've seen and his fall is ultimately down to bad management
When he had a good car which was rare but when he did he would put it in the wall or he would get caught up by someone like danica . i just think he found it hard in the shadow of the other three. Big names, nascar royalty. Like someone said and i have seen in outlaws he is a jet....a talented driver just not one of the best
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Just getting to drive in Cup is a success. 18 wins is far from failure. Being paid good $$$$$$ to do something you love or find fun is winning.
He won more races at Hendrick than Jr......
starcommtrey so? That doesn’t mean anything
@@richarocks12 interesting fact..,.
@@BamaShinesDistillery No, Kahne won 6 races while at Hendrick
Jr won 9
Granted Jr was there longer, but 8 of his 9 wins came when Kahne was on the team
@@AJFay77 you're right, I should have put the last three years that each of them drove.
Really sad to see Kahne go out the way he did
Kyle Busch has gotten a lot of his wins from being a dirty driver, and Kasey would've had quite a bit more higher finishes, and possibly more wins had Kyle not Wrecked Kasey so much!
Hell every driver out there could be great if they were at the rite team at the rite time
@@_MOORE_1986 sounds alot like Earnhardt but everyone loved him
He races occasionally in world of outlaws dirt series now
Is it me or did Evernham have some of the nicest paint schemes
U mean "wrap" schemes.
KBaker hell yeah, they look beautiful
As a little kid thats what made me a fan lol
@@ElMarlboroMan Same, I actually let my mom make a #9 design birthday cake for my 9th birthday 😂
Looked like DEI paint schemes.
Kasey Kahne has certainly seen his better moments but the Heat Exhaustion he suffered after Darlington last year brought about a disappointing early end to his career...
He still driving in the world of outlaws
Was surprised by Kasey retiring like Carl Edwards did...never liked Brian Vickers when he took out Jr and Jimmie at Talladega....he became the most hated guy in nascar...have that race on tape...he really race full time because of the heart problems, Jeremy Mayfield's not returning at all due to drug abuse and theft charges
Like Brian Vickers more than Jeremy Mayfield. He flat out blew it.
@@nancyneville8700 casey drove last night
@@deljohnson7327 good...so long as he's driving somewhere, he's happy
I'll never forget his win at the Brickyard. It was one of the most magical moments in his career and it absolutely came out of the blue. I would have never guessed that he had any shot to win that race, but when it came down to it, despite severe cramping/dehydration, he was able to drive the wheels off the car and get the win. He was a real wheelman if I ever saw one.
It was an amazing moment
He needed to find a top level team where he was the flagship driver. Being the 4th wheel at Hendrick was never going to end well.
@Elite Soulfly When Kyle was in the 5, he was the third wheel not the fourth. The 25 was at that time.
I wish he was Bill's teammate when bill was still relevant in the cup. Think they would have been a good match
@@Racer57 In 2009 they finished 1-2-3 in points
@@Racer57 Bryon and Bowman are in that boat, while Elliott and Larson are at the top. However I'm glad Byron was really doing good this season
Let's all take a look at what really happened with him, it was his health, his dehydration problems is what ended his career, he was in good equipment everywhere he was at up to Hendrick motorsports, he just, literally didn't have endurance anymore. 🤷 It sucks.
I feel like gross mismanagement is the downfall of Kahne's career. He was a championship-level talent that ended up missing out so many times in cup.
*Just casually skips by his Red Bull season.*
Indycar F1 64 we don’t talk about the red bull season
Lol
Exactly i was thinking the same thing... where kahne actually performed really well!!
MidasFLARE it might not have been his best but definitely wasn’t his worst either
There’s a reason for that
I wish the current manufacturers ran works teams...the factory Dodge paint scheme is arguably one of the best 2000s liveries.
His best days were with Dodge and Evernham.
I actually disagree. His first 2 seasons at HMS were great except for tailing off at the end of 2013. He had 4 wins and some of those like Loudon and Bristol were tracks he had no won at before. I think 2012 was his best season by far. Only 2 wins sure but very consistent and easily could won more had a few things gone his way.
2014 was a great season for kasey
@Art Vandelay
Absolutely right. The Spy vs Spy car was cool.
Evernham was the first team to use coil binding and the results for that generation cup car were stellar, but eventually the big teams caught up, and they also stopped running that gen car in 2007 I believe.
His best days were with Steve Lewis lol
I really wish that he didnt have health problems and went to the 41 while Suarez went to the 95. I think Kahne would had won in the 41 car
Trevor R I never thought about that way good point
So sorry to see him go. He had very good manners on the track and in interviews.
Wow, watching this video made me realize how much time in my own life has passed. Kasey Kahne became my favorite driver as soon as he got into the 9 car and actually got me into NASCAR as a 6 year old kid. The day I heard about his retirement really hit my hard, and I stopped watching the sport for good after Darlington. Not because I didn’t like it anymore, but because I didn’t have a connection with any of the other drivers like I did Kahne, so there wasn’t much of a reason for me to continue watching. I’m currently now a senior in college. I would give anything to go back to 2006 and see Kasey in his prime again, he deserved far much better than he got.
I grew up having Kasey as my favorite driver. Indianapolis 2017 was the only time I’ve cried tears of joy. Have an amazing retirement!
Would of been awesome to see him in the 41. Might of been the restart he needed
Hell, even staying at LFR and getting Toyota and JGR support he would of had a better season than 2018.
I agree 😊
I am a huge Kahne fan and I only saw him win once on TV which was Atlanta 2014 and I was cheering but I was sad he got eliminated at Talladega and lost to Keslowski I wanted him to win a championship I was crying when I heard he was retiring he was only 38 Kahne is my all time favorite driver and always will be I didn't expect him to end it so soon it's all Hendricks fault for releasing him if he would have kept him he would have never decided to go I hope he is better and enjoys dirt #Kahne95
NathancsxDibenedetto95 well they had to release him he was doing shitty.
He choked huge at Talladega I remember that
@@nicks3134 he kind of was but drivers have those kind of years at least he won at Indianapolis
@@RC.41 it wasn't his fault he tried to move on but I think Keslowski was in a must win which might have eliminated him but if Keslowski wouldn't have won he would have advanced but Penske is too good on plate tracks
^ No he actually blew it making a dumb move on the last straightaway losing multiple spots and missing the Chase by 1 point
Khane was the reason i got into Nascar in the first place back in '04, and was my favorite driver since then. Seeing what his career devolved into was depressing as hell, and I can only hope he's doing well in his current life endevors. 😔
Kenny Francis wasn’t released from Hendrick, he still works there. He was, however, taken off the crew chief duty and moved to development.
Hendrick was too busy trying to get JR his 1st Cup and Jeff his 5TH and of coarse trying to get JJ's 8th ..Kasey had no chance at HMS....Then the 88 trying to get the new kid in victory lane.. and then Chase ETC.
Dont forget he has the best average finish of 1.1 in trucks
Well because he literally ran 1 race in trucks per season
2 races in 04 and 2 wins
2010 1 start no win
2011 1 start 1 win
2012 1 start 1 win
2015 1 start 1 win
You really can't compare that as he never ran a full season in trucks
@@tylerbarclay9639 still better than Kyle :)
Iden Versio that’s fucking awesome lol. STOP HATING!
Iden Versio Name another driver who won 5 races out of 6 starts
@@MJForever1999 KyB this year......
Kahne was taken out by multiple concussions throughout his career. I wish he went more public with it.
I loved Kasey and I wish he did better. Great guy and good driver.
A good driver and fine representative of the sport. I look forward to seeing him in a sprint car more often, now.
18 career wins and you think its a downfall................that's more wins than like 90% of drivers who have raced nascar!!!
That might well be the dumbest comment ever. 18 wins outs him around 50th....ALL TIME.
@@genx7964 18 wins does probably put Kasey in the 10 percent . A lot of drivers have drove in Nascar over the years . Not a dumb statement at all .
Jimmy Jones It’s a dumb comment because that doesn’t make it not a downfall. Having a “downfall” doesn’t mean that you weren’t once great
@@swatteam93 it doesn't mean you were either.
@@swatteam93 Kasey never had a downfall , IMO . That's all I'm saying . I never expected Kasey Kahne to win more than 10 races myself . I thought Kasey had a decent cup career.
When Bill Elliott left, I became a KK fan. Really loved him. Was at Richmond for his first Cup win. Kasey began hot, ended cold. If he had a fast car, he'd do well. If he had the fastest car, he'd win. BUT... Kasey was not an aggressive driver. He was never able to eeek out a win by moving people, by out-thinking, by out-gutting, by grittily doing racing that winners like Smoke, Harvick, Dale, Sr. or Kyle always managed to do. A solid Nascar driver, a fan fav, other drivers respected and 18 wins ain't bad....... but...... I think he coulda been special, but wasn't. Loved KK. That won't change.
Speaking of Evernham, maybe the downfall of Jeremy Mayfield?
I'd watch that, though there is a two part story on Jeremy Mayfield's channel about his downfall
Definitely would watch that.
no he was a meth head
No doubt he was more involved in Erin Crocker and kicked Mayfield to the curb.
Jeremy Mayfield is not a meth head. He was taking Medication for his ADD and he was taking hayfever tablets, he told NASCAR this. But NASCAR still proceeds to screw him over big time to protect Claritin.
Grew up watching him and rooting for him with my dad every single sunday, so sad to see him gone now but will always have a part in my life, childhood, and heart
The #5 car has been a glorified R&D car at Hendrick since Kyle Busch left, the only real exception was 2009 where Mark Martin was doing well and Jr. was stuggling hard so the #88 became the R&D car, but since having the most popular drive winning rather than running 25th was way more profitable, they made a switch of their garage shop pairing, originally #5/#88 and #24/#48 to #5/#24 and #48/#88 so Jr. could improve his performance by sharing info with Jimmie's team, plus the crew chief switches, where Jr. got Steve Letarte from Jeff Gordon and Jeff got Alan Gustafson from Mark, by the time Kasey arrived at Hendrick, the switch had already been made and in a "dream team" he was just a popular driver (albeit with a very good fanbase) going against 3 of the main faces of the sport, so obviously he was never a priority at HMS and explains his downfall, 2012 he still got a chance because Jr. was still in a transition phase before he returned to top contender levels, but after that, nope. Keith Rodden was the kiss of death.
Now that has changed since Jimmie is on his way out and Chad Knaus moved to the old #5 now rebranded as the #24 to become William Byron's CC, as Byron is Hendrick's biggest hope for the future along with Chase Elliott, while the #48 was relegated to be the R&D car, which also explains a lot of Jimmie's recent struggles, it's more than him (and Kasey in the past) just aging.
Gustavo Monteiro what's the R &D mean?
research and development.
Yeah both Jr and Kasey got screwed by HMS big time. DEI and Evernham was building success in the 2000s but it all had to end bc of some greedy widow and controversy
Your delusional if you think byron is Hendricks biggest chance of success in the future chase trumps him in every way and JJ ain't done hes still got a championship or 2 left in him. I bet byron will be outta cup in 4 or 5 years
He was my favorite driver from the time I first started watching nascar
He was and still is a good driver he just needed the right people and team to help him
Still my favorite.... Still following on dirt
Really sad how his nascar career ended in nascar he was a great driver it would've been cool to see him in the 41 at stewart hass racing
Chris Barnett ok driver*
@@nicks3134 ok drivers don't win 18 races
Evan Toth plenty do.
@@nicks3134 Kasey Kahne is 51st on the all time wins list, tied with names like Bonnett and Gant, what other ok driver has won 18 or more races
Evan Toth One third of his wins were in one season, he had 2 or 3 really good seasons that inflated his win total, but he was still average outside of those couple of years. And should I even bring up how badly he underperformed at Hendrick after 2012?
Almost at 7k! Great job NRF!
Surprised you glanced over the Loudon crash in 2013. If you watch that interview you get the feeling that wreck likely gave him a concussion he likely never recovered from hence his sudden drastic drop in performance
when you are #4 on a team with gordon, johnson and earnhardt junior............somebody's team has to suffer.......... it aint the driver. outside of gordon, he was the best driver in hendrick.
No down fall. Hes running at least 40 world of outlaw races this year. And before long Larson will be right behind him. They know where the real racing is at. ON DIRT!!!
Hell yeah!
He's mega rich, he'll be o.k.
remember, the Kasey Kahne 5 car just wasn't as good as the other 3 cars.
remember the 25 car? same thing, the 25 became Jr's old 88, which later became Kahnes 5
Look at HMS now....the downfall has continued.
Both Jr and Kasey was top contenders when they had good crew chiefs tho
@@MJForever1999 Keith Roden is a bad crew chief
The Random TH-cam Channel95 same with Greg Ives
Sad to see it end the way it did, but I was thrilled to see him win at the Brickyard at a time when the writing was clearly on the wall for his career.
Ever since 2014, Kahne, Stewart, and Biffle's careers all went downhill. NASCAR kept making changes to the gen 6 cars and it took their talents away. Even Jimmie Johnson hasn't been doing good since 2014.
Always thought he would be the next Jeff Gordon.
*Jimmie
He is my favorite driver of all time and I thank him for what he’s done for motorsports.
Wow! It's not just the driver! If the chemistry isn't there,neither is success! Many drivers would love to see 21 wins in their career! I consider him one of the good guys,who gave it,his all!
This is like one of those company man videos declines.
NASCAR Edition
You seem like a NASCAR version of that NRF guy.
Great freaking video! Can we make this a series? Maybe the downfall of Petree Racing?
Fall. Tree. Woods Brothers. Whiskey Barrels. Charcoal. Moonshine. It all makes sense, now.
I saw him in WoO for my bday in Oct, he was not too bad. I cant see him outside of Nascar to this day. Love you Kasey!!!!
Kahne, Stewart ,Earnhardt, Edwards, Kenseth, Gordon, Biffle, it's sad to see these guys go they retired too young.
Nascar has suffered due to that. The personalities are somewhat cliche and immature these days.
Carl Ewards just quit without saying anything why he left,never heard why Kenseth and Biffle are gone....Kahne,Stewart,Earnhardt and Gordon left because of health reasons everyone should know this,most everyone knows why these 4 left......wake up people!!!!
I think Carl must have landed on his head during a back flip out of his car? He was just too embarrassed to admit it & left quietly?
HMS has struggled to find speed for 3+ years - not all KK fault
Rule changes are a bitch.
1320crusier YES
I remember meeting him at a signing gig at a Bass Pro Shop in 2005 when I was 11, I just remember being star-struck since he was my favorite driver. From what I could gather, he was just a chill guy. The rumor I heard from my parents was I was the only one they allowed him to take a photo with. That could be entirely BS, but I don't care. All I know is I met him there, he signed my hat and I got to take a photo with him. It's really quite the shame his career wasn't as big as he deserved.
4:49 anyone else notice those tires say Hoosier?
Nascar used to run on Hoosiers at one point
This saddens me, for obvious reasons. He'll always be my favorite though. Even though at one point he was a Cup leech in the Trucks and Xfinity Series.
He got screwed
While racing he generally was a nice guy on the track. He wasn't the type of driver to be highly aggressive which could of cost him better finishes. I liked that about him. I agree that being in that fourth Hendrick car put him at a disadvantage compared to the 24,48,and 88 teams. At some point it appeared that he lost that "passion" for racing in NASCAR. His focus shifted toward family (primarily his son) and back to dirt racing. I hope returning to dirt racing goes well for him,even tho I miss watching him driving in the Cup Series. Still a huge fan.
As of right now, his Dirt racing team is doing really well and is even on a cover of a video game
@@DEIFAN I didn't know about the game cover but my son and I are still fans of his dirt team.
@@elviscobb5922 I think its his driver of the NAPA car being in the outlaws game cover.
I guess you can say he didn’t meet his expectations, I’m sure he’s made millions and I’m sure he’s living comfortably.
He was a driver that never lived up to expectations (I’m a Kahne fan)
People forget that Kahne was in a super hyped rookie class that consisted of Vickers, Gaughan, Wimmer, Riggs and Sauter. Compared to all of those guys, I felt that Kahne wasn't by any means the favorite. Outside of Vickers, Kahne extremely exceeded expectations and outlasted all of those guys, who I say (except Vickers to a degree) are all Cup Series BUSTS.
Gaughan wasn’t very hyped. Also, the 77 was basically a Penske in the way that the 21 is a ‘Penske’.
I think he probably has had too many concussions and wasn't ever the same after some point. I remember a post-crash interview he had once and he seemed completely out of it.
man you just ragged on him the entire time ... you didnt even talk about his last win at all ...
JUST put him in a super late model $10,000 to win tour
He could start a Ghetto Go-Kart League, "Kasey Kahne's Karts for Kool, Kolored Kids." Best part, is, the Government would provide funding and not be thanked, later..
Last few years at Hendricks proved he was past it.
I wouldn't call this a downfall. Kasey had an underrated career. He was great at Evernham and even the first 3 years at HMS. Hendrick Motorsports was the real downfall. Kasey's career just didn't end the way everyone wanted it to. The season is only 3 races in, and Byron isn't doing any better. If anything, he did worst last year. 18 wins plus 2 non-points wins is a solid career, plus he's 50th on the all time wins list.
Hey, he's doing great in USAC. Remember him kicking ass in Smokes invitational dirt mod races.
I think he really got messed up at Indy in 2017 and that was what ultimately led to his retirement
That was a lucky win. His crash at Sonoma in the windows sponsored car changed him. He was never the same after that crash
The faster you come up the faster you fall.
Coming soon: The Downfall of Jimmie Johnson. How It Occurred.
areasevenpro after the video is made JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS IS 8TH CHAMPIONSHIP AT HOMESTEAD
@@dqqdaddq Maybe on NASCAR Heat 3.
They forgot how to get by with cheating
NASCAR is watching Knaus very closely. lol
@@brianb.1883 Knaus? I thought he's with Byron already.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video, it was really good!
Two corrections. The legal issues between Kasey and Ford were a bit more complicated than you presented. Ford had promised that he would have the next open Ford in Cup. But when Yates ran a third car for the Bristol night race, they went the nepotistic route and gave Jason Jarrett the ride. Kahne leaving for Dodge makes more sense in that context.
Secondly, Mayfield didn't get Kasey's 2005 team for 2006. That went to Scott Riggs, who went on to have his career best year in '06 (admittedly, 20th in points isn't great, but it's slightly better than Kahne's '05.) Meantime, Jeremy had to start from scratch for '06.
he was my favorite driver :(
“Chip Ganassi Racing is a team piggybacking off of Kyle Larson alone” That’s gonna be an oof from me
That didn't age well.
It's now piggybacking off Kurt Busch's talent rather than Larson
Also, shoutouts to the Great Clips scheme. Love it
The Red Bull paint scheme was the Best.
I'm surprised was even competitive in their blisteringly mediocre equipment
Just found your channel and I can tell you it's absolutely fxcking brilliant ,well done👍👍👍👍
Even though I don’t have a TH-cam channel am I still considered a supporter of you
his carrier was better than most even the great ones struggle but to hang on for the old glory is pointless it made him rich and he can live a comfortable life I wish him good health and happiness he deserve respect from all the fans
I liked Kahne. Miss him
What was the second song you used?
Kasey is a very talented driver. It's sad he had to go away from the Big Show the way he did. God Bless you Kasey. Keep on, keepin on
The downfall of Hendricks Motorsports preceded Kasey's downfall, poor equipment and health problems.
I miss watching him race. Still have my #9 dodge hoodie. The commercials with kk were good too. I remember the joke " hey Kasey, I met your sister " " KANDY KAHNE" 😊😊
Sad to see him go 😭😭
I took a break from Racing because of my dad's passing. But Kacey was always my favorite
You got the part about him going to evernham backwards, ford broke their contract with him by putting Jason jarrett in the Yates 98 car at talladega in 2003, Kahne had in his contract with ford that he would get the next ford/Yates cup ride, this allowed Kahne to go to dodge and evernham who offered Kahne not just one start but a full season. Ford tried to grief in court but it was too late
Kasey had many years with flashes of brilliance behind the wheel. Kenny Francis was a crew chief for him for many years and although a very talented crew chief maybe the pairing of the two was too long. Many drivers were also afraid to admit to the effects of concussions as they would not be cleared by doctors to race. It's a very competitive sport and results have to be there and if you don't have all the right people and equipment around you the results will be less than desired. I always liked Kasey he was likeable, and appeared to be a very genuine person with everyone.
Strange question. Your voice sounds familiar. Do you have another TH-cam channel?
Yep, Kay Garcia was being quite a bully towards Avery Bottoms. But prior to Regan Smith's Talladega race, she found out Kasey retired. Therefore, Kay stopped bullying Avery, and their friends again. Poor Avery keeps getting bullied.
I'd love to see Kahne start a NASCAR team, he has a dirt racing team, Kasey Kahne Racing, it'd be cool to see him make a Truck entry and then see him occasionally run Eldora, or the K&N LVMS dirt track race.
There was a lawsuit between Farmer's Insurance and Hendrick Motorsports a couple of years ago that made the financials of the deal public. Between 2012-2014, there were bonus cash incentives for wins, top 5 in points, poles, etc. When they renewed for 2015 and beyond those incentives were removed, and Hendrick just received the money to put Farmer's on the car, nothing more. Although it was already declining, the performance definitely tanked during the second contract
www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/20747751/nascar-lawsuit-shows-anatomy-farmers-deal-hendrick-motorsports
Man my grandparents said that when I was a kid (2-3) I would watch kasey and he was my favorite driver until he retired, I was at Atlanta when he won and I was so happy, i miss me and my grandfather routing for our drivers (jr and kasey) no all I can do is hope for the big one to happen
I STILL have his old Evernham No. 9 Hat... and yes, a lot of it had to do with bad teams and bad equipment, which possibly foreshadows his career decline....
Hendrick’s mistake, not hiring keselowski
Why did Hendrick get rid of Kyle Busch? Look what he has done since.
Helllll no . Brad k has underperformed honestly 1 championship in that great equipment ? He’s a cry baby that’s his issue wahh my life is so tough
David T look at kasey kahne, he was an epic fail, Hendrick has been in a slump for years, I hope they get the ship righted so that Jimmie can go out on top
jay capp It’s Toyota... that’s why.
You should also do the rising of a team or driver like furniture row or maybe in the future Ross Chastain
Two main things stick out to me when assessing Kahne: He NEVER had a Crew Chief who was good at Strategizing AND His Restarts Royally SUCKED! When He went to HMS, i was hoping His RESTART issue would be Addressed and fixed--but it Never was!
wow imagine Kasey got a chance to drive the 41 this season with Stewart Haas being as good as they have been, i think that def could’ve revived his career a little
Except, he would be sidelined, with a Kase of the Dehydrations, for Stewart-Haas, instead. Quite the Kahneundrum. Oh, okay. The idea, is, so he can have Dehydration Hallucinations and run Stewart the hell, over. Good idea and a potentially viral one, at that. If Stewart is part of a Video, which achieves "Viral" status, i wonder if said Video would be referred to, as "This Video Done Went Tantrum", what with his temper tantrums and all.
It really happened after his concussion (I’m guessing) at louden 2013
In 5 years you'll be doing this exact same video on Kyle Larson and I'll be watching it
Bro... that's crazy lol i had thought of this also
I always wondered if he was doing research and development when he was driving the 5 for Hendrick
He got scared. Look at the wreck in New Hampshire and the interview Dr. Jerry Punch did with him. Kasey was in a different dimension. He got his bell rung and all it takes is that one time
I remember that crash.
Kasey was electrifying to watch at Skagit Speedway when he was in sprint cars.
I feel bad Kasey Kahnes career went wrong. He should have won way more races and was a champion caliber drivers. His teams in cups weren't always on top nor was he always the main focus. I honestly think he would of been a contender with the right team and crew. His talent went to waste after 2011. He was strong at HMS from 2012-2014 but things clearly didn't go well after that.Kasey Kahne is a great driver and he's probably one of the most under rated drivers we've seen and his fall is ultimately down to bad management
When he had a good car which was rare but when he did he would put it in the wall or he would get caught up by someone like danica . i just think he found it hard in the shadow of the other three. Big names, nascar royalty. Like someone said and i have seen in outlaws he is a jet....a talented driver just not one of the best
When he switched from Dodge to chevy