This was nothing compared to 1998 though, still it is pretty cool to see evernham AND Hendrick do something to the car they managed from afar. Props to them.
[My opinon has changed years ago, this reply is no longer valid] -Crowning champions before the season ends [because of a score so high that it's impossible to beat by the end of the final race] kinda devalues the championship itself.-
Yep, so they were just having a little fun. Mathematically, Jeff needed to finish in a certain position or higher to clinch, but there were already enough cars out of the race at that point that he clinched the Winston Cup. The 1995 season truly marked Jeff Gordon as one of the greatest of all time, because he dethroned The Intimidator. That's certainly no easy task. We probably would've gotten a part 2 of their Championship battle in 1996, but after Dale Earnhardt got injured at Talladega, he wasn't the same the rest of the year. Also, Terry Labonte's consistency in 1996 ultimately outdid Jeff Gordon.
this system is alot better now you have to have a good car at homestead not great cars and races and have the cup in the bag three months before the season ends drivers wanted it its not about best driver its about being good at the end of important races not locking a champion in mid august
Nicky D How the fuck is that a good thing? You can literally win every race in the season, come runner up at homestead, and you can still lose the championship. How the hell is this good? Champions aren't crowned by skill anymore, there crowned by luck. Honestly, Id be fine with the origanal chase format from 2004 if they just changed up the race schedule for the chase each year. 2014, Gordon and Brad are dominant all year long. Yet a years worth of work is thrown in the trash because newman dumps larson to make it to miami. Freaking newman, was a mediocre driver all year long and yet almost stole the fucking title from harvick, who also ran well all year long. Its beyond me why anybody thinks it's entertaining to watch a years worth of work thrown out the window because of something that wasn't even your fault. Oh, you've won 4 races this year, have had zero DNF's, and been dominant all year long? You're out because a mediocre driver run over somebody in the final turn of the race, and because of an incident the week before. By the way, he beat you by a single point. Opps Oh, you've also won 4 races this year? You came within inches of winning the 500? Out because you blew an engine at talladega. You miss half the regular season, but amass 4 wins and bare get into the top 30 in points to make it to the chase. You go on to win the title. Is this how we crown champions? Whats the point of running the first 12 races if you can just bounce back. Why even bother? Whats the point? You tell me the point of doing so, if you can just grab a few wins and make it into the top 30 in points. Ill wait.
I remember watching this live. Of all the useless things I remember, Jeff Gordon later said "I thought about the pit and said, wait, am I even safe out here?" Back when NASCAR was good.
I kinda think that since there's a Chase now, if NASCAR went back to this format there would be an uproar. I agree with you, the original Chase was fine, just needed to change the tracks up a little bit.
It's hard to know what to call "Nascar" nowadays! With all the pacified crybabies out there, with their fancy "packages", car-wise, you could almost call it a nursery! I'm not saying that all the drivers fit into that category, but some of 'em do! They gotta cry about this, bawl about that, and whimper about something else! It's ridiculous!!!
The only way I can see this happening today is if three of the final four crash out early in Homestead and one guy just has to ride around for the rest of the race.
a system where the points are reset numerous times near the end of the season and the championship-eligible drivers are narrowed down from 16 to 12 to 8 to 4 then those 4 are the only ones who can win the cup at the final race. Everyone is still racing on track though.
@@VGF80 the Chase just happened to be a ton of Jimmie's greatest tracks. I consider him having 3 championships at the most. Can't deny him his 84 wins, though.
This wouldn't go over well with people today. But they'd already clinched championship by starting the race and it was Rick Hendrick 1st title, so it was all done in good spirit.
K Ben24 I thought Jeff still had to finish in a certain position to clinch, though. It wasn't like he had to contend for the win, but like 34th or something.
I think there is still a rather large portion of NASCAR fans that would prefer this. And an even larger portion that would start watching again, if it was a true championship again, instead of the last race being the only one that matters all season long lol.
Anyone else miss the better times? Not just in nascar, but in life. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about how we will never get those times back.
I think all sports should have moments like this, when amateurs have to do certain tasks/participate in a certain way. So we as fans can fully appreciate just how good the pros are!!
Back in the day when drivers realized that finishing the race was more important than winning it. I feel like we need a chase still just to give more motive for the first 26 race, but it should be off consistency. Top 5's/Top 10's should go just as far as wins do.
Dale Earnhardt won the race, but Jeff Gordon won the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship by 34 points over Earnhardt. Speaking of clinching championships with a race or two to go, if Martin Truex Jr. leaves Bristol on Saturday Night with a 121-point lead or more, he will be the 2017 regular season champion. The most points they give out in a race is 60 (if you manage to win both Stages 1 and 2, then win the race with 10-10-40). He currently has a 129-point lead over Larson. Truex Jr. will be the 2017 Regular Season champion and get those 15 playoff points.
Regular season champion is as good as saying the redskins are preseason champions. It means nothing. What's bullshit about it though, If there wasn't a chase and being forced to run close, he'd probably win the title this year.
He'll actually secure the regular season championship with 119 points as Truex will guarantee himself one point in each race just for starting the race. Truex is almost set to make the championship 4 regardless but my money is on Larson winning it all.
NewscasterNews4 true.i am no fan of the chase but trex did race hard for those stage points right off the bat and I won't be surprised if they make the difference come homestead.
I think it was awesome. Ray Evernham will really put you to work if you work for him, so it was nice to see them have a little fun and blow off some steam.
ohhhh, well in F1 in 2017 Hamilton has won the championship with like 3 or 4 races left to go, they didn't pit him like this, but he just didn't bother winning at all, he was constantly running 3rd etc. he does this every year
They also don't refuel in formula 1 anymore, I almost miss when they did. You didn't need to watch the pit stops in slomotion, to see what was happening.
I was just imagining the driver hitting the gas as the put crew was trying to put the wheel on causing it to spin uncontrollably and break every bone in his hand and arm. I thought that's what they meant by the title as I was watching this long session.
I remember watching nascar growing up. At that time I was JG24 fan. I haven’t watched it years. I see a lot of people saying that this was nascar was better. What’s the difference from then and now?
They throw a mandatory caution twice a race. They award points to 1st through 10th each time those cautions come out. NASCAR calls them "Stages." Also, NASCAR introduced the Playoffs a few years back. 16 drivers get to compete for the champion in the last 10 races. Most of the 16 are drivers who automatically advanced to the playoffs by winning a race. Every 3 races in the Playoffs, the 4 lowest points-getters are eliminated. When the final race rolls around, the 4 drivers who survived the Playoffs race for the championship. Whichever of the 4 finishes the highest in this 1 race, wins the championship.
friskynixon - so gone are the days of the best driver winning? Also that seems to take away strategy. I remember when I watched it,teams had to make hard decisions. Do we pit or stay out. 2 tires or 4. How much fuel. Am I right?
In fact, Matt Crafton won the truck championship last year under the playoff system by not winning a race. So the best driver may or may not win depending on how things play out in the Playoffs. And yeah, strategy is gone for many races, especially Sonoma and the Glen.
Its auto racing.... manners extent to not spinning people out. Who cares if someone takes a long Pitstop? A long pitstop is considered *awful* in any autosport. If anything it *is* manners because they are letting people pass them.
@@brianschaffer9220 maybe people dont care about those sports kid. And yes, it IS better than having a "Race for the chase" bullshit that literally resets progress. Thats like going 8-0 all season. Then getting reset to 0-0, losing your first match back and now you're ineligible for playoffs 😂 its fucking stupid, yet here you are championing it like a butthurt child.
Basically, Gordon just needed to avoid finishing last and lead no laps to ensure that he would win the title. If he led even ONE lap, he would clinch the championship no matter what happened. When Ken Schrader dropped out with a faulty engine on lap 92, it was over. Since they would win the championship guaranteed, they had a little fun allowing Ray Everham the CREW chief to change a tire on Jeff Gordon's car. Sometimes, when you know you've won, it's fun to win in style. :D
Wow even though they won the championship haha why not have a little fun on the last race of the season. They knew they already had the championship locked up and they weren't really going for the win I think so yea why not haha. But Jeff when he won his 4 championships he didn't really secure the championship until what 3 races or 2 races remaining? I know I read that his first championship he wasn't able to clinch it but still won it by about 30 points to mark Martin and then in 2001 he was able to secure it with 1 race remaining but we all know why though for that race. Then what 97 and 98 3 races remaining I believe? Then in 04 idk how quickly he could of secured it but I know in 07 everyone was saying he pretty much had it locked up by about the middle of summer. I think he fully secured it under the old points system with about maybe 5 races remaining maybe 4 he was running extremely well in 07 especially during the chase had Jimmy not of won 4 races in a row during the chase he might of won the championship but I feel it's because of that, that's what cost Gordon the championship.
When Richard petty step out of his car for the last time. Everyone would eventually turn their attention to Jeff Gordon. They believed Jeff would become the new master of Nascar. But when the chase came Jeff lost 3 potential championships and the crown would be snatched off him by the ferocious Pandora's box that is Jimmie Johnson. Little did Jeff know that Jimmie would over throw him and THE next superstar of Nascar by winning a total of 7 championships under the despised "chase for the cup". To this day, fans believe Jeff is the true 7 time champion and that Jimmie is nothing more than a lucky hoax who is really a 3 time champion incapable of performing 5 in a row without a points reset. And that's the story of the downfall of Jeff Gordon.
I'd like to see the chase cut out. there'd be a lot less points racing and a lot more going fast. maybe you'd get a mark martin type points racing but everyone else would just want to win the actual race. and stop doing cautions at stages, just give out the points if you're gonna do them at all.
You mean where the last 3 races mean absolutely nothing when someone dominates a season? Where else does that happen in any organization with a season format, and has any significance? So you'd like it if the MLB, NHL, NFL, and NBA did that?
@@brianschaffer9220 Motorsports are not ball sports. Stop trying to compare completely different sports. What ball sport has the worst players compete in a playoff? None. The chase sucks, always has.
You are kinda right. Ken Schrader which was a teammate had a "experimental" Chevrolet engine in his car which they said blew up on the first lap. Earnhardt was also running the same development engine that dominated the race that day. So it be hard to believe Ken would go for any shenanigans like that but you never know.
The Greek it wasn’t ken Schrader it was the #58 car. Hendrick brought an extra car so that if the #24 wouldn’t start Gordon could still race, when the #24 went off fine, he had the #58 start and park to give extra points to the #24 (since he was then guaranteed not to finish last)
Wow that is interesting, I didn't know that and I was a big big time earnhardt fan then, still a historian and major collector. Learn something new everyday. Thanks
When you're so dominant that you don't even need to try anymore
This was nothing compared to 1998 though, still it is pretty cool to see evernham AND Hendrick do something to the car they managed from afar. Props to them.
Wish he'd used this crew in '97 - lose 3 more spots, and Dale Jarrett would've won THAT title, too! :->
I have never laughed harder
for real
[My opinon has changed years ago, this reply is no longer valid]
-Crowning champions before the season ends [because of a score so high that it's impossible to beat by the end of the final race] kinda devalues the championship itself.-
This was pretty much "Fuck it we've won the championship anyway"?
Yep, so they were just having a little fun. Mathematically, Jeff needed to finish in a certain position or higher to clinch, but there were already enough cars out of the race at that point that he clinched the Winston Cup. The 1995 season truly marked Jeff Gordon as one of the greatest of all time, because he dethroned The Intimidator. That's certainly no easy task. We probably would've gotten a part 2 of their Championship battle in 1996, but after Dale Earnhardt got injured at Talladega, he wasn't the same the rest of the year. Also, Terry Labonte's consistency in 1996 ultimately outdid Jeff Gordon.
Yup 😂
Back in the day when the championship went to the best driver. Not the luckiest.
A good time we will likely never see again :(
Because CLEARLY, the obvious.
this system is alot better now you have to have a good car at homestead not great cars and races and have the cup in the bag three months before the season ends drivers wanted it its not about best driver its about being good at the end of important races not locking a champion in mid august
Nicky D How the fuck is that a good thing? You can literally win every race in the season, come runner up at homestead, and you can still lose the championship. How the hell is this good?
Champions aren't crowned by skill anymore, there crowned by luck. Honestly, Id be fine with the origanal chase format from 2004 if they just changed up the race schedule for the chase each year.
2014, Gordon and Brad are dominant all year long. Yet a years worth of work is thrown in the trash because newman dumps larson to make it to miami. Freaking newman, was a mediocre driver all year long and yet almost stole the fucking title from harvick, who also ran well all year long. Its beyond me why anybody thinks it's entertaining to watch a years worth of work thrown out the window because of something that wasn't even your fault.
Oh, you've won 4 races this year, have had zero DNF's, and been dominant all year long? You're out because a mediocre driver run over somebody in the final turn of the race, and because of an incident the week before. By the way, he beat you by a single point. Opps
Oh, you've also won 4 races this year? You came within inches of winning the 500? Out because you blew an engine at talladega.
You miss half the regular season, but amass 4 wins and bare get into the top 30 in points to make it to the chase. You go on to win the title. Is this how we crown champions?
Whats the point of running the first 12 races if you can just bounce back. Why even bother? Whats the point? You tell me the point of doing so, if you can just grab a few wins and make it into the top 30 in points. Ill wait.
Nicky D yeah a system where you can win the first 35 races but blow an engine in the final race and lose the title is definitely a great one
I miss the old NASCAR when it was loud racing, happy people, and comedy.
Now it's just pure PC fantasy.
@@americascrewchief2004 in your mind, are you scarred of Bubba too? 🤣
@@kebab3703 I ain't scared of a man whose gonna rival Danica Patricks DNF count.
@@americascrewchief2004 Sounds like you are 🤣
@@americascrewchief2004 awwww you’re triggered.
I remember watching this live. Of all the useless things I remember, Jeff Gordon later said "I thought about the pit and said, wait, am I even safe out here?" Back when NASCAR was good.
"We need a little work. We're not championship caliber material yet." Lol. Amazing.
Can you imagine if someone from the pit team was allowed to just Ricky Bobby it the rest of the race?
Twirlypen PSN Reserve drover test time, maybe?
I wanna go fast
relief drivers are possible,,, but,,, need a nascar license to drive it.
Twirlypen PSN shake n bake
As long as they have a NASCAR license I don't see why they couldn't.
Ahhh back in the day when you could secure the championship in weeks, if not months, in advance.
Bobby Trill but but but the racing was so much better back then XD
automan224 oh don't worry I agree. I wish Nascar would go back to the old points system or the original chase format
Bobby Trill Agreed. I wish the old original but if we had to had the chase I would be fine with the original chase
If Truex Jr. has a 121+ point lead at the end of Saturday Night he will be the regular season champion and get the 15 playoff points.
I kinda think that since there's a Chase now, if NASCAR went back to this format there would be an uproar. I agree with you, the original Chase was fine, just needed to change the tracks up a little bit.
When Nascar was Nascar
It's hard to know what to call "Nascar" nowadays! With all the pacified crybabies out there, with their fancy "packages", car-wise, you could almost call it a nursery! I'm not saying that all the drivers fit into that category, but some of 'em do! They gotta cry about this, bawl about that, and whimper about something else! It's ridiculous!!!
@@ronaldshank7589 So when are you watching the next event? :'D
@@CooManTunes When it comes on in February.
No, this is the era that started it's death throws.
The only way I can see this happening today is if three of the final four crash out early in Homestead and one guy just has to ride around for the rest of the race.
it cant... today winning the nascar championship is more like winning the lotto, than actually being a true champion....
has been that was since they fucked nascar up with the chase bs....
what's the chase bs? from someone who doesnt watch nascar except the crash videos
a system where the points are reset numerous times near the end of the season and the championship-eligible drivers are narrowed down from 16 to 12 to 8 to 4 then those 4 are the only ones who can win the cup at the final race. Everyone is still racing on track though.
The chase is bull crap. Its a crapshoot. Consistency no longer matterz
Jeff won CHAMPIONSHIPS not point chases with bs formats schmormats.
#JG24ever
What do you think of Jimmie Johnson given your statement? An overrated lucky douche?
@@VGF80 the Chase just happened to be a ton of Jimmie's greatest tracks. I consider him having 3 championships at the most. Can't deny him his 84 wins, though.
@@thegoat1956 avtually true. also gordan would have 7 under pre chase crap. fact.
@@ablaylock4273 Truth!
@@DKStacker24 Johnson is a Darrel waltrip caliber driver. Im not saying that is bad by any means. If you know, you know.
nascar is so lame today they probably would suspend crew chief and car owner for doing that
True
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The Fury Commander lmao
@@thefurycommander1843 lmao
This wouldn't go over well with people today. But they'd already clinched championship by starting the race and it was Rick Hendrick 1st title, so it was all done in good spirit.
K Ben24 I thought Jeff still had to finish in a certain position to clinch, though. It wasn't like he had to contend for the win, but like 34th or something.
He had to finish 41st or better so he only had to be ahead of 2 cars... and he finished in 32nd
Ben Simiele I see. Yeah, I think after 2 guys fell out of the race, it was all fun from there.
I think there is still a rather large portion of NASCAR fans that would prefer this. And an even larger portion that would start watching again, if it was a true championship again, instead of the last race being the only one that matters all season long lol.
Redslayer86 playoffs are a joke in nascar along with stages.
Wow these are some cool camera angles! Like POV of one of the pitcrew guys changing the tires. Especially for 1995
Back in the day sports was really creative lol
Anyone else miss the better times? Not just in nascar, but in life. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about how we will never get those times back.
I Do.
I love the idea of just a random group of guys doing the final pit stop in a Nascar race.
You will never see this happen ever again
Still better than most ARCA pit crews.
Still faster than the all female crew
@@Boostedbakon damn you must get all the chicks
Most of the Arca teama don't have enough funding to get a professional pit crew.
Ah yes. The 90s. Good times were had by all.
An unusual decision, but with the title in the bag, might as well have a little fun while you are at it.
Moments like this were just as entertaining to watch, more so than the races at Miami in recent years
It sure gave their sponsor logos more airtime, lol
That outta be your kodak moment of Gordon's '95 season.
That was probably the last time Rick Hendrick ever cleaned a windshield.
I think all sports should have moments like this, when amateurs have to do certain tasks/participate in a certain way. So we as fans can fully appreciate just how good the pros are!!
Always feels good to be doing so good you can afford to fuck with the competition
Back in the day when drivers realized that finishing the race was more important than winning it. I feel like we need a chase still just to give more motive for the first 26 race, but it should be off consistency. Top 5's/Top 10's should go just as far as wins do.
Dale Earnhardt won the race, but Jeff Gordon won the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship by 34 points over Earnhardt. Speaking of clinching championships with a race or two to go, if Martin Truex Jr. leaves Bristol on Saturday Night with a 121-point lead or more, he will be the 2017 regular season champion. The most points they give out in a race is 60 (if you manage to win both Stages 1 and 2, then win the race with 10-10-40). He currently has a 129-point lead over Larson. Truex Jr. will be the 2017 Regular Season champion and get those 15 playoff points.
as long as it isn't Kyle bush, i'm fine with who wins
Regular season champion is as good as saying the redskins are preseason champions. It means nothing. What's bullshit about it though, If there wasn't a chase and being forced to run close, he'd probably win the title this year.
spongebelt as he should being the most dominant car this year. It's a shame the first 26 races are basically irrelevant now
He'll actually secure the regular season championship with 119 points as Truex will guarantee himself one point in each race just for starting the race. Truex is almost set to make the championship 4 regardless but my money is on Larson winning it all.
NewscasterNews4 true.i am no fan of the chase but trex did race hard for those stage points right off the bat and I won't be surprised if they make the difference come homestead.
This is almost the reverse of Ricky Bobby’s first race.
That's how dominant Jeff Gordon was. Anyone remember trex?
I remember having one of those hats...man I'm getting old!
Things like this will never happen again. Back when it was good to watch, racing was fun
Not even a Gordon fan and that was a blast to watch lol
Love how much fun everyone's having here
You know he had a huge lead when Rick Hendrick decided to help pit the car
"We aren't championship caliber yet" -Ray Evernham (Crew Chief of The Championship Winning Team in 1995)
90's had the best racing, ... Formula 1 went to shit after 2000's
Goku Black straight facts
2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 F1 seasons were great? What you talking about Willis.
Brandon also 2010
Alejandro Miranda I didn’t follow up on the 2010 season that much but I’m sure it was great! It’s just past few years have been dull.
there's a reason for that
With the new elimination style system in place, we'll never get to see Jeff do the same thing for any of the Hendrick cars.
They can have helmet cams on the pit crew in 1995 but not 2017. hmmmm
MrWolfSnack they do have them today usually while fox has coverage
Since they didn't have GoPros in 1995, I wonder how big that camera was on the tireman's helmet.
I would love to see you do one with Shawna Robinson's all female pit crew from the 2003 Truck race @ Texas.
Or I can send you a link to the 240p footage already online: th-cam.com/video/yHvT0KZlDlY/w-d-xo.html
friskynixon 240p 😩💦
720p? th-cam.com/video/Cna2_ixZCJc/w-d-xo.htmlm
A 25 second 2 tire pit stop. Wooow
That car is so iconic
This is such a fun clip to watch.
Add that to the list of things that can never happen again in NASCAR
I think it was awesome. Ray Evernham will really put you to work if you work for him, so it was nice to see them have a little fun and blow off some steam.
Gordon decided to take it easy, he knew he already had the championship secured.
*Can someone explain why this pitstop is unusual, I am used to ~2.2 second pit stops of F1 cars*
The team owner, chief mechanic, and crew chief all pitted the car for fun because the championship had already been won.
Most pit stops in NASCAR last around 13 seconds not 39
ohhhh, well in F1 in 2017 Hamilton has won the championship with like 3 or 4 races left to go, they didn't pit him like this, but he just didn't bother winning at all, he was constantly running 3rd etc. he does this every year
They also don't refuel in formula 1 anymore, I almost miss when they did. You didn't need to watch the pit stops in slomotion, to see what was happening.
How do they not refuel? Racing hybrids now hahaha
I was 5 years old 😩 god it looks so old compared to today. NASCAR 98’ 😭
This was the first year that I watched every race and the first year I was able to go too, back when NASCAR was fun. I don't watch anymore.
He really did do a great job with that windshield.
He didn't care, he won the Championship that year, and I was 2 years old
Wasn’t Chad Knaus on this team?
The air hose just sitting there and no body moving it was driving me crazy
I can't believe this was 25 years ago. They were the best. Before all this chase non sense, there was the rainbow warriors
It may not have been the most exciting system, but the best driver for the whole season won the championship.
I was just imagining the driver hitting the gas as the put crew was trying to put the wheel on causing it to spin uncontrollably and break every bone in his hand and arm. I thought that's what they meant by the title as I was watching this long session.
If you had Wonder bread and Powerade sponsoring you, you would piss excellence
The loving 90s.
One year later, didn't Chad Knaus hurt them in a late stop?
Ah that's cool. I've never seen that before
2:06 evernham, " I had a little problem with the gun!". Same thing he said when he was boinking the redhead.
that's awesome, they don't do it like that anymore. wish we could rewind time.
SUCH AN UNUSUAL PIT STOP
Hey look, A championship points set up that wasn't utter Bullshit!
"As the sun starts to go down" 😂
The first of HMS 12 to date season titles in the Cup series...
Had to remove the traction control equipment out of the rear axles before inspection.
I remember watching nascar growing up. At that time I was JG24 fan. I haven’t watched it years. I see a lot of people saying that this was nascar was better. What’s the difference from then and now?
They throw a mandatory caution twice a race. They award points to 1st through 10th each time those cautions come out. NASCAR calls them "Stages." Also, NASCAR introduced the Playoffs a few years back. 16 drivers get to compete for the champion in the last 10 races. Most of the 16 are drivers who automatically advanced to the playoffs by winning a race. Every 3 races in the Playoffs, the 4 lowest points-getters are eliminated. When the final race rolls around, the 4 drivers who survived the Playoffs race for the championship. Whichever of the 4 finishes the highest in this 1 race, wins the championship.
friskynixon - so gone are the days of the best driver winning? Also that seems to take away strategy. I remember when I watched it,teams had to make hard decisions. Do we pit or stay out. 2 tires or 4. How much fuel. Am I right?
In fact, Matt Crafton won the truck championship last year under the playoff system by not winning a race. So the best driver may or may not win depending on how things play out in the Playoffs. And yeah, strategy is gone for many races, especially Sonoma and the Glen.
They could have baked a pizza for him in that time. Where are the manners
Its auto racing.... manners extent to not spinning people out.
Who cares if someone takes a long Pitstop? A long pitstop is considered *awful* in any autosport. If anything it *is* manners because they are letting people pass them.
This would be such a illegal pit stop today
Always was a Bill Elliott fan and “hated” the Rainbow Warriors because they were so dominant. NASCAR used to be fun to watch.
Cars sounded so much better back then when they actually had some HP.
Double shiny windshield please?
Bring this Atlantia back not the cookie cutter design of Texas and Vegas.
Yes, I miss that old Atlanta layout too, just another track that Bruton Smith and SMI screwed up like Bristol and Texas.
This is what is missing from NASCAR, character and doing things your way.
When it was Winston
Pit stop with the stars?
ajwasp I would give anything to see Kyle Busch change tires off a stock car
This seems like something you would do in practice for fun not during a professional race
If I'm looking at this there is 7 members over the wall and the official does nothing
The good old days when Championships went to the driver that kicked ass all season long.
Ray is the MAN
Aww the good ol days. Back when the best team all season long won the title.
Why do you like that? Why don't you bitch about that in baseball, football...or any other organization that has a playoff format?
Why do you like that? Why don't you bitch about that in baseball, football...or any other organization that has a playoff format?
@@brianschaffer9220 maybe people dont care about those sports kid. And yes, it IS better than having a "Race for the chase" bullshit that literally resets progress.
Thats like going 8-0 all season. Then getting reset to 0-0, losing your first match back and now you're ineligible for playoffs 😂 its fucking stupid, yet here you are championing it like a butthurt child.
*Hey Rick!*
Yup, Jeff?
That's the shittiest windshield wipe I've ever had!
I remember this live.
Shield your eyes, you can see ads for Tobacco.
This will never ever happen in modern day NASCAR racing.
Basically, Gordon just needed to avoid finishing last and lead no laps to ensure that he would win the title. If he led even ONE lap, he would clinch the championship no matter what happened.
When Ken Schrader dropped out with a faulty engine on lap 92, it was over. Since they would win the championship guaranteed, they had a little fun allowing Ray Everham the CREW chief to change a tire on Jeff Gordon's car.
Sometimes, when you know you've won, it's fun to win in style. :D
He actually lead one lap before Schraders problems
Anyone else just get this in their recommended
Wow even though they won the championship haha why not have a little fun on the last race of the season. They knew they already had the championship locked up and they weren't really going for the win I think so yea why not haha. But Jeff when he won his 4 championships he didn't really secure the championship until what 3 races or 2 races remaining? I know I read that his first championship he wasn't able to clinch it but still won it by about 30 points to mark Martin and then in 2001 he was able to secure it with 1 race remaining but we all know why though for that race. Then what 97 and 98 3 races remaining I believe? Then in 04 idk how quickly he could of secured it but I know in 07 everyone was saying he pretty much had it locked up by about the middle of summer. I think he fully secured it under the old points system with about maybe 5 races remaining maybe 4 he was running extremely well in 07 especially during the chase had Jimmy not of won 4 races in a row during the chase he might of won the championship but I feel it's because of that, that's what cost Gordon the championship.
Well the bottom line of this post is that Jeff Gordon deserves 7 championships lol
Yep I saw an article under the old points system he would of had 7 and maybe could of been the only driver to hit 8 championships
When Richard petty step out of his car for the last time. Everyone would eventually turn their attention to Jeff Gordon. They believed Jeff would become the new master of Nascar. But when the chase came Jeff lost 3 potential championships and the crown would be snatched off him by the ferocious Pandora's box that is Jimmie Johnson. Little did Jeff know that Jimmie would over throw him and THE next superstar of Nascar by winning a total of 7 championships under the despised "chase for the cup".
To this day, fans believe Jeff is the true 7 time champion and that Jimmie is nothing more than a lucky hoax who is really a 3 time champion incapable of performing 5 in a row without a points reset.
And that's the story of the downfall of Jeff Gordon.
I'd like to see the chase cut out. there'd be a lot less points racing and a lot more going fast. maybe you'd get a mark martin type points racing but everyone else would just want to win the actual race. and stop doing cautions at stages, just give out the points if you're gonna do them at all.
You mean where the last 3 races mean absolutely nothing when someone dominates a season? Where else does that happen in any organization with a season format, and has any significance? So you'd like it if the MLB, NHL, NFL, and NBA did that?
@@brianschaffer9220 Motorsports are not ball sports. Stop trying to compare completely different sports. What ball sport has the worst players compete in a playoff? None. The chase sucks, always has.
@@brianschaffer9220 i don't want points significance i want winning significance.
What's unusual in this pit? Sorry, but I'm new in this type of races.
Non-crew members were pitting the car
@@NascarNixon ty for fast answer
LOL the owner of the car cleaning the windshield.
*playing level one with the beginning weapon after winning the game*
"Well, alright we got a little work to do" 😆
LOL. How many laps are left....
Back when Nascar was fun.
Are you 4 real alright Rick you don't see , joe gibbs doing that
I Love Team Hendrick!!
I fully rescind any comments I made under this video defending the current championship points format.
Imagine if something similar happens in f1
Lewis at Hockenheim
Duckuyne he was lucky that there was a safety car
@@lgs4692 true
Still better than Jimmy's crew in 2010
Fun fact Hendrick ran a start and park car in this race just to get Gordon extra points and provide a backup ride if the car wouldn’t start
You are kinda right. Ken Schrader which was a teammate had a "experimental" Chevrolet engine in his car which they said blew up on the first lap. Earnhardt was also running the same development engine that dominated the race that day. So it be hard to believe Ken would go for any shenanigans like that but you never know.
The Greek it wasn’t ken Schrader it was the #58 car. Hendrick brought an extra car so that if the #24 wouldn’t start Gordon could still race, when the #24 went off fine, he had the #58 start and park to give extra points to the #24 (since he was then guaranteed not to finish last)
Wow that is interesting, I didn't know that and I was a big big time earnhardt fan then, still a historian and major collector. Learn something new everyday. Thanks