The Greatest Pass in Racing History
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- You've seen it, I've seen it, we've all seen it... so let's talk about it.
To all of my subscribers, new and old, I very much appreciate your support!
To the rest of you, I hope you get coal.
I've just launched a new merch store with all kinds of new designs, as well as some old favorites! Click the link to check it out: elly-productio...
Credits: pastebin.com/v...
#nascar #racing #rosschastain #hailmelon
2:21 That's one reason I love Ross, he's still got his social graces. Still calls people "sir" and "ma'am", he's humble, and he's fun to watch!!
Reminds me of another driver who scraped his way to NASCAR.
@@andrewwinslow9315Mark Martin?
Funnily enough, I know several V8 Supercars team owners. I said "Thank you sir" to Roland Dane who used to own and run Triple Eight/Red Bull Ampol Chev. He laughed and said "Mate you don't have to call me "sir.""
Don't use sir with me, my dad's at home.
@@williamdowling7718 I'm not from America, could you explain what that means please? Is he telling him off or is it a respect thing?
"What was he thinking in this moment?... home, in the watermelon fields..." that gave me chills
"Hail Melon" is the "Pass In The Grass" of this century. I don't think we'll ever see a spectacular move like that ever again.
I'd argue that the "pass in the grass" is overhyped, Dale didnt actually pass anyone. He just kept it together real well.
@@musewolfman Yeah, it should be called "The Save In The Grass" in my opinion. I think the reason why people call it "Pass In The Grass" it's because it rhymes.
@@musewolfman The real "pass in the grass" was Mike Skinner's off track expedition at Texas in 2001.
@@jacobevenson8702Dale actually passed someone in the grass at Riverside I think. Two candidates
Bros putting out high quality videos like it’s going out of style.
(Edit): I’m an idiot. “As frequently as the sun goes down” was me trying to use a metaphor. No wonder I failed English.
thats how youtube works
Im wondering if it's a team
@@ticcytoccy69420 It isn't though? Have you ever noticed that there are plenty of youtubers who make good videos months inbetween? The fuck lmao
... in antarctica
fr
that transition at 9:39 left me speechless, holy crap.
dude its perfect lmao
I really hope Ross Chastain sees this video down the road its absolutely crazy and incredible how much his career has transformed into one of the most talented drivers in NASCAR today.
Nascar was Nobody sport to me until i found MELON MAN!!!😂
It literally doesn't matter how many times I watch this pass or a video about it, I get chills every time. Just plain legendary.
Bro did track cutting, wall riding, and impromptu PIT maneuvers. Basically, he's just a gamer. A _professional_ gamer.
True
"Florida Man drives car straight into wall to make it into championship race"
As a fan, I find it literally impossible to dislike Ross Chastain. I actually LAUGH every time I see that pass. It is literally one of the most insanely ridiculous things I've ever seen. It was a stupid idea that turned out to be pure genius. That one move probably got him more fans than any single race has ever made people fans of any other racer in the history of motorsports.
not only was the move just plain awesome, but rick allen, dale jr, and jeff burtons excitement in the booth really sell it
rick allens "take a look at what he did!" will probably be one of the most memorable and iconic calls in nascar history
Crazy how things come full circle, like Ross getting his first professional ride in a car that was vacated by his future boss
I just think that's perfect. It came full circle for him and I love it
@@AlphaHumphreyI’m sure Justin Marks loves it too
octavarium from dream theater proving itself again lol
In the words of EMPLemon, if you watch NASCAR for long enough, everything comes full circle
Wonderful documentary, thank you, as an F1 fan Europe-side, whole world saw this wall-ride move (including F1 drivers tweeting e.g. Alonso and others) and I know a little about Nascar but had no idea of this guy's history. Thanks for sharing it. Wonderful to see the 'anti-hero' succeed! btw I have no doubt that wall-riding will be disallowed in future, doesn't take anything away from what he did though.
F1 would be way more interesting if they changed the rules every season. And I don't mean arbitrary shit. I mean stuff like: No spoilers. Different engine types. Different types of tire width. Imagine the type of competition and development we would see.
@@theothertonydutch no team would agree to that shit. Do you have any idea how much money it costs to develop the fucking car? They're not gonna say "oh yeah we spent millions on this completely new and different car, let's do that again every year..."
@@adenkyramud5005 obviously yeah they'd never agree to that
but it'd still be fun to watch if they did tho lol
@@theothertonydutchthat would be the same as putting Porsche 919 LMP1 car against a Rally car and a motorbike. Each series need to have their standards, you can’t allow teams to build whatever the hell they want
Yeah. The blandness of Sky's broadcast of Mexico essentially made me ignore F1 for the last 20 laps of that race. Then I was just stunned.
this move was the highlight of the race, nobody remembers the actual winners but everyone remembers this moment, when he just put the door to the wall and the pedal to the floor to make the cut for the championship.
His nickname is also Really hilarious and rememberable too. THE MELON MAN 🍉
I never watched nascar a day in my life until I seen the move chastain pulled off I instantly became a fan and started searching you tube for videos of the history on the sport. And your content is by far the most supreme of them all. Continue onward brother and may god bless you (:
Check out slapshoes and emplemon has a couple absolutely top tier essays on Dale Earnhardt
@@EmoDKTsuchiya emp's Dale video puts a tear in my eye everytime.
I had a spate of watching races from the 50's to the 70's a while back. Those guys (and a few girls) had balls, they were basically in road cars with a few bits of scaffolding welded in for rollover protection.
EmpLemon's Dale Earnhardt documentary is one of the best documentaries I ever seen. If not the best. Watched 3 or 4 times and still gives me goosebumps
I’ve become a huge fan of Ross over the last 2 seasons. Guy is gritty, self made, and has earned everything he has in this sport. He is one of the bright spots in a sport that is blighted by egregious nepotism. That Cup championship will be coming soon.
The pacing of information in this video kept me engaged throughout the whole thing, and when the end credits rolled around I was surprised to see 20 minutes had gone by! Incredible editing as well, awesome video man!
You're making the kind of content I and many others have always wanted, keep up the good work!
9:38 the smoothest transition in youtube history
I love the style of editing and presentation in this video. To me it is very reminiscent of Emplemon nascar videos, and I rewatch those periodically. This is another one I'll probably rewatch from time to time. Great job man.
you might also like Summoning Salt (who inspired Emplemon imo) just about video game speadrunning
@@greatcanadianmoose3965 it’s funny you mention that, because both Emp & SS have said they’re inspired by Jon Bois. They all make awesome videos with similar styles!
Been keeping up with your content since last year. Good to see you finally get the recognition you deserve!
This is the content NASCAR fans need
This is the first video I was recommended from you, and I love this style of content.
You have a serious editing talent. Instantly subscribed.
Keep up the good work.
Totally agree DannyB
I loved what he did even though I knew nothing about racing, but knowing that he just barely beat his rival with this literal video game move just makes it all the more badass.
This move turned me from someone who liked Ross Chastain to my FAVORITE driver.
A never-say-die pass that reminded me of something Earnhardt Sr would do. Love it!
Amazingly done, love the backstory and context that leads up to “the pass”. Ross’s season was incredible considering a new team and relative inexperience. I’ve been a fan since the BKR days and although he had lots of rough patches, I still love him
FUN FACT: All of the Championship 4 drivers from 2022 were from small towns
Still unbelievable every time I see it... Great job!
"Good ole beatin' and bangin' and roughin' em up!"
I'm going to do that at Homecoming this year
That was a great story! good story telling and plenty of info tucked in.... you deserve way more subs that you have.
I love the 2020 Darlington post-race interview because it shows how good Chastain is at the subtle mind games. Referring to Denny Hamlin as a future Cup champion is a back-handed way of highlighting his lack of championships and putting more pressure on Hamlin to go out and win one.
Ross Chastain, Daniel Suarez and Trackhouse Racing is my favorite driver and team combination!!! Go Trackhouse!!!
I got back into Nascar at the start of the 2020 season & watched until the last lap of COTA in 2022 without finsinf a driver I felt strongly enough go pull for. Witnessing Ross's first win & learning more about him I had found my driver. A handful of wins & a hail melon later I don't regret my choice! Hope to see him take home a checker in May ar Darlington when I attend my first IRL race.
Bro that BRISTOL TRANSITION WAS PERFECT!!!!
1 thing about his second big break with the 42 Xfinity car: he got the ride because while he was racing the 4 car, he was also driving people’s motor homes to the track. One of the guys that hired him was the owner of DC Solar. He liked him so much, that he decided to make him his full time motor home driver, and that led to him getting Chip to agree to put Ross in the 42 car for a few races. The Darlington race where he fought with Harvick is really where he first got noticed big time (he was invited to the Dale Jr download after that).
Loved the video, just thought that was a good bit to mention.
This is cinema. Incredible job. As a huge Chastain fan for several years thank you for putting together the best summary of his story, so far. Awesome job!
1:27 already made me want to subscribe, and wonder why this only has 29k views, top tier shit
Awesome video
I loved Ross
And now after that move I love him even more
He did the impossible
Truly a moment that will be remembered forever
Of all the videos i have sen about this move, This has to be by far one of the best. Not just about the overtake it's self. How it came to be, so many things had to happen for this moment and this for me says a lot of them, Very well made mate. Enjoyed every min, one in a million for this to happen. So many things came together in that moment. What a move.
Emplemon/SlapShoes quality video and storytelling my man, you've earned yourself another sub 👍
Even as an F1 fan, I gotta say that this guy has one of the best racing moments in history locked for the rest of time
Not sure you have to begin the sentence with “as an F1 fan”. You can just appreciate it. Not like you enjoying F1 changes anything.
I’m so glad I got into NASCAR this past year, I didn’t know who to root for at first, so I picked the car I thought looked best which at the time was Denny Hamlin. Ironically, some crazy watermelon farmer from Florida would win me over for the rest of the season with two wild wins at completely different tracks. The Hail Melon, Martinsville Miracle, Florida Man Full Send, whatever you want to call it, has solidified that Ross Chastain is the greatest racecar driver of the new generation. Sure he didn’t win the championship, but you can be damn sure he’s here to stay in this sport for a long time to come. Thanks for making this video and making me love Ross even more.
Welcome to our sport :)
Amazing video! Your content is top tier! Keep up the good work! 👊0
Edit: Just finished watching... Thank you for this masterpiece! I really hope you make it in this community! This was an amazingly well put together and crafted video. Best of luck to you man!
Great video! It shows just how hard it is to make it in Nascar. Big names crap on the younger guys. Ross earned his way in the hard way. He thinks outside the box. I love this guy, most exciting driver in a long time. What he did at Martinsville was amazing! It is one thing to do it in a video game, takes a whole different set of watermelons to actually do it.
The best part was the reaction from other drivers, they were laughing their asses off, well everyone but Larson, who called it embarrassing. Man was just mad Ross made it work when he failed.
I know you're a NASCAR youtuber but I would love to see a series where you just do a deep dive on insane moments from various sports because this content is movie quality dude.
Mike Skinner's 2001 pass in the grass at Texas is the greatest pass in NASCAR history. Nobody talks about it but I super stand by it, haha.
Wow. The production quality is through. The. Roof. This is amazing stuff, man. Keep up the good work!
This has the quality and feel of a slapshoes video great job
Great video. Just found your channel and you got some great videos. In 2018 Chastain did a Q and A at Chicagoland that we went too and my mom though he was Aric Almirola. Never knew he would become such a personality racing for championships
Just found your videos a few days ago and man I have to say, you are a great storyteller and your editing is great as well.
Playing "Watermelon Man" at the end made me laugh so hard
You just know denny was questioning if life was a simulation that night 😂
i started following chastain in 2017 when he was driving for JD motorsports in the xfinity series. I thought it was funny he drove the flex tape car, looked more into him and instantly saw talent in him. the 2018 darlington race hurt. Las vegas was unbelivable. kansas felt unreal. i still cant belive chastain is a 2x cup winner and a final four competetor. i cant even describe how proud i am of chastain and the entire #1 team this season. heres to more in the future. #presstheattack
1. You’re quickly becoming one of my favorite NASCAR/Racing TH-camrs. 2. I remember turning this race on RIGHT as he sent the car into turn three. I had just finished watching a yawner of a Grand Prix. Can’t remember anything about the GP, but I remember every second of the last 10 or so minutes of that Cup broadcast.
Mexico being dull helped a lot. It was a few laps before the end of Mexico that happened. Then it was just sitting stunned at what happened almost missing Verstappen winning.
I love how Larson criticized Chastain after the Martinsville race when he tried the same move and was just mad cause it didn't work.
I must say, this is the next big NASCAR TH-camr, these videos are amazing and entertaining!
Awesome video! I've taken a 14 year break since my favorite driver retired. This year, my interest has resurged, and it's helpful to get info like this on the drivers.
This was so very well done! Brilliant!
18:56 as a fan of both F1 and NASCAR, as well as a big Smoke fan, I particularly appreciated that Tony Stewart gag. Great video, bro. Looking forward to the next one.
This is a damn fine doc. And the subject worthy. Ross will be a champ.
My favourite part about the hail melon, is the shot of Denny Hamlin just standing next to his car because you can tell he is absolutely fuming
Ross has been racing in NASCAR a lot longer than most realize
Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic content.
This is one of my favorite videos of all time
Thats a subscribe from me dawg. Jesus that was good. I would love to see another, but from Denny's view, looking at just how ridiculously unlucky his season was. Us Hamlin fans were pain incarnate for a good chunk of the season.
The main character move.
As soon as the Indy race was over I ordered my #1 hat and became an Chastain Fan.
The fact that he was unable to win the title that year is such a painful thing to think about, not just for him but also for the entire Trackhouse team. Year 2, multiple wins, several top 5s/10s, the Hail Melon, and then being the runner up with a too-late storm to the front. Such a cruel ending to that magical season for Ross and company.
Earned a sub today. Very high quality content right here
My Uncle works for Trackhouse/Chip Ganassi. Back in 2015 I got to tour their shop and they keep all their winning cars in the exact shape they left the track in which was really cool. My uncle builds most of the carbon fiber components for the xfinity cars but I havent been in touch with him much the past few years so I don’t know much beyond that.
The true embodiment of Fuck It We Ball
What i think is most underated thing about that race at martinsville was christopher bell amazing clutch W that he pulled off in a must win scenario!
I don't watch Nascar, mostly cause I'm in Europe and it's not the easiest to find on TV. Also because the weird format and all the crashes is not quite what I like. But every fucking time I hear "you made the transfer man!" I get goosebumps. That shit was absolutely wild. Seriously That's some mad bullshit that only a Nascar driver could come up with. In a game with zero real consequences? Sure I'll do a lot of dumb shit just to try and get an advantage but to do that in real life? Madness. Pure and utter madness.
Hearing “do it, try it” when showing “the pass” is top tier
This is one of the best put together videos I have ever seen. Bravo
I’ve flown over Martinsville speedway a few times. Wonderful track and it’s fun to watch the race there sometimes. Not a huge NASCAR fan but it’s fun from time to time, great video 👍🏻
"I'm gonna do whats called a pro gamer move"
This video was incredible! Earned a subscriber
I absolutely love your use of some Super Mario Galaxy tracks in this vid. Both a nostalgia trip and a good choice of music!
It’s amazing how everything added up to that moment
Can we officially name Ross Chastain the God of corners?
Melon of Corners
9k subs with this production and entertainment?? i can see this channel blowing up soon.
You got me hooked from your high quality content. Keep it up!
ngl till this day I still rewatch that race, the impossible move. Kimi and Ross are the ones who will keep me watching this sport
This was well needed for the f1 fans that only opened nascar to see that pass
The BEST NASCAR video someone has put out there. The quality & production is amazing, and nothing is oversaturated. Greatly laid out, THANK YOU.
Hey Connor, new viewer here, I gotta say, I loved this video on Chastain and your music choice is absolutely fantastic
This is a great video, one of my favourites, definitely.
This is excellent. Seriously great videos and for someone like me who doesn't live in the States, it is very helpful to help me understand NASCAR.
I can't agree that this is the best pass. He said it himself in the post race interview, and I did it as well when I was a kid. "I did it on the GameCube," is what he admitted. We all did this on the GameCube.
this is one of my favorite NASCAR channels
hoyl shit this is THE video i wanted!!! A whole look at Chastain's Whole career!!!!
I love these videos so much. I watched several before subbing. I watch Nascar to keep my favorite teacher's memory alive.
He did this thing called Nascar Fridays, where we listened to heavy metal and watched Nascar all period. His favorite is Kyle Busch, if that tells you anything about his personality.
Your content has NO RIGHT to be this entertaining!! Keep it up!
Thank you!
Hooked. On. Every. Word. And I barely watch NASCAR! Great video, thumbs up, subscribed.
this is by far one of the greatest videos and channels on this platform. incredible job highlighting an incredible driver. much love!! go #1!!!
This earned a sub. Looking forward to more good storytelling.
That move was so ridiculous that even me, a guy from Germany who doesn't care about NASCAR at all, had seen and LOVED it.
Believe it or not, I'm really impressed with your presenting skills! You had me worried initially with the 20 min runtime in a subject I don't always feel interested in, but you kept my interest! Just wanted you to know that you're doing amazing and I can't wait to see what you do next. (I subbed)