2000s nascar is really nostalgic to me. I remember every time I went to my grandmas I would go hang out with my grandpa in the garage and watch nascar with him. He’d always have a pizza in the pizza oven. Miss you gramps
Plus Harvick's Atlanta win and Dale Jr wins at Dover and Talladega a year after Dale Sr's last win. Along with Bill getting the win at Homestead to end his long winless drought.
nascar at its absolute finest. the golden era of the sport. i was spoiled as hell to have grown up during this time. this decade of its history will forever be my favorite ❤️
I have such mixed feelings about the 2000's. It was great to see the sport get such mainstream popularity, and there were great moments, but it always felt like the geeky kid at school who suddenly got popular and didn't know how to handle it. Big money pulled it away from the things that made it popular and there were some serious growing pains that cost the sport (multi car team mergers, top 35 rule, cookie cutters, general costs via season ticket requirements etc). the sport got puled back by the big recession because it wasn't sustainable. NASCAR is making good strides now, with some cool and fun and different things while still appreciating the past. I'm more nostalgic for the Discovery Era of '85-'00 than the Mainstream Boom era.
It was quite the honor to be such a huge nascar fan in 90’s and early 00’s before they tried too hard. The chase and lack of unique drivers and personalities is what lost my interest
I was a NASCAR geek from birth (1992) since 2015 when I got tied up with other things in life. being a kid in the 2000s I was still picked on for being a NASCAR fan in school. to this day I still don't understand it
In my opinion 2002 was the pinnacle. The cars didn't have common templates, the points system was legit, the cars were fast and harder to drive, the competition was fierce, the drivers feared getting hurt and wouldn't make as many bonehead moves, old school racers were still out there winning races, sponsors were actual things that the general public knew of. The only thing missing was Dale Sr, but at that time he was still fresh on our minds. Yeah it wasn't perfect, there's some things that are better today. But over all, 2002 was lit.
I can agree with you on the common templates bit. Whilst the Cup cars at that point BORE ALMOST no semblance to their street legal counterparts, it was easy to tell what was a Chevy from a Pontiac and a Ford.
I can’t think of much that’s better now other than safety.. the commercials were better, the personalities and talent was better, the points system, the cars, the tracks (some pre paved like Daytona), only thing that’s superior is the advanced safety
@@minakoarisato4293 You do realize that MRN Radio provided various voice clips for the game, including this specific one that was used when racing the Daytona 500, right?
2001-A Salute to Dale 2002-Anyone can Win 2003-Goodbye Winston 2004-The Nextel Chase 2005-Farewell to the old Guard 2006-Young Blood Rookies 2007-The Car of Tomorrow 2008-June bug vs Shrub 2009-4 Time Jimmie Johnson
You ain't wrong, NASCAR in the 2000s was Awesome, even with the Boxy COT, Races were Phenomenal. And the Cars had Unrestricted 850 HP, and the Marketing for NASCAR Drivers was also Cool in the 2000s. And the Chase for the Championship from '04 - '13 was Awesome because Points Still Mattered back then even with 10 Races left Note: I started Watching NASCAR in 2005 when I was 8
Love the Jr stuff from 2004. From the pass in the Pepsi 400 to the interview after winning Talladega that cost him a legitimate chance at winning the championship that season.
This video got me feelin' some type of way. That Jeremy Mayfield commercial from 2002 was a running joke in my family for the longest time as I was a big fan of his when I first started watching NASCAR that season!
Dale Earnhardt was my hero. I was 11 in 2001 when Harvick won that race and as a 32 year old grown ass man I still cant watch the clip without tearing up. And it's the exact same with the 2001 Pepsi 400.
i was born in 2000 and my dad always watched nascar so of course being the brat child i was i had to hate it lol, only wish i knew how great it really was back then so i coulda watched it with him instead of staying in my room, he doesnt watch it too much anymore but maybe i can get him to watch some highlights from your channel with me sometime soon bc you always seem to have the best moments
I started watching NASCAR in 1994. It was awesome seeing it rise in popularity into the 2000s. Then after Dale Sr. died NASCAR started its terrible rule changes. And they didn't stop until they ruined the sport and now they can't even sell out Bristol.
The safety changes were needed and I'm sorry it took Earnhardt dying to wake them up to that. The Chase, while clearly inferior to the old points system wasn't really that bad. The biggest sin, the one NASCAR continues to commit is turning their backs on their southern hard-core fanbase to chase yankee and casual dollars. Am I against expansion? No, but Rockingham, North Wilksboro, those old perfectly good tracks that people loved were all sacrificed on the altar of greed.
@@kevinramsey417 The yellow line rule didn't improve safety. Changing how yellow flags worked didn't improve safety. They did give NASCAR even more ways to manipulate races though.
@@Astounding33 I'm sorry but racing it back to the yellow absolutely was dangerous. The white flag one has only recently gotten better but racing back to the line was bad
@@dennisbowen452 Crashes didn't happen racing back to the line. Changing how yellow flags worked allowed NASCAR to manipulate races to a ridiculous degree. Manipulation that started with the rule change, and got worse with every subsequent rule change.
When I was a little kid, my dad was always home on Sundays and I remember watching nascar and falling asleep on the couch to the sound of engines when I was about 5. This gives me such nostalgia since I'm 22 now.
When I watch this all I can hear is Wheezers - Memories. I have a tear of happiness remembering all the great times Ive had and will continue to have with my family watching this amazing sport.
Thank you for taking the time to make something like this. Pretty much grew up watching the sport and spent a lot of time at Daytona with my family and really enjoyed the sport during this time.
2006 was such a great year for me. I got my license, I was a junior in high school, and as a Harvick fan it was so exciting! I haven’t watched a race since 2011. The last one I went to was Talladega when Carl flipped into the fence.
Always will have a special place in my heart is the 2005 NASCAR season. It was my first full season as a young fan and Gordon winning the 05 500 made a Gordon fan for life
Same here, for me no other season after lived up to the excitement of 2005, those spine-tingling finishes that year got me so excited as a kid, and 2008 it just seemed like they were spread out and Jimmie Johnson wouldn't stop winning championships and anyone who even gave him a good challenge choked it away.
I miss 2000s NASCAR. Born in 2001, I grew up with it. A local NAPA near me still sells early 2000s NASCAR memorabilia. It also happens to be the only NAPA around here that still lets their employees smoke. Love going in there. Takes me back to being a kid every time.
Agreed, a different time it was. But remember, people even during these times were saying "NASCAR AINT THE SAME SINCE PETTY/WALTRIP/YARBROUGH/ALLISON RETIRED THIS RACING AINT REAL RACING" I appreciate nascar now just the same as I did then.
I was a kid throughout the 2000s and had hot wheels of all the big name cars. I would keep them in order as the race went on. Such fun memories. I am now 31.
The MRN radio at the beginning is from NASCAR Thunder 2003 (or not originally). Either way, I was able to quote it verbatim lol. One of the best NASCAR videos on YT. Subbed!
I became a nascar fan since 2002 when I was born my uncle got me a dale jr number 8 blanket went to my first nascar race in 2010 at Richmond spring met dale jr in the make a wish foundation
Man the 2000s were what got me into nascar specifically the 07 daytona 500 I remember seeing the bright yellow 29 and black 01 going side by side across the line and thinking im now a fan even though I don't know much about this sport other than turning left
The golden era from 1998 until the Car of Tomorrow when the Frances did everything they could to make NASCAR suck. But thank you for giving love to Thunder 2004. Bum-badumbadumbadumma-dum dum da da da DA, dadada da da DA dadadada DA DA DA DA DAAAA!
I'm 5 minutes in and had to pause just to say great job. This should be shown before the 500 this year instead of whatever prerace things they are gonna do 🙄
Nascar "Was" great... In the 2000s you had drivers that mostly all worked their way up to get to where they were, all had some talent, the racing was exciting and now it's you tube stars, how much money your daddy has, Iracing nascar wannabes, and no talent drivers getting top rides...
Yeah. They don't like Kenseth beating Jr. for rookie of the year in 2000, or beating him for the Championship in 2004, the last Winston Cup. He also won the IROC Championship in 2005. They try to exclude his accomplishments. Also, what about Wallace, Martin, Jarrett, or Elliott? They all had memorable finishes in the twilight of their careers in the 2000's. This was a Chevy highlight reel.
They had the best commercials back in the day.
2000s nascar is really nostalgic to me. I remember every time I went to my grandmas I would go hang out with my grandpa in the garage and watch nascar with him. He’d always have a pizza in the pizza oven. Miss you gramps
I used to stay almost every weekend at my grandparents. My aunt was living there as well at the time. We would always have the race on.
2001 was a season to remember. Dale Sr's untimely passing, DEI wins back to back races straight after that, and Dale Jr won at Pepsi 400.
Plus Harvick's Atlanta win and Dale Jr wins at Dover and Talladega a year after Dale Sr's last win. Along with Bill getting the win at Homestead to end his long winless drought.
Along with Steve Park in Rockingham
And surprisingly Gordon won his final championship.
@@TheOfficialRandomGuy could've been more had there was no playoff/Chase for the Cup system
"I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them."
Damn, forgot how much I missed Barney Hall's voice. Rest in peace.
nascar at its absolute finest. the golden era of the sport.
i was spoiled as hell to have grown up during this time. this decade of its history will forever be my favorite ❤️
That's MRN audio is straight from Nascar Thunder 2004 video game lol
Truly memory for me
I have such mixed feelings about the 2000's. It was great to see the sport get such mainstream popularity, and there were great moments, but it always felt like the geeky kid at school who suddenly got popular and didn't know how to handle it. Big money pulled it away from the things that made it popular and there were some serious growing pains that cost the sport (multi car team mergers, top 35 rule, cookie cutters, general costs via season ticket requirements etc). the sport got puled back by the big recession because it wasn't sustainable. NASCAR is making good strides now, with some cool and fun and different things while still appreciating the past. I'm more nostalgic for the Discovery Era of '85-'00 than the Mainstream Boom era.
It was quite the honor to be such a huge nascar fan in 90’s and early 00’s before they tried too hard. The chase and lack of unique drivers and personalities is what lost my interest
I was a NASCAR geek from birth (1992) since 2015 when I got tied up with other things in life. being a kid in the 2000s I was still picked on for being a NASCAR fan in school. to this day I still don't understand it
They're doing good strides now today? Are you serious? They can't even fill the grandstands at the smallest tracks. NASCAR is dying
Robby Gordon was so close to the car, and still couldn't hit the window net. 😆😆😆😆
@@Asymmetrical-Sagginthird year with the next gen cup car and almost every cup race is sold out
In my opinion 2002 was the pinnacle. The cars didn't have common templates, the points system was legit, the cars were fast and harder to drive, the competition was fierce, the drivers feared getting hurt and wouldn't make as many bonehead moves, old school racers were still out there winning races, sponsors were actual things that the general public knew of. The only thing missing was Dale Sr, but at that time he was still fresh on our minds.
Yeah it wasn't perfect, there's some things that are better today. But over all, 2002 was lit.
2004 was a phenomenal season.
@@baxatakbaxatak2014 take away the points system and I'd say it was better than 02
I can agree with you on the common templates bit. Whilst the Cup cars at that point BORE ALMOST no semblance to their street legal counterparts, it was easy to tell what was a Chevy from a Pontiac and a Ford.
I can’t think of much that’s better now other than safety.. the commercials were better, the personalities and talent was better, the points system, the cars, the tracks (some pre paved like Daytona), only thing that’s superior is the advanced safety
not to mention the TV coverage, radio coverage, AND the insane points slugfest to close out the year
You had me at the Thunder 2003 Daytona intro.
That is MRN radio
@@minakoarisato4293 You do realize that MRN Radio provided various voice clips for the game, including this specific one that was used when racing the Daytona 500, right?
YESSS
this hits me in the feels so hard those little debbie comercials with kenny were my favorite as a kid
I'm just waiting for the Ice Cream to come out...
2001-A Salute to Dale
2002-Anyone can Win
2003-Goodbye Winston
2004-The Nextel Chase
2005-Farewell to the old Guard
2006-Young Blood Rookies
2007-The Car of Tomorrow
2008-June bug vs Shrub
2009-4 Time Jimmie Johnson
Got into NASCAR back in mid-2009!
You ain't wrong, NASCAR in the 2000s was Awesome, even with the Boxy COT, Races were Phenomenal. And the Cars had Unrestricted 850 HP, and the Marketing for NASCAR Drivers was also Cool in the 2000s. And the Chase for the Championship from '04 - '13 was Awesome because Points Still Mattered back then even with 10 Races left
Note: I started Watching NASCAR in 2005 when I was 8
Love the Jr stuff from 2004. From the pass in the Pepsi 400 to the interview after winning Talladega that cost him a legitimate chance at winning the championship that season.
This video got me feelin' some type of way. That Jeremy Mayfield commercial from 2002 was a running joke in my family for the longest time as I was a big fan of his when I first started watching NASCAR that season!
Peak NASCAR at its finest
Can't wait for 2010s NASCAR
The farther into the video, the more vivid my memories as I became more and more of a nascar fan. Absolutely amazing compilation
Maaannn, ooohhh maaannn... What a roller coaster of emotions in the first half for me...
One of the first races I watched completely and started my love of NASCAR was Carl Edwards win at Atlanta with his signature back flip. Good job.
9:20 is easily my favourite ad. An all timer
Dale Earnhardt was my hero. I was 11 in 2001 when Harvick won that race and as a 32 year old grown ass man I still cant watch the clip without tearing up. And it's the exact same with the 2001 Pepsi 400.
The king of the hill bit kills me every time
So many clips from the NASCAR IMAX documentary…I used to have that on repeat all night to fall asleep to as a kid
2001 - 2004 was some of favorite times as a fan
I have been a NASCAR fan since 1995 Dale Earnhardt and Dale jr are my all-time favorites
You actually put nascar thunder in the video you MADLAD! You get everything that makes the early 2000s nostalgic.
80s-00s NASCAR was pure euphoria.
Drop 3 videos in 15 seconds??? THANK YOU!!!!!!
I wanted them all out at once 😁
The early 2000 a nascar commercial were so good
i was born in 2000 and my dad always watched nascar so of course being the brat child i was i had to hate it lol, only wish i knew how great it really was back then so i coulda watched it with him instead of staying in my room, he doesnt watch it too much anymore but maybe i can get him to watch some highlights from your channel with me sometime soon bc you always seem to have the best moments
This, the indycar, and champ car videos... damn I'm really getting old
I started watching NASCAR in 1994. It was awesome seeing it rise in popularity into the 2000s. Then after Dale Sr. died NASCAR started its terrible rule changes. And they didn't stop until they ruined the sport and now they can't even sell out Bristol.
The safety changes were needed and I'm sorry it took Earnhardt dying to wake them up to that. The Chase, while clearly inferior to the old points system wasn't really that bad. The biggest sin, the one NASCAR continues to commit is turning their backs on their southern hard-core fanbase to chase yankee and casual dollars. Am I against expansion? No, but Rockingham, North Wilksboro, those old perfectly good tracks that people loved were all sacrificed on the altar of greed.
@@kevinramsey417 The yellow line rule didn't improve safety. Changing how yellow flags worked didn't improve safety. They did give NASCAR even more ways to manipulate races though.
@@Astounding33 I'm sorry but racing it back to the yellow absolutely was dangerous. The white flag one has only recently gotten better but racing back to the line was bad
@@dennisbowen452 Crashes didn't happen racing back to the line. Changing how yellow flags worked allowed NASCAR to manipulate races to a ridiculous degree. Manipulation that started with the rule change, and got worse with every subsequent rule change.
Thanks for sharing! I became a NASCAR fan in 2004 and remember many of these classic moments all too well.
More of these please, LOVED it. Good job. Thank you.
When I was a little kid, my dad was always home on Sundays and I remember watching nascar and falling asleep on the couch to the sound of engines when I was about 5. This gives me such nostalgia since I'm 22 now.
I remember watching Nascar every weekend with my dad when I was a little guy
When I watch this all I can hear is Wheezers - Memories. I have a tear of happiness remembering all the great times Ive had and will continue to have with my family watching this amazing sport.
Thank you for taking the time to make something like this. Pretty much grew up watching the sport and spent a lot of time at Daytona with my family and really enjoyed the sport during this time.
More of these nostalgic videos please. Badass!
2006 was such a great year for me. I got my license, I was a junior in high school, and as a Harvick fan it was so exciting! I haven’t watched a race since 2011. The last one I went to was Talladega when Carl flipped into the fence.
Early Chase format was amazing
Always will have a special place in my heart is the 2005 NASCAR season. It was my first full season as a young fan and Gordon winning the 05 500 made a Gordon fan for life
Same here, for me no other season after lived up to the excitement of 2005, those spine-tingling finishes that year got me so excited as a kid, and 2008 it just seemed like they were spread out and Jimmie Johnson wouldn't stop winning championships and anyone who even gave him a good challenge choked it away.
I forgot about the race the truck ad campaign. Was even a cheat code in NASCAR 06 to drive it.
I miss 2000s NASCAR. Born in 2001, I grew up with it. A local NAPA near me still sells early 2000s NASCAR memorabilia. It also happens to be the only NAPA around here that still lets their employees smoke. Love going in there. Takes me back to being a kid every time.
You took the intro from NASCAR Thunder 2003/2004 and I appreciate it
Agreed, a different time it was.
But remember, people even during these times were saying "NASCAR AINT THE SAME SINCE PETTY/WALTRIP/YARBROUGH/ALLISON RETIRED THIS RACING AINT REAL RACING"
I appreciate nascar now just the same as I did then.
In 1948 there were probably idiots bitching that NASCAR sucked pre war stock car racing was better.
@@PaperBanjo64 it was probably horse racing enthusiasts wanting only horses to race not cars.
Mike Joy: Have you ever? D.W. : No, I've never!!
The best years in my opinion
I was a kid throughout the 2000s and had hot wheels of all the big name cars. I would keep them in order as the race went on. Such fun memories. I am now 31.
2000 to 2002 were the best years
these nostalgia videos are so awesome and bring back so many childhood memories! thanks as always
i may not have been around back then, but god damn those monte carlos were so iconic
Love these videos. Need a 2000s ALMS/ Grand Am video to complete the series.
The MRN radio at the beginning is from NASCAR Thunder 2003 (or not originally). Either way, I was able to quote it verbatim lol.
One of the best NASCAR videos on YT. Subbed!
Yooo new upload
Thanks This made made my smile
The ending...Have you ever?!?!?!
I became a nascar fan since 2002 when I was born my uncle got me a dale jr number 8 blanket went to my first nascar race in 2010 at Richmond spring met dale jr in the make a wish foundation
The beginning 32 seconds is nostalgic because that used to be the intro for the 500 on the NASCAR Thunder games
Man the 2000s were what got me into nascar specifically the 07 daytona 500 I remember seeing the bright yellow 29 and black 01 going side by side across the line and thinking im now a fan even though I don't know much about this sport other than turning left
Getting the chills watching this😂
We really did have everything, didn't we?
4:05 That flyover looked real until it came down to the pits 😂
Damn where has time gone?
This is real NASCAR rubbin is racing and personalities
Gotta love KP crawling across the line there.
I think the 2020s are shaping out to be a great decade
Do this with every decade!!!!
That Kenny commercial is hilarious
Great video thank you
The golden era from 1998 until the Car of Tomorrow when the Frances did everything they could to make NASCAR suck.
But thank you for giving love to Thunder 2004.
Bum-badumbadumbadumma-dum dum da da da DA, dadada da da DA dadadada DA DA DA DA DAAAA!
Can you do One for Formula One in the 2000’s? that be pretty cool
Got into NASCAR 2004
7:20 was heartbreaking
9:31 THAT WAS CLEAN
I'd love this but with ALMS in the 2000s
I miss this era of NASCAR racing. But I grew up in the 90s. The 90s will always live on in my heart.
My childhood, and I'm not even American!
I'm 5 minutes in and had to pause just to say great job. This should be shown before the 500 this year instead of whatever prerace things they are gonna do 🙄
90s nascar was better, we had Dale Earnhardt. 2000’s was ok but the 2000’s decade has an emptiness that may never be filled.
"You only get to write history one page at a time."
Oh Marty Reid, you certainly tried.
8:36 its real nice!!! got it at target, it was on sale!!
Yay!
Nascar "Was" great... In the 2000s you had drivers that mostly all worked their way up to get to where they were, all had some talent, the racing was exciting and now it's you tube stars, how much money your daddy has, Iracing nascar wannabes, and no talent drivers getting top rides...
Is it just me or did television broadcasts look more natural in the 2000s? Not sure if it's the fact it was analog or not.
When nascar was the attraction and not trying to be the attraction. Thanks brain France for turning the sport into gimmick fest.
the greatest era of nascar
HEY JEREMY! hahaha
Having Kevin James appear in the first minute is not a good way to make me nostalgic. lol
The best generation of cars. Those cars looked and sounded so mean.
My Era when I joined Nascar.
Ok you probably won't see this but just if you do I think you should make a video about the 1999 cart season, and Greg Moore
I Like The 50s 70s 80s And Early 90s NASCAR ☺
God I love my childhood
That was grand tyvm
Was the opening voice over from nascar thunder 2004?? Lol
Who was that first anthem singer?
Mariah Carey at the 2003 Daytona 500
Jeff Vs Dale one last time at Daytona.
1 1/2 Kenseth highlights? 🥺
Yeah. They don't like Kenseth beating Jr. for rookie of the year in 2000, or beating him for the Championship in 2004, the last Winston Cup. He also won the IROC Championship in 2005. They try to exclude his accomplishments. Also, what about Wallace, Martin, Jarrett, or Elliott? They all had memorable finishes in the twilight of their careers in the 2000's. This was a Chevy highlight reel.