2005 Talladega fall race 2014 Daytona 500 and 2022 Bristol night race and the 2011 Bud shootout and 2002 Daytona Pepsi 400 and the 2004 one and the 2005 Daytona 500 and 2006 and the 2004 one and 2023 Michigan race and the 2023 coke zero 400.😊
I think people should watch the 2004 Ford 400. Besides it being the final race of the first Chase system, it had some of the most exciting racing I’ve ever watched even though I was 2 years old at the time of the race. I will always remember Kurt Busch's tire coming off, comeback, and that nail-biting finish.
November is Talladega month for me, but Thanksgiving is always reserved for the 2000 Talladega 500 (October) Black Friday is the 2001-2003 EA Sports 500s December is Daytona month, Christmas Eve is when I watch the Pepsi 400 from 2001, followed by Budweiser's tribute to Dale Jr January is California month this offseason, in honor of the 26 years of racing it offered. That's all...
Love the list! I'd argue that the 2007 Daytona 500 should at least get an honorable mention. To this day, I watch it and still hope Martin can hold off Harvick
It had a great finish, the other 90 percent of the race sucked balls in my opinion! I would just watch the last 5 to 10 laps of that race and that's it and I am being generous
2012 Daytona 500. Monday night race because of a rainout, potential for weather throughout the race so the racing was very intense, and Juan Montoya hitting the jet dryer which almost resulted in the biggest upset in modern NASCAR history. Not to mention the tweet seen around the world. To me, this is a cornerstone race for modern NASCAR. This race had a major impact on the sport that I feel like not many other races have had since then. Also, bonus points for the Budweiser Shootout the week prior. Top notch superspeedway racing.
I greatly thank you..... I just jumped back into NASCAR this year after about a decade hiatus.... been wanting to back and "catch up" on some of the best of what I missed!!!
Every so often, i watch a few of the mid 2000s Talladega races, mainly 2003 races and 2004 fall. The race in 2003 spring had that HUGE crash on lap 4. Even after knocking out 20 cars, the 23 car field had some exciting racing and moments. Fall 2003 had Sadlers flip into 3 and Michael Waltrip winning. Fall 2004, Jr took 2 tires on a late caution and went from like 6th to 1st in a couple laps. Sadler flipped again coming to the checkered, then Jr cursed in victory lane. Classic stuff. :)
The 1989 season is well worth a watch. One of the more famous Daytona 500s, the battle between Wallace and Waltrip at the Winston, the second most controversial race ever at North Wilkesboro, and a back and forth championship battle that came down to the last race of the season.
Honorable Mention: 1979 Daytona 500. The first NASCAR race ever televised flag-to-flag, Richard Petty beating Darrell Waltrip, the infamous finish and fight between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison.
That 2014 Homestead race still aggravates me to this day as a Jeff Gordon fan. He had the best car and late in the race he and Alan Gustafson made a stupid call to pit. Jeff never had time to recover and finished tenth. I don't understand the call to this day.
I think, being a Jeff Gordon fan, the first Brickyard 400 should be either on the list or an additional race to watch. I was there, and it was a very exciting race to watch with all the battles especially between Gordon and Ernie Ervin, top on the Brickyard list for me.
2001 Talladega 500, arguably the best Gen 4 plate race ever. Caution-free, tons of drama, tons of lead changes, an underdog winner, and a 5-wide finish for third place.
I would say for some old school road course racing I would watch the 1987 Winston Western at Riverside, especially for the part with Bodine and Earnhardt fighting for the lead, Bodine having either a better car or just being the better driver that day holding off Earnhardt who is pulling off every trick in the book, including a true pass in the grass, just to get the lead. Also Rick Hendrick drives the 25 car in that race.
For those of you whole like green flag runs and multigroove racing, check out the 2012 Samsung Mobile 500 - just 2 cautions all race and a 234 lap green run to the checkered.
I was there, I had free tickets. Only highlight was Biffle passing Johnson. There wsa a lot of high winds that day, front blowing in, which is what made it such a single-file race.
1990 Valleydale Meats 500 is a favorite of mine. It's very chaotic and has a lot going on in it. I'm partial because it was the first race I attended in person, but it is a fun and frisky race with a lot of all-time hall of famers mixing it up with some future stars before they were in their iconic rides. For historic reasons I would say watch the 1992 Hooters 500. It's Richard Petty's final race. Jeff Gordon's first race. The closest championship under the old format. If you're in the mood for a double header I would suggest the 2013 Food City 500 followed by the 2013 Autoclub 400.
Every once in a while, I rewatch the 2003 Ford 400. But most times, I just work on random NASCAR videos, Gaming videos, and fun challenges for people to enjoy so they're not bored during the off-season.
Where is the 1992 Hooters 500, with the greatest championship battle in NASCAR History. It is also the first race of Jeff Gordon and the last race of Richard Petty
Back in March of 2020, I rewatched the first 2 Texas races I went to (both in 2007) and the fall 2010 Texas races. All of those races were incredible to watch. Texas was my home track, it used to produce incredible racing, now it's a shell of itself and I haven't gone in 2 years.
Ah, fine year. Earnhardt finally gets a win in EVERY RACE POSSIBLE at the time with the Daytona 500 finally in his grasp. He also suffered a violent wreck at Talladega a few months later, yet rallied to a top points finish, held off by Jeff Gordon to the final race where the Kid had to win to clinch it. In Winston standings, he would be the last true champion until Martin Truex Jr in 2017 when he won Homestead to get the championship (Gordon's last championship and every other winner would have Matt Kenseth-ized it, or won it early)
02 Pepsi 400. The real one at Daytona. It's a weird feeling for those of us who grew up with the COT or later to see a night superspeedway race on FOX. Plus, who can beat Mike Joy reminding us that the wings in the Bodine house were extra crispy?
The 2001 Charlotte fall race because it represents a different time in NASCAR so well and you get a feel good winner. The 1997 Virginia is For Lovers truck race. Very entertaining and a feel good winner. The 1995 truck race at Topeka Kansas. Just an all around entertaining race looking back at the infancy of the truck series.
If you're a Jeff Gordon fan I'd suggest the 2007 UAW Ford 500 at Talladega. An often overlooked underdog win, a position you don't normally see Jeff in. In my opinion, it was his 2000 Dale Earnhardt moment at the same track.
I’m going to be watching the races from this season. Those races are: COTA, Talladega (spring and fall), Chicago, Daytona (Coke Zero 400, and Daytona 500), Texas, Roval, Homestead, and Phoenix championship.
I highly recommend the 1998 spring Martinsville race! It is WILD! High heat, drivers quitting, and the winner giving his interview while lying on the ground covered in ice
2011 Ford 400 is a must watch in my opinion. Good clean racing for the championship, a comeback in the race winner takes all. Tony Stewart winning his final championship while Carl Edwarda finishes second once again.
1986 Miller High Life 400 for some variety. My favorite short track race ever. The three greatest short track racers of the time - Bodine, Earnhardt, and Waltrip - going at each other’s throats. Nobody is in a good mood and it’s awesome.
Jeff’s team worked on that car all day with the changing weather. they got him to the front and his car wasn’t handling as well as Jarrett and Burton in the last 50 laps, and he even hit the wall with about 50 or so to go, driving so hard to stay in front of Jarrett
Here's a few 2009 Pocono 500. The first race of Double File Restarts. Actual good racing for Pocono. Tony's first win with his own team. The drama of them all running fuel mileage races. 2002 Sharpie 500, Jeff's bump and run on Rusty. 2015 Martinsville Fall Race. The Kenseth, Logano drama and Jeff's last win. 2020 Real Heroes 400 the first sport to return from COVID 2006 Brickyard 400 2016 Ford 400
I seen 1999 transouth 400 on TV when I was a kid I might watch several old NASCAR races this off season, the nationwide 2012 Chicago race and this year's Indy rc race because I been to those in person it was 06 daytona 500 when I was at a friend's grandparents house when that happen
Fire and iconic. The closest finish in Darlington's history prevented it from being demolished/sold off to SMI, and the 1992 Hooters 400 was the end of the Petty era, and the beginning of rivalries, especially the Gordon-Earnhardt era (1992-2001). It's also the start of the NASCAR renaissance with Western Expansion into California, Texas, Nevada
I won't time have for this but: 1) 02/03 Seasons all of it. I became a fan in 2003, would love to revisit that year and the year before. 2) 2004 the entire chase 3) 2005 Stewart summer hot streak + Jr winning at Chicago 4) 2006 entire chase 5) 2007 Brickyard 400 6) 2011 entire chase 7) 2012 Daytona 500 and July Daytona race, Jr win at Michigan 8) 2014 the entire season, this entire year was a freaking gem 9) Chicagoland Speedway binge
1. 1992 Hooters 500 - Atlanta (Championship battle between A Kulwicki, D Allison, & B Elliot). This is the race NASCAR bases the chase/playoff format 2. 2000 Talladega Fall Race - Dale Earnhardts last win & old school ESPNs last broadcast. 3. 1979 Daytona 500 - self explanatory 4. 2004 Daytona 500 - Dale Jrs 1st 500 win
2001 Talladega Spring Race to see how superspeedway racing can be great without the wrecks. Also, 2005 Daytona 500. I don’t even need to explain. What a show that was.
Besides the obvious ones that everyone knows about, I highly recommend these for significant reasons. 1993 Die Hard 500 at Talladega. This was the second full race weekend since Davey Allison passed away in the very infield of the track, in his home state. There's a very moving tribute to him before the race with Uncle Donnie driving the race car around the track, and his family being honored. Robby Gordon drove the car in the race, and perhaps trying too hard in Davey's stead for the team, encountered an unwanted result for him and the 28 team. For the race itself, this had the famous Jimmy Horton-Stanley Smith crash, where Horton flipped over the wall (there was no catch fence in Turn 1) and escaped uninjured, while Stanley Smith suffered a basilar skull fracture after a head-on collision into the concrete wall. Smith is one of only, I believe, 3 NASCAR drivers to survive this injury, and it came at a time when basilar skull fractures were taking drivers' lives too often. Neil Bonnett also flipped into the front stretch catch fence later in the race, which caused somewhere around a 2- or 3-hour delay to fix it. Then there was the finish, six drivers who either presently were or would become NASCAR legends battling for the win. This is one of those races I can throw on anytime and watch from beginning to end and not feel like I need to fast forward. 1994 Brickyard 400. This would be a watch just for the significance and the hullabaloo leading up to the race. I'd even suggest watching the time trials for it, as 88 cars showed up to try to make the field. But man, the race itself was fire. Dominant cars, lead changes, crashes, an argument/disagreement/"family problem" between siblings that spilled onto the race track, and a fantastic finish between the hometown favorite and the most serious threat to Dale Earnhardt for the championship that season. 1995 The Winston. In short, one moment in this race placed a young hotshot at the forefront of the sport's image, and relegated a couple of older veterans further back in line. 1997 Pepsi 400. This is more for the finish, but there was fantastic racing throughout for the Daytona July race. This race usually was processional, as the summer afternoon Florida heat caused handling issues for the cars so much that they couldn't race in tight packs, but this one was different. This was also the final July afternoon race at Daytona, as the race was scheduled for the night the next season with the installation of lights pending. A frantic ending, topped off by basically a manual GWC finish before it was officially called that, and the result was a dominant win from a fairly unlikely driver and team. That should get y'all started!
Watch the 2002 Sharpie 500 for a few reasons: - peak TNT production quality - great championship storylines - exciting finish - it's Bristol before the banking changed
Some of my favorites recomended are 1998 diehard 500,1997 diehard 500 the 2007 Aarons 499 busch race the 2000 cracker barrel 400, and the 2001 cracker barrel 400 and 2019 Bristal night race
Honorable mentions: 👇🏻 • 2002 Sharpie 500 - the greatest night race in Bristol history. • 2003 Budweiser Shootout - the final caution-free bud shootout in NASCAR history. • 2005 Daytona 500 - one of the greatest plate races in NASCAR history during the sport’s prime. • 2004 Brickyard 400 - the most green flag passes in NASCAR history at Indy & Jeff Gordon won with a damaged right-front fender. • 2003 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 - Richmond during it’s peak, with lots of passes & tempers at the end.
I'd prefer trying to find older races since I've been alive or started watching I mean next year will mark 25 calendar years of watching the sport. I also prefer watching older races over watching new encores of races this year I think you know why I say that, uh certain reasons I'd love to watch older races on the NASCAR Page, But sadly I get reminders of something, But were not gonna talk about on this one, but I like watching older races, I means there's another youtuber that airs replays of older races mainly from the 80's, into today. I found 3 today alone from Auto Club Speedway during its early years of the track. I do try to find those older races from my time I've been alive.
My 10 obscure but good Cup races from my first five years watching. 1997 ACDelco 400 @ Rockingham 1998 Exide 400 @ Richmond 1998 NAPA Auto Care 500 @ Martinsville 1999 Goody's Body Pain 500 @ Martinsville 1999 Pepsi/Meijer 400 @ Michigan 2000 NAPA Auto Parts 500 @ Fontana 2001 Talladega 500 2001 New Hampshire 300 2002 Food City 500 @ Bristol 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 @ Charlotte
1997 Pepsi 400 Daytona 1998 The Winston 2009 Chicagoland 2011 BOTH Talladega races 2023 Pala Casino 400 (Fontana one last time! Just had to!) ...just a few top of the head faves...
my personal list you should watch: 2010 Arrons 499 2020 Geico 500 2019 1000bulbs 500 2020 daytona 500 2001 ea sports 500 2003 Arrons 499 2007 Daytona 500 2005 Coca Cola 600
What races are you gonna watch this off-season?
wouldnt mind watching the 09 coke 400 or the 2019 dega fall race
2008 Dover Fall race is really entertaining
2002 Pepsi 400 at Michigan
2005 Talladega fall race 2014 Daytona 500 and 2022 Bristol night race and the 2011 Bud shootout and 2002 Daytona Pepsi 400 and the 2004 one and the 2005 Daytona 500 and 2006 and the 2004 one and 2023 Michigan race and the 2023 coke zero 400.😊
The entire 1984 and 1996 Seasons
I think people should watch the 2004 Ford 400. Besides it being the final race of the first Chase system, it had some of the most exciting racing I’ve ever watched even though I was 2 years old at the time of the race. I will always remember Kurt Busch's tire coming off, comeback, and that nail-biting finish.
November is Talladega month for me, but Thanksgiving is always reserved for the 2000 Talladega 500 (October)
Black Friday is the 2001-2003 EA Sports 500s
December is Daytona month, Christmas Eve is when I watch the Pepsi 400 from 2001, followed by Budweiser's tribute to Dale Jr
January is California month this offseason, in honor of the 26 years of racing it offered. That's all...
Love the list! I'd argue that the 2007 Daytona 500 should at least get an honorable mention. To this day, I watch it and still hope Martin can hold off Harvick
Just watched that one! What a race.
Was it really that great of a race or just a great finish?
The race made me a diehard fan
I was already a fan but that made me obsessed
It had a great finish, the other 90 percent of the race sucked balls in my opinion! I would just watch the last 5 to 10 laps of that race and that's it and I am being generous
As a harvick fan, i was actually wanting Mark to get it that night. Still happy Kevin won but i wouldve love to see Mark get a 500 win
I’ve been watching every Daytona 500 race ever since Winter 2019 (NASCAR Cup Series-wise) as tradition to get ready for the Daytona 500!
Awesome
2012 Daytona 500. Monday night race because of a rainout, potential for weather throughout the race so the racing was very intense, and Juan Montoya hitting the jet dryer which almost resulted in the biggest upset in modern NASCAR history.
Not to mention the tweet seen around the world.
To me, this is a cornerstone race for modern NASCAR. This race had a major impact on the sport that I feel like not many other races have had since then.
Also, bonus points for the Budweiser Shootout the week prior. Top notch superspeedway racing.
That was the first race I ever saw. Greatest thing I had ever seen.
I greatly thank you..... I just jumped back into NASCAR this year after about a decade hiatus.... been wanting to back and "catch up" on some of the best of what I missed!!!
Every so often, i watch a few of the mid 2000s Talladega races, mainly 2003 races and 2004 fall. The race in 2003 spring had that HUGE crash on lap 4. Even after knocking out 20 cars, the 23 car field had some exciting racing and moments. Fall 2003 had Sadlers flip into 3 and Michael Waltrip winning. Fall 2004, Jr took 2 tires on a late caution and went from like 6th to 1st in a couple laps. Sadler flipped again coming to the checkered, then Jr cursed in victory lane.
Classic stuff. :)
Yup, 7 wins by DEI don't mean $#!+ when RCR won there 10 times (and not the 1st time one would cuss on national TV, remember the GIANT-ARSE SPOILERS)
Hooters 500 1992 and Aaron’s 312 2007.
We all know why they are of historical importance😉
The 1989 season is well worth a watch. One of the more famous Daytona 500s, the battle between Wallace and Waltrip at the Winston, the second most controversial race ever at North Wilkesboro, and a back and forth championship battle that came down to the last race of the season.
Honorable Mention: 1979 Daytona 500. The first NASCAR race ever televised flag-to-flag, Richard Petty beating Darrell Waltrip, the infamous finish and fight between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison.
And the race that launched NASCAR to national stardom
The race that launched NASCAR.
2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 would be a great one to watch with the best finish between Kurt Busch and Ricky Craven
That 2014 Homestead race still aggravates me to this day as a Jeff Gordon fan. He had the best car and late in the race he and Alan Gustafson made a stupid call to pit. Jeff never had time to recover and finished tenth. I don't understand the call to this day.
I never thought about what happened. Pfft
Join the crowd bud. I’m a Kevin Harvick fan and he was screwed over so many times by the playoffs
I am at the beginning of this video but the 2011 Homestead Finale BETTER be on this!!!
I think, being a Jeff Gordon fan, the first Brickyard 400 should be either on the list or an additional race to watch. I was there, and it was a very exciting race to watch with all the battles especially between Gordon and Ernie Ervin, top on the Brickyard list for me.
2001 Talladega 500, arguably the best Gen 4 plate race ever. Caution-free, tons of drama, tons of lead changes, an underdog winner, and a 5-wide finish for third place.
It was for 3rd, actually
@@kjprodouctions9050 It was, totally forgot about that.
I would say for some old school road course racing I would watch the 1987 Winston Western at Riverside, especially for the part with Bodine and Earnhardt fighting for the lead, Bodine having either a better car or just being the better driver that day holding off Earnhardt who is pulling off every trick in the book, including a true pass in the grass, just to get the lead.
Also Rick Hendrick drives the 25 car in that race.
For those of you whole like green flag runs and multigroove racing, check out the 2012 Samsung Mobile 500 - just 2 cautions all race and a 234 lap green run to the checkered.
I was there, I had free tickets. Only highlight was Biffle passing Johnson. There wsa a lot of high winds that day, front blowing in, which is what made it such a single-file race.
1990 Valleydale Meats 500 is a favorite of mine. It's very chaotic and has a lot going on in it. I'm partial because it was the first race I attended in person, but it is a fun and frisky race with a lot of all-time hall of famers mixing it up with some future stars before they were in their iconic rides. For historic reasons I would say watch the 1992 Hooters 500. It's Richard Petty's final race. Jeff Gordon's first race. The closest championship under the old format. If you're in the mood for a double header I would suggest the 2013 Food City 500 followed by the 2013 Autoclub 400.
Every once in a while, I rewatch the 2003 Ford 400. But most times, I just work on random NASCAR videos, Gaming videos, and fun challenges for people to enjoy so they're not bored during the off-season.
The last couple Coca-Cola 600s have been excellent.
Good race selections btw, especially if you’re a Rowdy fan 😎
Oh thank you! I was suffering from NASCAR withdrawal yesterday lol
Where is the 1992 Hooters 500, with the greatest championship battle in NASCAR History. It is also the first race of Jeff Gordon and the last race of Richard Petty
Both of the 2019 talladega races are such a fun watch every time I watch them, I loved the package that they used for superspeedways there
I went to the 2013 Auto Club 400. One thing I regret is leaving before the race ended because, of course, all the action happened right after.
Back in March of 2020, I rewatched the first 2 Texas races I went to (both in 2007) and the fall 2010 Texas races. All of those races were incredible to watch. Texas was my home track, it used to produce incredible racing, now it's a shell of itself and I haven't gone in 2 years.
I went to both of them in 07 too! TMS used to put on fantastic races
The race in September this year was pretty good
Gonna watch the entire 1998 season
Ah, fine year. Earnhardt finally gets a win in EVERY RACE POSSIBLE at the time with the Daytona 500 finally in his grasp. He also suffered a violent wreck at Talladega a few months later, yet rallied to a top points finish, held off by Jeff Gordon to the final race where the Kid had to win to clinch it. In Winston standings, he would be the last true champion until Martin Truex Jr in 2017 when he won Homestead to get the championship (Gordon's last championship and every other winner would have Matt Kenseth-ized it, or won it early)
The 2004 Daytona 500
🙌🏾🙌🏾
02 Pepsi 400. The real one at Daytona. It's a weird feeling for those of us who grew up with the COT or later to see a night superspeedway race on FOX. Plus, who can beat Mike Joy reminding us that the wings in the Bodine house were extra crispy?
The 2001 Charlotte fall race because it represents a different time in NASCAR so well and you get a feel good winner.
The 1997 Virginia is For Lovers truck race. Very entertaining and a feel good winner.
The 1995 truck race at Topeka Kansas. Just an all around entertaining race looking back at the infancy of the truck series.
2004 Daytona 500 should be on anyone's past watchlist Dale jr's first Daytona 500 win. it was one of the best superspeedway races in the gen 4 era.
If you're a Jeff Gordon fan I'd suggest the 2007 UAW Ford 500 at Talladega. An often overlooked underdog win, a position you don't normally see Jeff in. In my opinion, it was his 2000 Dale Earnhardt moment at the same track.
I’m going to be watching the races from this season.
Those races are: COTA, Talladega (spring and fall), Chicago, Daytona (Coke Zero 400, and Daytona 500), Texas, Roval, Homestead, and Phoenix championship.
That's actually not a bad list. I might think about doing that myself.....
@@davidpeters2625 yeah! You should! I’ve been doing it since 2012!
@@averyalford2400 and if I can throw one in there I would also do this past years Coke 600
The second half of the 1997 season. Watching Gordon, Jarrett and Mark Martin hot potato the points lead.
I highly recommend the 1998 spring Martinsville race! It is WILD! High heat, drivers quitting, and the winner giving his interview while lying on the ground covered in ice
I Think It Was The Fall Of 98
i might have to, it's felt like a month already waiting for the offseason to end
Yeah I just watched the 2013 Daytona 500 again today.
2011 Ford 400 is a must watch in my opinion.
Good clean racing for the championship, a comeback in the race winner takes all. Tony Stewart winning his final championship while Carl Edwarda finishes second once again.
1986 Miller High Life 400 for some variety. My favorite short track race ever. The three greatest short track racers of the time - Bodine, Earnhardt, and Waltrip - going at each other’s throats. Nobody is in a good mood and it’s awesome.
1997 Southern 500. Watching Jeff Gordon struggle all day, but finding a way to win the race and win the Winston Million.
Jeff’s team worked on that car all day with the changing weather. they got him to the front and his car wasn’t handling as well as Jarrett and Burton in the last 50 laps, and he even hit the wall with about 50 or so to go, driving so hard to stay in front of Jarrett
@@jonathangrey6354 very true! He even had to door slam with Burton on the final lap a little bit too
This race & comment is extremely underrated.. in my opinion, this is one of the top ten races in nascar history and it’s not even close
Here's a few
2009 Pocono 500.
The first race of Double File Restarts. Actual good racing for Pocono. Tony's first win with his own team. The drama of them all running fuel mileage races.
2002 Sharpie 500, Jeff's bump and run on Rusty.
2015 Martinsville Fall Race. The Kenseth, Logano drama and Jeff's last win.
2020 Real Heroes 400 the first sport to return from COVID
2006 Brickyard 400
2016 Ford 400
I seen 1999 transouth 400 on TV when I was a kid I might watch several old NASCAR races this off season, the nationwide 2012 Chicago race and this year's Indy rc race because I been to those in person it was 06 daytona 500 when I was at a friend's grandparents house when that happen
I'm surprised that you didn't put the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 or the 1992 Hooters 500 on they're.
Fire and iconic. The closest finish in Darlington's history prevented it from being demolished/sold off to SMI, and the 1992 Hooters 400 was the end of the Petty era, and the beginning of rivalries, especially the Gordon-Earnhardt era (1992-2001). It's also the start of the NASCAR renaissance with Western Expansion into California, Texas, Nevada
I won't time have for this but:
1) 02/03 Seasons all of it. I became a fan in 2003, would love to revisit that year and the year before.
2) 2004 the entire chase
3) 2005 Stewart summer hot streak + Jr winning at Chicago
4) 2006 entire chase
5) 2007 Brickyard 400
6) 2011 entire chase
7) 2012 Daytona 500 and July Daytona race, Jr win at Michigan
8) 2014 the entire season, this entire year was a freaking gem
9) Chicagoland Speedway binge
1. 1992 Hooters 500 - Atlanta (Championship battle between A Kulwicki, D Allison, & B Elliot). This is the race NASCAR bases the chase/playoff format
2. 2000 Talladega Fall Race - Dale Earnhardts last win & old school ESPNs last broadcast.
3. 1979 Daytona 500 - self explanatory
4. 2004 Daytona 500 - Dale Jrs 1st 500 win
If anyone wants an action packed race, watch the 2018 Talladega fall race or the 2016 Geico 500
2003 Daytona 500
2001 Talladega Spring Race to see how superspeedway racing can be great without the wrecks. Also, 2005 Daytona 500. I don’t even need to explain. What a show that was.
Besides the obvious ones that everyone knows about, I highly recommend these for significant reasons.
1993 Die Hard 500 at Talladega. This was the second full race weekend since Davey Allison passed away in the very infield of the track, in his home state. There's a very moving tribute to him before the race with Uncle Donnie driving the race car around the track, and his family being honored. Robby Gordon drove the car in the race, and perhaps trying too hard in Davey's stead for the team, encountered an unwanted result for him and the 28 team. For the race itself, this had the famous Jimmy Horton-Stanley Smith crash, where Horton flipped over the wall (there was no catch fence in Turn 1) and escaped uninjured, while Stanley Smith suffered a basilar skull fracture after a head-on collision into the concrete wall. Smith is one of only, I believe, 3 NASCAR drivers to survive this injury, and it came at a time when basilar skull fractures were taking drivers' lives too often. Neil Bonnett also flipped into the front stretch catch fence later in the race, which caused somewhere around a 2- or 3-hour delay to fix it. Then there was the finish, six drivers who either presently were or would become NASCAR legends battling for the win. This is one of those races I can throw on anytime and watch from beginning to end and not feel like I need to fast forward.
1994 Brickyard 400. This would be a watch just for the significance and the hullabaloo leading up to the race. I'd even suggest watching the time trials for it, as 88 cars showed up to try to make the field. But man, the race itself was fire. Dominant cars, lead changes, crashes, an argument/disagreement/"family problem" between siblings that spilled onto the race track, and a fantastic finish between the hometown favorite and the most serious threat to Dale Earnhardt for the championship that season.
1995 The Winston. In short, one moment in this race placed a young hotshot at the forefront of the sport's image, and relegated a couple of older veterans further back in line.
1997 Pepsi 400. This is more for the finish, but there was fantastic racing throughout for the Daytona July race. This race usually was processional, as the summer afternoon Florida heat caused handling issues for the cars so much that they couldn't race in tight packs, but this one was different. This was also the final July afternoon race at Daytona, as the race was scheduled for the night the next season with the installation of lights pending. A frantic ending, topped off by basically a manual GWC finish before it was officially called that, and the result was a dominant win from a fairly unlikely driver and team.
That should get y'all started!
I’ve been watching all of the NASCAR classics. The 50’s and 60’s were wild!
There are some old Xfinity races I like. Darlington, Rockingham and Pikes Peak were my favorite.
Obviously the 79 Daytona would be a good starter for a newbie!
Watch the 2002 Sharpie 500 for a few reasons:
- peak TNT production quality
- great championship storylines
- exciting finish
- it's Bristol before the banking changed
Some of my favorites recomended are 1998 diehard 500,1997 diehard 500 the 2007 Aarons 499 busch race the 2000 cracker barrel 400, and the 2001 cracker barrel 400 and 2019 Bristal night race
i’m gonna be watching a ton of 2014-2016 races. peak seasons.
2019 Kansas
I know this is more recent, but I recently re-watched the 2023 Quaker State 400, and i forgot how great it was.
Saw the Chicagoland race in person!
Great finish for my first Cup Race!
1953 Langhorne is a good one. Its like a vintage horror film but also with some cars
The 2010 Aaron's 499. DW said it best: the greatest Talladega race ever.
Until 2011 happened though.
I think the 2023 Daytona coke zero 400 was an amazing race. Even though it was only just this season.
This is perfect because I’m watching all 75 greatest races that nascar put out for my channel
Ohhh id love a part two. Newer race fan here. Will be checking out some
Honorable mentions: 👇🏻
• 2002 Sharpie 500 - the greatest night race in Bristol history.
• 2003 Budweiser Shootout - the final caution-free bud shootout in NASCAR history.
• 2005 Daytona 500 - one of the greatest plate races in NASCAR history during the sport’s prime.
• 2004 Brickyard 400 - the most green flag passes in NASCAR history at Indy & Jeff Gordon won with a damaged right-front fender.
• 2003 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 - Richmond during it’s peak, with lots of passes & tempers at the end.
Nice having Juice WRLD in the background
I'd prefer trying to find older races since I've been alive or started watching I mean next year will mark 25 calendar years of watching the sport. I also prefer watching older races over watching new encores of races this year I think you know why I say that, uh certain reasons I'd love to watch older races on the NASCAR Page, But sadly I get reminders of something, But were not gonna talk about on this one, but I like watching older races, I means there's another youtuber that airs replays of older races mainly from the 80's, into today. I found 3 today alone from Auto Club Speedway during its early years of the track. I do try to find those older races from my time I've been alive.
As the legendary S1apsh0es is fond of saying: everything is connected to the 1992 Hooters 500.
I was at the 2018 Overton 400, so much fun
The Winston with Jeff Gordon’s TRex car.
If you want one of the better All Star races of the last decade, check out 2014, a quick little race with tons of action
My 10 obscure but good Cup races from my first five years watching.
1997 ACDelco 400 @ Rockingham
1998 Exide 400 @ Richmond
1998 NAPA Auto Care 500 @ Martinsville
1999 Goody's Body Pain 500 @ Martinsville
1999 Pepsi/Meijer 400 @ Michigan
2000 NAPA Auto Parts 500 @ Fontana
2001 Talladega 500
2001 New Hampshire 300
2002 Food City 500 @ Bristol
2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 @ Charlotte
Watch the 2005 UAW Ford 500! Great racing and great action!
I plan on watching the Chicago street race again it’s my favorite of the next gen car era so far
Oh wow I don't know when I'm gonna get to rewatching the 2006 Daytona 500 but I'll get to it at some point this month.
Top 3 to watch:
1) 1979 Daytona 500
2) 1984 Firecracker 400
3) 1992 Hooters 500
I enjoy watching cup races from the 80s.
Would be a fun project. Piece together a 36 race season from the best races at every track and then watch them
I don't think we find any good races from Pocono other than Xfinity series races.
1997 Pepsi 400 Daytona
1998 The Winston
2009 Chicagoland
2011 BOTH Talladega races
2023 Pala Casino 400 (Fontana one last time! Just had to!)
...just a few top of the head faves...
Add the 2000 UAW GM Quality 500 on here, and any early 2000's restrictor plate race.
my personal list you should watch:
2010 Arrons 499
2020 Geico 500
2019 1000bulbs 500
2020 daytona 500
2001 ea sports 500
2003 Arrons 499
2007 Daytona 500
2005 Coca Cola 600
Here's another video idea: Do Top 10 Races that could have gone caution free
you forgot the “Greenville 200 the first ever televised lascar race the full race is on you tube
Another reason to watch the 06 500: it was the first full race I watched
Donno if you’re into that scene but would also love a video on nascar drivers racing in any short track/ dirt track/late models during the off-season
Love the background music!
2002 Sharpie 500
I know a lot of people disliked tandem draft era but personally i loved it
2001 EA Sports 500 for me
1983 Winston-Western 500
I introduced my little brother to watching nascar last night by showing him the 2007 Daytona 500
Some Of Jimmie Johnson's Wins That I Witnessed From 2010 - 2017.
Damnit!!! The season just ended, and I'm sweating Daytona already!!!
Ken Squier isn’t doing so well he is a legend
What was the first battle? Bobby Labonte and Bill Elliot?
Shoutout Juice WRLD
The 1992 hooters 500 at Atlanta
2002 bristol night race is a good one for anyone watch
2012 Budweiser Shootout
I satisfy the offseason by going on iRacing every Sunday for 3-5 hours instead of watching the race
Lost me at 08 Indy. Lol
2011 Budweiser shootout is good but it’s nothing on 2012