Had the privilege of being at the 100th Indy 500 that Rossi won. I've been to Daytona twice and it was awesome. 2008 and 2018. I will never forget the visual of Kurt Busch pushing Ryan Newman past Tony. However that Indy 500 blew me away. Was sitting on the front stretch just off turn 4. Every single person around me was wondering if someone would go for it. One by one they pit until Rossi was left alone. Something I'll never forget, when Rossi dramatically slowed down in front of us with 2 to go, Bob Jenkins, calling the race, like us, thought he was out of gas. I was yelling "stay on the track!". Then when Rossi missed pit road, Jenkins yelled "But he stays out!" And everyone started cheering. That last lap every person around me, myself included turned into an Alexander Rossi fan. He was going so slow it seemed. And as he came off turn four on the last lap the crowd, already cheering, completely erupted. Couldn't even hear Jenkins anymore. With respect to all the NASCAR races I have been too, and I'm sure witnessing Jimmie's 4th championship live is up there, but witnessing that dramatic fuel mileage win was Without a doubt the coolest thing I have ever experienced.
J.R. was sponsored by national guard. Wrecked on the last turn. That night Dale Jr sponsored by national guard ran out off gas at Charlotte last turn.. never forget that day. Was so happy for Weldon though
This may sound convoluted, but I suspect Hildebrand may have had some survivor's guilt after that season as he was never the same after it. His crash at Indy that allowed Wheldon to win was the only reason Wheldon was in the field at Las Vegas at the end of the season when he was killed in the early Big One.
@@faithful2thecall I think the entire field does have some, but what gives most of the field solace is knowing Dan went out as the Winner of the 500, and never lost another Indy 500. He went out on top, and in a way that is the second choice for every driver.
Rossi will forever be my favorite. I had lived in Indy ever since I was young and his race was the first Indy 500 I had been in the stands for. Definitely a memory maker.
I still have no idea how Gordon Johncock held on to the lead over Rick Mears in turn 1 of the last lap. Deciding to cut to Mears's wife's reaction mid-pass is one of the best examples of terrible race coverage I've ever seen. 0:45
So true! It's almost unwatchable. Now they have the insets they can put shots of nervous family into without interrupting the race, but back then, they just shouldn't have bothered. Even McKay (it was him announcing, right?) sounds irritated. First auto race of any kind I saw was the 92 one, and I remember my dad bitching about it then; he must have been apoplectic during the race a decade earlier.
@@kg0173 That was Rusty Wallace, a retired NASCAR driver that made that mistake. Whoever thought it was a good idea to have Rusty on the broadcast of the Indy 500 should have been fired, as he wasn't even that good on the NASCAR broadcasts.
This race is going to held on my birthday. I've cancelled all plans for this weekend to watch the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Roger, DO NOT DISSA POINT
@@paulosalgadobento4716 I can give you LeMans since it's also filled with action throughout 24 hours, but Monaco is no spectacle, if anything is the least exciting one out of all the big races
I'm glad and thankful they included the 1999. One of my favorite races. They should have included 1996 as that year they had the fastest cars ever at the speedway. Eddie Cheever had 236 mph laps in the race! And Buddy Lazier had amazing late pass for the lead on the outside, that was beyond insane. And what about 2014 - the Ryan Hunter Ray and Helio Castroneves duel?
Rossi winning was one of the last 500's my Grandpa was alive for. He went to 6 or 7 over a 20 year period. My dad, Uncle and Grandpa were in my basement and we were losing our minds! Such a thrilling finish and thrilling feeling! Thank you Alexander for giving me and my family such a terrific memory!
MY TOP 10 Indy 500 Moments: 10. (1982) Johncock vs Mears 9. (1985) Danny Sullivan Spins and Wins 8. (1989) Fittipaldi vs Al Jr. 7. (2005) Danica Patrick 6. (2006) Hornish Jr. vs Andretti 5. (1999) Gordon's luck runs out 4. (2011) J.R. Hildebrand's Chokejob 3. (1969) Mario Andretti 2. (1977) A.J Foyt 4th Win 1. (1992) Al Unser Jr.- Closest Finish
I must say the Simon Pagenaud Rossi Indy 500 dual was one for the ages that should have made the list those last 5 laps still makes the hair on my arms stand.
The 1989 race made my dad a huge "little Al" fan - he's all ready to flip off Emmo, but gives him a thumbs up instead. So when he won three years later, as I watched my first ever auto race, it was a pretty special moment.
@@kg0173 Lucky how? He literally earned both of his penalized laps back ON THE TRACK, hence the 505 miles. Won the CART championship. Won pole in his first F1 race. Won his first F1 race on his 5th try, and won the F1 World Title on his second try.
@@mikea3273 he got ahead, but yellows helped to gain a full lap back. He won in his fourth race. I wish he won the championship that year, I was a fan of him.
My exact thought. They made it seem like a ho-hum victory for Mears in this video, but not just that pass, but the tactics he used throughout the race showed why many consider him to be the best ever at that track. Plus, when you think about it, showing him pass Michael would've completed the Andretti 500 fail trifecta (along with Mario and Marco...lol)
This is why you shouldn’t let a 20 year old kid come up with an “all-time” top ten list. This is the greatest race ever, and it’s over 100 years old, yet the only acknowledgement that anything pre 1980 occurred, was a brief clip of Foyt during a montage of four time winners. Really? You guys couldn’t think of anything else important that may have happened in this race during the ‘50s, ‘60s, or ‘70s. Embarrassing! Why bother doing such a list if you don’t know your history.
Yeah, but they sure spent a lot of time on the girl (future superstar, or maybe not). Maybe they should show all those later wins she racked up at Indy. The future is female you know.
Moving to NASCAR was a very bizzare move. Top tier Drivers like Francitti and Montoya had gone there and did no where near as well as they had done in IndyCar. Danica was definitely better suited to open wheelers rather than stock cars.
This is legacy a women that entire in the fastest Motorsport event history, lots of former F1 legend were driving here like Mario Andretti, Takuma Sato, Alonso, Emerson Fittipaldi and other legends 🤩👍
@@eliteflite8395 Ive had enough Covid 19 news shoved in my face, sports is one of the few releases society has at this time. I just wanted to hear the winner say a few words is all, so ty NBC.
I'm pretty sure Alonso is racing in Monte Carlo this year unless he does some crazy teleportation thing and goes straight to Indianapolis after the Monte Carlo race has finished.
Speed limits on pit road weren't a thing at Indy until the early 90's. Even then at first it was only under caution that there was a speed limit on pit road.
@@BenMyattt she had an average finish of 10.8 throughout her Indycar career (116 races) with 1 win and 7 podium finishes. In NASCAR she had an average finish of 24.1 during her career (191 races) with 0 wins and 0 top 5 finishes. Essentially she was a solid Indycar driver but was a below average NASCAR driver.
I like letting them fight to keep their lap. Staying on the lead lap can be very important should a yellow come out. And it lets the second place car catch up to the leader and plays into the overall racing strategy
@@jaywalkallstar Emmo and Little Al were 6 LAPS ahead of 3rd place at the end of that race. They weren't fighting to stay on the lead lap. Emmo, Little Al, and Michael Andretti had everybody covered on that day as Penske had a down year where their cars were all out by just past halfway.
faithful2thecall I meant in general I’m in favor of fighting to keep your lap. Also I might have been thinking of ‘94 when Emmo was trying to lap little Al
@@jaywalkallstar I agree with you in general too. I understand why they quit doing it, but I also thought it was better when they raced back to the yellow instead of freezing the field. Back then most drivers were good about getting out of the way of the leaders if they were off the pace as a sort of courtesy that was unspokenly expected to be return when the positions were reversed. In terms of '94 in particular, if I remember the story right, Emmo was having some radio issues and wasn't sure if he was trying to lap Little Al or pass him for the lead and that was why he tried to pass him and pushed into the wall.
I think Will Powers win should be a top 10, first Aussie to win the worlds biggest race. Go for 2 Will in 2020, every Aussie race fan will be cheering for ya.
Had the privilege of being at the 100th Indy 500 that Rossi won. I've been to Daytona twice and it was awesome. 2008 and 2018. I will never forget the visual of Kurt Busch pushing Ryan Newman past Tony. However that Indy 500 blew me away. Was sitting on the front stretch just off turn 4. Every single person around me was wondering if someone would go for it. One by one they pit until Rossi was left alone. Something I'll never forget, when Rossi dramatically slowed down in front of us with 2 to go, Bob Jenkins, calling the race, like us, thought he was out of gas. I was yelling "stay on the track!". Then when Rossi missed pit road, Jenkins yelled "But he stays out!" And everyone started cheering. That last lap every person around me, myself included turned into an Alexander Rossi fan. He was going so slow it seemed. And as he came off turn four on the last lap the crowd, already cheering, completely erupted. Couldn't even hear Jenkins anymore. With respect to all the NASCAR races I have been too, and I'm sure witnessing Jimmie's 4th championship live is up there, but witnessing that dramatic fuel mileage win was Without a doubt the coolest thing I have ever experienced.
The atmosphere at Indy is always so great
@@Goku_in_Real_Life there truly is nothing like it.
Well told mate!
I was at the 100th running also that was a great day
the 2011 500 was so bittersweet, as much as i loved wheldon, i felt so incredibly bad for hildebrand
J.R. was sponsored by national guard. Wrecked on the last turn. That night Dale Jr sponsored by national guard ran out off gas at Charlotte last turn.. never forget that day. Was so happy for Weldon though
This may sound convoluted, but I suspect Hildebrand may have had some survivor's guilt after that season as he was never the same after it. His crash at Indy that allowed Wheldon to win was the only reason Wheldon was in the field at Las Vegas at the end of the season when he was killed in the early Big One.
@@faithful2thecall I think the entire field does have some, but what gives most of the field solace is knowing Dan went out as the Winner of the 500, and never lost another Indy 500. He went out on top, and in a way that is the second choice for every driver.
Rossi will forever be my favorite. I had lived in Indy ever since I was young and his race was the first Indy 500 I had been in the stands for. Definitely a memory maker.
I still have no idea how Gordon Johncock held on to the lead over Rick Mears in turn 1 of the last lap. Deciding to cut to Mears's wife's reaction mid-pass is one of the best examples of terrible race coverage I've ever seen. 0:45
So true! It's almost unwatchable. Now they have the insets they can put shots of nervous family into without interrupting the race, but back then, they just shouldn't have bothered. Even McKay (it was him announcing, right?) sounds irritated.
First auto race of any kind I saw was the 92 one, and I remember my dad bitching about it then; he must have been apoplectic during the race a decade earlier.
Every duel in last lap is always heartbreaking no matter who the winner
10:33 has got to be the worst Daytona 5- I'm sorry, worst Indy 500 call ever.
I remember that holy cow
Felt like Daytona 500... at Indy?! Actually not a bad call at all.
@@kg0173 That was Rusty Wallace, a retired NASCAR driver that made that mistake. Whoever thought it was a good idea to have Rusty on the broadcast of the Indy 500 should have been fired, as he wasn't even that good on the NASCAR broadcasts.
@@faithful2thecall HORSESHIT! Worst call ever. ---> *"Mine That Bird"* Kentucky Derby.
IndyCar broadcasters > NASCAR broadcasters
This race is going to held on my birthday. I've cancelled all plans for this weekend to watch the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
Roger,
DO
NOT
DISSA
POINT
Should be good. The Penskes and Alonso starting pretty deep in the field should make things entertaining
You mean the THIRD Greatest Spectacle in Racing after the 24 Hours of LeMans, followed by the Monaco Formula1 Grand Prix?
@@paulosalgadobento4716 I can give you LeMans since it's also filled with action throughout 24 hours, but Monaco is no spectacle, if anything is the least exciting one out of all the big races
@@WaifuWarsRacing I'd say so. Personally monaco is boring, or just not exiting as before.
Happy birthday! I too hope it's good, this'll be my first time watching it!
Lol Danica leading a lap. "Oh! And this guy Dan won the race too."
The 82 finish still gives me goosebumps.
To me how it built up more and more with Mears catching him lap by lap was pretty great TV
I'm glad and thankful they included the 1999. One of my favorite races.
They should have included 1996 as that year they had the fastest cars ever at the speedway. Eddie Cheever had 236 mph laps in the race! And Buddy Lazier had amazing late pass for the lead on the outside, that was beyond insane.
And what about 2014 - the Ryan Hunter Ray and Helio Castroneves duel?
Rossi winning was one of the last 500's my Grandpa was alive for. He went to 6 or 7 over a 20 year period. My dad, Uncle and Grandpa were in my basement and we were losing our minds! Such a thrilling finish and thrilling feeling! Thank you Alexander for giving me and my family such a terrific memory!
I hope this race is good
Spin and Win is still so insane
MY TOP 10 Indy 500 Moments:
10. (1982) Johncock vs Mears
9. (1985) Danny Sullivan Spins and Wins
8. (1989) Fittipaldi vs Al Jr.
7. (2005) Danica Patrick
6. (2006) Hornish Jr. vs Andretti
5. (1999) Gordon's luck runs out
4. (2011) J.R. Hildebrand's Chokejob
3. (1969) Mario Andretti
2. (1977) A.J Foyt 4th Win
1. (1992) Al Unser Jr.- Closest Finish
I must say the Simon Pagenaud Rossi Indy 500 dual was one for the ages that should have made the list those last 5 laps still makes the hair on my arms stand.
The 1989 race made my dad a huge "little Al" fan - he's all ready to flip off Emmo, but gives him a thumbs up instead. So when he won three years later, as I watched my first ever auto race, it was a pretty special moment.
'wE wIlL deFinItLy SeE DaNicA in ViCtORy LaNE.'
motegi: lol
Jacque Villeneuve , 1995, the Indianapolis 505. Ya, I knew that wouldn't make the cut....
1995, Jacques Villeneuve race 505 miles to win the 500
We don't talk about Jacques anymore
He was one lucky dog.
@@kg0173 Lucky how? He literally earned both of his penalized laps back ON THE TRACK, hence the 505 miles. Won the CART championship. Won pole in his first F1 race. Won his first F1 race on his 5th try, and won the F1 World Title on his second try.
@@mikea3273 he got ahead, but yellows helped to gain a full lap back. He won in his fourth race. I wish he won the championship that year, I was a fan of him.
@@kg0173 so how is he lucky?
Johncock and Mears .... simply spectacular.
How do you miss the 1991 outside passes for the lead on the final restart!? So important to what makes that 4th win with so epic!
My exact thought. They made it seem like a ho-hum victory for Mears in this video, but not just that pass, but the tactics he used throughout the race showed why many consider him to be the best ever at that track. Plus, when you think about it, showing him pass Michael would've completed the Andretti 500 fail trifecta (along with Mario and Marco...lol)
Can we all appreciate how good Emerson's car control at 3:30 is to not spin as well?? I've never seen a car get so sideways at that speed on an oval.
I was there to see Will Power Win! The hottest 500 ever, it was worth it!
I was there when Rick Mears chased after Johncock. It was awesome.
I remember when JR hit the wall coming out of turn 4 my dad and I were ecstatic, what a horrible turn of events!
I was 9 years old, sitting in the first row of turn 4. I can still feel the rush of air when he hit the wall.
With so much history going back to 1911, how can you narrow it down to just ten moments?
Obviously, these guys don't have a clue to the fact that at least half of the greatest moments in Indy 500 history happened before TV was invented.
I would’ve put the first Indy 500 on this list. Cause without that first race there wouldn’t be 100+ years of history
Those IndyCars in the 1999 clip sounded like NASCAR stock cars
This is why you shouldn’t let a 20 year old kid come up with an “all-time” top ten list. This is the greatest race ever, and it’s over 100 years old, yet the only acknowledgement that anything pre 1980 occurred, was a brief clip of Foyt during a montage of four time winners. Really? You guys couldn’t think of anything else important that may have happened in this race during the ‘50s, ‘60s, or ‘70s. Embarrassing! Why bother doing such a list if you don’t know your history.
THE MOST EXCITING DAYTON…….. I MEAN INDY 500 ever
Juan Montoya, last to first in 2015, and a very close finish.
The guy gets no credit!
Most Amernicans know him as Jet Dryer Fire Guy
@@VikingArelius most Indy fans know him for his CART days and his Indy wins.
NBC Uploaded something thats not about race? OMG FINALLY
Yeah, but they sure spent a lot of time on the girl (future superstar, or maybe not). Maybe they should show all those later wins she racked up at Indy. The future is female you know.
3:45 Amazing reaction 😮
There's a lot of great footage missed here.
2006 I was in turn 1 what a finish
10:15 Well, that didn't age well...
Moving to NASCAR was a very bizzare move. Top tier Drivers like Francitti and Montoya had gone there and did no where near as well as they had done in IndyCar. Danica was definitely better suited to open wheelers rather than stock cars.
Rossi missing out on a good F1 seat was sad, but it turned out to be great for Indycar
how about Takuma Sato? First Japanese to win indy500!
First asian of any kind to win
Sato is the number one WORST DRIVER IN INDY...ask Dario franchini....
@@RoadRunner-ih4rq how do you feel now?
@@sdsd2e2321 I'm confused, did anything change?
@@RoadRunner-ih4rqhe really is. He has caused many accidents and gotten some people seriously hurt
This is legacy a women that entire in the fastest Motorsport event history, lots of former F1 legend were driving here like Mario Andretti, Takuma Sato, Alonso, Emerson Fittipaldi and other legends 🤩👍
Your gonna interview the winner right? Unlike Chase winning at the inaugural Daytona RC race...get your show together NBC.
dear God, stop whining. NASCAR went over the time slot. get over it
@@eliteflite8395 Ive had enough Covid 19 news shoved in my face, sports is one of the few releases society has at this time. I just wanted to hear the winner say a few words is all, so ty NBC.
@@eliteflite8395 And that is why American racing broadcasts are terrible. I dont want to deal with commercial breaks or tight TV time slots
Zephyr “tight tv time slots”
the race was delayed about 45 minutes due to rain. NASCAR is not taking priority over Nightly News. Again stop crying
EliteFlite it was lightning and it was 30 minutes
Rossi became one of my favorites after that! Cali strong!
Was that the International Feed for the Emmo/Unser finish?
Come on alonso we know it is hard for you to win but you are the best driver in sunday
Best driver? Maybe. Best car? Not even close. Gonna need some Alonso magic to pull it off.
Bryce Peters I sadly agree to him having an average car but car has got decent race pace
I'm pretty sure Alonso is racing in Monte Carlo this year unless he does some crazy teleportation thing and goes straight to Indianapolis after the Monte Carlo race has finished.
That’s gotta be embarrassing to have a guy catch you pass you spin then catch you pass you and win.
That JR hildebrand and one still stings
Where's Gordon Smileys 200mph qualifying attempt ??
drafting out of turn 4 is cool af
Danny Sullivan 2:01 what a Chad
0:05 I miss Allen Bestwick
Man who doesn’t!?!?!🤷🏾♂️👏🏾🤗
Yes, Kenny Bräck! Sweden!
at 6:00 how fast was he going down pit road?? lol
1980's no speed limit, don't think there was a limit till the 90's some time.
Speed limits on pit road weren't a thing at Indy until the early 90's. Even then at first it was only under caution that there was a speed limit on pit road.
please, it hurts so much to watch hildebrand crash...
Totally skipped the 91 ending with Mears and Andretti....why?
“We will see Danica in victory lane” yikes
I mean she did win one Indycar race
Daniel Findley dang. Idek that. Good for her. Wasn’t all a waste.
@@BenMyattt she had an average finish of 10.8 throughout her Indycar career (116 races) with 1 win and 7 podium finishes.
In NASCAR she had an average finish of 24.1 during her career (191 races) with 0 wins and 0 top 5 finishes.
Essentially she was a solid Indycar driver but was a below average NASCAR driver.
She was awsome
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What if indycar raced at daytona?
Id imagine that would be very hard to set the car up for that
But would he awesome
They can’t. With the speeds they would regularly hit there (220+) the g-forces would black out the drivers
They did race there once in 1959.
Rex Stetson because they didn’t go 220+ back then. The cars were far slower and could actually race there. But nowadays they cannot
How about Castroneves Hat trick?
Al Jr and Emerson, a CLEAR reason to STRESS to lap down traffic GTFO of the WAY!!
I like letting them fight to keep their lap. Staying on the lead lap can be very important should a yellow come out. And it lets the second place car catch up to the leader and plays into the overall racing strategy
@@jaywalkallstar Emmo and Little Al were 6 LAPS ahead of 3rd place at the end of that race. They weren't fighting to stay on the lead lap. Emmo, Little Al, and Michael Andretti had everybody covered on that day as Penske had a down year where their cars were all out by just past halfway.
faithful2thecall I meant in general I’m in favor of fighting to keep your lap. Also I might have been thinking of ‘94 when Emmo was trying to lap little Al
@@jaywalkallstar I agree with you in general too. I understand why they quit doing it, but I also thought it was better when they raced back to the yellow instead of freezing the field. Back then most drivers were good about getting out of the way of the leaders if they were off the pace as a sort of courtesy that was unspokenly expected to be return when the positions were reversed. In terms of '94 in particular, if I remember the story right, Emmo was having some radio issues and wasn't sure if he was trying to lap Little Al or pass him for the lead and that was why he tried to pass him and pushed into the wall.
Really nothing about the guys who won 2 in a row.
In the past the Indycars looked very similar to Formula 1 cars.
That makes sense since up until the mid/late 90's, Indycar/CART was hot on F1's heels in terms of technology and popularity.
The 1980s A decade of drama
100 race of indianapolis remain the best. Won an american driver.
Nice job repeatedly cutting to Rick Mears' wife when the most exciting finish to the Indy 500 at that point was still happening.
As a reminder, danica did not win the 2005 indy 500. Dan wheldon did
Alonso is the best.
Tony Kanaan? 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Why do racecar drivers all have such fine looking old ladies? Maybe that's why I wanted to be a racecar driver. Dragsters but I'll take anything.
THEY ONLY DRIVE IN A CIRCLE!!!
I think Will Powers win should be a top 10, first Aussie to win the worlds biggest race. Go for 2 Will in 2020, every Aussie race fan will be cheering for ya.
And she’s gone…
It would be great, if you would provide great and convenient international online subscription for fans over the pond, people...
Did you forget Nigel Mansell?
Did you forget that Mansell didn’t win? Did you think this was a Top 10 list for drivers who almost won their rookie year?
Danica shouldn't even be in this list.