Why the Indy 500 MATTERS

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  • @NavF1
    @NavF1 ปีที่แล้ว +2758

    The Indy 500 matters because it gives us some actual racing after sitting through the Monaco GP

    • @MidsouthCupSeries
      @MidsouthCupSeries ปีที่แล้ว +188

      NASCAR’s Coca Cola 600 has awesome racing as well

    • @vjollila96
      @vjollila96 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      just hope it wont be too hot because then overtaking becomes hard at indy but can cause more crashing for making cars more loose hard to drive

    • @Vno27
      @Vno27 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      The best thing about the Monaco GP is knowing the Indy 500 is on afterwards.

    • @Pen2ke
      @Pen2ke ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Monaco is always boring
      Indy is always great
      charlotte is most of the time good just long

    • @kristofgaborbakai8385
      @kristofgaborbakai8385 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@MidsouthCupSeries To me Nascar feels like the wrestling of motorsport

  • @JayDee185
    @JayDee185 ปีที่แล้ว +746

    I remember watching Castroneves get his fourth Indy win two years ago, and he was celebrating like it was his first. This race means way more than a non-racing fan could ever imagine.

    • @RacingisRacing
      @RacingisRacing ปีที่แล้ว +32

      To me it's always crazy watching in the last few laps and knowing someone is instantly going into the history books. Once you win it I don't think you're ever looked at the same way again. It's one of a handful of races that feels like a championship within a championship.

    • @SoftendoCMK
      @SoftendoCMK ปีที่แล้ว +21

      As a brazilian watching that race, i don't think i've EVER screamed that much at a TV screen like when he crossed the checkered flag, it was crazy.

    • @andrewr7982
      @andrewr7982 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Happy to say I was at the track, in the stands when it happened

    • @SomeYank9
      @SomeYank9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m so genuinely thankful I was there for that. He’s my favorite driver!

    • @junintf666
      @junintf666 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      well it took several years to take his fourth win at indy so i guess that explains it. it was also the last time i actually rooted for a driver in motor racing competition. this shows how indy really matters.

  • @devilbub8709
    @devilbub8709 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    My favorite Indy story is probably the 1994 500. Penske found a loophole, and he sent out in secret to build his loophole engine. Nicked named the beast, he had the engineers working by candle light as not to raise the electricity bill. During the day he would have two guys fly on Concorde to England to grab more parts, and fly back on Concorde, all in a day. The push rods were like 2 inches long, which for pushrods are very short
    It was estimated that the Beast had 200hp on everyone else, and if you look up the 1994 500 on TH-cam. When the green flag waves, it's like everyone else is still jockeying

    • @kailashiyer404
      @kailashiyer404 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      that car was incredible. I remember my dad showing me replays of it all the time talking about how the rest of the cars looked parked in comparison

    • @ravenandthestranger
      @ravenandthestranger ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is one of the best Motorsport stories. I’ve always loved this one!

    • @MrL1983
      @MrL1983 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ah yes, Little Al's 2nd Indy 500 win. The next year though was atrocious for Penske...

    • @musyarofah1
      @musyarofah1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That car was the Indy's McLaren MP4/5B. The Brickyard's juggernaut.

    • @msnovtue
      @msnovtue ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I remember that. We're Mercedes-Benz lovers in my family, and the engine had their name on it, which is why I vividly remember the print ad they put out immediately after the race. I just showed a slick picture of the car, and had just these worlds on it.:
      "On May 29th, Al Unser Jr. sat back and watched the Indy 500.
      Mostly in his rearview mirror."

  • @natelecarde962
    @natelecarde962 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Josh how have you NOT made a video about Scott Dixon yet? He’s literally the most successful driver from your country of all time.
    Edit Scott McLaughlin as well deserves one

    • @mrpalaces
      @mrpalaces ปีที่แล้ว +57

      The man who saves fuel and tires while being faster than everyone else. F1 fans may overlook him but he's one of the most skilled drivers ever

    • @souldry
      @souldry ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mrpalaces indeed

    • @natelecarde962
      @natelecarde962 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mrpalaces He’s just as good of a driver as someone like Fernando Alonso imo

    • @johnnyweaver9946
      @johnnyweaver9946 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@natelecarde962 he’s at the level of Hamilton tbh

    • @xtlm
      @xtlm ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnnyweaver9946 IMO I always thought Alonso was the better driver, just on teams that never have a shot.

  • @fugaephilms9662
    @fugaephilms9662 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As an American who love auto racin in almost all shapes, Memorial weekend for me is packed tight: Monaco early in the mornin, Indy 500 around mid-day, then the Coca-Cola 600 at night. Occasionally a driver doin the marathon known as racin in the Indy 500 and Coke 600

    • @dsnodgrass4843
      @dsnodgrass4843 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nothing like it. I refer to it as my "religious high holiday".

  • @SiVlog1989
    @SiVlog1989 ปีที่แล้ว +450

    I think that younger audiences don't appreciate the feat Nigel Mansell achieved in 1992 and 1993. Obviously 1992 was well known as the year where, after 12 years of trying, he finally clinched the world title in F1. However, due to being (to say the least) messed around by Williams even before he clinched the title that year, he got his own back on the team by walking away at the end of 1992. From there, he was contacted by Paul Newman and Carl Haas, the co-owners of Newman/Haas Racing in Indycar, a team capable of challenging for the Indycar title (having helped Michael Andretti, who moved the opposite way to Mansell, going from Indycar to F1, to the Indycar title in 1991). It's hard to overstate how big a story it was for Nigel Mansell, the reigning F1 World Champion, starting out in Indycar. At the season opener in Surfers Paradise, where Mansell made history by becoming the first rookie in the series to clinch pole and the win for their first race, there was a bigger crowd of journalists than the Indy 500. After that dream start, it wasn't all plain sailing, he had a crash in practice at Phoenix that left him unconscious and his back split open internally (which required surgery before he participated in the "Rookie Test" at Indy). Not only did he qualify for Indy, but he led a large amount of the race, ultimately finishing third, but of the remaining races on ovals, he won all of them. These, coupled with consistent performances in races he didn't win, led to him clinching the Indycar title with a race to spare.
    This meant that for roughly a week, he was F1 and Indycar champion simultaneously

    • @joelrodriguez9611
      @joelrodriguez9611 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That's as beautiful as underrated story. I'm glad to read it.

    • @SiVlog1989
      @SiVlog1989 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@joelrodriguez9611 What's more, of those wins he had on ovals, he achieved one of the best wins of his entire Motorsport career. In Michigan, for the other 500 mile race that year, he was suffering from a stomach illness, being unable to eat or drink because of the illness he had. Despite this, he qualified second fastest to his team mate, Mario Andretti, and he went on to win the race by a lap or more over the whole field. This result, coupled with his Penske rivals having a bad weekend, was a huge step towards the Indycar title he went on to win

    • @danielhenderson8316
      @danielhenderson8316 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​@@SiVlog1989 Nigel also sounded like someone beat him like Private Pyle after the race. To reference NASCAR, if Indy is like Daytona, then Michigan is like Talladega. That race was always nuts.

    • @SiVlog1989
      @SiVlog1989 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Daniel Henderson that matches exactly what I've heard as well, that of the two, Michigan is a tougher 500 mile race to win

    • @jessallen7756
      @jessallen7756 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indy has proven much harder to win than Michigan was....Michigan was much easier to drive

  • @siltstridersftw
    @siltstridersftw ปีที่แล้ว +54

    As a American, this race is such a treat to watch. It's one of my favorite races ever and probably in about 5-6 years, I'll be there watching it live.
    Yeah, that race in 2011 was such a heartbreak for J.R, had it won then luck ran out. Wheldon won and then I believe that was his final victory before Las Vegas 2011 where we lost him that day.

    • @JimTheFly
      @JimTheFly ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The wild thing was that I think the same day that JR Hildebrand wrecked at the end of the 500, Dale Jr. was leading the Coke 600 and ran out of gas on the last lap and finished like 7th.

    • @siltstridersftw
      @siltstridersftw ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@JimTheFly yeah it was a terrible day being sponsored by the National Guard

  • @aiwash2766
    @aiwash2766 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love Memorial Day weekend, Monaco for breakfast, Indy for lunch and big ass dinner later at night with the Coke 600, genuinely one of my fav days of the year

  • @prestonphelan9882
    @prestonphelan9882 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    11:08 This is why this dude is the best - no way any other content creator that isn't full-time on Indy would be able to make a Helio-Paul Tracy deep cut reference from 20 years ago

    • @xtlm
      @xtlm ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He used the song from the Indycar Series video game from 2004 just a few seconds after that too for the outro, he seems to know his stuff! lol

  • @ELSTERLING
    @ELSTERLING ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The most important part is that it was won twice by the man and the legend Takuma Sato and he came close to a third. No joking though, those successes make him arguably the most internationally successful Japanese racing driver in history.

    • @testicat8462
      @testicat8462 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’s the man never forget when Dario denied him his first 500 win in the last lap of the 2012 race. Was my first race and saw the whole thing happen right in front of me

    • @CattleRustlerOCN
      @CattleRustlerOCN ปีที่แล้ว

      Smiles in Helio Castronieves, or whatever

  • @PhazerSC
    @PhazerSC ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If you are an F1 fan then this weekend each year gives you the chance to watch an adrenaline-filled, continuously changing, nail-biting racing spectacle by skipping the most boring race on the F1 calendar, Monaco, and watch the Indy 500 instead.

  • @douglasvaux1146
    @douglasvaux1146 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Indy is one of the few events where the driver who qualifies last (or not at all) makes just as much headlines as the driver who gets pole.

  • @Fry_tag
    @Fry_tag ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The 500 is something special. I'm from Europe but I made it to the 500 myself 4 times now and I can't wait for the opportunity to go again

  • @alecerdmann8505
    @alecerdmann8505 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another feather in the cap of the Indy 500 is that the first winner, Ray Harroun's Marmon Wasp was the first Single-Seat (racers always had ride-along mechanics before that) purpose-built open-wheel racing car. Also the first with a rearview mirror. It is the common ancestor of all modern IndyCars, Midgets, Sprint Cars and, yes, F1 cars.

  • @Vno27
    @Vno27 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Qualifying for the Indy 500 last weekend was more entertaining than any F1 session so far this season.

    • @ryan_crouch6772
      @ryan_crouch6772 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      nah fr tho 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @yellow_x522
      @yellow_x522 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nah qualifying for Monaco was actually great this year, for once.

    • @craigscott4468
      @craigscott4468 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clearly someone who didn’t watch quali at Monaco this year

    • @Vno27
      @Vno27 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@craigscott4468 This comment was clearly made before qualy, and yes I did enjoy that too.

  • @GrandPrixYannick
    @GrandPrixYannick ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Loving the use of the Codemaster IndyCar Series game OST at the outro! Game gives me many memories!

    • @DW98rosy
      @DW98rosy ปีที่แล้ว

      such an overlooked gem. still pissed off that there hasn't been an Indycar game for 19 years and counting.

    • @maxb148
      @maxb148 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@DW98☆rosy might need to wait quite alot longer because motorsport games ain't making one anytime soon.

    • @DW98rosy
      @DW98rosy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maxb148 yep, that's why i said "and counting". it infuriates me more that Indycar picked, of all the goddamn developers, motorsport f*cking games to make an Indycar game, seemingly having no idea what they were getting themself's into. i really hope that sham of a company (MSG i mean) goes under before the end of the year.

  • @mrterp04
    @mrterp04 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “…and then, after the Monaco GP and the Indy 500, the Motorsports tripleheader concludes with another race that’s high on history and high on class. A race in a series that requires finesse. A race that demands etiquette of the highest order.
    NAZZZZCAHHHH”
    *guitar riff*

    • @simracing4simpletons978
      @simracing4simpletons978 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All the Zzzz’s in your comment are correct. I too use NASCAR as a lullaby when I’m having trouble sleeping. Nothing is more boring.

    • @TroyGillum
      @TroyGillum ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@Simracing 4 Simpletons only for the simple minded

    • @mets137781
      @mets137781 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      tbf for an american its motor racing christmas. Breakfast with Monaco, lunch with Indy and dinner with Nascar (well maybe)

    • @RicoOCHO85
      @RicoOCHO85 ปีที่แล้ว

      If the NASCAR race has the Pace car being delivered by a CH47 Chinook then I'll be watching it..or a C17 landing on the racetrack

  • @thevictoryoverhimself7298
    @thevictoryoverhimself7298 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    People underestimate how big the circuit is due to the sheer speed of the cars. You could fit the Kentucky derby horse racing track, Wimbledon, Four major football stadiums and the entire Vatican City inside its infield, and still have room to spare.
    Half a dozen or more f1 circuits could fit inside it together.

    • @jackthorton10
      @jackthorton10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Truly the greatest spectacle in the world

  • @IanGouki
    @IanGouki ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s the 2nd part of a trifecta of racing: Monaco, Indy, Coke 600

    • @sashawtf794
      @sashawtf794 ปีที่แล้ว

      U forgot that the Number 1 are the 24h of the Nürburgring :D

    • @IanGouki
      @IanGouki ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sashawtf794 in the same day….?

  • @gostshel88
    @gostshel88 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Dude I love this channel. Your opinion pieces are great and your history lessons are interesting af. Keep up the awesome work!

  • @heylolp9
    @heylolp9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For me Indy represents Peak Single Driver Skill Endurance
    LeMans is Peak Team Endurance
    Monaco is Peak precision driving

    • @musyarofah1
      @musyarofah1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Triple Crown represent 3 main aspects of racing: Speed (Indy), Durability (Lemans), and Agility (Monaco).

    • @heylolp9
      @heylolp9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@musyarofah1 I know that is the Wikipedia definition, but i did start my comment with "for me" thus being a personal definition
      Primarily because i think "Speed" "Control" and "Durability" by virtue of just being a word each is very reductive

  • @Dindyracer
    @Dindyracer ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for making this video Josh. As an Indy native and lifelong motorsports fan, seeing people from around the globe enjoy this race and understand how special it is brings feelings of happiness and even pride. The last Sunday in May is always a great day for us racing fans. Three big shows we get to enjoy throughout the day! Keep up the great work.

  • @frenchfrey65
    @frenchfrey65 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We need to give IndyCar far more love than it gets, the cars are not just built different vs F1, but IndyCar unlike F1 and more like NASCAR, has a beautiful mix of speedway races and road courses mixed into their calendar.
    And unlike F1, IndyCar races on Road America!
    IndyCar needs tons of skill to drive just like NASCAR and F1, I just wish it was treated with more prestige like F1 instead of being called the failed F1 racer league...

  • @zachbishop5421
    @zachbishop5421 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Man it always hurts me inside that Dan wheldon won the 500 bcuz of hildebrandts crash and him winning the 500 is the only reason he was in that car in vegas that took his life later that year such a wierd situation to have the greatest moment of your entire life being the catalyst for your death

  • @philking6444
    @philking6444 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been a fan of this race since 1963. It was still on Memorial Day which was May 31st. The race was rained out and was run June 1st. I cried and begged my mom to let me stay home and listen to the race (it was only on the radio, no live TV coverage) you could see it a m

  • @the_shallow_end
    @the_shallow_end ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve been working at IMS for over 12 years, just attended my 13th 500 and each and every year is an incredible show. truly a special moment every year.

  • @FunnierIrishPerson
    @FunnierIrishPerson ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The indy 500 is a very important part of motorsports, I was there back in 2015, best experience of my life.

  • @Buc5054
    @Buc5054 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This video is EXTREMELY well done and does a great job explaining a historic and complex race

  • @brendan7591
    @brendan7591 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Flying at top speed of 240 mph for 200 laps without a mistake just to have a chance to win. This really is The Greatest Spectacle in Racing

    • @ianwidick87
      @ianwidick87 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I wouldn’t say they go 240 over 200 laps, the usual top speed in the race is around 230-235. Usually due to fuel weight and boost regulations

    • @luttren
      @luttren ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ianwidick87 probably lower than that even. 234 was the average for pole this year and I doubt they will average that during the race

    • @ianwidick87
      @ianwidick87 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@luttren I’m not saying an average, I’m aware of the pole speeds this year and such. I was saying that’s typically the top speed of the leaders of the race, they usually don’t exceed 234 mph during the race

    • @JonathanFjeld
      @JonathanFjeld ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ianwidick87 Still, 230-235 -- even 220-230 -- is incredible speed to keep up for 200 laps. Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

    • @ianwidick87
      @ianwidick87 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JonathanFjeld oh I’m not denying that at all, it’s just I didn’t want that being said when it isn’t true

  • @OrangeLightning86
    @OrangeLightning86 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For those wondering about 2002... Paul Tracy had it won. That deserves a video in of itself.

    • @MarcBarkyMarta
      @MarcBarkyMarta ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very happy Tony George is no longer involved in Indy.

  • @blakeharbottle8973
    @blakeharbottle8973 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't know about you guys, but '87 was my favorite race. Watching Al Unser Sr. win his 4th 500 after starting the month without a ride was unforgettable. He stepped in for Danny Ongais after he crashed in practice and was out due to injuries. Al Sr. struggling to qualify with the car. Had to pull the previous year's car that was put in a hotel lobby in PA out to run. Got it up to speed and qualified midpack. Ran back part of the top 5 for most of the day. Found himself 3rd behind Mario Andretti and Roberto Guerrero. Mario dominates the whole day and then breaks with 23 laps to go. Guerrero inherits the lead and has a lap lead over Unser, but stalls the car repeatedly when pitting for gas because it was stuck in I believe 6th gear. Unser unlaps himself and then leads the last few laps to victory. This whole race was the most Indy thing ever. The track picks the winner. Al went from no ride to a 4th 500 title.

  • @iambmw85
    @iambmw85 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been to the Indy 500 twice. Such an amazing event. 400k+ people there.

  • @EchoYT95
    @EchoYT95 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I might actually give this a watch this year

    • @xPolluxTroyx
      @xPolluxTroyx ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Do, my friend, and you will become a fan.

  • @h2oloo
    @h2oloo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One simple fact that keeps me coming back every year, it is The Fastest Race in the world. There's nothing like it.

  • @RevanNL
    @RevanNL ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's the crown jewel of a series with the best racing product on track by a country mile. Where qualifying requires 4 digits behind the dot. Where multiple strategy options exist. Where on a good day, the team with a budget of 1 million dollars can compete with a team with a budget of 40 million dollars.

  • @jimlorentz4982
    @jimlorentz4982 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    While the race and pageantry mean so much to the general race fan, I think people
    outside of Indianapolis don't realize how much the race means for us locals. For us
    the entire month of May is a giant holiday where we anticipate race day like other
    people anticipate Christmas throughout December. The speedway is such an integral part of our city and culture. The month of May is truly something I wish everyone outside of Indy could get to experience because people decorate with race flags and you get the Indy Grand Prix, Indy 500 qualifying, carb day, the Indy 500 parade, and to cap off the month you get the 500. It's a fantastic month where an entire city is engulfed in racing fever.

    • @jimlorentz4982
      @jimlorentz4982 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also, we have a racing presence that other places don’t have since a lot of the Indycar teams have their headquarters or shops here and if Andretti gets into F1 their American headquarters is going to be here too.

  • @y_fam_goeglyd
    @y_fam_goeglyd ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just watched the McLaren video of their 1974 win. It was wonderful to hear the excitement still in the voice of the winner!

  • @Matthew-Fletcher
    @Matthew-Fletcher ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hardly ever get the chance to watch IndyCar usually, but I always make sure I can watch the Indy500 live. What a race.

  • @philking6444
    @philking6444 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Continued month later on ABC's Wide World of Sports ( the start, finish, and the crashes). It wasn't until the 80's that we had same day coverage and the 90's were finally live. But I still can't wait for Sunday. I will be cheering for Helio for the win.

  • @skinWalkman
    @skinWalkman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Indy 500 isn’t just a race. It’s a cornerstone of Indiana Culture. For a state that most people can’t point out on a map to have the greatest race is a huge thing here. The whole month of May is dedicated to the race.

  • @MrXaniss
    @MrXaniss ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watched the indy 500 for the first time last year, I've been a fan of indycar since. It's great

  • @warnabrotha95YT
    @warnabrotha95YT ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still can't believe a nitrous powered snail not only qualified for the race, but also won it. IN HIS FIRST ATTEMPT.

  • @brazilianhuevolution6431
    @brazilianhuevolution6431 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love when motorsport youtubers make videos about IndyCar!

  • @AreYouKiddingMeGames
    @AreYouKiddingMeGames ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Josh, every time you make a video, it makes my day. You’re a huge reason I got into F1, which got me into Indycar and Supercars. Thanks for all you do to bring us awesome racing content

  • @jandrijfhout6318
    @jandrijfhout6318 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't forget that the cars go above 220 MPH and that Indycar was formerly known as Cart

  • @maxmustermann6612
    @maxmustermann6612 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If I could visit one race ever, this would be it!

  • @johnnystir9796
    @johnnystir9796 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice video. I would also say the Indy 500 matters because of the crowd attending. That's a big part of the spectacle. There are people who have attended races for decades straight here. Living around the track I can tell you that there are stories galore around the race. It's very special for that reason alone...what it means to generations of families here.

  • @arthuralford
    @arthuralford ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "To drive at Indy is like playing a violin with one string. You must be a virtuoso to make music from it."--Zora Arkus-Duntov, father of the Corvette

  • @zeboe223423
    @zeboe223423 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how at the end of the video when it shows Helio winning the 4th. You inserted the music from the IndyCar game back in the day. AWESOME!!

  • @fqeagles21
    @fqeagles21 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Now we need a LeMans video

  • @Anonymus-ih7yb
    @Anonymus-ih7yb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite race is and stays the 24h on the Nürburgring. A challenging track with cars ranging from a Dacia Logan to a brand new GT3 car and sometimes even prototypes like the SCG 007 LMH over a total race distance of more than 2480 miles, if it’s not red flagget because of the unpredictable weather in the Eifel.

  • @arthurvillegas5586
    @arthurvillegas5586 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Money, points and things, presents cars, ring, watch and more.

  • @LtNduati
    @LtNduati ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've watched the Indy 500 every year, (pretty sure its a requirement for American Gearheads) but this year was the first time that I watched it from start to finish and it was well worth it

  • @nanamifan0220
    @nanamifan0220 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I always feel so lucky that I go every year simply because I live in the area and tickets run in the family. I don’t pay attention to much racing besides the Indy 500, but it really is so fun to watch as an outsider. This year was rough, and I wanted to ditch after the four hour rain delay, but that last lap pass by Newgarden (AGAIN!!! HE DID THIS LAST YEAR TOO!!!) made it totally worth it. Great video.

  • @ErikZarins
    @ErikZarins ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Having gone last year, it truly is the greatest spectacle in racing!!! 🏁

  • @adam.cosgrove
    @adam.cosgrove ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Babe wake up, Josh posted another great video about IndyCar

  • @mikelewis495
    @mikelewis495 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Any penalty is devastating"
    .... unless you're Jacques Villeneuve

  • @jbooks7055
    @jbooks7055 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I absolutely loved watching last years 500 in the short chute of two it was so fun walking through the infield before the race started. the track announcer was getting the fan to cheer for who they thought were going to win the under whelming cheers for Ericsson was met with my voice for he and Roman groshen were the drivers I knew

  • @TaisinViper
    @TaisinViper ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I sat on the inside of turn four in 2001 it was one of the best things I've ever watched. One weird thing to me was how narrow the track actually is in person

  • @chillboy_1763
    @chillboy_1763 ปีที่แล้ว

    the 2005 Indy car series game intro music at the end of the video>>>

  • @jaywalkallstar
    @jaywalkallstar ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I miss the old qualifying rules at Indy. Shit was wild and made next to no sense.

    • @jaywalkallstar
      @jaywalkallstar ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Four days of time trials over 2 weekends. Pole Day, 2nd Day, 3rd Day and Bump Day. The car qualified not the driver. Each car got 3 attempts over the 4 days.
      This is where it got weird. Usually, 33 cars wouldn’t set speeds (complete a qualifying run) on pole day for various reasons and we move on to 2nd day qualifying. Everybody who sets a speed on 2nd day qualifies behind everyone who set a speed on pole day, regardless of speed. Let’s say pole day ends with 17 cars having set a speed and someone is on pole with a speed of 225mph. 2nd Day qualifying begins and someone else sets a speed of 228mph. That guy now qualifies 18th, behind the slowest of Pole Day’s 17 qualifiers (slowest qualifier at 215mph). This holds true for each successive day of qualifying until the field is full (33 cars have set speeds).
      Then the bumping began. Each car got 3 attempts to qualify, but if your car set the 33rd fastest speed in the field, and then someone set a faster speed, that car was “bumped” from the field and was now ineligible to make any further qualifying attempts. Teams could avoid this by withdrawing their car’s qualifying speed and making another attempt, but the risk there is they don’t make your car through tech inspection and fail to make a new run.
      Now, it was the 33rd fastest car that got bumped, not necessarily the car then sitting in 33rd position. If the slowest speed in the 33 car field is the guy who qualified 17th on pole day (ahead of the car with the fastest speed in the field) and a car makes a run on bump day of 220mph, it is the 17th place (and slowest) car that is bumped. The car that just made the run will still have to start behind all the cars that qualified on previous days, but is now in the field.

    • @nickb2049
      @nickb2049 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jaywalkallstar people forget that arie luyendyk's track record wasn't for pole

  • @testicat8462
    @testicat8462 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This years race was insane! Gone 16x in person now can’t wait till next year

  • @Kadarii
    @Kadarii 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you're a racing fan, I can't describe to you the energy and memories this race has, it's an energy unmatched, everyone should go once

  • @baumstreichler5344
    @baumstreichler5344 ปีที่แล้ว

    It‘s the best time of the year as (motor)Sport Fan. 24h Nürburgring, the Indy 500, Le Mans in a few weeks and MotoGP and F1 obviously. As a Sports Fan you allthough have the Champions League Finale and the domestic leagues finishing and also the NBA Playoffs/Finals. Every weekend there is another Great Sport event. By far the Beat time of the year.

  • @cameronshaw7294
    @cameronshaw7294 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The way you describe these races could turn any non racing person into a heavy hearted rev head.

  • @Jakecam
    @Jakecam ปีที่แล้ว

    This is such a great weekend of racing. Motocross first race outdoors, nascar at charlotte, indy 500 and Monaco I’ll be sitting on the couch all weekend

  • @AdminAbuse
    @AdminAbuse ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Only normies and people who like DTS will talk down the Indy 500 or Nascar/other Motorsport.
    A real fan of the sport is happy to see racing no matter what or where, we gotta celebrate Motorsport and appreciate it

    • @saltyaphid3195
      @saltyaphid3195 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      People still talk down formula e though, even though the racing is amazing

  • @pauldavis4287
    @pauldavis4287 ปีที่แล้ว

    Indy means everything to me and I gotta say…that vid was OUTSTANDING! In less than 10 min you explained why Indy is the “World’s Greatest Sporting Event”. Cheers!

  • @larquefausse3623
    @larquefausse3623 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11:20 Graham Hill said the Triple Crown is the F1 Championship, not Monaco.

    • @nickb2049
      @nickb2049 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      which adds to how big the Indy 500 means. to him, winning a single 500 mile race at Indianapolis is equal to winning the F1 championship.

    • @AverageJoe777
      @AverageJoe777 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@nickb2049 its definitely alot harder in his era when cars weren’t as reliable or safe

  • @Pabig93
    @Pabig93 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my god the menu music of the old IndyCar PS2 game at the end gave me serious flashbacks

  • @ilionreactor1079
    @ilionreactor1079 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Winning the Indy 500 is one of those achievements that changes your obituary: "Indy 500 winner John Smith died today..."

  • @sharplydressedrabbit3604
    @sharplydressedrabbit3604 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Indy 500 is a family tradition. My grandpa has been buying tickets for 40 years. They started all the way back on the rear straight away, now we can see the winners circle.
    It's the only date on the calendar I have marked every year. Work on my birthday? Sure whatever. Work on Christmas? Sucks, but whatever. But I always have the Sunday on Memorial Day Weekend off for Indy.

  • @42mag
    @42mag ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Two lap shoot out...
    Indy Fans : WOOOOOOOOO!
    F1 Fans: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • @rexstetson1717
    @rexstetson1717 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's never been "drivers, start your engines." It's either "gentlemen, start your engines" or "lady(s) and gentlemen, start your engines." The only other variation came in 1977, when Janet Guthrie became the first woman to qualify, but I can't be bothered to type out that entire lengthy command given by Tony Hulman.
    The 1999 Indy 500 was my first in attendance, and even though that was during the crap IRL period, it's the only event I've ever been to in my life, sporting or otherwise, where the cliche, "you could feel the electricity in the air," was actually true. My very first memory of the race was in 1985, sitting in a motel room in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and watching the highlights on the news of Danny Sullivan's "Spin and Win." I've been hooked ever since. Thank you for this video.

  • @joshuarenshaw8216
    @joshuarenshaw8216 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was an absolute work of art!!!Goosebumps

  • @AverageJoe777
    @AverageJoe777 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Monaco by design is a boring race. Add the fact that cars are wider and drivers don’t take risks, you get a boring race. This is why indy and le mans are the better races for the triple crown

  • @tukethebear
    @tukethebear ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy shit. The song at the end took me back a DECADE and a half to when I used to play the IndyCar videogame. Nostalgia trip.

  • @jamesknight1097
    @jamesknight1097 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That Arrow McLaren oval package is just different, praying for a Patio O’Warden win. Love all non Americans that watch this race, truly our best race. (Outside of 12H of Sebring and 24H of Daytona)

  • @mrbungle3310
    @mrbungle3310 ปีที่แล้ว

    This Sunday is my favourite Sunday in a year...Indy 500 and Monaco GP in the same day is just my favourite thing

  • @-artanim-5232
    @-artanim-5232 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If yall wanna see one of the scariest crashes from that race:
    Look up Scott Dixon's crash in 2017 at the Indy 500.

  • @patrickwaclaw
    @patrickwaclaw ปีที่แล้ว

    Driving to Indianapolis tomorrow. It's the best weekend of the year.

  • @donstevenson2660
    @donstevenson2660 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And the pre-show is a good cure for insomnia.

  • @Cellsius
    @Cellsius ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2017, when Alonso decided to skip the Monaco GP and try the Indy 500, I was rooting for him soooo much. He did it incredible well, and was his first ever oval race, and was leading a good chunk of laps and was there in closing positions for the victory until the Honda give up in him... once more (damn you, Honda...).
    He's the last F1 champion that tried, and I think he was the first since the nineties (Mansell? Fittipaldi? I don't remember who was the last one before Alonso). His shoot in the triple crown was really encouraging, but it's a shame that no one seems to be interested. Also, it's amazing how much Alonso has tried in the motorsport world apart from F1: Indy 500, WEC/LeMans 24h, Dakar... the man is a beast. I think he doesn't have enough credit for his performances outside F1.

    • @bettercallsaal
      @bettercallsaal ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Alonso will try again, I’m sure of it.

    • @ToyotaCorolla-qs7ml
      @ToyotaCorolla-qs7ml ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Alonso is a very skilled driver

    • @Cellsius
      @Cellsius ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bettercallsaal I think the same. He came back to F1 to try once more to get another championship, he'll try to get the triple crown after his 2nd venture in F1. He knows there's still an unfinished business.

    • @Cellsius
      @Cellsius ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ToyotaCorolla-qs7ml Sure is. Very different environements from F1 to Dakar, Indy or endurance, and he has shown good performances in all of them. I really like drivers like him, drivers that adapt so well in different categories and can perform no matter the car or the road.

  • @rustycaplinger8036
    @rustycaplinger8036 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im tired of hearing people saying all they do is turn left and that's it. Theirs so much more to it than that.

  • @TheHighRoad1748
    @TheHighRoad1748 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A video of Monaco, now a video of Indy...
    We just need a video of the Coca-Cola 600 to complete the trifecta 👌

  • @NickABQQm
    @NickABQQm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Indy 500 make Monaco a pre-show.

  • @acemacneill
    @acemacneill ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for posting this, Josh!

  • @ralphj.limbrickjr2043
    @ralphj.limbrickjr2043 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't forget about Emmo not drinking the milk opting for his own home grown orange juice.

  • @herokurogane4055
    @herokurogane4055 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "The Brickyard" its such a badass nickname

  • @PowerOfTheColours
    @PowerOfTheColours ปีที่แล้ว

    12:00 Kinda fitting you had to add that throwback tune!

  • @hypernovamkvi715
    @hypernovamkvi715 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i plan on watching Indy and Monaco this weekend it is gonna be a long day

  • @andrelopez3321
    @andrelopez3321 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ive been an f1 fan for 15 years and an Indycar fan for 7, but ive never been to a race before. I would love to see an F1 race but the prices are insane, but i will be attending the Indy 500 this weekend and im so excited.

    • @harveyknguyen
      @harveyknguyen ปีที่แล้ว

      honestly you'll be getting a much better experience at the 500 than at Monaco, you get way more access to the track facilities for a fraction of the price

  • @hunterculver1123
    @hunterculver1123 ปีที่แล้ว

    This one race matters more than any Super Bowl, World Cup final, it matters more than any other sporting event on the planet

  • @christopherwall2121
    @christopherwall2121 ปีที่แล้ว

    And if Josh hasn't hyped you yet, go and look up some of the intros from the 90s for the race. Paul Page could probably make anything sound exciting and legendary.

  • @jacksonslaneband1668
    @jacksonslaneband1668 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Would love to see more indy car content!
    Ive started watching for the first time this year and am loving it

    • @xtlm
      @xtlm ปีที่แล้ว

      What got you into it if I may ask lol

  • @keithharvey2112
    @keithharvey2112 ปีที่แล้ว

    I appreciate the IndyCar Series 2005 menu music at the end!

  • @markalbert9011
    @markalbert9011 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Indy 500 matters because it is as difficult a race to win as there is. Whatever your motorsport no marquee event is as hard to win. Only 4 drivers have won 4 Indy 500's and all had 20+ year careers. The BW trophy has MANY one time winners on it, most of them with 20+ years trying to win at Indy.

  • @gordonfan291
    @gordonfan291 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video Josh will mention though that only the q trim with the extra boost was getting the turn 1 and turn 3 trap speeds of 240+ and average speeds over 230
    race trim without the boost the field has been running just under 230 for a lap speed and closer to 235 into the turns

  • @marcelf0252
    @marcelf0252 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aahh that song at the end from the old Indycar Series games🔥

  • @danielfrancis7798
    @danielfrancis7798 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember you said one video about doing a video on Jules. Hopefully it’s still on your mind and working on it! Love to watch that.