RC RACER 88 if jeff gordon races under the same championship rules as dale then he would have the same amount of championships as dale therefore that argument is invalid. Also jeff gordon definitely faced better competition than dale, including his teammate, Jimmie johnson, who won 5 straight championships and 7 in total.
I started watching in 2014 so I never got to experience 2011 live, but from what I’ve seen it is one of the best of the decade, I also liked 2017-18. I never really understood why 2014 is liked so much ngl
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt mine too. But no I think to everyone 2011 was a good season. I wish I was maybe 5 or 8 years older so I caould have really appreciated it. I've been a Stewart fan since I could crawl, but I didn't start watching races that I remember until 2008. The first race I ever remember was the 2008 Daytona 500. Ugh! When the 2011 championship happened I was happy but I don't think I appreciated it fully. Now in the 9 years since not one of my sports teams has made a championship. Not the Cowboys not the Brewers not ths Bucks not the Badgers (except one basketball championship appearance) If any of those teams won I would legit cry but considering that I cried when Tony won in 2016 at Sonoma after all that he went through if he won another Championship I would have cried tears of joy for hours. I got to see him race live once (Chicagoland 2016). I wish I could have been able to see his first 2 championships live and actually remember them
The whole 2015 season just felt fake, rigged, and like NASCAR just wanted all of these things to happen beforehand, meaning they probably put together a script of how THEY wanted the season to go before the season started. - NASCAR: Every driver must attempt to qualify for EVERY RACE to make the chase/playoffs - Also NASCAR: They just let Kyle Busch in the playoffs despite him missing a third of the season, and he wins the championship.(Only because they let him) - Talladega fall, they just ditch the 3 GWC rule, and end the race after only 1 attempt. And they award the win to Joey Logano even though DALE EARNHARDT JR WAS IN FRONT WHEN THE CAUTION CAME OUT! I'm a Kevin Harvick fan, and Harvick deserved that championship more than Kyle did. All in all, everything about that season felt pre-scripted, fake, and rotten. But even after the fiasco that was 2015, I still love NASCAR. I hope we never see another season like this again.
Addressing the Talladega situation, Dale Jr actually was behind Logano when the caution came out. That can be seen quite clearly. What did happen was, they held out the caution until he was no longer in front. And well.... Harvick would have been a deserving champion but you can clearly see him squeeze Trevor Baynd into the wall. He wrecked him to preserve his spot. That’s... well.... dirty and unsportsmanlike. They only minimally “acceptable” case for wrecking someone is if it isn’t intentional (moving someone out of the way but the driver spins, for example) on the last lap for the win
2j1n Just to say, I agree with this 1000% just the Dega situation, according to the timing and video Jr was behind Logano, but the finish was still bullshit
I’m not gonna lie, the 2015 season might not have been the best, but I think it had the best Final Four out of this playoff format. Maybe not statistically, but everyone had a story coming into that race. Harvick was the defending champion. Truex was the ultimate underdog. Kyle Busch was trying to win after his injury. And Gordon was trying to win in his final season in the sport. I absolutely loved the Final Four for 2015. Great work on the video though!
2013: when I started 2014: when I fell in love 2015: when I stopped watching temporarily 2016/17: when I watched occasionally 2018: when I came back 2019: when I felt hope for the sport for the first time in 5 years
As a Gordon fan, I'll always remember 2015 for his retirement tour, his 93rd win, and KB winning a championship that he did not deserve. Granted he got another title later, but 2015 was a farce.
@@Tylnorton I did but I don't think it's worse than '15, not by a long shot even if tracks like Phoebix or Martinsville were bad, but NASCAR has rectified that issue on short notice because they knew those tracks were bad
@@MotorsportsFan17 But they left out the intermediates to fix. Running wide open and being forced in a pack isn't racing and the package isn't even designed for the field to spread out and there was no passing at all then.
2010 was hell 2011 was pretty good 2012 was solid 2013 was a year of mixed results 2014 was god 2015 was mediocre at first until Jeff Gordon won 2016 was something 2017 was 78 domination 2018 was fantastic by the 2nd half 2019 was awesome
@@Ob1tuber in a bad way. It was basically where the world was at from an economics perspective plus the lack of people in the grandstands as well. So it was mostly due to its economy recession & hardly any new drivers or owners in the Cup Series as well in 2010.
"Did you actually like the 2015 season?" HAHAHA-no, but it did give us: The reason we have the overtime rule Reduced horsepower Added downforce The newly labeled "Xfinity" series The first year without TNT broadcasting since 2000 No playoffs in the lower series for the final time A chase that saw the highest season-finale viewership in nearly a decade
Also was the first NASCAR season without Allen Bestwick working for any of the NASCAR television partners. Obviously that's a bad thing...I definitely enjoyed IndyCar on ABC with him.
2015 did not add downforce, they just had high downforce and took away over 100 horsepower. NASCAR learned that it was a big mistake. But that was not the last of the lower hp and high downforce. 2019 had the highest amount of downforce with the lowest amount of horsepower and it created the worst racing of all time. It only succeeded at Darlington and Bristol.
2:51 you can see Samantha Busch hugging a crew member on the 18 team. That’s actually my cousin. Was an engineer for them in 2015. And with Kyle Busch being my favorite driver I can’t say this was the worst season because this year started off as one of his worst years of his life, but turned into probably the best one by the end
Joey just likes to piss people off at Martinsville, doesn’t he? First Kenseth in 2015, then he gave Truex the shove in 2018 and from there got into the final 4 and won a championship he didn’t deserve
Mitchell Davis Look at it this if you were Joey in the same situation you would’ve probably done the same thing. He said after words he did what he needed to do and it payed off
Logano wrecks Kenseth and ends his championship run. Brian France Jr: great move by Logano Kenseth wrecks Logano and ends his championship run Brian France Jr: Kenseth is suspended for 2 races Bullshit
Kyle Busch was given the exact same rules that were given to: - Ross Chastain - Dale Earnhardt Jr - Tony Stewart - Kyle Larson - Tyler Ankrum Amongst the other drivers that had to miss points races (or points themselves) due to whatever reason. Busch was the only one to capitalize on it, so obviously it wasn’t fair. Busch did what he had to do and won
The next decade: 2020 Just in February 2020, there were already 2 NASCAR flips, including the horrible crash in the Daytona 500. During the Clash, many wrecks happened. Kyle Larson was in trouble.
The 2015 season not only had meh racing, but it at so many more flaws... -Kyle Busch winning the title even though he missed 1/3 of the season -The Talladega fall race controversy -The Kenseth vs. Logano debate with Brian France calling what Logano did at Kansas a smart move -500 qualifying issues -and many more...
As a Kenseth fan I am slightly annoyed at NASCAR. Suspend Matt and say “there’s no place for that in our sport”’ but now use that clip of Matt taking out Joey as part of many commercials.
Not only that, but the real problem was the consistency of the rules. Brian France always made a reactive decision anytime he did something stupid that was going to bite him in the ass.
N96ZG well Payton Manning missed a huge chunk of the season and went on to win Super Bowl 50. 🤷♂️ You have to remember that Kyle Busch is part of a team. The team can’t help that he gets hurt, but that doesn’t mean that him coming back and winning the championship is wrong.
I feel like the fact that Kyle Busch was able to win the championship in 2015 shows off one of the benefits of the playoff format. The champion should be the best driver of the year, and whether or not you're forced to miss races doesn't change that. Also, I can guarantee that if a more popular driver won a championship after they missed races, people would see it the same way. If you need an example, just look forward one season and see how people reacted to Tony Stewart's win at Sonoma.
Imagine F1 adopting the catastrophic playoff format, and Lewis Hamilton can enter the playoffs after missing, say, 7 races in the 1st half of the season He can just win 1 race on each playoff round and then the world title after winning in Abu Dhabi The rage would be worldwide
I was so happy when Matt Kenseth took out Joey Logano because Logano was a little prick throughout the round of 12. Also The Talladega restart is the worst restart in my opinion of all time
@@vixenwolfvirtualfarms4185 Kasey Kahne is my all-time favorite driver, but that race was utter stupidity if you ask me. Way too many crashes at the end, Cup drivers acting like ARCA drivers, and ending under caution. Kasey Kahne did drive his ass off though.
Personally I think that 2015 should've been Kevin Harvick's championship. Though he did only win 3 times, he: A: Was very unlucky to not win more (led the most laps at Watkins Glen before running out of gas on the last lap, dominated the second Loudon race before running out of gas with 3 to go, dominated the first Michigan race before cutting a tire shortly before rain ended the race, and dominated the second Phoenix race before pitting shortly before the race-ending caution came out). Realistically, he should've won like 6-7 times. B: Finished in the top three in more than half the races, scored 23 top five finishes, and finished in the top 10 in all but eight races. C: Led 2294 laps, the most laps in a single season since Jeff Gordon in 2001. What he did at Talladega was awful, but it shouldn't undo the many accomplishments of the season.
It always seemed like every other year after 2012 seemed to be good but I hated 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018 and all that. The fact that Kyle Busch needed a waiver to even get in the Chase was ridiculous, Kyle was good enough to get in even without a waiver. But I still don't agree with the choice to do that, yes Kyle won it fair and square but I don't have to like it. Plus, it was a very difficult year for me personally, as my family was moving and going to a new place.
Busch would have 2 championships either way. Both in the playoffs format and the Winston Cup points system. He won it with playoffs in 2015 and 2019. He should have won the championship in 2018 instead of 2015. He would have won the 2018 title with Winston Cup points. He would have the 2019 title either way.
The 2015 season was my first season watching NASCAR, and it holds a special place in my heart. Personally, I loved it. There were moments of incredible racing, crazy storylines that lasted the entire season, emotions running both high and low, and a champion that we are *still* talking and debating about to this day.
I’m gonna play a little Devil’s Advocate here and say that to me personally 2015 was my favorite NASCAR season for several reasons... 1. Last season with a majority of veterans together (Dale Jr. , Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, etc.) 2. Last season for Dale Jr. to get multiple wins 3. The 2015 Coke Zero 400 4. Last season with MWR 5. Longest NASCAR Video Game Career Mode that I’ve continued to play to this day 6. This was my first full time season as a NASCAR fan as I got interested in the sport in late 2014 but really became a fan in 2015
The 2015 chase has BRUTAL and CONTROVERSIAL Kansas:Logano spun Kenseth Talladega:Kevin Harvick “causes” a crash in the GWC Martinsville:You know what happened Phoenix:Controversial finish with Red Flag Homestead:KY Busch won the title with less races than the other contenders
I was horribly ill at the beginning of 2015, and I remember Jimmie winning Atlanta, which helped (I’m a Jimmie fan). I remember feeling really excited about him going for number 7 then, only to have him struggle during the chase. Plus I hated Kyle Busch so seeing him win in it all in a bs format was frustrating.
Before I even watched this video I knew 2015 would be on it. It was the worst season of the decade in my opinion. Glad my hero got to go out on top and on his own terms, but there was a lot wrong with 2015. 2011, 2012, and 2014 are among the best seasons in NASCAR this past decade.
One thing to remember that I think many forget, the "attempt to start every race" rule I believe was implemented more to keep drivers at the track and not skip races because they don't want to race at a specific track (say so.eone with wins and comfortable in points wanting to skip Sonoma and Watkins Glen).
Generally speaking, drivers who were replaced at road courses weren't winners. Off the top of my head, the best performance from someone who was replaced at the RCs was Robert Pressley in 2000 who was about 25th in points.
@@seannolan9857 yea I know. But overall, there were top drivers that had expressed their disdain for road courses. I was just using it as an example, not necessarily as the sole reason, heh
While I do argue Kyle Busch’s 2015 title is an asterisk as someone of a Kyle Busch fan myself. He was forced to miss the first 11 races of the season as a result of his injuries. It wasn’t his decision that he would eligible for the Chase if was in the top 30 that was NASCAR. As previously said while yes Kenseth’s revenge was totally justified and possibly for the suspension that Jeff Gordon would’ve deserved but didn’t was not only to Bill France son Brian France Jr and NASCAR’s higher ups being inconsistent on penalties but also even if Jeff Gordon was clearly at fault like 2012 Phoenix. They spared him because, he was popular and showed there was some biased between drivers. But on the other hand Busch deserved the 2015 championship. He did what he was supposed to do. Stayed out of trouble as best he could except the first couple of races where he did crash and some poor finishes which affected his average race result. The fact that he was able to get through to the final 4 where it’s the first to the flag and he won it outright. But really the main factor into why 2015 could arguably be a bad season was just down to NASCAR shooting themselves in the foot.
Kyle Busch is an unpopular driver BECAUSE he's a great driver and has been good from the start. People who hate him will say it's for other reasons but that's just a similar excuse as the ones used for other drivers who were hated the same way. Other drivers who were hated from the start of their careers for the same reason include but are not limited to Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Darrel Waltrip, Tony Stewart, etc. The fact of the matter is that all of those drivers weren't fully appreciated until late in their careers or until they were over because then those fans realized the sport of NASCAR is much better with them in it.
I never really noticed this stuff because during this period I was a diehard Josh Wise fan (I was a fan before the Dogecoin thing btw) and watched him drive 35th on RaceView all race long. I also hated this season, not for bad racing, but for Josh Wise-related reasons. His team, Phil Parsons Racing, was going up at the start of the year. A week after a top 10 at Dega, they sold their entire team to Premium Motorsports. During this part of the season, I saw the most infuriating race I’ve ever seen for a Wise fan. After he dodged the big one in the 2015 Coke Zero 400, his battery decided to die in turn 1. Because a wreck had just happened (in turn 4, not turn 1 where he was), NASCAR towed him to the garage and made him go to the care center. They fixed the battery very quickly, but Josh was in the care center for no reason and they lost an additional 6 laps waiting. During those 6 laps I heard his entire team call NASCAR out for their BS. “We fixed the car but we don’t have the driver! WTAF?!” Next week Premium apparently had some plans that Josh didn’t agree with causing him to leave right after his teammate Brendan Gaughan left because the cars sucked. This started the end of his career as he found basically no rides other than TMG and a few races with Go Fas, who he finished the season with. Then came Dega where he became another one of the FRM 34 car’s drivers that year. Ran decently well but had 2 pit road penalties putting him a lap down. He got one back but the 2nd penalty trapped him. The 135+ laps of green racing didn’t help either. In the final GWC, Josh was the first car a lap down. Since NASCAR made their stupid 1 GWC fake restart calls, they didn’t let him get his lap back for the 2nd restart (not that it would’ve mattered since Harvick wrecked everyone).
While Jeff’s final win was storybook and incredible, it felt wrong that it was his only real memorable moment of his final season, and even then it was overshadowed by the Logano-Kenseth drama. A driver of his caliber deserved to go out with a year like his 2014, and him not being able to really put a damper on the entire season for me.
My disliking of the playoff system was when Kyle Busch won the 2015 championship. The most undeserved championship of all time. Raced half the season. I have no problem with him winning one, especially the most recent one since he fully deserved it.
To just touch what I believe are the more controversial points of this season, Harv absolutely should've been punished for his actions at Dega. Clear as day, turned right into Bayne to send him around. It was the only way for him to move on in the Chase, it's hard to really give him any benefit of the doubt. KyBu, personally I think he earned that title no matter what. Let's say hypothetically the injury never happened and then everything played as was, he still wins the championship regardless. Granted, I know the ruling at the time was that you had to attempt to qualify for every race to be considered eligible for the title, I think his injury was so unbelievably out of his control I can't fault NASCAR for granting the waiver as they did.
I was at that Michigan race with that horrendous package. My grandpa (who was with me) was in his mid 60s and had been either racing his whole life or around it his whole life. He told me it was the worst race he had ever seen in his life
Too me, after Kyle Busch somehow won the championship after missing the first 9 to 10 weeks while Denny Hamlin missed 4 to 5 races in 2013 and he couldn't make the chase, was when things went down hill for NASCAR.
Now you have to review 2011. Also the race that Gordon won was the first race I had ever watched. I remember almost breaking into tears when I saw him cross the line first, knowing that possibly the best driver in history had one last shot at the championship.
For me the Championship Four is the story. Kevin Harvick, the defending champion. Jeff Gordon, the drive for five in his final season. Kyle Busch, missing numerous races and getting the extenuating circumstances eligibility. Martin Truex Jr, dark horse and redemption drive from previous controversy. Four great stories that one would think might be a possible script for Days of Thunder 2.
Tbh 2015 was hard to watch for me. Everything just was off. Part of that tho could have been attributed to my idiot self getting 2 concussions in a week which made it very hard for me to pay attention sometimes.
@@theread3480 well a guy hit me and my mom pretty much head on. The symptoms didn't show up right away. So I made the mistake of going to football practice a few days later.
I can agree that 2015 sucked and 2017 was also a close second but I know that people would say that 2018 was bad, however in my opinion 2018 gets to much hate, it was rebuilding year for nascar and the only reason people hated it was because Joey Logano won the Championship that year
Best of Worst Seasons for Me: 1) 2017 (Kyle Busch scuffled with Joey Logano) 2) 2012 (Jeff Gordon & Clint Bowyer crashed) 3) 2016 (Denny Hamlin won the CLOSEST Daytona 500 by 0.01) 4) 2013 (Tony Stewart's "I'm Gonna Bust His @$$!" Anger) 5) 2014 (Kevin Harvick won the Championship with new ride #4) 6) 2019 (Things got a little downhill with DW retiring) 7) 2011 (Fuel strategy) 8) 2010 (Cars have wings in the back which looks quite goofy for Car of Tomorrow) 9) 2018 (Kyle Busch's repeat wins) 10) 2015 (Just like what mentioned about Matt Kenseth vs. Joey Logano)
Let's be honest although this was one of the worst years of the decade I feel like the worst was 2017 for multiple reasons this biggest being the Fontana incident now I am not like a Hamlin fan I ain't got nothing against him either but then you see Joey Logono take him out then he can't recover and I really don't feel like NASCAR gave him as much of a chance as they did to KB in 2015 just kind of felt wrong. Now that is just my opinion.
Hate seeing what this current format allows to happen like 2014, 2015, and 2019. Missing a third of the season and still the championship. As well as have a summer break from racing and comeback when the playoffs begin. With the older (2011) Chase points format, 2015 could of been an awesome headline with 9 drivers in having a chance to mathmaticly win the championship. And Dale Jr's hopes of winning a championship wouldn't end eliminated at Talladega, it would end with a crash on lap 47 at Homestead.
You have to remember that if the 2011 format were used, the drivers would've behaved differently in the Chase races. And in the races leading up to the Chase races because of the smaller field.
I'm super neutral towards the whole Kyle thing because realistically, Kyle would've won it with the existing rules had the Daytona crash not occurred and all other raced played out as they had. Kyle's is at the bare minimum, with bad luck a Round of 8 driver. I get there ire, but it was more NASCAR saying "yeah, we kinda fucked up by not having SAFER barriers at our own track". After that was when a lot of tracks began to get inner SAFER barriers if memory serves right. Also, if you're going to say that Kyle didn't deserve it but thinks Chastain deserves a final four spot last truck season, you're not worth my time.
Ok. Here Are The 2, Reasons, Why I Hated The 2015 NASCAR Season. Reason #1. - The Demise Of The Ride Height, And The Unrestricted/High Horsepower/800/850/900 Horsepower Engine Package. And Lastly, Reason #2. - The Overuse Of The Playoffs System/Elimination Format, Instead The KEEPING Original Chase Format, All Because Of Brian France.
Hayden Martin I’m sure KB if had the choice would’ve ran the whole season but NASCAR didn’t wanna listen to the drivers about needing safer barriers their
@@rcracer8872 and plus, I became a Nascar fan in 2018. If I had been a Dan and say in the 2000s, and early 2010, my favorite driver would have been Tony Stewart. When I first watched a presence NASCAR video, that video talked about Kyle Busch winning at every single track on the NASCAR circuit and that's really what got me into him it showed me that he can win wherever he goes.
I think it's good. Of course people have their own opinions liking certain seasons more than others. Some hatred against it and some drivers depending on who did what proved that some fans blindly hate drivers for one thing but when their hero does it it's ok. A lot of people don't do it but a bunch do to drivers like Dale Jr Chase Elliot when they are mostly in right or Kyle Busch, and the Dillon brothers they hate almost anything they do. Of course NASCAR in a way is a gigantic case of heroes vs villians depending on who you like and hate and it isn't wrong to cheer for or not like certain drivers no matter how popular they are. But sometimes you have to be realistic, Kyle Busch was first hated for the 2008 Richmond race when Kyle Busch got loose and spun out Dale Jr but a year earlier when Dale Jr wrecks Kyle Busch at Kansas most say it was an error by Jr. Another case it people complaining about Kyle Busch winning the title for not running the whole season but NOBODY says ANYTHING when Red Byron, Bill Rexford, Herb Thomas, Tim Flock, Buck Baker, Rex White, Ned Jarrett, Joe Weatherly, David Pearson, Bobby Isaac, Lee Petty, and Richard Petty won championships without running the whole season. Plus Tony Stewart technically didn't run the whole 2002 season, Stewart had to sit out the last like half of the Bristol spring race from injuries but because he followed the rules by starting the race he got credited the points. Yet people despise it when Kyle Busch followed the rules by getting in the top 30, win a race to win the title. True 2015 has a bunch of bad spots but not as bad as people sometimes make it out to be.
RC RACER 88 No I’m just highlighting the fact you like to compare two drivers from two complete different times, Both are champions in the way they won the system
For me, the worst part of the season was the complete absence of parity. While the huge gap between 'haves' and 'have nots' has been an issue for years, this was the absolute nadir. Only five organizations won a race, tying 1974 for the record low and Kyle Larson's run at Bristol was the only time all year that a driver outside the overall top 12 led a significant number of laps. Truex winning at Pocono was really the only highlight for those of us who don't like Gibbs, Hendrick, SHR or Penske. The various fusterclucks were a minor issue comparatively.
I hated and loved it at the same time. Hated it because Kyle was gone for so long to start due to injury, but to be able to fight back and return to a win was very emotional! And to actually go on that run and make the chase felt like it couldn’t get better from there.....then it did! I do agree though that some fans question its legitimacy but like Smoke said, why would you even ask a question about an old rules package that doesn’t apply anymore (I’m paraphrasing). The rules are the rules and to climb out of the hole he was in was a joy to watch! I did what to see Gordon win that one and it obviously would have been the most popular win, but to finally see my favorite driver from he time I was a kid (2004/2005) til then finally win the championship was amazing.
Reading the comments is interesting. Most people love the 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016 while they hate 2010, 2013 and 2015. Its hard to believe that one year sucks, the next is amazing and then it sucks after that again. You typically don't hear about such inconsistency with the 2000's and definitely not the 90's. I personally enjoyed much of the decade minus stage racing, the Kevin Ward incident(which was a bad look for the sport) and Kenseth's suspension.
I believe the whole 2015 season was scripted because I mean... come on... no one thought Busch actually deserved the championship let alone the playoffs. NASCAR just wanted “their” man to come out on top.
The only races I watched in 2015 was the both the Dega races and Martinsville where Logano was taken out. Lowering the HP was such a bad move still to this day.
Racing is with the times. Times change. Change with it or get left behind. Plus we miss Gordon, the GOAT! Kyle shouldn't have been able to run for the cup. #HMS!
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Hey just telling you it was brad trying to help joey what caused the wreck that involved kenseth and kurt busch
Not going to cap this was the WORST season I agree
As a diehard Gordon fan, I immediately hated that season
At least he got a final win
Me too. The GOAT passed the torch to, Jimmy.
#HMS!
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RC RACER 88 guess that’s why dale dominated the 90’s instead of jeff gordon... oh wait
RC RACER 88 if jeff gordon races under the same championship rules as dale then he would have the same amount of championships as dale therefore that argument is invalid. Also jeff gordon definitely faced better competition than dale, including his teammate, Jimmie johnson, who won 5 straight championships and 7 in total.
Brian France Jr made Roger Goodell look competent.
Chris Maxwell At least now he’s gone. 🥳🥳
Don’t forget Gary bettman as well.
rob mush Gary Bettman has done basically nothing compared to these two.
Not really. Goodell was the biggest joker of 2015-2017. And 2019 season proved that we didn't need France to see the derailment of NASCAR.
I can't believe how much I forgot about the 2015 season.
ChevyRoll48 same
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I only remember Austin Dillon
@@_slickerzentertainment6397 Same
2014 and 2016 were super good, and then there's whatever 2015 was.
Also I still miss Jeff Gordon.
I miss him too
Rooting for Byron
Me too! The fans used to boo Jeff Gordon a lot.but by 2015 they liked him all the time.
I still think they should have retired his number. Same with Earnhardt Sr's 3
What In Carnation? 2015: I’m going to have a bad Nascar season
2014 is the best season of the 2010s.... at least to me...
In my opinion, the best 2010s season is far and away the 2011 season. Absolutely amazing racing.
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt and cause Stewart won the Championship
I started watching in 2014 so I never got to experience 2011 live, but from what I’ve seen it is one of the best of the decade, I also liked 2017-18. I never really understood why 2014 is liked so much ngl
@@JordanRunge14 Well, he is my favorite, so I guess that makes me biased. But it really was an amazing season.
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt mine too. But no I think to everyone 2011 was a good season. I wish I was maybe 5 or 8 years older so I caould have really appreciated it. I've been a Stewart fan since I could crawl, but I didn't start watching races that I remember until 2008. The first race I ever remember was the 2008 Daytona 500. Ugh! When the 2011 championship happened I was happy but I don't think I appreciated it fully. Now in the 9 years since not one of my sports teams has made a championship. Not the Cowboys not the Brewers not ths Bucks not the Badgers (except one basketball championship appearance) If any of those teams won I would legit cry but considering that I cried when Tony won in 2016 at Sonoma after all that he went through if he won another Championship I would have cried tears of joy for hours. I got to see him race live once (Chicagoland 2016). I wish I could have been able to see his first 2 championships live and actually remember them
In my opinion, the Fall of 2015 played a pivotal role in NASCAR’s sharp decline in TV ratings over the past several years
The whole 2015 season just felt fake, rigged, and like NASCAR just wanted all of these things to happen beforehand, meaning they probably put together a script of how THEY wanted the season to go before the season started.
- NASCAR: Every driver must attempt to qualify for EVERY RACE to make the chase/playoffs
- Also NASCAR: They just let Kyle Busch in the playoffs despite him missing a third of the season, and he wins the championship.(Only because they let him)
- Talladega fall, they just ditch the 3 GWC rule, and end the race after only 1 attempt. And they award the win to Joey Logano even though DALE EARNHARDT JR WAS IN FRONT WHEN THE CAUTION CAME OUT!
I'm a Kevin Harvick fan, and Harvick deserved that championship more than Kyle did.
All in all, everything about that season felt pre-scripted, fake, and rotten.
But even after the fiasco that was 2015, I still love NASCAR. I hope we never see another season like this again.
Addressing the Talladega situation, Dale Jr actually was behind Logano when the caution came out. That can be seen quite clearly. What did happen was, they held out the caution until he was no longer in front. And well.... Harvick would have been a deserving champion but you can clearly see him squeeze Trevor Baynd into the wall. He wrecked him to preserve his spot. That’s... well.... dirty and unsportsmanlike. They only minimally “acceptable” case for wrecking someone is if it isn’t intentional (moving someone out of the way but the driver spins, for example) on the last lap for the win
@@DL-nn1ws Can be seen clearly to me that Dale Jr is in front
Not to mention Kenseth’s karma at Martinsville
2j1n Just to say, I agree with this 1000% just the Dega situation, according to the timing and video Jr was behind Logano, but the finish was still bullshit
Logano got wrecked and my brother and I were cheering
I’m not gonna lie, the 2015 season might not have been the best, but I think it had the best Final Four out of this playoff format. Maybe not statistically, but everyone had a story coming into that race. Harvick was the defending champion. Truex was the ultimate underdog. Kyle Busch was trying to win after his injury. And Gordon was trying to win in his final season in the sport. I absolutely loved the Final Four for 2015. Great work on the video though!
2013: when I started
2014: when I fell in love
2015: when I stopped watching temporarily
2016/17: when I watched occasionally
2018: when I came back
2019: when I felt hope for the sport for the first time in 5 years
Why? It was a great year awesome feud between Logano and Kenseth nascar needs more of that
There's no hope for NASCAR. The chase bull shit has killed it
You started in 2013 that's why you feel hope. Try being someone that started in the early 90s.
Gerald Of Riveria yeah if I were u I wouldn’t feel much hope either, I envy the fact that u were able to watch such a great era
I started in 2014, left in 2017 and came back in 2019
The 2015 season is like a sore thumb in between 2014 and 2016.
I think you should have added Austin Dillion flip in the Daytona July race
He said it at 4:20
That Talladega race is why people hate Kevin Harvick. That had to be the worst finish in the New Millennium in NASCAR.
Mainly because Jr didn't make it. If it was the other way around, people wouldn't care
@@davicee. absolutely
As a Gordon fan, I'll always remember 2015 for his retirement tour, his 93rd win, and KB winning a championship that he did not deserve. Granted he got another title later, but 2015 was a farce.
2015 was Bad.
But remember, while we may never see a Season like 1992 Again, we will also never see a Season like 2015 again.
That’s a good way of putting it
Did you watch 2019 season? That was almost like 2015 except it was worse
@@Tylnorton I did but I don't think it's worse than '15, not by a long shot even if tracks like Phoebix or Martinsville were bad, but NASCAR has rectified that issue on short notice because they knew those tracks were bad
@@MotorsportsFan17 But they left out the intermediates to fix. Running wide open and being forced in a pack isn't racing and the package isn't even designed for the field to spread out and there was no passing at all then.
1992 had a Real Battle between 6 Drivers (Martin Kulwicki Elliott Allison Gant Petty)
2010 was hell
2011 was pretty good
2012 was solid
2013 was a year of mixed results
2014 was god
2015 was mediocre at first until Jeff Gordon won
2016 was something
2017 was 78 domination
2018 was fantastic by the 2nd half
2019 was awesome
cant say on behlf on 2014 or pervious, but
2015 was crap
2016 was ok
2017 was a good 78 domination
2018 was terrible in the Chase
2019 was fair
Was 2010 hell in a good way or bad way
@@Ob1tuber in a bad way. It was basically where the world was at from an economics perspective plus the lack of people in the grandstands as well. So it was mostly due to its economy recession & hardly any new drivers or owners in the Cup Series as well in 2010.
"Did you actually like the 2015 season?"
HAHAHA-no, but it did give us:
The reason we have the overtime rule
Reduced horsepower
Added downforce
The newly labeled "Xfinity" series
The first year without TNT broadcasting since 2000
No playoffs in the lower series for the final time
A chase that saw the highest season-finale viewership in nearly a decade
Reduced horsepower is a bad thing
@@PitStopTV1 As a Jimmie Johnson fan, yeah I agree.
Also was the first NASCAR season without Allen Bestwick working for any of the NASCAR television partners. Obviously that's a bad thing...I definitely enjoyed IndyCar on ABC with him.
2015 did not add downforce, they just had high downforce and took away over 100 horsepower. NASCAR learned that it was a big mistake. But that was not the last of the lower hp and high downforce.
2019 had the highest amount of downforce with the lowest amount of horsepower and it created the worst racing of all time. It only succeeded at Darlington and Bristol.
@MetalMastodon Good point. And you're definitely not wrong.
I honestly have no words about this, all I have to say is "wow"
2:51 you can see Samantha Busch hugging a crew member on the 18 team. That’s actually my cousin. Was an engineer for them in 2015. And with Kyle Busch being my favorite driver I can’t say this was the worst season because this year started off as one of his worst years of his life, but turned into probably the best one by the end
Same man 2015 was the worst but towards the end it got better and big fan of kyle busch
tell him thank you for being a crew member of Kyle Busch
No wonder most fans hate this season so much:
Logano won the 500, and Kyle Busch won the championship.
It all makes sense now...
2015 Reason Logano fans hate Martinsville and Matt Kenseth
Joey just likes to piss people off at Martinsville, doesn’t he? First Kenseth in 2015, then he gave Truex the shove in 2018 and from there got into the final 4 and won a championship he didn’t deserve
Mitchell Davis Look at it this if you were Joey in the same situation you would’ve probably done the same thing. He said after words he did what he needed to do and it payed off
Racechamp 22 “he did what he needed to do” calm down with the melodrama,he’s a nascar driver not Thanos lol.
Im not a logano fan but i would have done the same thing
2014, 2011, and 2019 were some pretty good seasons.
Throw 2016 in there as well.
2011 really is underrated
Logano wrecks Kenseth and ends his championship run.
Brian France Jr: great move by Logano
Kenseth wrecks Logano and ends his championship run
Brian France Jr: Kenseth is suspended for 2 races
Bullshit
In 2015 I think they should of disqualified harvick to move on declare jr. the win because he was ahead at yellow until they went back to scoring loop
Also it was my second favorite season and was my first time watching NASCAR
Kyle Busch was given the exact same rules that were given to:
- Ross Chastain
- Dale Earnhardt Jr
- Tony Stewart
- Kyle Larson
- Tyler Ankrum
Amongst the other drivers that had to miss points races (or points themselves) due to whatever reason. Busch was the only one to capitalize on it, so obviously it wasn’t fair. Busch did what he had to do and won
Why doesnt this have more likes
RC RACER 88 imagine actually believing the garbage that you type lmao
Im just glad that Kyle has a Legitimate championship now. One that he earned
KingMattXL To be fair, if you swap Logano and Kyle’s 2015 and 2018 championships, it’s a lot more deserving for both drivers.
2019 too
KingMattXL had it not been for the playoffs Kyle would have won 2 in a row (2018-2019)
The next decade: 2020
Just in February 2020, there were already 2 NASCAR flips, including the horrible crash in the Daytona 500. During the Clash, many wrecks happened. Kyle Larson was in trouble.
The 2015 season not only had meh racing, but it at so many more flaws...
-Kyle Busch winning the title even though he missed 1/3 of the season
-The Talladega fall race controversy
-The Kenseth vs. Logano debate with Brian France calling what Logano did at Kansas a smart move
-500 qualifying issues
-and many more...
@0:38 he said "queer" instead of clear
The best moment of 2015 was Jeff Gordon's final win exciting but bittersweet
As a Kenseth fan I am slightly annoyed at NASCAR. Suspend Matt and say “there’s no place for that in our sport”’ but now use that clip of Matt taking out Joey as part of many commercials.
Actually that’s NBC and Fox not NASCAR themselves using it to promote races.
Adam Smith True, but I’m sure the sanctioning body still has some input into what can and cannot be put into commercials.
Kyle Busch should not have been let in the playoffs. You can’t miss half the season and win the championship. Period.
N96ZG Even if the reason he missed races was because he was injured in something beyond his control?
Not only that, but the real problem was the consistency of the rules. Brian France always made a reactive decision anytime he did something stupid that was going to bite him in the ass.
N96ZG If Kyle Busch was not hurt from that crash at Daytona he still would’ve won the championship. Just the story wouldn’t have been as good.
N96ZG well Payton Manning missed a huge chunk of the season and went on to win Super Bowl 50. 🤷♂️ You have to remember that Kyle Busch is part of a team. The team can’t help that he gets hurt, but that doesn’t mean that him coming back and winning the championship is wrong.
Think about put yourself in Kyle's shoes. You would be on the other side of that argument and don't say wouldn't because any one would
5:46 that was the biggest piece of bull that NASCAR did
Bro I thought it was let them have at it
I feel like the fact that Kyle Busch was able to win the championship in 2015 shows off one of the benefits of the playoff format. The champion should be the best driver of the year, and whether or not you're forced to miss races doesn't change that. Also, I can guarantee that if a more popular driver won a championship after they missed races, people would see it the same way. If you need an example, just look forward one season and see how people reacted to Tony Stewart's win at Sonoma.
yes i say this all the time
Imagine F1 adopting the catastrophic playoff format, and Lewis Hamilton can enter the playoffs after missing, say, 7 races in the 1st half of the season
He can just win 1 race on each playoff round and then the world title after winning in Abu Dhabi
The rage would be worldwide
When Kenseth wrecked Logano, I would have done the exact same thing. I cheered when that happened. Loved it.
Yes
Congrats you are a piece of shit
Totally agree 2015 was great other than Busch winning the championship
Same lol
Your a moron
I was so happy when Matt Kenseth took out Joey Logano because Logano was a little prick throughout the round of 12. Also The Talladega restart is the worst restart in my opinion of all time
as a Kahne fan the 2015 season was just torture and frustration
We all hated it
I agree with both of you, although 2016 was also a miserable year for me as a Kahne and Elliott fan.
His final win was badass
@@vixenwolfvirtualfarms4185 Kasey Kahne is my all-time favorite driver, but that race was utter stupidity if you ask me. Way too many crashes at the end, Cup drivers acting like ARCA drivers, and ending under caution. Kasey Kahne did drive his ass off though.
I still think dale was ahead of logano at that Talladega race 🤬
Personally I think that 2015 should've been Kevin Harvick's championship. Though he did only win 3 times, he:
A: Was very unlucky to not win more (led the most laps at Watkins Glen before running out of gas on the last lap, dominated the second Loudon race before running out of gas with 3 to go, dominated the first Michigan race before cutting a tire shortly before rain ended the race, and dominated the second Phoenix race before pitting shortly before the race-ending caution came out). Realistically, he should've won like 6-7 times.
B: Finished in the top three in more than half the races, scored 23 top five finishes, and finished in the top 10 in all but eight races.
C: Led 2294 laps, the most laps in a single season since Jeff Gordon in 2001.
What he did at Talladega was awful, but it shouldn't undo the many accomplishments of the season.
Hell no he was supposed to be eliminated at Talladega
What he did at Talladega was a product of elimination races.
The piano version of The Stage by Avenged Sevenfold in the background is pretty nice
It always seemed like every other year after 2012 seemed to be good but I hated 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018 and all that. The fact that Kyle Busch needed a waiver to even get in the Chase was ridiculous, Kyle was good enough to get in even without a waiver. But I still don't agree with the choice to do that, yes Kyle won it fair and square but I don't have to like it. Plus, it was a very difficult year for me personally, as my family was moving and going to a new place.
The only 3 good thing I liked about the 2015 season was:
Kenseth VS Logano
Kyle Busch comeback
Jeff Gordon final win
Dillions fiery crash at Daytona in July with the first NBC NASCAR cup race since 2006
Also the rain shortened race at Phoenix that he mentioned turned out to be Junior's final Cup Series win
Kyle Busch won the title and that is a fact
Busch would have 2 championships either way. Both in the playoffs format and the Winston Cup points system. He won it with playoffs in 2015 and 2019. He should have won the championship in 2018 instead of 2015. He would have won the 2018 title with Winston Cup points. He would have the 2019 title either way.
John Vandeventer the MLB baseball fan 2020 he would have 2, Jimmie 3, Harvick 3, Jeff would have had 7, Carl would have had 2.
@@DL-nn1ws exactly
That was the last season I watched a NASCAR race. Not only that but I vowed NASCAR would never get another Penny of my money.
I need a link to that piano cover of Avenged Sevenfold's "The Stage" ASAP.
The 2015 season was my first season watching NASCAR, and it holds a special place in my heart.
Personally, I loved it. There were moments of incredible racing, crazy storylines that lasted the entire season, emotions running both high and low, and a champion that we are *still* talking and debating about to this day.
Me too.Great season.
wow, now that u went way more into depth for this season, now I realize it was chaotic bullshit, but memorable moments too
I’m gonna play a little Devil’s Advocate here and say that to me personally 2015 was my favorite NASCAR season for several reasons...
1. Last season with a majority of veterans together (Dale Jr. , Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, etc.)
2. Last season for Dale Jr. to get multiple wins
3. The 2015 Coke Zero 400
4. Last season with MWR
5. Longest NASCAR Video Game Career Mode that I’ve continued to play to this day
6. This was my first full time season as a NASCAR fan as I got interested in the sport in late 2014 but really became a fan in 2015
The 2015 chase has BRUTAL and CONTROVERSIAL
Kansas:Logano spun Kenseth
Talladega:Kevin Harvick “causes” a crash in the GWC
Martinsville:You know what happened
Phoenix:Controversial finish with Red Flag
Homestead:KY Busch won the title with less races than the other contenders
Hard to keep up with what you’re saying with the epic piano rendition of the stage in the background
I was horribly ill at the beginning of 2015, and I remember Jimmie winning Atlanta, which helped (I’m a Jimmie fan). I remember feeling really excited about him going for number 7 then, only to have him struggle during the chase. Plus I hated Kyle Busch so seeing him win in it all in a bs format was frustrating.
Before I even watched this video I knew 2015 would be on it. It was the worst season of the decade in my opinion. Glad my hero got to go out on top and on his own terms, but there was a lot wrong with 2015. 2011, 2012, and 2014 are among the best seasons in NASCAR this past decade.
One thing to remember that I think many forget, the "attempt to start every race" rule I believe was implemented more to keep drivers at the track and not skip races because they don't want to race at a specific track (say so.eone with wins and comfortable in points wanting to skip Sonoma and Watkins Glen).
Generally speaking, drivers who were replaced at road courses weren't winners. Off the top of my head, the best performance from someone who was replaced at the RCs was Robert Pressley in 2000 who was about 25th in points.
@@seannolan9857 yea I know. But overall, there were top drivers that had expressed their disdain for road courses. I was just using it as an example, not necessarily as the sole reason, heh
I'm sure KamikazeGames would agree.
He would criticize 2019 even more. He knew intermediates were garbage and he knew that short tracks were ruined.
While I do argue Kyle Busch’s 2015 title is an asterisk as someone of a Kyle Busch fan myself. He was forced to miss the first 11 races of the season as a result of his injuries. It wasn’t his decision that he would eligible for the Chase if was in the top 30 that was NASCAR. As previously said while yes Kenseth’s revenge was totally justified and possibly for the suspension that Jeff Gordon would’ve deserved but didn’t was not only to Bill France son Brian France Jr and NASCAR’s higher ups being inconsistent on penalties but also even if Jeff Gordon was clearly at fault like 2012 Phoenix. They spared him because, he was popular and showed there was some biased between drivers.
But on the other hand Busch deserved the 2015 championship. He did what he was supposed to do. Stayed out of trouble as best he could except the first couple of races where he did crash and some poor finishes which affected his average race result. The fact that he was able to get through to the final 4 where it’s the first to the flag and he won it outright.
But really the main factor into why 2015 could arguably be a bad season was just down to NASCAR shooting themselves in the foot.
Love the song in the background, all piano version of The Stage by aAvenged Sevenfold 👍👍👍
When kenseth took out logano still makes me smile watching it lol
2014 was by far the best season in 10-15 years. Great racing package. First since the COT
You can't deny though that the Jeff Gordon victory lane interview at Martinsville was the best victory lane interview of the decade
Kyle Busch is an unpopular driver BECAUSE he's a great driver and has been good from the start. People who hate him will say it's for other reasons but that's just a similar excuse as the ones used for other drivers who were hated the same way. Other drivers who were hated from the start of their careers for the same reason include but are not limited to Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Darrel Waltrip, Tony Stewart, etc. The fact of the matter is that all of those drivers weren't fully appreciated until late in their careers or until they were over because then those fans realized the sport of NASCAR is much better with them in it.
Was that a piano version of A7X, the Stage
I knew I wasn't crazy when I heard that!
Yeah definitely, it's very cool!
It sounds awesome to be honest ! I love A7X !
I never really noticed this stuff because during this period I was a diehard Josh Wise fan (I was a fan before the Dogecoin thing btw) and watched him drive 35th on RaceView all race long.
I also hated this season, not for bad racing, but for Josh Wise-related reasons. His team, Phil Parsons Racing, was going up at the start of the year. A week after a top 10 at Dega, they sold their entire team to Premium Motorsports. During this part of the season, I saw the most infuriating race I’ve ever seen for a Wise fan. After he dodged the big one in the 2015 Coke Zero 400, his battery decided to die in turn 1. Because a wreck had just happened (in turn 4, not turn 1 where he was), NASCAR towed him to the garage and made him go to the care center. They fixed the battery very quickly, but Josh was in the care center for no reason and they lost an additional 6 laps waiting. During those 6 laps I heard his entire team call NASCAR out for their BS. “We fixed the car but we don’t have the driver! WTAF?!” Next week Premium apparently had some plans that Josh didn’t agree with causing him to leave right after his teammate Brendan Gaughan left because the cars sucked. This started the end of his career as he found basically no rides other than TMG and a few races with Go Fas, who he finished the season with.
Then came Dega where he became another one of the FRM 34 car’s drivers that year. Ran decently well but had 2 pit road penalties putting him a lap down. He got one back but the 2nd penalty trapped him. The 135+ laps of green racing didn’t help either. In the final GWC, Josh was the first car a lap down. Since NASCAR made their stupid 1 GWC fake restart calls, they didn’t let him get his lap back for the 2nd restart (not that it would’ve mattered since Harvick wrecked everyone).
Playoff seasons in NASCAR described
2014: Amazing. Excellent racing and Gordon’s last high-win season.
2015: Awful.
2016: Fine.
2017: Decent. Feel-good story.
2018: Fine.
2019: Fine.
2020: Fine.
2021: Pretty good.
2022: Really good!
While Jeff’s final win was storybook and incredible, it felt wrong that it was his only real memorable moment of his final season, and even then it was overshadowed by the Logano-Kenseth drama. A driver of his caliber deserved to go out with a year like his 2014, and him not being able to really put a damper on the entire season for me.
As a Dale. Jr fan that Talladega finished really angered me, and that’s where my disliking of the Playoff format began.
My disliking of the playoff system was when Kyle Busch won the 2015 championship. The most undeserved championship of all time. Raced half the season. I have no problem with him winning one, especially the most recent one since he fully deserved it.
Mine is that it was clear that Jr was out front and they still gave Lagono the win (like he needed it)
This season was definitely not my favorite but I was at that Dega race when Jr. won. One of my favorite memories from the NASCAR races I’ve been to
"What's the worst NASCAR season of the 2010's?"
Me: Yes.
Objection!
2011and 2012 were great years
I would say 2014 and 2018
@@PaladinNL5 okay. Stewart's and Keselowski's tight title chase's were phenomenal. Not much since.
@@NRF18 How the hell can you say 2018 was good? That was by far the worst season of the 2010's in every single aspect...
2013 definitely
To just touch what I believe are the more controversial points of this season, Harv absolutely should've been punished for his actions at Dega. Clear as day, turned right into Bayne to send him around. It was the only way for him to move on in the Chase, it's hard to really give him any benefit of the doubt. KyBu, personally I think he earned that title no matter what. Let's say hypothetically the injury never happened and then everything played as was, he still wins the championship regardless. Granted, I know the ruling at the time was that you had to attempt to qualify for every race to be considered eligible for the title, I think his injury was so unbelievably out of his control I can't fault NASCAR for granting the waiver as they did.
2020 season: exists
me :what the f*** did just bring upon this cursed land meme
I was at that Michigan race with that horrendous package. My grandpa (who was with me) was in his mid 60s and had been either racing his whole life or around it his whole life. He told me it was the worst race he had ever seen in his life
Too me, after Kyle Busch somehow won the championship after missing the first 9 to 10 weeks while Denny Hamlin missed 4 to 5 races in 2013 and he couldn't make the chase, was when things went down hill for NASCAR.
Now you have to review 2011. Also the race that Gordon won was the first race I had ever watched. I remember almost breaking into tears when I saw him cross the line first, knowing that possibly the best driver in history had one last shot at the championship.
The Iceberg Now give us the best NASCAR season of the 2010s.
For me the Championship Four is the story. Kevin Harvick, the defending champion. Jeff Gordon, the drive for five in his final season. Kyle Busch, missing numerous races and getting the extenuating circumstances eligibility. Martin Truex Jr, dark horse and redemption drive from previous controversy. Four great stories that one would think might be a possible script for Days of Thunder 2.
Tbh 2015 was hard to watch for me. Everything just was off. Part of that tho could have been attributed to my idiot self getting 2 concussions in a week which made it very hard for me to pay attention sometimes.
Oh damn how did you do that?
@@theread3480 well a guy hit me and my mom pretty much head on. The symptoms didn't show up right away. So I made the mistake of going to football practice a few days later.
I can agree that 2015 sucked and 2017 was also a close second but I know that people would say that 2018 was bad, however in my opinion 2018 gets to much hate, it was rebuilding year for nascar and the only reason people hated it was because Joey Logano won the Championship that year
Best of Worst Seasons for Me:
1) 2017 (Kyle Busch scuffled with Joey Logano)
2) 2012 (Jeff Gordon & Clint Bowyer crashed)
3) 2016 (Denny Hamlin won the CLOSEST Daytona 500 by 0.01)
4) 2013 (Tony Stewart's "I'm Gonna Bust His @$$!" Anger)
5) 2014 (Kevin Harvick won the Championship with new ride #4)
6) 2019 (Things got a little downhill with DW retiring)
7) 2011 (Fuel strategy)
8) 2010 (Cars have wings in the back which looks quite goofy for Car of Tomorrow)
9) 2018 (Kyle Busch's repeat wins)
10) 2015 (Just like what mentioned about Matt Kenseth vs. Joey Logano)
Let's be honest although this was one of the worst years of the decade I feel like the worst was 2017 for multiple reasons this biggest being the Fontana incident now I am not like a Hamlin fan I ain't got nothing against him either but then you see Joey Logono take him out then he can't recover and I really don't feel like NASCAR gave him as much of a chance as they did to KB in 2015 just kind of felt wrong. Now that is just my opinion.
You mean 2013?
Hate seeing what this current format allows to happen like 2014, 2015, and 2019. Missing a third of the season and still the championship. As well as have a summer break from racing and comeback when the playoffs begin. With the older (2011) Chase points format, 2015 could of been an awesome headline with 9 drivers in having a chance to mathmaticly win the championship. And Dale Jr's hopes of winning a championship wouldn't end eliminated at Talladega, it would end with a crash on lap 47 at Homestead.
You have to remember that if the 2011 format were used, the drivers would've behaved differently in the Chase races. And in the races leading up to the Chase races because of the smaller field.
I'm super neutral towards the whole Kyle thing because realistically, Kyle would've won it with the existing rules had the Daytona crash not occurred and all other raced played out as they had. Kyle's is at the bare minimum, with bad luck a Round of 8 driver.
I get there ire, but it was more NASCAR saying "yeah, we kinda fucked up by not having SAFER barriers at our own track". After that was when a lot of tracks began to get inner SAFER barriers if memory serves right.
Also, if you're going to say that Kyle didn't deserve it but thinks Chastain deserves a final four spot last truck season, you're not worth my time.
Ok. Here Are The 2, Reasons, Why I Hated The 2015 NASCAR Season.
Reason #1. - The Demise Of The Ride Height, And The Unrestricted/High Horsepower/800/850/900 Horsepower Engine Package.
And Lastly, Reason #2. - The Overuse Of The Playoffs System/Elimination Format, Instead The KEEPING Original Chase Format, All Because Of Brian France.
People hated KB for running half the season and getting in the playoffs but cheered for Ross to do it
The difference is that Ross ran the full season. He didn't run for points in the first eight races, but he ran all the races.
Hayden Martin I’m sure KB if had the choice would’ve ran the whole season but NASCAR didn’t wanna listen to the drivers about needing safer barriers their
To me if you miss half the season you shouldn’t make the chase look when tony Stewart was injured
except when he got injured just before the chase, which he had to sit out from
To be honest, I only liked 2015 because it was the year that my boi got his first championship. I really didn't like anything else about that season.
@@rcracer8872 😳
@@rcracer8872 you see, Kyle Busch's my favorites currents driver, before he sucked, I like to Jimmie Johnson
@@rcracer8872 and plus, I became a Nascar fan in 2018. If I had been a Dan and say in the 2000s, and early 2010, my favorite driver would have been Tony Stewart. When I first watched a presence NASCAR video, that video talked about Kyle Busch winning at every single track on the NASCAR circuit and that's really what got me into him it showed me that he can win wherever he goes.
I think it's good. Of course people have their own opinions liking certain seasons more than others. Some hatred against it and some drivers depending on who did what proved that some fans blindly hate drivers for one thing but when their hero does it it's ok. A lot of people don't do it but a bunch do to drivers like Dale Jr Chase Elliot when they are mostly in right or Kyle Busch, and the Dillon brothers they hate almost anything they do. Of course NASCAR in a way is a gigantic case of heroes vs villians depending on who you like and hate and it isn't wrong to cheer for or not like certain drivers no matter how popular they are. But sometimes you have to be realistic, Kyle Busch was first hated for the 2008 Richmond race when Kyle Busch got loose and spun out Dale Jr but a year earlier when Dale Jr wrecks Kyle Busch at Kansas most say it was an error by Jr. Another case it people complaining about Kyle Busch winning the title for not running the whole season but NOBODY says ANYTHING when Red Byron, Bill Rexford, Herb Thomas, Tim Flock, Buck Baker, Rex White, Ned Jarrett, Joe Weatherly, David Pearson, Bobby Isaac, Lee Petty, and Richard Petty won championships without running the whole season. Plus Tony Stewart technically didn't run the whole 2002 season, Stewart had to sit out the last like half of the Bristol spring race from injuries but because he followed the rules by starting the race he got credited the points. Yet people despise it when Kyle Busch followed the rules by getting in the top 30, win a race to win the title. True 2015 has a bunch of bad spots but not as bad as people sometimes make it out to be.
2019 is a better season than 2014. IMO. 2015 had some great paint schemes.
Agreed
Single file disagree
2011 And 2014 Were the Best Seasons of the 2010s
Being a Kyle Busch fan it was amazing to watch
RC RACER 88 Could you not, I was placing my opinion like he asked, Nobody asked you to comment yours on mine
RC RACER 88 Let me know when you move on
RC RACER 88 No I’m just highlighting the fact you like to compare two drivers from two complete different times, Both are champions in the way they won the system
RC RACER 88 You should never wish death upon someone. You’re a disgusting person, and I don’t even like Kyle.
Kenseth did not deserve that suspension
I agree so much with your opinion. My first NASCAR race was at Talladega in the fall of 2015 and I think I was unlucky to go there. Worst race ever.
For me, the worst part of the season was the complete absence of parity. While the huge gap between 'haves' and 'have nots' has been an issue for years, this was the absolute nadir. Only five organizations won a race, tying 1974 for the record low and Kyle Larson's run at Bristol was the only time all year that a driver outside the overall top 12 led a significant number of laps. Truex winning at Pocono was really the only highlight for those of us who don't like Gibbs, Hendrick, SHR or Penske. The various fusterclucks were a minor issue comparatively.
That Logano/Kenseth drama was literally the only thing that brought me back into the fold. Great for ratings too, even ESPN was talking about itm
I hated and loved it at the same time. Hated it because Kyle was gone for so long to start due to injury, but to be able to fight back and return to a win was very emotional! And to actually go on that run and make the chase felt like it couldn’t get better from there.....then it did! I do agree though that some fans question its legitimacy but like Smoke said, why would you even ask a question about an old rules package that doesn’t apply anymore (I’m paraphrasing). The rules are the rules and to climb out of the hole he was in was a joy to watch! I did what to see Gordon win that one and it obviously would have been the most popular win, but to finally see my favorite driver from he time I was a kid (2004/2005) til then finally win the championship was amazing.
Reading the comments is interesting. Most people love the 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016 while they hate 2010, 2013 and 2015. Its hard to believe that one year sucks, the next is amazing and then it sucks after that again. You typically don't hear about such inconsistency with the 2000's and definitely not the 90's. I personally enjoyed much of the decade minus stage racing, the Kevin Ward incident(which was a bad look for the sport) and Kenseth's suspension.
2011 was the best ending of a season in the 2010s because of Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards battling it out for the championship
Is this “the stage” but played by a piano? I honestly love the a7x backgrounds
I believe the whole 2015 season was scripted because I mean... come on... no one thought Busch actually deserved the championship let alone the playoffs. NASCAR just wanted “their” man to come out on top.
Why did NASCAR get rid of a package when everyone loved it? I never understand why they continued to ruin good things.
The only races I watched in 2015 was the both the Dega races and Martinsville where Logano was taken out. Lowering the HP was such a bad move still to this day.
Racing is with the times. Times change. Change with it or get left behind. Plus we miss Gordon, the GOAT! Kyle shouldn't have been able to run for the cup.
#HMS!
I am a huge Jr fan I love how he won his last Talledega and Phoenix are his 2015 year I graduated other than that year sucked