Jerry Nadeau's story is very sad. He was a genuinely talented racer who was also successful in single seater racing in Europe before joining NASCAR, and he will very sadly never recover fully from that crash. I believe he has also suffered a lot of mental health issues as a result of his physical injuries and their effects, but he seems to have been largely forgotten about by the NASCAR world these days. Such a shame for a great driver.
Dave Commentator I vividly remember him almost winning the fall race in Atlanta in 01’. He pretty much had it in the bag, Gordon was running 6 or 7.. Then Nadeau ran out gas in the final moments. I forget where he finished exactly but I felt so bad for him.. I was pulling for him to win no doubt. I was already in great spirits about Jeff’s situation, Jerry winning woulda been the perfect ending I think.
Sparity Well he did quit. And considering that he did absolutely nothing at Roush, worse than Wrecky Stenhouse even, there isn’t much prospect of him getting back in, save a few starts in the Truck Series.
@@superbird4351 your right but yet again what if he does just saying i mite be wrong, but if he does come back it mite be awesome for him to win another race to make a comeback just saying the future tells.
Paul Menard was rather mediocre to good compared to his contemporaries, but was reliable enough in finishing races and bringing sponsorships that he got those rides, all 5 of which are storied, historic, legendary, and multi-time championship teams bearing some of the most prolific names in NASCAR.
To drive for that many teams in just the times span of 12 years is pretty rare, and the fact that all of these teams were or still are highly acclaimed organizations is even rarer still.
@6a Plus All of the afore mentioned team owners are some of the most prestigious in NASCAR's history. In cases like Petty and Earnhardt, it was because they were 2 of the greatest drivers of all time, for others, they have huge reputations for team ownership. Richard Childress was Earnhardt's team owner, Robert Yates was the employer for great drivers like Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Elliott Sadler, and was very big in the engine department of NASCAR, and the Wood Brothers are the oldest team in NASCAR.
Slap, as one of the few black kids I knew that liked NASCAR in the late 80s and early 90s, thank you for doing #7. I grew up in the northeast and New Hampshire and Pocono were the only races that was even local, but Connecticut had great short track stuff. So I grew up on NASCAR but never knew about Wendell Scott. To know that the black experience touched even NASCAR back in the day makes me smile, and I wait for the day that a black driver can win with his head held high and the checkered flag fluttering. This is still my dream. Thanks for highlighting someone who needs more illumination as an interesting HUMAN.
Wendell's story is actually kinda bitter for me. If he'd won in Indycars at the time, or lived in literally ANY ERA AFTERWARDS, he would have been able to bask in the glory of his accomplishments, and be hired by someone who could give him a much better car. But as it stands, a black man of his talents in that time period gets one win and doesn't even get to stand in the winner's circle. It's so unfair Dude built his own car and won a race in the era of Richard Petty? Now THAT's badass. As is that moonshine running incident Slap mentioned, about which I have one question.......what cartoon universe did he get his superpowers from?
to be fair to him, i doubt anyone who races whose based out of Mississippi would care for anything but stock car racing. if he was from a more north state he'd probably been in indycar in the 80's
CMartin6688 I partially agree. But, why would he be in France competing in the world karting championship when he coulda been racing dirt track? As a Mississippian it still bothers me wondering why he didn’t choose F1.
@@crazydrummer181 My guess is he didn't have the money. Senna struggled to get seats throughout the junior forumlae, partially because the other Brazilian drivers had grabbed all the good sponsors. It got so bad his wife straight up divorced him. It was similar when he broke into F1. He had the speed to jump into McLaren, Williams, or Brabham, the three dominant teams at the time, but he couldn't bring the money others could (that and Nelson Piquet didn't want a teammate anywhere near his skill level) and so he wound up at Toleman, one of the last "Garagistas".
He also tried for years and years to win the Le Mans 24 Hour race too but sadly never managed it. He would have been only the second driver to win Le Mans, the Indy 500, and the F1 World Championship - the other was Graham Hill. Hill of course never won the Daytona 500, so if Mario had won Le Mans he would perhaps have been crowned as the ultimate all-rounder in circuit racing.
@Alan formula1 Maybe I thought he was racing still in Cup cars but it was the Step down series or Truck that Trevor Bayne is racing in now. But he could still make the step back to Cup racing.
I respect the hell out of Menard. He was funding his own car and always seemed like a down to Earth kind of guy, at least to me. 36 total DNF's isn't bad at all for a guy who was racing as long as he did. To put that in perspective, Kurt Busch has double that and even Jimmie Johnson has close to double.
This needs to be Top 11. All of your picks deserve to be on the list, but you completely forgot Bill Rexford, the 1950 Grand National champion, as well as the only one win cup champion. In just 36 starts, Rexford nabbed 1 win, 8 top fives, 17 top tens, and one pole. He held off Fireball Roberts in his only full time season to win the championship in 1950, the first year under the Grand National banner.
Jerry Nadeau really would have been a big player in the Cup Series if it hadn't been for his career-ending crash. He didn't just need to learn to walk again after that, he needed to learn to do just about everything again. The fact that he now seems relatively unaffected by that crash is a big testament to his tenacity and strength of character. Although not a driver any more, and with little official connection, he's still a very big wheel in NASCAR circles...
Johnny Benson was a classic. His first race ever coming out of turn 2 at Michigan, his home state, driving for Ernie Irvan he was upside down and on fire.
Johnny Benson is a West Michigan legend. Just like his dad Benson Sr. Both have multiple wins at the Berlin Raceway. JB was actually back in town to race at Berlin a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait to see him on Berlins wall of fame someday.
Honorable mention...Ron Bouchard (he’s on MY top 10 list) Paul Lewis (very consistent, on my top 10),Phil Parsons, Sam McQuagg, Jody Ridley, Earl Ross, Greg Sacks, Chuck Stevenson (on my top 10), Johnny Allen (would have definately won more races if not for Darlington wreck) Bobby Hillin, Larry Frank, Lloyd Moore (VERY consistent), Jim Hurtibese (top 5 on my list) Norm Nelson (#2 on my list)
I was always a Menard fan, and remember watching that Brickyard race. I was so happy for him, maan. he was consistent to say the least. especially super speedways. he was a guy that most times was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Originally a Jeff Gordon fan myself, my mouth dropped when he actually won the Brickyard 400 (biggest surprise of 2011 in racing besides Dan wheldon winning the Indy 500 on the last corner) but i always had respect for Menard and whomever he raced for.
Ron Bouchard deserves an honorable mention. Scored his only win at Talladega by sneaking by Darrell Waltrip and Terry Labonte as they were side by side coming to the flag.
Dick Brooks is also interesting as one of the few drivers who took stock cars to Le Mans in 1976 when Bill France and the ACO struck up a deal for publicity, which is a story in itself
It wasn't like Mario just had the pick of the litter when it came to NASCAR; Ford put him in that Holman-Moody car. The team didn't want him to win, and they reportedly gave him an engine with less horsepower than Lorenzen's, but Mario made it work anyways.
I read where during that speed weeks Mario realized he was down on power compared to the other Ford drivers and started nosing around. Found the Holman Moody truck with the spare engines for all the teams with name tags for each driver. Realized what was up and raised Hell with Ford till he got a good engine and promptly Won the race!
@@ronframe387 i watched a program about that win ! Not trying to correct you but if memory serves me right Mario switched tags on his and Moody's engines in the trailer because Moody was faster the first two races .
He also ran a different line than the other drivers during that race. Where everyone else was running the high lane through the corners, he would drop to the inside and run the shorter way around the track.
I think it's pretty funny that even though Paul Menard has never been photographed smiling in his NASCAR career, his interview in Victory Lane when he won that race at The Brickyard featured him crying his eyes out in sheer joy.
"Some guy named Aryton Senna" F1 fanbois would like to know your location. /s For serious though, that's a really neat accomplishment considering how loved Senna is in general.
@LUCKYDUCKY 62 Mansell had the fastest car in CART both years and got regularly trounced on the road and street courses, he was only the championship because he was in a car so dominate that it kept a 50 year old Mario Andretti competitive and ovals. Its funny because F1 fans use this as reasoning for their superiority when in reality if anything it proved the opposite.
@LUCKYDUCKY 62 Casually forgets Micheal Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Niki Lauda (may he rest in peace) and "el chueco" Fangio himself. You're overrating Mansel so much, he isn't even the best 2-time, considering both Mika Hakkinen and Fernando Alonso are one that list lul
It's a sarcastic joke about it. Since Lake's crowning achievement is winning one NASCAR's race before when most of the super teams were start ups. Ayrton won the Formula 1 world championship before Mercedes destroyed the series.
Ron Bouchard is on my personal list. He won the 1981 Talladega 500 in total chaotic good fashion and tended to run up front with the legends in subsequent races
I remember when Ron Bouchard got his one and only win. That was a neat day. A.J. Allmendinger is another whose win I really enjoyed. He had to work to stay in the sport due to his own mistakes, and then had to work to stay ahead of Marcos Ambrose, one of the best road racers NASCAR had ever seen. And then there is Cal Naughton, Jr., one of the most popular one win wonders of all time.
Honestly, I'm SO happy to see two guys on this list who I cheered for when I first got into the sport. 2002 was the first season I watched front to back, and I was heartbroken for Jerry Nadeau at Sonoma - then cheered home Johnny Benson's first win later that same year. Lot of love to both of them.
5:40 "next time you bring Windell in my court room, bring him, the liquor, and the motor or else there's no case" lol, southern justice at it's best. BANG, CASE DISMISSED!
Wendell Scott won at the track my dad raced at. I had the opportunity to meet him in the 80's. Being young and stupid, I asked him about the win and getting screwed by NASCAR. To my surprise, he was almost ok with it. He said he knew it would happen if he won a race, so he didn't let it bother him. The man was, simply put, a RACER!! And, in my mind, a champion!! The Jacksonville Racing Hall of Fame FINALLY presented his family with a replica trophy a few years ago, and NASCAR FINALLY did the same this year. To all the young, black athletes out there, this is a man you need to learn about. He didn't complain about things he couldn't control. He just went out, did his job, and was DAMN GOOD at it!!!
While NASCAR gets a lot of mileage out of Wendell Scott's one win, he was five-time Virginia State Modified Champion on his way up. Johnny Mantz's Darlington winning car was owned by Bill France Sr. Lake Speed was voted by one racing magazine as the driver most likely to have a body of water named after him.😎
Some notable names missing. Richard Brickhouse, with all the controversy surrounding his only win. Jody Ridley, for getting longtime car owner Junie Donlavey his only win in 863 starts, Greg Sacks, which was considered a HUGE upset at the time and Earl Ross, the only Canadian to win a NASCAR Cup race.
Jody Ridley and Greg Sacks just BARELY missed the cut. I wanted to put them in, but hearing the states of Lennie Pond and Dick Brooks made me squeeze them out.
@@americascrewchief2004 This channel's audience and even reddit seems decent. Facebook "TOYOTA CHEATER CRYBABY BUSCH" fans are where "it" is at :D I never understood the logic of those iditots: How does deriding somebody who beats one's favourite driver every second week makes the favourite driver any better?
I became a fan of Jerry Nadeau when he started driving the Cartoon Network cars (they were my favorite diecasts to collect). I wish I still had a working VCR; I may have a tape of his Atlanta win. The race was held on a Monday (started at either 11am or 1pm?) due to it being postponed from rain. I was working midnight shift at the time so I set my VCR to record the race in case I fell asleep.
I'm glad to see Lennie Pond on your list. He was always my favorite at Southside Speedway near Richmond, and I talked to him several times after he retired from driving and started selling cars at a local Chevy dealership. Oh, and Jody Ridley should you expand the list, don't forget him. Not only did he earn his only win at Dover, but it was the only win for Junnie Donleavy, long time owner of the #90 Ford in the "Cup" division of NASCAR.
Another great vid SlapShoes. Mario Andretti really was the master of anything with wheels. The fact that he was still competitive in IndyCars until the end of his career, getting a Win aged 53, and a Pole aged 54, plus a 2nd overall at the Le Mans 24hrs aged 55 is a hell of an achievement. I was lucky enough to meet him once. My Dad, through work, had something to do with JPS and we were invited down to Snetterton circuit in Norfolk UK for a Lotus F1 testing / promo session. At the end of the day Mr Andretti took my Dad, with me, aged 3 years old sat on my Dads lap, for a few quick laps around Snetterton in a Lotus Espirit. I’ve still got Mario’s signed book that he gave my Dad at home on my (overflowing) bookshelf. It’s just a pity that I was too young to remember the events of that day. A few photos, (and the book), is all I have.
Andretti will always be a one of a kind racer, he could drive (and win) in seemingly anything with wheels and knew how to take advantage of scheduling so he was always racing in some series year-round. A driver like that just couldn’t exist today.
My hometown has only produced one notable racer, Norm 'the Great Dane' Nelson, who was also a one-win wonder. He competed in 5 NASCAR events, supposedly winning one and getting a couple more Top 5's, according to wikipedia. He was also a 3-time USAC stocker champion, though. His second shop was just down the street from my high school.
They call him "Gentleman Ned" for a reason. Ned Jarrett is truly one of the last of the true gentlemen representing this sport. All too often, it is populated by scene kids like the Busch brothers, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski.
I only ever went to at most a couple of dozen races, between 1999 and 2007, mostly in and around the Carolinas, but bizarrely I did see in person, _two_ of these ten one win wonder wins - Jerry Nadeau and Johny Benson. I was also at Terry Labonte's last win, at the Southern 500 at Darlington, despite Jimmy Spencer's attempt to take him out just a few laps from the checkered flag.
Wendell racing up the hill in reverse, getting the car in the shop, and yanking the motor before the cops got there is pure badassery and changed my opinion from simple respect to absolute admiration. I also can't look at him and see how anyone could be racist. He just looks like the nicest guy
Better idea: greatest one-time champions. Rusty Wallace Alan Kulwicki Bill Elliott Bobby Labonte Dale Jarrett Bill Rexford Bobby Isaac Those are the only ones I can think of right now.
Viewers didn't see his only win live because CBS had technical issues. It wasn't until the following weekend when the network was able to show the video of the exciting finish.
An episode on the USAC Stock Car series would be interesting. Early on they were pretty much the midwestern equivalent of NASCAR, and they ran on some really interesting tracks; the Pike's Peak hill climb was even a recognized round.
USAC recognizing Pikes Peak is like Formula One recognizing the Indy 500 as a Grand Prix. It sounds like the funniest joke to ever tell someone until you realize they're both *true*
Surprised not to see Bill Rexford on this list, considering not only is he a one win wonder, but he captured that win on his way to the 1950 Cup championship. Still, nice work as always!
Thanks for putting Jerry Nadeau on your list. What happened to him in that crash was a heartbreaker for us all. I do gotta say though, that Studebaker stock car looked aero-sleek, as only a Studebaker could?
Put a big smile on my face when I saw mario at number one. Being from Nazareth PA myself I'm obviously a huge andretti fan and for some reason didnt expect to hear his name on this list. But mario imo is the greatest racer ever. No matter what you put him in he drove it like a beast. If you put 4 wheels on a toaster and asked mario to drive it he'd take it to victory lane. Richard petty may rightfully be the king of nascar but mario is the Godfather of racing.
Bobby Hillin Jr., Brett Bodine and for all their efforts Ted Musgrave and Mike Skinner came so close to winning quite a few times only to have bad luck fall their way in final laps.
I'm glad that guys like you and Brock are including Jerry Nadeau in stuff like this, as a Nadeau myself (Alan Nadeau III), I would love to know if I am related to him, that would be so awesome.
I was kind of waiting to hear Johnny Benson's name mentioned in one of your videos and I finally found it. I am a fellow Michigander and have seen him at Berlin Raceway before (local short track). As far as I know he is still scouting drivers for nascars top series. If he was in better equipment I think he could have won a few more races. Love your videos Slap.
It is way too early to even think Justin Haley will be a one-hit wonder. I think he will have great success in Cup if he gets the right equipment. And that right equipment isn't Rick Ware Racing unless they become a satellite team of Hendrick, Gibbs, Stewart-Haas, or Penske.
He would be a one-win wonder if Dale Earnhardt hadn't blown a tire in turn 4 of the last lap of the '90 Daytona 500. DC just happened to be the guy running second at the time!
@@UpsideDownGenius True but discounts the fact that Cope had been running 1st or 2nd all race long. Yeah he got lucky but he also had to be pretty darn good that day to get lucky.
johnny beauchamp had three 2nds and 2 wins out of 23 races, one of those seconds being the neck and neck finish at the first daytona 500 against lee petty. if it wasnt for a picture proving he got 2nd he would probably have his name thrown around much more.
Funny story, when I was about 12 I went to an automotive show in Houston Texas. Mario Andretti was there and I was near some exhibit he was at. He had to go do something, so he hopped on a minibike and just took off, blowing past me uncomfortably close. My 12 year old self almost got my ass flattened by Mario Andretti on a mini-bike, I've never felt so blessed.
If you want a real Truck Series definition of a one hit wonder, look at 2007 Whelen Modifieds Champion Donny Lia and his down to the wire win against David Starr and Todd Bodine at Mansfield in 2008. Lia only had one lap led in his whole Truck career.... and it was THAT one that got him the win.
You know what’s the most paul Menard stat that would go with his smirks and almost smiles 69 top tens. But he also came back for a race so this must be remade
That Wendell Scott story was fantastic. It's nice to hear a fun story about the man considering my town, Jacksonville, has arguably the most disgraceful story for NASCAR in its entirety Also I think the algorithm might be cooperating again, you're already about to break 6K and we're only a few hours in since the upload...let's just hope I don't jinx it.
This Ayrton Senna fellow sounds like a legend
I think he drove in Formula 1, or something. I don't know.
@@JohnSmith-mk5jt you never heard about that guy ?
yep he's an F1 Driver
@@muhammadsyarifhidayatullah2931 I think you missed the joke, buddy.
@@muhammadsyarifhidayatullah2931 r/woooosh
John Smith yeah, didn’t he drive for some British team called Mclaren. I think that’s what it was.
Jerry Nadeau's story is very sad. He was a genuinely talented racer who was also successful in single seater racing in Europe before joining NASCAR, and he will very sadly never recover fully from that crash. I believe he has also suffered a lot of mental health issues as a result of his physical injuries and their effects, but he seems to have been largely forgotten about by the NASCAR world these days. Such a shame for a great driver.
He's not forgotten by me, that's for sure. I would love to know if I am related to him, that'd be neat to find out.
Not forgotten by me either. Hes a cool dude
One of my favorite guys to pull for when I first started watching NASCAR. I still get sad thinking about his wreck.
Dave Commentator
I vividly remember him almost winning the fall race in Atlanta in 01’. He pretty much had it in the bag, Gordon was running 6 or 7.. Then Nadeau ran out gas in the final moments. I forget where he finished exactly but I felt so bad for him.. I was pulling for him to win no doubt. I was already in great spirits about Jeff’s situation, Jerry winning woulda been the perfect ending I think.
He drove for Dan Marino !!!
Trevor Bayne is the definition of a one win wonder lol.
Happee birthday Trevor Bayne! 20 years old!
Now he and his wife own a coffee shop in North Knoxville, TN. Which I live just 40 minutes away from.
but he can still win another one he's still young if he doesn't quit
Sparity Well he did quit. And considering that he did absolutely nothing at Roush, worse than Wrecky Stenhouse even, there isn’t much prospect of him getting back in, save a few starts in the Truck Series.
@@superbird4351 your right but yet again what if he does just saying i mite be wrong, but if he does come back it mite be awesome for him to win another race to make a comeback just saying the future tells.
Menard has 69 Top 10s
**says nice without cracking a smile**
69 likes? Nice
Nothing Here I would like your comment but it has 69 likes. Nice.
I'm laughing now
@@TheJudge531 should i inject lysol
He probably stopped on purpose so he could keep that
Wait... Menard drove for:
-Richard Petty
-Richard Childress
-Wood Brothers
-Robert Yates
and Dale Earnhardt's team...
WOW
Paul Menard was rather mediocre to good compared to his contemporaries, but was reliable enough in finishing races and bringing sponsorships that he got those rides, all 5 of which are storied, historic, legendary, and multi-time championship teams bearing some of the most prolific names in NASCAR.
To drive for that many teams in just the times span of 12 years is pretty rare, and the fact that all of these teams were or still are highly acclaimed organizations is even rarer still.
@@S1apShoes that menard's money hits different tho >.>
@6a Plus All of the afore mentioned team owners are some of the most prestigious in NASCAR's history. In cases like Petty and Earnhardt, it was because they were 2 of the greatest drivers of all time, for others, they have huge reputations for team ownership. Richard Childress was Earnhardt's team owner, Robert Yates was the employer for great drivers like Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Elliott Sadler, and was very big in the engine department of NASCAR, and the Wood Brothers are the oldest team in NASCAR.
@@nascarfanatic2425 can't believe you forgot about Yates' first driver.....Davey Allison
Slap, as one of the few black kids I knew that liked NASCAR in the late 80s and early 90s, thank you for doing #7. I grew up in the northeast and New Hampshire and Pocono were the only races that was even local, but Connecticut had great short track stuff. So I grew up on NASCAR but never knew about Wendell Scott. To know that the black experience touched even NASCAR back in the day makes me smile, and I wait for the day that a black driver can win with his head held high and the checkered flag fluttering. This is still my dream. Thanks for highlighting someone who needs more illumination as an interesting HUMAN.
Wendell's story is actually kinda bitter for me. If he'd won in Indycars at the time, or lived in literally ANY ERA AFTERWARDS, he would have been able to bask in the glory of his accomplishments, and be hired by someone who could give him a much better car. But as it stands, a black man of his talents in that time period gets one win and doesn't even get to stand in the winner's circle. It's so unfair
Dude built his own car and won a race in the era of Richard Petty? Now THAT's badass. As is that moonshine running incident Slap mentioned, about which I have one question.......what cartoon universe did he get his superpowers from?
Put Bubba Wallace in a quality Cup ride, and you're good to go.
@@jollyjakelovell4787 we have that at the library I work at. Planning to read it next. So don't forget, public libraries are a thing
@@jollyjakelovell4787 I will. Thank you for this.
"Greased Lightning" 1977 Starring Richard Pryor...Yes Pryor, as Wendell Scott.
OK movie.
Lake speed: Beats Ayrton Senna at karting
Also Lake speed: YEP STOCK CAR RACING IS DEFINITELY MY CAREER
to be fair to him, i doubt anyone who races whose based out of Mississippi would care for anything but stock car racing. if he was from a more north state he'd probably been in indycar in the 80's
@@xSoccerxCorex fair point
CMartin6688 I partially agree. But, why would he be in France competing in the world karting championship when he coulda been racing dirt track? As a Mississippian it still bothers me wondering why he didn’t choose F1.
@@crazydrummer181 My guess is he didn't have the money. Senna struggled to get seats throughout the junior forumlae, partially because the other Brazilian drivers had grabbed all the good sponsors. It got so bad his wife straight up divorced him.
It was similar when he broke into F1. He had the speed to jump into McLaren, Williams, or Brabham, the three dominant teams at the time, but he couldn't bring the money others could (that and Nelson Piquet didn't want a teammate anywhere near his skill level) and so he wound up at Toleman, one of the last "Garagistas".
I doubt he would've been remotely competitive in single seaters.
"NASCAR is a sport for southerners!"
The best One Win Wonder in the category is an Italian turned American.
Then in 1978
WON THE DAMN F1 CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEN THE DAMN INDYCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
He also tried for years and years to win the Le Mans 24 Hour race too but sadly never managed it. He would have been only the second driver to win Le Mans, the Indy 500, and the F1 World Championship - the other was Graham Hill. Hill of course never won the Daytona 500, so if Mario had won Le Mans he would perhaps have been crowned as the ultimate all-rounder in circuit racing.
@@davecommentator Mario does have a class win (and 2nd overall) at Le Mans. Has also won 12hr of Sebring and Daytona 24.
Said Italian turned American won the Daytona 500 to boot.
He was actually born in present day-Croatia
3:06 Fun fact: In his interview from Victory Lane at the Brickyard that year, Paul Menard was crying tears of joy.
that's cool
Impossible. Paul Menard never even smiles
So what.
3:47 Lake Speed besting Ayrton Senna. My jaw about hit the floor.
John Yenchick same
This man said “some guy named Ayrton Senna” You mean 3 time world champion Ayrton Senna🤣
Yeah, that Ayrton Senna guy. I think he drove rallycross cars, maybe. I don't know.
Nascar drivers are incredible talented, ask JPM if F1 is more difficult lol.
Why didn't Lake Speed go to F1 or Indy Car? No financial backing?
Trevor Bayne:
*Ight imma head out*
He is still racing though, in this case they have to be retired 100%.
Yeah
@Alan formula1 Maybe I thought he was racing still in Cup cars but it was the Step down series or Truck that Trevor Bayne is racing in now. But he could still make the step back to Cup racing.
@@caseysmith544 Dudes not racing anymore
@@JackTheripper911 he raced trucks
I respect the hell out of Menard. He was funding his own car and always seemed like a down to Earth kind of guy, at least to me. 36 total DNF's isn't bad at all for a guy who was racing as long as he did. To put that in perspective, Kurt Busch has double that and even Jimmie Johnson has close to double.
But do they have 69 top tens
Menard got all of his money from his billionaire dad.
@@Angie-Pants and deducted it from their business income as a marketing expense, so tax evasion, too.
This needs to be Top 11. All of your picks deserve to be on the list, but you completely forgot Bill Rexford, the 1950 Grand National champion, as well as the only one win cup champion. In just 36 starts, Rexford nabbed 1 win, 8 top fives, 17 top tens, and one pole. He held off Fireball Roberts in his only full time season to win the championship in 1950, the first year under the Grand National banner.
If Andretti was a full-time NASCAR driver in his heyday, he'd most certainly win a few more races. Hell, he might have gotten a championship.
Jerry Nadeau really would have been a big player in the Cup Series if it hadn't been for his career-ending crash. He didn't just need to learn to walk again after that, he needed to learn to do just about everything again. The fact that he now seems relatively unaffected by that crash is a big testament to his tenacity and strength of character. Although not a driver any more, and with little official connection, he's still a very big wheel in NASCAR circles...
If he's not already, Nadeau needs to be put in the Hall of Fame.
Johnny Benson was a classic. His first race ever coming out of turn 2 at Michigan, his home state, driving for Ernie Irvan he was upside down and on fire.
Don't forget, he was a BOSS in the truck seried
Johnny Benson is a West Michigan legend. Just like his dad Benson Sr. Both have multiple wins at the Berlin Raceway.
JB was actually back in town to race at Berlin a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait to see him on Berlins wall of fame someday.
Lake Speed should’ve gone to open wheel.
Probably would have done as well as the other American guy named Speed in F1
Toro Rosso memories of Scott Speed intensifies
Wasn't it just red bull back when he raced
Dave Bowman nope
Dave Bowman nope. Toro Rosso (soon to be called Alpha Tauri) is the “b-team” to Red Bull.
Honorable mention...Ron Bouchard (he’s on MY top 10 list) Paul Lewis (very consistent, on my top 10),Phil Parsons, Sam McQuagg, Jody Ridley, Earl Ross, Greg Sacks, Chuck Stevenson (on my top 10), Johnny Allen (would have definately won more races if not for Darlington wreck) Bobby Hillin, Larry Frank, Lloyd Moore (VERY consistent), Jim Hurtibese (top 5 on my list) Norm Nelson (#2 on my list)
I take it that Phil Parsons is related to Benny Parsons
@@Ob1tuber he is. Younger brother
I was always a Menard fan, and remember watching that Brickyard race. I was so happy for him, maan. he was consistent to say the least. especially super speedways. he was a guy that most times was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
My favorite driver, an underdog and not an ass.
Originally a Jeff Gordon fan myself, my mouth dropped when he actually won the Brickyard 400 (biggest surprise of 2011 in racing besides Dan wheldon winning the Indy 500 on the last corner) but i always had respect for Menard and whomever he raced for.
Consistency is key
Ron Bouchard deserves an honorable mention. Scored his only win at Talladega by sneaking by Darrell Waltrip and Terry Labonte as they were side by side coming to the flag.
Last time I was this early, Edwards was still racing. Good times.
Dick Brooks is also interesting as one of the few drivers who took stock cars to Le Mans in 1976 when Bill France and the ACO struck up a deal for publicity, which is a story in itself
I've never heard about that! S1apShOes? Next video!?
It wasn't like Mario just had the pick of the litter when it came to NASCAR; Ford put him in that Holman-Moody car. The team didn't want him to win, and they reportedly gave him an engine with less horsepower than Lorenzen's, but Mario made it work anyways.
I read where during that speed weeks Mario realized he was down on power compared to the other Ford drivers and started nosing around. Found the Holman Moody truck with the spare engines for all the teams with name tags for each driver. Realized what was up and raised Hell with Ford till he got a good engine and promptly Won the race!
@@ronframe387 i watched a program about that win ! Not trying to correct you but if memory serves me right Mario switched tags on his and Moody's engines in the trailer because Moody was faster the first two races .
He also ran a different line than the other drivers during that race. Where everyone else was running the high lane through the corners, he would drop to the inside and run the shorter way around the track.
@@UpsideDownGenius Of course he did. He's trying to apex the turn like he would on a road course.
Wendell Scott is a legend and was worth so much more
I think it's pretty funny that even though Paul Menard has never been photographed smiling in his NASCAR career, his interview in Victory Lane when he won that race at The Brickyard featured him crying his eyes out in sheer joy.
"Some guy named Aryton Senna"
F1 fanbois would like to know your location. /s
For serious though, that's a really neat accomplishment considering how loved Senna is in general.
LUCKYDUCKY 62 hmm Senna beat Mansell in similar equipment
LUCKYDUCKY 62 okay but let’s not forget in 92 the Williams had an active suspension and they dominated the field and senna won 5 races that year
@LUCKYDUCKY 62 Mansell had the fastest car in CART both years and got regularly trounced on the road and street courses, he was only the championship because he was in a car so dominate that it kept a 50 year old Mario Andretti competitive and ovals. Its funny because F1 fans use this as reasoning for their superiority when in reality if anything it proved the opposite.
@LUCKYDUCKY 62 Casually forgets Micheal Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Niki Lauda (may he rest in peace) and "el chueco" Fangio himself.
You're overrating Mansel so much, he isn't even the best 2-time, considering both Mika Hakkinen and Fernando Alonso are one that list lul
It's a sarcastic joke about it. Since Lake's crowning achievement is winning one NASCAR's race before when most of the super teams were start ups. Ayrton won the Formula 1 world championship before Mercedes destroyed the series.
Ron Bouchard is on my personal list. He won the 1981 Talladega 500 in total chaotic good fashion and tended to run up front with the legends in subsequent races
I remember when Ron Bouchard got his one and only win. That was a neat day. A.J. Allmendinger is another whose win I really enjoyed. He had to work to stay in the sport due to his own mistakes, and then had to work to stay ahead of Marcos Ambrose, one of the best road racers NASCAR had ever seen. And then there is Cal Naughton, Jr., one of the most popular one win wonders of all time.
Honestly, I'm SO happy to see two guys on this list who I cheered for when I first got into the sport. 2002 was the first season I watched front to back, and I was heartbroken for Jerry Nadeau at Sonoma - then cheered home Johnny Benson's first win later that same year. Lot of love to both of them.
5:40 "next time you bring Windell in my court room, bring him, the liquor, and the motor or else there's no case" lol, southern justice at it's best. BANG, CASE DISMISSED!
Wendell Scott won at the track my dad raced at. I had the opportunity to meet him in the 80's. Being young and stupid, I asked him about the win and getting screwed by NASCAR. To my surprise, he was almost ok with it. He said he knew it would happen if he won a race, so he didn't let it bother him. The man was, simply put, a RACER!! And, in my mind, a champion!! The Jacksonville Racing Hall of Fame FINALLY presented his family with a replica trophy a few years ago, and NASCAR FINALLY did the same this year. To all the young, black athletes out there, this is a man you need to learn about. He didn't complain about things he couldn't control. He just went out, did his job, and was DAMN GOOD at it!!!
Last time I was this early, Jimmie Johnson wasn't retiring.
Same here
Sti k a fork in Jimmey.
He's done!
While NASCAR gets a lot of mileage out of Wendell Scott's one win, he was five-time Virginia State Modified Champion on his way up. Johnny Mantz's Darlington winning car was owned by Bill France Sr. Lake Speed was voted by one racing magazine as the driver most likely to have a body of water named after him.😎
Never had a DNF you say? Save Big Cars with Menard!
Some notable names missing. Richard Brickhouse, with all the controversy surrounding his only win. Jody Ridley, for getting longtime car owner Junie Donlavey his only win in 863 starts, Greg Sacks, which was considered a HUGE upset at the time and Earl Ross, the only Canadian to win a NASCAR Cup race.
Jody Ridley and Greg Sacks just BARELY missed the cut. I wanted to put them in, but hearing the states of Lennie Pond and Dick Brooks made me squeeze them out.
I don't understand or follow Nascar yet I'm subscribed, tells a story about how interesting your videos are lol
Please follow NASCAR and its history, you're in for a good time ;)
Just ignore our cancerous fanbase.
@@americascrewchief2004
Good point! NASCAR fans seem, beside MotoGP fans, like the biggest bunch of idiots on the planet
@@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X good to see someone who agrees. Hard to find that around here.
@@americascrewchief2004
This channel's audience and even reddit seems decent. Facebook "TOYOTA CHEATER CRYBABY BUSCH" fans are where "it" is at :D
I never understood the logic of those iditots: How does deriding somebody who beats one's favourite driver every second week makes the favourite driver any better?
I became a fan of Jerry Nadeau when he started driving the Cartoon Network cars (they were my favorite diecasts to collect).
I wish I still had a working VCR; I may have a tape of his Atlanta win. The race was held on a Monday (started at either 11am or 1pm?) due to it being postponed from rain. I was working midnight shift at the time so I set my VCR to record the race in case I fell asleep.
0:49: *Hudson Hornet flys by*
No no no, that's Doc Hudson.
I'm glad to see Lennie Pond on your list. He was always my favorite at Southside Speedway near Richmond, and I talked to him several times after he retired from driving and started selling cars at a local Chevy dealership.
Oh, and Jody Ridley should you expand the list, don't forget him. Not only did he earn his only win at Dover, but it was the only win for Junnie Donleavy, long time owner of the #90 Ford in the "Cup" division of NASCAR.
i thought bill rexford the 1950 champion was gonna be on this list he deserved to be on the list
i can agree that mario andretti deserve number 1
Another great vid SlapShoes.
Mario Andretti really was the master of anything with wheels. The fact that he was still competitive in IndyCars until the end of his career, getting a Win aged 53, and a Pole aged 54, plus a 2nd overall at the Le Mans 24hrs aged 55 is a hell of an achievement.
I was lucky enough to meet him once. My Dad, through work, had something to do with JPS and we were invited down to Snetterton circuit in Norfolk UK for a Lotus F1 testing / promo session.
At the end of the day Mr Andretti took my Dad, with me, aged 3 years old sat on my Dads lap, for a few quick laps around Snetterton in a Lotus Espirit. I’ve still got Mario’s signed book that he gave my Dad at home on my (overflowing) bookshelf.
It’s just a pity that I was too young to remember the events of that day. A few photos, (and the book), is all I have.
Andretti will always be a one of a kind racer, he could drive (and win) in seemingly anything with wheels and knew how to take advantage of scheduling so he was always racing in some series year-round. A driver like that just couldn’t exist today.
Big respects to Wendell Scott 🙏🏾
Spam and cartoon network. The best way to spend a Saturday
My hometown has only produced one notable racer, Norm 'the Great Dane' Nelson, who was also a one-win wonder.
He competed in 5 NASCAR events, supposedly winning one and getting a couple more Top 5's, according to wikipedia. He was also a 3-time USAC stocker champion, though. His second shop was just down the street from my high school.
6:04 the story about Ned helping him is actually really touching. Definitely shows how much of a class act Ned was/is.
They call him "Gentleman Ned" for a reason. Ned Jarrett is truly one of the last of the true gentlemen representing this sport. All too often, it is populated by scene kids like the Busch brothers, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski.
William Fletcher yup. Ned is the best.
I remember meeting Johnny Benson in 2010, he's a great guy TBH
I only ever went to at most a couple of dozen races, between 1999 and 2007, mostly in and around the Carolinas, but bizarrely I did see in person, _two_ of these ten one win wonder wins - Jerry Nadeau and Johny Benson. I was also at Terry Labonte's last win, at the Southern 500 at Darlington, despite Jimmy Spencer's attempt to take him out just a few laps from the checkered flag.
Johnny benson was and still is my favorite all time driver. One of the nicest guys!
That was so good. I don’t understand how you make these vids. They’re like documentaries!
This was awesome! Thank you! Really enjoyed this list and trip down memory lane. I forgot about a number of these drivers.
Wendell racing up the hill in reverse, getting the car in the shop, and yanking the motor before the cops got there is pure badassery and changed my opinion from simple respect to absolute admiration.
I also can't look at him and see how anyone could be racist. He just looks like the nicest guy
It was the deep South in the sixties. A lot of white people didn't look past the color of your skin, no matter how nice you were
@@arthuralford I know that. I was just stating the way I saw it.
Great list!!
I have had the privilege to see 7 of the 10 race. Brought back a TON if great memories.
Thanks again always enjoy your videos! 👍👍🏁🏁
Top 10 one season wonders? (People that have one really good season and then do nothing for the rest of their career)
Kyle Larson is currently a one season wonder, but I'm sure it won't stay that way
Brian Vickers (09)
Jamie McMurray (10)
Aric Almirola (18) *He is still racing, so this could change
Just 3 recent examples I thought of
Better idea: greatest one-time champions.
Rusty Wallace
Alan Kulwicki
Bill Elliott
Bobby Labonte
Dale Jarrett
Bill Rexford
Bobby Isaac
Those are the only ones I can think of right now.
nascarfanatic2425 throw Harvick in there too
@@blondie214 Harvick is still an active driver, though. I'm talking guys who are retired.
"Some guy named Aryton Senna" haha nice
Where’s Ron Bouchard?
Viewers didn't see his only win live because CBS had technical issues. It wasn't until the following weekend when the network was able to show the video of the exciting finish.
I was thinking the same thing...
An episode on the USAC Stock Car series would be interesting. Early on they were pretty much the midwestern equivalent of NASCAR, and they ran on some really interesting tracks; the Pike's Peak hill climb was even a recognized round.
USAC recognizing Pikes Peak is like Formula One recognizing the Indy 500 as a Grand Prix. It sounds like the funniest joke to ever tell someone until you realize they're both *true*
Surprised not to see Bill Rexford on this list, considering not only is he a one win wonder, but he captured that win on his way to the 1950 Cup championship. Still, nice work as always!
He’s also the youngest Cup champ,he was only 23
I miss Jerry Nadeau...
Thanks for putting Jerry Nadeau on your list. What happened to him in that crash was a heartbreaker for us all. I do gotta say though, that Studebaker stock car looked aero-sleek, as only a Studebaker could?
What a great video sir. Good to here you had windel scott in there. All the best from uk
So many of these NASCAR channels on TH-cam only know (& include) modern drivers, glad to see a channel know their history!
Always a great day when Slapshoes posts a video!
Awesome video as always!
I really enjoyed it so much. Keep up the great work.
Lake Speed beat Ayrton Senna? Holy Crap. 😰
You could almost do a list of 10 one hit wonders that won at ' Dega....Phil Parsons, Bobby Hillin Jr, Ron Bouchard, etc ... LOL
Im a simple man, when i see a S1apSh0es video i hit the like button
I love having flashbacks of Mascar 2005 CFTC. Just the background music made this worth watching.
Put a big smile on my face when I saw mario at number one. Being from Nazareth PA myself I'm obviously a huge andretti fan and for some reason didnt expect to hear his name on this list. But mario imo is the greatest racer ever. No matter what you put him in he drove it like a beast. If you put 4 wheels on a toaster and asked mario to drive it he'd take it to victory lane.
Richard petty may rightfully be the king of nascar but mario is the Godfather of racing.
Bobby Hillin Jr., Brett Bodine and for all their efforts Ted Musgrave and Mike Skinner came so close to winning quite a few times only to have bad luck fall their way in final laps.
Gr8 video mate!
I'm glad that guys like you and Brock are including Jerry Nadeau in stuff like this, as a Nadeau myself (Alan Nadeau III), I would love to know if I am related to him, that would be so awesome.
I was kind of waiting to hear Johnny Benson's name mentioned in one of your videos and I finally found it. I am a fellow Michigander and have seen him at Berlin Raceway before (local short track). As far as I know he is still scouting drivers for nascars top series. If he was in better equipment I think he could have won a few more races. Love your videos Slap.
Please don’t call Justin Haley a one hit wonder he only made 3 cup starts
Cristian 22 for a shit team to he’d be great in a good ride
Southside Memphis He was in a good ride in the Xfinity and didnt do shit.
It is way too early to even think Justin Haley will be a one-hit wonder. I think he will have great success in Cup if he gets the right equipment. And that right equipment isn't Rick Ware Racing unless they become a satellite team of Hendrick, Gibbs, Stewart-Haas, or Penske.
He said that he disqualified drivers who are still racing.
Starts don't matter. At this point he is still a one hit wonder. Maybe he will change that in the future, but as of now the title is fitting.
Jerry Nadeau, so much potential.
we need more slap shoes .. this is the best Nascar history/facts type channel on youtube
I'd say Derrike Cope, but he's a two-win wonder.
No one ever remembers that Dover win.
Also David Ruiteman!
He would be a one-win wonder if Dale Earnhardt hadn't blown a tire in turn 4 of the last lap of the '90 Daytona 500. DC just happened to be the guy running second at the time!
@@UpsideDownGenius True but discounts the fact that Cope had been running 1st or 2nd all race long. Yeah he got lucky but he also had to be pretty darn good that day to get lucky.
last time I was this early,slapshoes is still the best NASCAR youtuber.
Is he... not anymore?
@@Mentally_Will whoops caught that for me thanks.
Forgetting Nadeau's career should be a war crime.
Punishable by being forced to listen to justin bieber
@@bobby_gilbert94 dude that's not cruel enough.
How about being forced to listen to Justin Bieber and Nickelback?
even worse how about bhadbhabie? Too cruel?
johnny beauchamp had three 2nds and 2 wins out of 23 races, one of those seconds being the neck and neck finish at the first daytona 500 against lee petty. if it wasnt for a picture proving he got 2nd he would probably have his name thrown around much more.
Honorable Mention: Richard Petty
He won more times in one season than all these guys won in their entire careers
What I like is most of these drivers were actually good in cup.
Funny story, when I was about 12 I went to an automotive show in Houston Texas. Mario Andretti was there and I was near some exhibit he was at. He had to go do something, so he hopped on a minibike and just took off, blowing past me uncomfortably close.
My 12 year old self almost got my ass flattened by Mario Andretti on a mini-bike, I've never felt so blessed.
If you want a real Truck Series definition of a one hit wonder, look at 2007 Whelen Modifieds Champion Donny Lia and his down to the wire win against David Starr and Todd Bodine at Mansfield in 2008. Lia only had one lap led in his whole Truck career.... and it was THAT one that got him the win.
You know what’s the most paul Menard stat that would go with his smirks and almost smiles 69 top tens. But he also came back for a race so this must be remade
I was thinking Greg Sacks would be on this list.
Maybe his Firecracker 400 win and that "R&D" car warrant their own video.
Always thought Lake Speed missed his calling to be a boat racer. Almost seemed too obvious.
That Wendell Scott story was fantastic. It's nice to hear a fun story about the man considering my town, Jacksonville, has arguably the most disgraceful story for NASCAR in its entirety
Also I think the algorithm might be cooperating again, you're already about to break 6K and we're only a few hours in since the upload...let's just hope I don't jinx it.
I am glad I happened upon your channel. Very well done. Subscribed and belled. Keep up the good work, and thank you for your time. 👍😬💯
Jody Ridley, one career win.
Got owner Junie Dunleavy his only career win at Dover.
Wow I'm impressed. You have Mario as #1. Most NASCAR fans don't even know he raced let alone won the. Daytona 500.
A Wendell Scott award or trophy would be pretty dope for NASCAR to do. He seems like a pretty cool dude
I know it doesn't qualify for the list... But Fruniture Row Racing with their championship. That was amazing.
NASCAR should go back to the driver/car pictures taken in the grass in front of the grandstands...
I’m from Danville Va, I pass wendalls Scott’s shop everyday going to work. He has his own road called “Wendall Scott Drive”
Jody Ridley winning Dover and it being Junie Donlavey’s only win in all those years
Back when I was like 7 Paul Menard was one of my favorites
That Wendell Scott story is fucking awesome and peak 60’s and 70’s NASCAR
I'd love to see one of these with the Busch and Truck drivers too
Wendell Scott is such a LEGEND!!
How about Greg Sacks? He won a race in an unsponsored R&D car! Hard to get more one-hit wonder than that.