NASCAR Weird Areas at Tracks
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- The Weirdest and most Unique areas of all NASCAR tracks.
There are bound to be even more with the addition of tracks NASCAR has put on the schedule in 2021.
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With part 2 use nascar tracks that don’t exist anymore
The yellow bumps on the Daytona Road Course chicane are actually called sausage curbs, no idea where people are getting “turtles” from.
Minneapolis road course is done 2023 was the last year
I was once racing at Charlotte in NASCAR Heat 5 and my car blew over in turn 3 where the catch fence wasn’t there. Instead of falling of the track, I hit an invisible wall.
Charlotte speedway going above and beyond with new invisible wall technology 🎉🎉🎉
Going backwards at Kansas. I hit someone got launched over the invisible wall.
I've done it so many times
Ahh, maybe they forgot to add textures to the catch fence at that turn
I race dirt sometimes so Im good at controlling a spin out. And I got spun out and did a drift spin out then since dirt does that sometimes.i did not really spin out
Brads face/reaction when asked about the tire placement is hilarious 🤣
Yeah it’s kind meme worthy
Lol
“I dare you to repeat that question…” - Brad’s thoughts… probably…
Also one of his best quotes. "I think there should probably not be weird angles like that to wreck on."
He’s like: “Damn are you kidding me?”
Charlotte did design a chicane which required slowing, the drivers just ignored it and crashed anyway. That’s on nobody but them.
Yep, ARCA Brakes at it's finest
I loved the chicane wall it created amazing wrecks
If your favorite sport is only amazing due to a tragic misfortune, your sport is terrible.
That being said, thank you so much for clicking this video just to down vote to fix my algorithm... Then seeing there is someONE more retarded than the entirety of NASCAR.
@@ryansadler4971
lol mad
to be fair, the first turn of the chicane was much easier to take then the second, which can give the false sense that it's time to get on the throttle when your actually entering the 2nd breaking zone.
The Charlotte turn 3 having no catch fence is still baffling to me
Catch fence. Boy why do we need a catch fence when we got billboard's and RVs
@@4_14_fan 😂
Nascar in the 50s be like: why do we need billboards and RVs, we got people!
@@nascarstopmotionandmore4266 😂
@Santiago Davila It'd by a better missile platform than anything North Korea has ever made.
@@extragoogleaccount6061 And if it was a Honda Then that means Japan made the most powerful Missile ever
The Bristol crash with Michael was almost like a wake up call
5:06 reminds me of the tyre wall that used to be at the exit of The Chase at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
In 2006, Paul Radisich crashed nearly head-first into the earth bank tyre wall and rolled his car.
The problem was the tyre wall faced nearly a perfect 45 degrees to the track.
In 2011, two separate crashed also demonstrated the flawed design;
A Ford Mustang was bumped in the rear which turned it to drive right into the tyre wall, now bundled in canvas belting. The car practically crumpled to the firewall. The driver survived largely uninsured.
A V8 Ute (a now defunct series) crashed head first into that tyre wall, destroying his Ford Falcon Ute.
In 2014, the sand trap and tyre wall were removed, now it's just a solid concrete walls beside the exit of The Chase.
I have been WAITING for one of these for nascar tracks and the gator boi came through
It had to be done!
@1:03 I mean, had that guy hit him a quarter of a second later nor maybe just a different angle or spot on the car, that guy would’ve for sure not survived that crash. That is freaking insane honestly.
_the entirety of dirt bristol_
i liked the race and track lol
These answers can be easily taken by an "out of context" twitter account lol
Because it’s D I R T
@Jake Dodson you dare oppose carnation?
Perish foolish mortal
It was an interesting idea at least.
This video is Michigan International Speedway in a nutshell
Facts
@@N45C4R24 MIS is basically like an outsider with weird physics (coming from a michigander)
MIS is like Daytona but not a super speedway
MIS is alright if u like just watching the cars go fast af but there’s never really a race changing wreck
@@tilfmilfy7459 He’s talking about the oddities/weird angles, and general iffy things.
Michigan International Speedway has almost everything in this video.
0:18 RawGator grew his hair out!
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2:40 Shit that's me (u/MothProofSolid). Forgot I made that comment until this video, but still a good point to this day.
You need to add that one wall that
Elliot Sadler hit at Pocono in 2010.
Yeah
Agreed
Ah the mysterious and legendary (possible) "hardest hit ever taken in NASCAR."
That was like a wall fully supported by an earthen embarkment, right? Absolutely no give and no SAFER barrier. Someone will have to interview Elliot about that some day.
@@extragoogleaccount6061 The entire engine got ripped out of the car and flew out into the middle of the track!
I think that is the closest a car came to flipping, without actually flipping.
ITS BEEN SO LONG!!!!!!! Great video Raw Gator, glad your back!
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I used to make corporate medical videos and I know how long it takes to make any video requiring research. Thanks for making these. I am now subscribed.
There is actually a longer layout of Watkins glen that nascar doesn’t use, that’s why that wall after the boot has that weird wall
And same with that wall at Indy
@@WiisardNic Indianapolis motor speedway actually has an infield road course that formula one used between 2000 and 2007
@@adamalfredsson373 Yes, that’s what I was referring to
The "AGAIN" with Charlotte almost made me choke on my pop tart from laughing XD
EmpLemon once said “double the Sonoma turn 11 and that’s basically Martinsville”
You forgot to mention Daytona's inside wall leading into pit road during the early 80s. It wasn't reconfigured until after Randy LaJoie hit it in early 1984.
5:35 Oh no I’m gonna cra- GREEN
“Oops.”
G R E E N
Pocono was a very dangerous track for a while there. Kasey Kahne almost going over the wall, and Elliots sadler hitting that 90 degree corner were nasty hits. Not to mention brake failures like Jeff Gordon in 06', Jimmie Johnson in 17' and Bubba Wallace in 18'.
Break failures are not the track's fault though, that's on the cars
2:21 I think they had a budget to build a catch fence so they put sponsor sign up there instead
I see you used MrBeast's explosion outro when introducing the tracks.
Rich taste
You got me 😅
Charlotte Motor Speedway now has a smaller catchfench then the rest of the track in turn 3. I did a tour there in January
For some reason, this makes me think about the exit of turn 5 (?) at sonoma. The cars used to get so close to hitting the wall on exit.
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Great video really enjoyed it
Thanks! Means a lot
Love the videos man! Love your own style as well!
6:20 IDK why NASCAR calls them turtles. Normal people call them sausage curbs.
*Kerbs
The catch fences are only that Strong Thanks to Bobby Allison's crash at Talladega where he tore out the catch fence and Almost ended nascar
2:07 Don't forget the Austin Dillon wreck at daytona
You missed Elliot Sadler's crash at Pocono 2010. There was a weird angle I THINK near turn two where his hit was basically into a flat surface at full speed. Nasty, nasty hit.
They have since fixed it.
6:20 these are the same things that are called sausages over here in Europe, right?
Yep, sausage curbs
Just call them 'gators and we'll have a trifecta
Never knew the term 'turtle' for kerbs/curbs. I've always known them as 'sausage kerbs' from F1. It'll be interesting at COTA if track limits become an issue with qualifying or the race outcome changing because a driver exceeded track limits. A common but annoying penalty in F1, but unheard of in NASCAR
I wouldn’t be surprised if nascar did the same as Indy car and basically said there was no track limits.
Sausage kerbs? Sounds like a type of food
Just in case nobody else has said it yet, I love the Spyro music on the transitions. It's the little details that count. Lol
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Always love a RawGator voice-over video.
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The gate at Bristol has been moved to turn 3 because you're turning away from the wall when entering 3 so there's almost no chance that you'll hit it, plus it it stronger
How could you forget the bus stop at the Daytona RC, where the cars go flying if they hit that dirt spot
Haha yes
This is a Motorsport weird area not a NASCAR weird area, yes NASCAR runs in this but is not a NASCAR area.
@@dantheboss998 yes it is. If they run the track, it's a NASCAR area. Also the Daytona 500 and the Daytona RC are the same place so... your comment doesn't make any sense
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There were a lot of racetracks on the Cup schedule only had catch fence where the grandstands were up until the mid-90s. The backstretch Daytona didn’t even have an inside wall for decades.
0:41 Wow, that didn't look like too bad a crash, yet it caused all that damage! :-o
Huh that was bad as fuck
I'm glad Atlanta got rid of the awful inside barrier angle that Steve Grissom encountered pretty much straight-on, back in the spring 1997 race (PrimeStar 500, I think). That remains one of the scariest wrecks I've ever seen in 30 years of watching NASCAR.
6:22, Out in Europe, Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3, Blancpain Series, And Wec I think (not sure) these things you called ‘Turtles’ we call ‘Sausage Kerbs’ and It made Alex Peroni Fly at the Monza F3 Race
Loving these vids
5:12 me when I go to school
Yeah, the dirt track was great. Can't wait for more. 👍🏼
You could add the pit entrance in Indianapolis, It is a wonder how it managed to stay throughout the years
To dangerous for pit crews without it
Very interesting video! Just subscribed
This video should’ve been made after the 2021 Indianapolis Road Course
Just learning about NASCAR. Really helpful!
The Watkins Glen example wouldn't be a problem if NASCAR used the full layout of the track (I haven't watched a race since 2017, so I'm not sure if they still use the shorter layout). Doing so would eliminate the risk of cars hitting the Armco as such a vicious angle. That, and turn 7 is the slowest corner and would provide a good overtaking opportunity similar to Turn 11 at Sonoma.
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Name one thing weird about Sonoma
Everyone: Gilligan's Island
RawGator: Well yes, but actually no.
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Im into cars and not really nascar at all but I really enjoy your videos, Keep up the work
3:50 it's just the Monaco chicane but it's actually sized for the cars that race there
Actually, your videos appear on my home page normally 4 times. I am subscribed.
Good stuff yo. Subscribed
You should have mentioned coming out of turn 1 at Watkins Glen there was a barrier and grass they changed because of the crash that David Reutimann was in. They made it less of an angle and took the grass completely out.
I hear you. I'm making sure I write this one down in case of a pt. 2
Turn 1 has been the site of a ton of bizarre crashes. Obviously the point of the old gravel and grass runoff was to slow cars down but it was basically worthless when Jimmie Johnson slammed into the wall during the Busch Series race in 2000
Hey this was the first video I watched when I 11 you still are make the best nascar videos
What about the underground mine at Charlotte Motor Speedway that the Logans robbed money from?
What?
Is that supposed to be a reference to something or what?
@@sierraacharlie the Logan Lucky movie
Legend says that there is still a prosthetic arm lost in the mines
@@blainecarlino6375 really?
Its a good thing Pocono put the catch fence on the back straightaway because i could only imagine how bad Robert Wickens 2018 IndyCar Pocono accident could have been had it not been there.
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Fun fact, at the 2015 Bristol spring xfinity race, J.J. Yeley hit the turn 3 gate and broke it again. I was sitting on the backstretch when that happened. It didn't hurt the gate or his car near as much as Mikey's or Harmon's but it was enough for a hour and a half red flag.
What engineers tell their drivers on non oval circuits: Ok make sure to execute this very complex manoeuvre...
turn right
3:34 further evidence nascar drivers don't know how to turn right
I don't really follow it religiously like f1 (might start), but 3 tracks I'd love to see in nascar are interlagos, portimao and mexico. The racing on those tracks with stock car, that would be worth a watch anytime of day.
A couple years ago, we took my son to a local, poorly maintained go-kart track. The cars were expensive racing karts that had been beaten to hell, but had modified engines...so, they were fast as hell, but if you hit the brake and throttle at the same time, the throttle would lock up and you'd go head first into the wall.
The wall was all particle board and the banking on the course....would run you into the wall. It was waaaay too short of a track (probably half the size of a high school track and field track...close to 200 yards or so), it was dirt, the "track maintenance crew" made sure there were no ruts but making the dirt so compacted that it was similar to the slick cement in a professional garage.....then they soaked the track with water, with made the oils on the track mix with the mud and created a grease like substance on the entire track.
I saw it, was horrified (thinking "...i really hope we don't get seriously hurt!") and told me wife "Wow.....this is scary! Like....Bristol, but a dirt track!" [as if my wife would get the reference]
The race....was painful. We spun out on turn four half the time. There was 6 cars, so it was too crowded....which is crazy small for a track... and the only guy (the dad) on the other group racing with us (it was my wife, my 13 year old son on his B-day, and myself.....the other team was a dad, his wife and their daughter) thought it wasn't just 'bump to pass'..... he acted like it was 'dump them into the wall to pass'. He dumped both our kids, me....then, he made a mistake and dumped my wife into the wall while lapping her, he let me pass, then drove me into my wife.
.....from that point, dude became my brakes. every turn, I went wide open.....and would use him by running into him in the corner, instead of using the brake. He got made, tried to dump me again and... "Danica Patrick'ed" himself. He caught up to me again (I didn't let him catch up to me so I could see if this place used black flags....hehe), I lost some speed 'somehow', and changed my line... and he flew into the wall, as if he had tried to hit me but missed. I was able to figure out how my throttle worked and it .....got stuck.....so, I ended up hitting him again.
This went on for two race sessions. By the end, he apologized and acknowledged that he understood why I raced him so hard (to be fair, he retaliated a lot too and both of us...all of us...were hurting after the race). He got mad after the first race and got more aggressive during the second race. That resulted in his kart being damaged so badly, it needed repairs to run again. He threw himself into the wall more than I did.
.......why all that info? because that's what I pictured a Bristol dirt track would be like, but faster and more brutal.
Really liked this video. Def subscribing to watch more
I spent some professional time at Sonoma Raceway and it was said to me that Nascar drivers disliked the track because it was too "technical." To that I say, buck up princesses!
I now I'm late but in the 2010 season at Pocono during Elliot Sadler and Kurt Busch crash they talked about putting a catch fence
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Your hair should be the thumbnail 😍
Big thanks I'll take some notes
Austin Dillon's crash at the 2015 Coke Zero 400 was probably the best example ever of the catchfence doing its job
hard to argue that one
1973 Indy 500, 1987 dega Alison, 2015 Daytona dillion, 2021 Daytona Keselowski, and Indycar 2018 Witkens Pocono come to mind. There are a lot more though.
00:47 “destroyed his car in half”
I come from an F1 background, and hearing the phrase "added a dirt track to the calendar" dropped so casually got me dead
Funny thing about that is i only learned about that race because of Will Buxton.
I was at the 2019 Indy race and the entire crowd gasped at the same time when it happened and it was crazy
I have a piece of bubba’s 43 car from the Roval. I got it signed too!
One of the Indy Lights drivers hit the Keselowski wall a few years ago. I wanna say it was Dean Stoneman.
Edit: Nope, it was Chase Austin.
The chicane at the Daytona RC is there so the cars don’t over rev with their 4 gears instead of the 6 I think IMSA GT Lemans and GT Daytona cars have who can make it without destroying there gearboxes.
You forgot about one part about talladega. The trioval in the bottom groove was originally supposed to be the apron so it’s banked less than the other 3 grooves
I love it when NASCAR Tries new things
I love how he said destroyed the car in half while talking about Michel Waltrips wreck at Bristol lol
even though this is for cup series, you should of done gateway, the area on the backstrech. I dont remember a wreck that has been caused by this wall but it looks dangerous
Phoenix used to have an open wall like that, too
Nascar had the chicane at Daytona because with the speeds they get up to and with a different braking system than other series it’s way more likely things will go wrong
You should add the Jimmy Horton crash at Talladega in July/August 1993 timeframe. Talladega never had a catch fence in the turns until Jimmy Horton went over the wall. The next year the catch fence was up and it saved Ricky Craven in 1996 from flying out of the track
Part 2 MUST INCLUDE the debacle at the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on 8/15/21, which had multiple delays for track and chicane repairs, multiple crashes caused by cars jumping the turtles and digging the splitter/front pan into the track and a very sketchy multi-car wreck which took out some front-running cars at full speed. What a DISASTER, NASCAR!
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Chicago Street race the start or end of the tire barrier where is just concrete
I know I am late by 2 years but I have seen this vid multiple times but I found an instance where they talk about the catch fence, in 2010 right after Elliot Sadler Crashed they spoke abt adding a fence and barrier
There’s also some Armco wall at Indianapolis but I found it in NASCAR heat 5 and in Forza Motorsport 7 so they may have removed it. I think it’s at the beginning of the back straightaway.
Yes I watched the whole thing but I’m already subscribed
For Indy I’d say the pole at the finish because a car might fly up and smash into it
I had that on my list but for some reason dropped it from the video. I always thought that scoring pylon was a hazard
6:25 f1 fans know them as the max verstoppers
Cringe
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Dale Sr was the one who suggested safer barriers. I never knew that.
just wow, im a young european and i always had thought that nascar was just a circle or that super speedway or somethin idk what its called. but i didnt know that there would ever be some dirt racing or turns somewhere else than left.
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Awesome video dude!