He'd have the last laugh that season........ Same thing in 1998 only Jeff Gordon dropped back in the closing laps. Sometimes it's good to have bad luck early
2:50:18 What a tremendous plot-twist to decide the outcome of this criminally underrated race. If racing to the caution wasn’t still being practiced, Jeff Gordon more than likely would’ve won. Anyone can come to realize just how perilous racing back really was - But look at the thrilling scenarios it allowed, like this one... Without it having to be manufactured and fake...Maybe, just maybe, racing back wasn’t so bad after all
They should honestly just have another flag that signifies the caution will come out the next time the leader crosses the line. Just use a color not in circulation yet (maybe orange or purple). When an incident happens, Nascar can throw a yellow flag or this other colored flag. When the yellow flag comes out, the filed is instantly frozen just like now, but in the majority of instances, they could throw this other colored flag which means the caution will come out when the leader next crosses the line. You really only need to freeze the field instantly in about 5 or 10 percent of incidents.
Matthew Gross it doesn't need to be that convoluted. They could just throw the Yellow or Red flags - Yellow meaning you can race back, Red meaning it’s not safe to do so, hold your track position and slow down. Instead of implementing something like this back in 2003, Brian France exterminated an aspect of NASCAR that made it unique and thrilling in its own way that stood out from other Motorsports.
2:07:20. Wife: Well we really like the styling and personal safety system. Husband: And that five star saftey rating is awesome but... Jarrett: Well, how about a test drive. *Couple walks past Jarrett* Bestwick: That's A Bunch Of Them, Oh My Goodness!
Amazing that Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, and Kevin Harvick are the only active drivers today who raced in 2002. I believe 2001 also (Jimmie had only a handful of races i think). They got to compete with Dave Marcis, who competed in the 60s and 70s with guys who raced in the 40s and 50s. Gotta love longevity in Nascar
Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Kevin harvick. Newman doesn't have a ride so he's probably retiring at the end of 2021. Kenseth and Johnson are already retired.
I still remember this so clearly. My parents were die hard Ward Burton fans back then. I felt so happy for them. Despite being a Jeff Gordon fan, this is my all time favorite moment in Nascar history because my parents got to witness something truly special.
I was 7 at the time and it was the first race I remember watching all the way through. Picked Gordon as my driver as well because I liked the flame car and he had just won the championship. I was bummed when he got spun out but my mind was blown when sterling did that so it still ranks as one of my favorite races as well.
Such a random driver to like. Not to be mean or anything, but if you don’t mind me asking, why were they such big fans of a driver that was definitely not one of the stars?
My favorite race of all time. My favorite car was the CAT car growing up, and I had a large toy car of it too. Watching Ward Burton avoid that wreck and then win it made 6 year old me so happy.
I became a big CAT car fan too after this race at the age of 4! Rooted for Ward Burton, Scott Wimmer, Dave Blaney, and then Jeff Burton all the way until 2013. Never did win another race with those other drivers but I loved that car!
I absolutely loved this race. Please keep em comin! After hearing Jeff Burton talk about his difficult relationship with his brother on jr's podcast makes me realize just how special this win must have been for him. ya gotta love it!!
The opening race to the first full season of Cup that I ever watched. It's weird as I'm watching it now that I can still feel remnants of what I felt during this race as an 8 year old. I had tentatively chosen Gordon as my driver after seeing his showcar at a local Lowes (because lol flames) and when the first big one happened my brother had teased me about him being in it. Luckily, a few moments later he was shown still driving but that broke my damn heart for a second. Granted, I became a Mayfield fan from week 2 forward given name similarity to my own. Gosh, what a nostalgia trip this is.
I became a Ward Burton Fan in 1999 when he finished 2nd three times, all to his brother Jeff and he was so mad after the third time that he was spitting nails in the interview !!
3:02:54 "Just look over there, BP. You don't see any French Judges, do you?" Wally's allusion to the Salt Lake Olympic skating judging scandal. A very topical and very clever quip.
Bestwick was smooth and intelligent knowing what to say at the right time, Wally was quick and brought some humor and Benny was knowledgeable and well respected with so much experience. It was a great booth.
If NASCAR was like this today, it wouldn't be so underrated these days. Also, The Daytona 500 and The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics on the same day? Thank you, Lord for letting me be a kid back in those days.
It's bad enough you're not allowed to work on or touch your car under the red flag, but for a driver to get out of the car while it's on the track to fix it themselves, probably the stupidest thing a NASCAR driver to do.
The 2002 Daytona 500 was sweet sweet redemption for Ward Burton, Caterpillar, Dodge, and Bill Davis Racing. The year prior, the 2001 Daytona 500, team 22 absolutely had the fastest car in the 2001 Daytona 500 until Robby Gordon, driving the #4 Kodak Gold Chevy out of the Morgan
This was an incredible race! The theme all day was one major contender after anther running into trouble. Probably about as good of a race as you could have possibly had given the package.
Ward Burton, Sterling Marlin and Bill Elliott along with Jamie McMurray gave Dodge 7 wins in 2002. If Jerry Nadeau won the race at Sonoma, Dodge would have had 8 wins in 2002.
3 cars with engine trouble in the first 9 laps. Tony Stewart's engine failed on lap 3... Eerie. Wait, they didn't have mirrors before this? 39:39 Welp, like father like son I guess... 1:12:06 Man, how often does that happen? That 18 car crash must've scared a few people after what happened in the 2001 Daytona 500. What a great race
Sometimes I wish we would bring back the Gen 4 cars. Yeah, we had a bit of a lackluster Season in 2003 but I think it had some of the best racing in NASCAR while still being fairly safe after the changes that happen after 2001 Daytona 500.
What a difference when compared to todays races that consist of 1/3: *door, hood, visor, or trunk cam nonsense.* We just saw a *camera view of multiple cars racing together from a distance.* We just saw *what our favs were doing;* instead of camera shots so close that you only see 1 or 2 cars, or the above *which is intended to show an ad on the dash.* We just saw a race w/o odd *"behind the fence views" that actually make it harder to see whats happening,* or constant replays of *what we just saw while under green* [like we can't/didn't see it] which causes us to miss whats happening which causes more replays...hmm. *I really miss the old NASCAR days in a number ways.*
One of the wildest things that nobody seems to point about about the crazy restart? Watch the crowd. Look at them all go berserk when Marlin gets into Gordon and spins him into the infield.
Oh hell yea! I actually just watched this Daytona 500 not long ago but I'm gonna watch it again because this is in way better quality than the other one I watched. Keep it up NASCAR!
2002 Daytona 500 Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Track: Daytona International Speedway Type of race track: Superspeedway Starting cars: 43 Finishing cars: 29 Laps: 200 Cautions: 9 Red flags: 1 Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson (48) (Rookie) Most laps led: Sterling Marlin (40) (78 laps led) Race Winner: Ward Burton (22)
The Chevrolet Monte Carlos were fast, the Ford Tauruses made the spotlight all throughout that week, and the Pontiac Grand Prixs weren't talked about that much, but in the Daytona 500, the Dodge Intrepid RTs pulled off the upset.
I was 5 years old when this race aired I remember watching it to with my mom good memories she was the reason I became a NASCAR fan she loved Tony Stewart but I was a huge Matt Kenseth and Bobby Labonte fan.
As an Earnhardt fan this was the first 500 I cheered for Dale jr The previous year I went into the day of the race cheering for his father and it turned out to be the darkest moment in the sports history
That’s my fault. I just finished watching this and have been watching the 2003 race while scrolling through the comments on this one so I got my videos confused lol my bad
Ok. NBC Needs To Seriously, Seriously, SERIOUSLY, Not Only, Broadcast/Cover The ENTIRE NASCAR Cup Series Season, But Also, The DAYTONA 500 Again Every Year, Rather Than FOX.
I remember in my "as recorded live" VHS there were a bunch of satellite issues, I always thought it was my DirecTV signal at the time. Seeing this from NASCAR shows it was actually a satellite issue directly from the track because my tape stutters in the same places it does here.
Geoff Bodine 3rd, this was his last top 10 in the Cup series. The track where he nearly lost his life in 2000. And Gordon forced Sterling below the yellow line which could have been a penalty.
I always found Benny's comment about it being almost impossible to win a championship after winning a race funny considering the previous 4 champions at that point (Gordon, Jarrett, Labonte, Gordon) locked up their titles a week early and could have missed the final race, or really any other race during the season.
Creepy...... Earnhardt dies in the 2001 Daytona race, they honor him and others on lap 3 here while Tony Stewart drops out of the race, Ward Burton ends up winning, then years later, Stewart ends up ending the life of Kevin Ward Jr
Jimmie Johnson 48 Kevin Harvick 29 Jeff Gordon 24 Michael Waltrip 15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8 Tony Stewart 20 Ken Schrader 36 Jerry Nadeau 25 Ricky Rudd 28 Bobby Labonte 18 Terry Labonte 5 Robby Gordon 31 Sterling Marlin 40 Dave Marcus 71 Kurt Busch 97 John Andretti 43 Mike Wallace 33 Kenny Wallace 1 Ward Burton 22 Mike Skinner 4 Dale Jarrett 88 Todd Bodine 66 Ryan Newman 12 Stacy Compton 14 Joe Nemechek 26 Casey Atwood 7 Brett Bodine 11 Jeremy Mayfield 19 Bill Elliott 9 Jeff Green 30 Robert Pressley 92 Bobby Hamilton 55 Jeff Burton 99 Kyle Petty 45 Geoffrey Bodine 09 Shawna Robinson 49 Rusty Wallace 2 Johnny Benson 10 Mark Martin 6 Matt Kenseth 17 Elliott Sadler 21 Dave Blaney 77 Ricky Craven 32
NASCAR should have a streaming channel for every race that has been televised since it’s inception.. I would pay for that..
Like the WWE Network! I’d totally spend money.
Or they could just put them on UA-cam
I love this. Man I could watch the classic races.
I like just having them here though ngl
I don't mind the replays on YT
Ok we’ve got one underrated race in 2002 on here! Now let’s get that 2005 Daytona 500 up!
^^^^^^^
This was one hell of a 500, just craziness everywhere!
@@mikec9112 Not exactly.
Iceman It’s “You’re a strange animal”
Yes
11:57
Jay: "I'm gonna be the only pace car driver in history to get black flagged!"
Richard Petty: "Hold my STP"
I thought it said STD 🤣
OH HE CAN'T DO THAT
You can’t work on your car under the red flag, that’s the NASCAR rule.
I'll never forget BP saying that
@@CarterCourtneyYou're not allowed to work on your car under the red flag.
It was supposed to be a silent Lap 3, but Tony Stewart's engine said "SIKE"
Tony's engine was the only one that honored the silent lap 3
He'd have the last laugh that season........ Same thing in 1998 only Jeff Gordon dropped back in the closing laps. Sometimes it's good to have bad luck early
Ward Burton's the Most Underrated Driver I've seen
He always performed in the big races. Two of his five wins are this and the 2001 Southern 500.
He's the guy who made that team. They wouldn't have survived without Ward elevating them.
@@sprinkle581 which race have benny say drive started you engine
Both Burton brothers usually ran strong at Darlington Speedway especially Jeff Burton. Darlington is one tough track as most Nascar fans know.
2:56:57 if you’re looking for Sterling pulling on the fender
You're the hero we all needed
OH, HE CAN'T DO THAT!
Lol
@@fatman1288 No because his tire would have went down and would not have even finished 8th
Spoiler alert!!!!!
RIP John Andretti
It made me tear up when he took the lead. Very sad. Rest easy, John.
RIP Bobby Hamilton
Rip Benny
Ward burton won this race by some of the greatest and most unusual luck ever.
2:50:18
What a tremendous plot-twist to decide the outcome of this criminally underrated race. If racing to the caution wasn’t still being practiced, Jeff Gordon more than likely would’ve won. Anyone can come to realize just how perilous racing back really was - But look at the thrilling scenarios it allowed, like this one... Without it having to be manufactured and fake...Maybe, just maybe, racing back wasn’t so bad after all
They should honestly just have another flag that signifies the caution will come out the next time the leader crosses the line. Just use a color not in circulation yet (maybe orange or purple). When an incident happens, Nascar can throw a yellow flag or this other colored flag. When the yellow flag comes out, the filed is instantly frozen just like now, but in the majority of instances, they could throw this other colored flag which means the caution will come out when the leader next crosses the line. You really only need to freeze the field instantly in about 5 or 10 percent of incidents.
Matthew Gross it doesn't need to be that convoluted. They could just throw the Yellow or Red flags - Yellow meaning you can race back, Red meaning it’s not safe to do so, hold your track position and slow down.
Instead of implementing something like this back in 2003, Brian France exterminated an aspect of NASCAR that made it unique and thrilling in its own way that stood out from other Motorsports.
Gordon had a fast car that week. Won his duel race and started 3rd.
2:07:20.
Wife: Well we really like the styling and personal safety system.
Husband: And that five star saftey rating is awesome but...
Jarrett: Well, how about a test drive.
*Couple walks past Jarrett*
Bestwick: That's A Bunch Of Them, Oh My Goodness!
Sigh...and they cut the whole sequence
@@AutoRockinRacing94 Well, that was a commercial. They've cut them out during this broadcast. This is the raw feed.
@@danielwest9955 for like 10 seconds. Explain the abrupt cuts following breaks? That's not raw feed.
@@AutoRockinRacing94 got em
Even DJ knew that they were about to cause the big one
Amazing that Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, and Kevin Harvick are the only active drivers today who raced in 2002. I believe 2001 also (Jimmie had only a handful of races i think). They got to compete with Dave Marcis, who competed in the 60s and 70s with guys who raced in the 40s and 50s. Gotta love longevity in Nascar
Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Kevin harvick. Newman doesn't have a ride so he's probably retiring at the end of 2021. Kenseth and Johnson are already retired.
@@lsbigworld6672 Yeah i know, I posted that 11 months ago when they were active. At least Johnson. Kenseth came back for one more go at it.
@@lsbigworld6672 and now Kurt is gone too :(
and now harvick is the only one left. and he is retiring after '23. Sad sad world man. i hate time.
@@OrdinaryKy Yeah, I was wanting him to quit before the season even started. He didn't listen.
I was a huge Ward fan and watching this live was absolutely EPIC. Hoping for similar results when his nephew Harrison takes over the 21 car next year!
I still remember this so clearly. My parents were die hard Ward Burton fans back then. I felt so happy for them. Despite being a Jeff Gordon fan, this is my all time favorite moment in Nascar history because my parents got to witness something truly special.
I was 7 at the time and it was the first race I remember watching all the way through. Picked Gordon as my driver as well because I liked the flame car and he had just won the championship. I was bummed when he got spun out but my mind was blown when sterling did that so it still ranks as one of my favorite races as well.
@@JoeSchmo747-t2c I picked Gordon at my first race, Sears Point 1998, funny enough, we have a family friend who was a diehard Sterling fan
Such a random driver to like. Not to be mean or anything, but if you don’t mind me asking, why were they such big fans of a driver that was definitely not one of the stars?
@@shawnchristianson324 They liked his personality, plus the older but faster commercial was what sealed the deal for them.
@@whalesequence Fair enough. Underdog wins are always cool to see.
I still remember watching this live with my dad (RIP) 20 years ago, wow time does fly.
My favorite race of all time. My favorite car was the CAT car growing up, and I had a large toy car of it too. Watching Ward Burton avoid that wreck and then win it made 6 year old me so happy.
I became a big CAT car fan too after this race at the age of 4! Rooted for Ward Burton, Scott Wimmer, Dave Blaney, and then Jeff Burton all the way until 2013. Never did win another race with those other drivers but I loved that car!
Have a uncle that thought it was unfair for him to race with a Caterpillar engine. He said he should have had a Dodge engine.
Miss the late 90s early 2000s racing! Just everything seemed more exciting and better. The drivers, cars, racing. Good times
thank you so much NASCAR for putting these older races for us to watch. so much fun!
Thanks for uploading! Ward Burton's run in this race was amazing!
Wouldn't necessarily say it was luck. He had the most dominant car in the 2001 Daytona 500 had he not been caught up in that wreck.
I think over the years, the Yellow line has caused more wrecks than it has prevented. Lol
Completely agree
It’s really fun to see and hear some of the behind the scenes of what were the commercial breaks! Thanks for uploading these
Sweet! If only F1 did this. Thank you NASCAR and Indycar!
I absolutely loved this race. Please keep em comin! After hearing Jeff Burton talk about his difficult relationship with his brother on jr's podcast makes me realize just how special this win must have been for him. ya gotta love it!!
also the 22 caterpiller paint scheme is just as underrated as ward!
My first Daytona 500 live ever. Boy what is a good one. 2001 EA sports 500 was my first Talladega race live. I was not disappointed by neither race
The opening race to the first full season of Cup that I ever watched. It's weird as I'm watching it now that I can still feel remnants of what I felt during this race as an 8 year old. I had tentatively chosen Gordon as my driver after seeing his showcar at a local Lowes (because lol flames) and when the first big one happened my brother had teased me about him being in it. Luckily, a few moments later he was shown still driving but that broke my damn heart for a second. Granted, I became a Mayfield fan from week 2 forward given name similarity to my own. Gosh, what a nostalgia trip this is.
I became a Ward Burton Fan in 1999 when he finished 2nd three times, all to his brother Jeff and he was so mad after the third time that he was spitting nails in the interview !!
The first race I've ever watched from start to finish! What a interesting race to start being a fan of NASCAR!
Bienvenido al club jeje
OK groomer
GROOMER
Nonce.
22:19 is when the race starts
3:02:54 "Just look over there, BP. You don't see any French Judges, do you?"
Wally's allusion to the Salt Lake Olympic skating judging scandal. A very topical and very clever quip.
Bestwick was smooth and intelligent knowing what to say at the right time, Wally was quick and brought some humor and Benny was knowledgeable and well respected with so much experience. It was a great booth.
So happy for Ward. Great race.
Maybe it was because I was a 90s kid but there was so many gorgeous paint schemes and iconic paint schemes in the early 2000s
If NASCAR was like this today, it wouldn't be so underrated these days. Also, The Daytona 500 and The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics on the same day? Thank you, Lord for letting me be a kid back in those days.
the olympics being on RIGHT after the 500 contributed to this and the 2006 race being so highly rated (06' race is the most watched nascar race ever)
@@xSoccerxCorex The 2006 Daytona race was also the final Daytona 500 for NBC.
3:18:41 classic Ward Burton.
Jimmie Johnson’s first pole.
In his first full time race
@@Skater6453 Chase and Jimmie both!
NASCAR: *trying to do a memorial lap*
Also NASCAR: *TONY STEWART OUT OF PACE*
It's bad enough you're not allowed to work on or touch your car under the red flag, but for a driver to get out of the car while it's on the track to fix it themselves, probably the stupidest thing a NASCAR driver to do.
Yup and EA sports remember in lightning challenge the best the daytona 5
The 2002 Daytona 500 was sweet sweet redemption for Ward Burton, Caterpillar, Dodge, and Bill Davis Racing. The year prior, the 2001 Daytona 500, team 22 absolutely had the fastest car in the 2001 Daytona 500 until Robby Gordon, driving the #4 Kodak Gold Chevy out of the Morgan
Final race for Dave Marcis
This package was amazing. Great racing the entire time
Ward goddamn Burton. Was no fluke win. He was fast in 2001, led the most laps that year.
This was an incredible race! The theme all day was one major contender after anther running into trouble. Probably about as good of a race as you could have possibly had given the package.
Was great to see Dodge get the win at Daytona!! Was a big Ward Burton fan and so happy he got the win!!
Ward Burton, Sterling Marlin and Bill Elliott along with Jamie McMurray gave Dodge 7 wins in 2002. If Jerry Nadeau won the race at Sonoma, Dodge would have had 8 wins in 2002.
3 cars with engine trouble in the first 9 laps. Tony Stewart's engine failed on lap 3... Eerie.
Wait, they didn't have mirrors before this?
39:39 Welp, like father like son I guess...
1:12:06 Man, how often does that happen?
That 18 car crash must've scared a few people after what happened in the 2001 Daytona 500.
What a great race
Shawna Robinson💙
All the years of watching the big wreck, I've never noticed Johnson spinning down the inside.
NBC’s first Daytona 500
Thanks Nascar for upload another Daytona classic race.
NBC’s first Daytona 500. In all 3 seasons, they had better ratings than Fox did the previous year
The race I predicted Ward Burton would win he did awesome race
Sometimes I wish we would bring back the Gen 4 cars. Yeah, we had a bit of a lackluster Season in 2003 but I think it had some of the best racing in NASCAR while still being fairly safe after the changes that happen after 2001 Daytona 500.
What a difference when compared to todays races that consist of 1/3: *door, hood, visor, or trunk cam nonsense.* We just saw a *camera view of multiple cars racing together from a distance.* We just saw *what our favs were doing;* instead of camera shots so close that you only see 1 or 2 cars, or the above *which is intended to show an ad on the dash.* We just saw a race w/o odd *"behind the fence views" that actually make it harder to see whats happening,* or constant replays of *what we just saw while under green* [like we can't/didn't see it] which causes us to miss whats happening which causes more replays...hmm. *I really miss the old NASCAR days in a number ways.*
Exactly!! Everything is close up now. Show the field, not an ant on a car.
Ward is so underrated
This broadcast crew is absolutely GOATED
Sterling "The bonehead" Marlin.
Oh Sterling.. What were you thinking.. 3:09:22
The race where Sterling Marlin Cost Jeff Gordon another Daytona 500 win.
But, it’s also the race where Sterling Marlin cost Sterling Marlin another Daytona 500 win.
One of the wildest things that nobody seems to point about about the crazy restart? Watch the crowd. Look at them all go berserk when Marlin gets into Gordon and spins him into the infield.
I wish they would do the 2001 Daytona 500 and Pepsi 400 as as they show the whole race with no commercials
Oh hell yea! I actually just watched this Daytona 500 not long ago but I'm gonna watch it again because this is in way better quality than the other one I watched. Keep it up NASCAR!
2002 Daytona 500
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Track: Daytona International Speedway
Type of race track: Superspeedway
Starting cars: 43
Finishing cars: 29
Laps: 200
Cautions: 9
Red flags: 1
Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson (48) (Rookie)
Most laps led: Sterling Marlin (40) (78 laps led)
Race Winner: Ward Burton (22)
The Chevrolet Monte Carlos were fast, the Ford Tauruses made the spotlight all throughout that week, and the Pontiac Grand Prixs weren't talked about that much, but in the Daytona 500, the Dodge Intrepid RTs pulled off the upset.
Finally up in good quality. Thank you NASCAR!
Jay Leno:I’m gonna be the only pace car driver to be black flagged
Richard Petty:Hold my STP
Thanks NASCAR, keep the oldies coming!
Jeff Green with two impossible saves within a single lap
Damn that 22 CAT paint scheme was sick.
after the news that came out today you guys should upload the 1997 pepsi 400
In retrospect it's so fitting that Jimmie started his first full season on the pole. Beginning of the greatest career of our time (from a Gordon fan)
24:20 A small puff of smoke came out of #20 entering turn 1. That's where his engine died on him too soon.
I was 5 years old when this race aired I remember watching it to with my mom good memories she was the reason I became a NASCAR fan she loved Tony Stewart but I was a huge Matt Kenseth and Bobby Labonte fan.
The older cars sounded so much better
24:20 You can see a puff of smoke come from Tony Stewart's car when his engine blew
And that's not from his exhaust that's from Tony's helmet.
As an Earnhardt fan this was the first 500 I cheered for Dale jr
The previous year I went into the day of the race cheering for his father and it turned out to be the darkest moment in the sports history
That’s my fault. I just finished watching this and have been watching the 2003 race while scrolling through the comments on this one so I got my videos confused lol my bad
Watching this makes me have so much hope in his nephew Harrison!
Thank god you made the last private race from your playlist public now. Now you can stop hearing from me now.
This just proves nostalgia. This race was sleeper compared to the last 10 years.
Ok. NBC Needs To Seriously, Seriously, SERIOUSLY, Not Only, Broadcast/Cover The ENTIRE NASCAR Cup Series Season, But Also, The DAYTONA 500 Again Every Year, Rather Than FOX.
I remember in my "as recorded live" VHS there were a bunch of satellite issues, I always thought it was my DirecTV signal at the time. Seeing this from NASCAR shows it was actually a satellite issue directly from the track because my tape stutters in the same places it does here.
Nothing better them classic races from my childhood
I love this race
I love these race replays
Geoff Bodine 3rd, this was his last top 10 in the Cup series. The track where he nearly lost his life in 2000. And Gordon forced Sterling below the yellow line which could have been a penalty.
He followed it up with a 10th in the summer daytona race.
Allen, Benny and Wally- GOAT announcing crew
My favorite NASCAR race of all time.
Beautiful opening ceremony
00:35:14 that top 3 running order 15 - 8 - 29 that 29 is basically the 3 car with new decals
I love the high quality of this video
Hilarious confusion/conversation in the booth from 3:06:25 to 3:08:25.
Oh that SOUND!!!
I always found Benny's comment about it being almost impossible to win a championship after winning a race funny considering the previous 4 champions at that point (Gordon, Jarrett, Labonte, Gordon) locked up their titles a week early and could have missed the final race, or really any other race during the season.
Creepy...... Earnhardt dies in the 2001 Daytona race, they honor him and others on lap 3 here while Tony Stewart drops out of the race, Ward Burton ends up winning, then years later, Stewart ends up ending the life of Kevin Ward Jr
My first 500 i remember watching ! Heartbreaking as a 5 year old Stewart fan but memorable for the racing !
#OhHeCantDoThat
Ah the good old days when anyone could win didn't matter if you were a single car team or not
You mean the same Bill Davis Racing team here that wasn’t a single car team?
Jimmie Johnson 48
Kevin Harvick 29
Jeff Gordon 24
Michael Waltrip 15
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8
Tony Stewart 20
Ken Schrader 36
Jerry Nadeau 25
Ricky Rudd 28
Bobby Labonte 18
Terry Labonte 5
Robby Gordon 31
Sterling Marlin 40
Dave Marcus 71
Kurt Busch 97
John Andretti 43
Mike Wallace 33
Kenny Wallace 1
Ward Burton 22
Mike Skinner 4
Dale Jarrett 88
Todd Bodine 66
Ryan Newman 12
Stacy Compton 14
Joe Nemechek 26
Casey Atwood 7
Brett Bodine 11
Jeremy Mayfield 19
Bill Elliott 9
Jeff Green 30
Robert Pressley 92
Bobby Hamilton 55
Jeff Burton 99
Kyle Petty 45
Geoffrey Bodine 09
Shawna Robinson 49
Rusty Wallace 2
Johnny Benson 10
Mark Martin 6
Matt Kenseth 17
Elliott Sadler 21
Dave Blaney 77
Ricky Craven 32
Ward Burton and Elliott Sadler made it a Virginia sweep of the top 2 spots in the Daytona 500.
SONOFABITCH, WE WON IT!!!
That's good but please upload the 2005 DAYTONA 500
Ward Burton is hilarious
No doubt about it, Fox was better than NBC at the 500 when they shared it.
Good race, but lacks that FOX sparkle
A guy in Super GT just got penalized for messing with his fender under a red flag. First thing I thought of was this race...
2:14:44 Kevin Harvick Onboard #29 GoodWrench Chevy