LeMansProject there's always an exception to the rule. The exception being this finish and the rule being that oval racing is unskillful and not entertaining.
Now this was tremendous ! Respect for the fair play of these drivers, because the danger was really enormous. This is what we like to see. Chilling but great to watch. Bravo !
I typically don't have much respect for Yasakawa, but for going three wide in the middle and not touching anyone, I give him a lot of respect for that tid bit of driving.
i remember by pure fluke really, watching this live on skysports, simply sensational now that i watch it back for the 1st time since. amazing that yasakawa? in the middle at 00.45 managed to avoid BOTH cars. Brilliant!
For people who like close finishes, you may be interested to learn that the closest ever SIX-vehicle finish was in a Pickup truck race at Rockingham Motor Speedway, when six European pickups finished within .306 seconds of eack other i.e. the sixth finisher was .306 of a second behind the leader. N.B. Rockingham in the UK, not the track in the U.S.A. These European pickup trucks have 230 h.p. engines and average around 133 m.p.h. on the U.K.'s only big oval .
Yeah, Chicago has made some of the closest and best Indy races and finishes. Nascar and Indy are going to work something out so Indy can race here next season. They say it's a 90% change that Indy will be back. WooHoo
Mansell came close to winning the Indy 500 as a rookie in 1993, but got beat on a late restart... If I remember right, he finished fourth... He DID win the championship that year, though...the only driver to win the F1 and IndyCar championships in back-to-back seasons
i'm french, and in Europe we don't have oval races, only Formula 1 (that i love) but i can say that it's the most amazing finish that i never seen, really exciting ! PS: hope to see F1 back in USA and an American driver in F1 (the last was Scott Speed and he sucked...)
The IRL does exist. It is the sanctioning body that runs the IndyCar Series and the Firestone Indy Lights, much like NASCAR is the sanctioning body for the Sprint Cup Sereis and the Nationwide Series. Champ Car is what folded for the "merger"/"reunification" of American Open-wheel racing.
Everyone shut up about which racing series is better. Real racing is when two cars go into a corner with room for only one, and one car comes out of the corner ahead. NASCAR, Indy, and F1 all feature that. All take tremendous skill.
A lot of the races this year have been a bad example of the type of racing we're used to. Hopefully the changes they're making will help us get back to races like that one...
@ispycyanide the safety crews are there to put a fire out in seconds, plus top fuel dragsters have them and they carry as much fuel as the shuttle, plus supermodifieds have them and run methanol and i've never seen it happen in a super plus it can happen just as easy if ur upside down there and ur on fire without a roll cage its not like ur able to lift the car off ur back and climb out.
@Jussi453 US and Canada have some of the best classic tracks around the world, better than 3/4 of the Tilke F1 tracks. Like Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Road America, Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Mosport, Mid Ohio, Barber, Infineon, Sebring, etc..
@Jussi453 Indycar, Rolex Sports Car series, Grand AM series, NHRA drag racing, even NASCAR runs road courses. That's just to name a few, there is a host of others aswell.
@ApocalypseForFree The IZOD schedule is already set for next season and there are the usual amount of oval tracks, along with the road and street courses. It remains to be seen if this type of "pack" racing will be solved with the new chassis style and multiple engine manufacturers. It'll be great to see Chevy back in the Indy mix!
@TOPGUNCANADA00 idk if a roll cage is a good idea. What if somehow the cage gets jammed close and all that fuel starts to burn... What they really need are ejector seats lol.
I didn't know anything about Indy Car but I am surprised to see the cars race on an oval, always turning to the left. Just my opinion but that seems a little strange to always be turning in the same direction. The cars must be constructed and set up to race specifically on that principle.
excellent racing just wish they would but a roll cage on them like on a topfuel dragster or a supermodified for the drivers safety then its not so scary to watch and they can have at it with less worry of a head and neck injury
actually webber was able to go from 18 to 3 because he had an extra set of soft tyres saved up as he didnt get through Q1. webber has a very good car but the tyres and tactics is what is making f1 this season really good. indycar drivers dream of getting an F1 seat, not the other way around.F1=the pinnacle of motorsport, indycars=poor mans sundayleague id love to see these tin pot indycars fly through chicanes at 200 miles an hour and see how hard they end up in row z of a grand stand
@freshcelery the speed these cars do is awesome - I would very much like to see you hold a car going 225mph on the correct line when going into a banked turn. If it is not your sport then so be it but do not criticise the drivers who race these cars, remember there doing it your only watching it.
I live in England and I'm mainly an F1 fan but I am going to favourite this! Dam impressive racing! I think the most intense close finish ever in F1 history is when Mansell battled with Senna in Spain 1986. I came across an interesting piece of history about both F1 and Indy. It turns out that both types used to race on the old high speed banking section at Monza.
It wasn't that intense. Mansell on new tires closed fast. Senna was way slower on older tires. It was not a battle on even ground. I think 1997 Portland CART finish was the most amazing finish on a roadcourse. Check that one out.
it's the closeness of the three finishers and not the racing format that i intended to comment on. it was not my intentions to cause upset to anyone or their preferred racing formats. i've rudely been called 'idiot' by one fellow youtuber for my comment. which is uncalled for and unjust.
@k4n3n1 NASCAR does both ovals and road tracks as well. They may not drive as fast, but they balance that out with how much they weigh. I agree though. I ADORE IRL. In fact, Dan Wheldon was my favorite driver! R.I.P Dan! This proves that IRL and NASCAR are way better than F1!
honestly nascar and the irl are both exciting, f1 somewhat exciting its just that they dont get that many close finishes or just some good ol' racing as the irl or nascar
@Cycofoo1914 The hell it does. In F1 the car does ALL the work - the driver cannot make a bad car pass anyone. On ovals we see drivers who can make weaker cars take the lead.
@nandoguily nascar is more popular here but Im more interested in seeing F1 races. Im not sure why the people at IndyCar and F1 dont figure something out.
Chicagoland was a top 5 track in Indy car. Sad that they don't race there.
And people define oval racing as unskillful and not entertaining...
LeMansProject there's always an exception to the rule. The exception being this finish and the rule being that oval racing is unskillful and not entertaining.
@@farhanatashiga3721 Oval racing takes more skill than your favorite motorsport lol
@@farhanatashiga3721 And is also more entertaining
@@farhanatashiga3721 play iracing. after that, you said oval is too difficult
This is the reason of why i like oval racing.
I forgot how insane the IRL was! This was great!
I miss having more ovals on the schedule.
I simply cannot stop watching this!
Some of the most brillian racing I think I've ever seen.
I remember those Times, great memories, great Racing... love memories
I just thought that already 10 years have gone since then, amazing how times fly. Then just realized, actually 20....
Now this was tremendous ! Respect for the fair play of these drivers, because the danger was really enormous. This is what we like to see. Chilling but great to watch. Bravo !
When people say oval racing is boring, they definitely don't have IndyCar in mind.
perhaps the best finish in racing history, this is why i love indycar
This commentary was way better than ABC's commentary of this finish. The reaction here when the saw Dixon making it 3 wide at the line
Also, Bernie (F1) and France Jr (NASCAR) both helped George split the series. That should've been his first clue that it was a bad idea.
I typically don't have much respect for Yasakawa, but for going three wide in the middle and not touching anyone, I give him a lot of respect for that tid bit of driving.
Sam Hornish is still the best for me. I miss those days and feelings. His race with Al Unser is another best race ever
As cool as this is, am glad we dont have races like this anymore.
0:46 and 2:31 are tremendous. Respect.
i remember that was the first IRL race i have ever saw with my father. we were like WTF this is awsome hahaha
amazing finish
This is better than any NASCAR race.
Can't get any closer than that! What a finish!!!
Well put.No one with a good knwledge of car racing can compare Indy and F1 races:we can just talk of the several different points between them.
Holy fuck! I'm not a big oval fan but everytime I see this (and iIften do) it gives me the shivers.
These guys have some serious balls on them
this is unbelievable...one of the best racing finishes ever
i remember by pure fluke really, watching this live on skysports, simply sensational now that i watch it back for the 1st time since. amazing that yasakawa? in the middle at 00.45 managed to avoid BOTH cars.
Brilliant!
THAT IS WHAT WE CALL RACING!
Truly love this... This is why I'm an IRL fan, they should return to Chicagoland Speedway NOW!
For people who like close finishes, you may be interested to learn that the closest ever SIX-vehicle finish was in a Pickup truck race at Rockingham Motor Speedway, when six European pickups finished within .306 seconds of eack other i.e. the sixth finisher was .306 of a second behind the leader. N.B. Rockingham in the UK, not the track in the U.S.A. These European pickup trucks have 230 h.p. engines and average around 133 m.p.h. on the U.K.'s only big oval .
Still some of the best racing I have ever scene.
only one word :
exciting
Yeah, Chicago has made some of the closest and best Indy races and finishes. Nascar and Indy are going to work something out so Indy can race here next season. They say it's a 90% change that Indy will be back. WooHoo
Mansell came close to winning the Indy 500 as a rookie in 1993, but got beat on a late restart... If I remember right, he finished fourth... He DID win the championship that year, though...the only driver to win the F1 and IndyCar championships in back-to-back seasons
i'm french, and in Europe we don't have oval races, only Formula 1 (that i love) but i can say that it's the most amazing finish that i never seen, really exciting !
PS: hope to see F1 back in USA and an American driver in F1 (the last was Scott Speed and he sucked...)
The IRL does exist. It is the sanctioning body that runs the IndyCar Series and the Firestone Indy Lights, much like NASCAR is the sanctioning body for the Sprint Cup Sereis and the Nationwide Series. Champ Car is what folded for the "merger"/"reunification" of American Open-wheel racing.
Everyone shut up about which racing series is better. Real racing is when two cars go into a corner with room for only one, and one car comes out of the corner ahead. NASCAR, Indy, and F1 all feature that. All take tremendous skill.
Legendary WTF^^
Forgett Formula 1, forgett (A)LMS, THIS is SICK! xD
Thats some good racing right there.
I love indy car, i love f1-f1 is more skillful, but major respect for indy car drivers :')
simply awesome finish one of the best i have seen. i wished this video was in HD quality tho :/
Hornish was the master of the close finishes
A lot of the races this year have been a bad example of the type of racing we're used to. Hopefully the changes they're making will help us get back to races like that one...
Yea, racing is racing, no matter the track.
thats was freaking thrill.... love it.
that is what makes the IRL the best series in the world, screw CART and NASCAR
This is just.... holy shit this is close... crazy stuff... I love it!!!
INTENSE!!
that was pretty exciting
@ispycyanide the safety crews are there to put a fire out in seconds, plus top fuel dragsters have them and they carry as much fuel as the shuttle, plus supermodifieds have them and run methanol and i've never seen it happen in a super plus it can happen just as easy if ur upside down there and ur on fire without a roll cage its not like ur able to lift the car off ur back and climb out.
I have watched IRL since 2005, Formula since 1998. it get the same buzz at of both.
i dont even watch nascar or indy...dont even know what brought me here...but that right there was some good shit...
ewveryone who thinks oval racing is boring should be forced to watch this with their eyelids pinned back.....repeatedly....amazing race
The audio was from the radio broadcast, which also explains why it's not synced with the video.
@Jussi453 US and Canada have some of the best classic tracks around the world, better than 3/4 of the Tilke F1 tracks. Like Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Road America, Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Mosport, Mid Ohio, Barber, Infineon, Sebring, etc..
Long live IndyCar
WOW! Amazinf\g finish! Fast too!
just like me!!
5 STARS
Wow! Great stuff.
thanks man!!
Oh my god, I never saw a closer finish! It's a pitty that the IRL isn't shown in german TV.
You should watch the exact same race from the previous year, 2002. Almost identical, yet much closer finish.
@Jussi453 Indycar, Rolex Sports Car series, Grand AM series, NHRA drag racing, even NASCAR runs road courses. That's just to name a few, there is a host of others aswell.
@ApocalypseForFree
The IZOD schedule is already set for next season and there are the usual amount of oval tracks, along with the road and street courses. It remains to be seen if this type of "pack" racing will be solved with the new chassis style and multiple engine manufacturers. It'll be great to see Chevy back in the Indy mix!
excellent. formula one should be more like this
@TOPGUNCANADA00 idk if a roll cage is a good idea. What if somehow the cage gets jammed close and all that fuel starts to burn... What they really need are ejector seats lol.
Scheckter is a great driver............ It would be great 2 see him full-time next year (maybe in the 7?)
I didn't know anything about Indy Car but I am surprised to see the cars race on an oval, always turning to the left. Just my opinion but that seems a little strange to always be turning in the same direction. The cars must be constructed and set up to race specifically on that principle.
excellent racing just wish they would but a roll cage on them like on a topfuel dragster or a supermodified for the drivers safety then its not so scary to watch and they can have at it with less worry of a head and neck injury
actually webber was able to go from 18 to 3 because he had an extra set of soft tyres saved up as he didnt get through Q1. webber has a very good car but the tyres and tactics is what is making f1 this season really good. indycar drivers dream of getting an F1 seat, not the other way around.F1=the pinnacle of motorsport, indycars=poor mans sundayleague
id love to see these tin pot indycars fly through chicanes at 200 miles an hour and see how hard they end up in row z of a grand stand
0.0099 of a second!!!!
sadly because of Weldons death we dont see racing like this anymore :(
@freshcelery the speed these cars do is awesome - I would very much like to see you hold a car going 225mph on the correct line when going into a banked turn. If it is not your sport then so be it but do not criticise the drivers who race these cars, remember there doing it your only watching it.
I live in England and I'm mainly an F1 fan but I am going to favourite this! Dam impressive racing! I think the most intense close finish ever in F1 history is when Mansell battled with Senna in Spain 1986.
I came across an interesting piece of history about both F1 and Indy. It turns out that both types used to race on the old high speed banking section at Monza.
It wasn't that intense. Mansell on new tires closed fast. Senna was way slower on older tires. It was not a battle on even ground.
I think 1997 Portland CART finish was the most amazing finish on a roadcourse. Check that one out.
Well Said.
wooooow
@STP43FAN1 that's because you're turning left and right combinations at fast paces instead of going straight and then left.
Remem that race like it was yesterday.
it's the closeness of the three finishers and not the racing format that i intended to comment on.
it was not my intentions to cause upset to anyone or their preferred racing formats.
i've rudely been called 'idiot' by one fellow youtuber for my comment. which is uncalled for and unjust.
BRING THIS TO EUROPE!
@ar47ak15 but this is not F1 this is IndyCar the open wheel category of US
@k4n3n1 NASCAR does both ovals and road tracks as well. They may not drive as fast, but they balance that out with how much they weigh. I agree though. I ADORE IRL. In fact, Dan Wheldon was my favorite driver! R.I.P Dan! This proves that IRL and NASCAR are way better than F1!
honestly nascar and the irl are both exciting, f1 somewhat exciting its just that they dont get that many close finishes or just some good ol' racing as the irl or nascar
@nandoguily people here rather see the "im going to pass you" game instead of the "im a better complete driver no matter what track I race on" aspect
loooooool... that was a really close race..
damn fucking good racing.....
@Donfrak Are you kidding? In F1 they're afraid to fight to win; here they're fighting to win and the result is endless passing.
I like NASCAR, but come on, it's pretty obvious which racing series puts on the best show. IndyCar should be more popular than it is.
@TheJeremyevans only left turns?
I agree.
I remember that race That was rediculas!!! SAM HORNISH JR. NEED TO COME BACK TO IRL!!!.
F1 should try one oval race on the calander. Might be fun but Indy will never be as big as F1.
holy shit
@bere5de F1 and such is on all the time its just that people over here watch it less so chill out because were not "manipulated"
@Cycofoo1914 The hell it does. In F1 the car does ALL the work - the driver cannot make a bad car pass anyone. On ovals we see drivers who can make weaker cars take the lead.
is there any other kind of racing than oval racing in usa
@nandoguily nascar is more popular here but Im more interested in seeing F1 races. Im not sure why the people at IndyCar and F1 dont figure something out.
playing with death
does indy car even have to change gears :O
excuse me, but that yellow car is from Dale Coyne racing?
8 dislikes, 8 people missclicked.
is it sad i get just as tense now watching as i did when it happned? lol
Indy is at its best when its on the ovals
Driving aids? What driving aids? Lighter shoes? Because theres no stability control, abs or tcs