Exposing The System: The Matt Crafton Story

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  • One of the greatest championship upsets in NASCAR History. Congrats to Matt Crafton for exposing the system in the process.
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  • @Kvapilnation
    @Kvapilnation 5 років тому +1730

    It's weird that a driver in the Cup Series could win every pole, every stage, win 35 races and lead every lap except the last lap and finish 4th in the standings

    • @horsecrazyviking7121
      @horsecrazyviking7121 5 років тому +268

      Kvapil Nation That’s what I’ve been saying. Would actually be funny to see that happen just to watch NASCAR sweat trying to justify it.

    • @wordlesslfiddling
      @wordlesslfiddling 5 років тому +41

      Or any of the top 3 series

    • @ZachMan99
      @ZachMan99 5 років тому +73

      NASCAR: Sounds about right to us.

    • @racegrubb2152
      @racegrubb2152 5 років тому +17

      @@horsecrazyviking7121 maybe they should make it so that you can make the top 16 without a win, but not the final 4. So if you are winless to that point you better hury up and get a win. Problem with that solved

    • @samharris3508
      @samharris3508 5 років тому +123

      @@racegrubb2152 that's stupid. What if there isn't 16 race winners? Then you get in by points.
      This whole format is the dumbest championship format ever. It's over the top gimmicky.

  • @Michael29Shell
    @Michael29Shell 5 років тому +1322

    Crafton has a combined 3 wins in his 3 titles, yet a 6 win season wasn’t enough to win the title.
    Crafton is the man that can wreck any points format..

    • @natedoan5070
      @natedoan5070 5 років тому +75

      That just proves it's not the format, but the driver that matters

    • @imapopo2924
      @imapopo2924 5 років тому +47

      @@natedoan5070 Or that NASCAR's format changes have the opposite effect from what was intended...

    • @jamesdb7115
      @jamesdb7115 5 років тому +16

      @@imapopo2924 but the other 2 worked beautifully. Especially the Xfinity, which is ideally what Nascar (and fans) want see with *this format.*
      Crafton was the joker card to Nascar's playoff format this year. Also in the end, he finished higher than the other 3.

    • @Michael29Shell
      @Michael29Shell 5 років тому +21

      ​@@jamesdb7115 To make it even funnier his stat line from 2019 was almost identical to that of his 2013 championship season:
      2019:
      0 wins, 7 top 5s, 18 top 10s, 3 poles, 3291 laps completed, 44 laps led, 7.3 avg. start, 8.8 avg. finish, 1 DNF, 20 LLF
      2013:
      1 win, 7 top 5s, 19 top 10s, 0 poles, 3391 laps completed, 87 laps led, 10 avg. start, 7.9 avg. finish, 0 DNF, 22 LLF
      His 2014 championship stats are slightly better, but he earned 2 fewer top 10s, had a worse average starting spot and had 1 more DNF in comparison to 2019.

    • @joshuacoombs1955
      @joshuacoombs1955 5 років тому +5

      to me its just a bit ridiculous, the champion of a series/competition should be considered the best in that series. im from england so really into my f1 where they have the traditional points system lewis hamilton won the title before the last race this season, yet people still watched that race n had a big attendance.......oh n who won that race........the guy who was best that season.....

  • @AgustinCesar
    @AgustinCesar 5 років тому +285

    Nascar: "you gotta win to be a champion"
    Matt Crafton: "you gotta be consistent to be a champion..."

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 4 роки тому +29

      Agustin Cesar he broke the playoff format ;)
      Playoffs don’t belong in Motorsports

    • @dnasty312
      @dnasty312 4 роки тому +10

      I believe in consistency myself

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber 3 роки тому +7

      Benny Parsons: I like this guy

    • @MegaMr46
      @MegaMr46 3 роки тому +5

      They did say, at the Championship 4 highest positioning car to win the championship…but they didn’t say it has to be a win. A non playoff driver can win the race and one the Playoffs drivers will finish runner up to win the championship. That’s the highest they can go.

    • @johngancarcik5682
      @johngancarcik5682 2 роки тому +1

      Matt Kenseth liked this

  • @mcj88
    @mcj88 5 років тому +545

    >looks up the official upload of the Truck Series finale race
    >sees comments are disabled
    lmao, they know

    • @DerrickRG
      @DerrickRG 5 років тому +57

      @Rocky2689 Because the same arguments were happening over there.

    • @moe5346
      @moe5346 5 років тому +3

      @Rocky2689 so whats your point!?

    • @hendo337
      @hendo337 5 років тому +15

      They were all like, SHUT, IT, DOWN!

    • @MegaMr46
      @MegaMr46 5 років тому +1

      McJohnson because they’re going to comment that Crafton should retire

    • @yourgfsbf9955
      @yourgfsbf9955 4 роки тому +8

      @@MegaMr46 The truck series champion should retire. He's clearly washed up

  • @81casperflip
    @81casperflip 5 років тому +507

    Also he only led 44 laps in 2019 lol

    • @johnboy4025
      @johnboy4025 5 років тому +35

      Jim France needs to start undoing more of Brian France's blunders!

    • @SeanCampbell_iRacing
      @SeanCampbell_iRacing 4 роки тому +6

      Mr Awesome are you mad or something? It’s just funny

    • @vortexchaos70
      @vortexchaos70 4 роки тому +8

      It's great because most people don't realize that he was a serious contender with 0 wins. he had a solid amount of top 10s and top 5s, and an incredible average finish.

    • @negachin2334
      @negachin2334 4 роки тому +4

      @@SeanCampbell_iRacing 44 more than you too funny boi

    • @christophersmith8486
      @christophersmith8486 4 роки тому

      Mr Awesome lol k

  • @burlingtonfan7492
    @burlingtonfan7492 5 років тому +279

    Fact: The playoff system is outdated and has been altered more than any other points system in NASCAR’s history, making the champion each season almost unpredictable in recent years. Basically, the playoffs need to go. We need a fresh new points system that can balance wins and consistency.

    • @burlingtonfan7492
      @burlingtonfan7492 5 років тому +7

      I guess? But making a whole new one would make more sense, in my opinion

    • @prohen3049
      @prohen3049 5 років тому +19

      I like the old points system. If they want to have the playoffs they have now just make the last 8 cars of the Chase race the last 4 races and the most points wins the championship. It wouldn't be a whole lot different than doing the old points cause the best is going to come to the top like normal.

    • @MrBlazemaster525
      @MrBlazemaster525 5 років тому +49

      You wanna reward wins and consistency?have the champ be the guy with the most points across the whole season, no fucking playoffs needed

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 4 роки тому +37

      Fact: ball sports gimmicks like the elimination chase and stages do not belong in Motorsports

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 4 роки тому +3

      BlazeMasterGaming preach, bud

  • @NASCARFAN93100
    @NASCARFAN93100 5 років тому +116

    I've always been a huge Matt Crafton fan But I too was in shock when he won the Championship And it proves that NASCAR's playoff system needs to be abolished

    • @larryjellison3301
      @larryjellison3301 5 років тому +1

      Why you people whining Matt Crafton won deal with

    • @NASCARFAN93100
      @NASCARFAN93100 5 років тому +14

      I never said I had a problem with Crafton winning the championship, I was happy he won the Championship But it felt surreal

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 5 років тому +13

      Larry Jellison because playoffs don’t belong in Motorsports. And I’m a Crafton fan

    • @kjprodouctions9050
      @kjprodouctions9050 5 років тому +4

      @@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT I was just as surprised as you Ian, and I was happy for Crafton too. Tbh, I didn't think he would be in the championship 4.

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 5 років тому +3

      @@kjprodouctions9050 I'm a Crafton fan, but I felt more disgusted than happy because of the broken format

  • @cashkenterprises5584
    @cashkenterprises5584 5 років тому +90

    Correction on why Crafton left KHI:
    In an interview Harvick said he was happy with how Crafton performed, but said him and Matt were good friends off of the track until he drove for Kevin. They both agreed to part ways because they didn’t get along on the business side of things, but became buds again after Matt rejoined ThorSport.

    • @KR_Diecasts
      @KR_Diecasts 3 роки тому +4

      Makes you wonder if the KHI deal worked out if Crafton then would have drove for RCR.

    • @cashkenterprises5584
      @cashkenterprises5584 3 роки тому +4

      @@KR_Diecasts He actually drove for RCR in xfinity in 2013 and 2014 for a total of 4 races, but this is most likely because of his relationship with Menards. He was also on standby for RCR in 2014 in cup when Paul Menard’s wife was getting ready to give birth.

    • @KR_Diecasts
      @KR_Diecasts 3 роки тому

      @@cashkenterprises5584 I knew that I meant like for example if he took over the 07 instead of Dave Blaney

  • @broran_
    @broran_ 5 років тому +92

    I wish it was "Exposing The System: The Ryan Newman Story" back in 2014. He's both my favorite driver, and would have saved us 5 years.

    • @DerrickRG
      @DerrickRG 5 років тому +8

      Newman would have won the race, so it wouldn't have been a winless champion.

    • @ajf226
      @ajf226 4 роки тому +5

      SinikkaL yes but he didn’t necessarily
      have to win

    • @masoneveridge4078
      @masoneveridge4078 4 роки тому +7

      He didn’t have to win he just had to finish 2nd that race without one of the other playoff drivers winning

    • @westernturtle7930
      @westernturtle7930 4 роки тому

      Would have been impossible since Harvick was ahead of him and won.

    • @MegaMr46
      @MegaMr46 2 роки тому

      @@DerrickRG exactly that would be conquered the system

  • @reno145
    @reno145 5 років тому +624

    Can we all agree that stage racing and the playoffs are absolutely horrendous?

    • @whoasked9500
      @whoasked9500 5 років тому +22

      I'll jump on that boat.

    • @mikefobfan101
      @mikefobfan101 5 років тому +76

      I like stage racing because of the extra points but I think that the cautions after the stages should be taken out

    • @GooseV8SC
      @GooseV8SC 5 років тому +5

      n o

    • @Bodhes
      @Bodhes 5 років тому +10

      The playoffs are great and stage racing needs to be tweaked by taking out the cautions.

    • @GooseV8SC
      @GooseV8SC 5 років тому +7

      @@Bodhes something like "leading at the halfway point nets you x amount of points" would probably be better.

  • @SIMCOMotorsportsTV
    @SIMCOMotorsportsTV 5 років тому +327

    This proves 2 things...
    There was NOTHING wrong with the Winston Cup Points format in the first place & This current format is so FUBAR that should not exist in NASCAR.

    • @FallingPicturesProductions
      @FallingPicturesProductions 5 років тому +19

      Winston Cup format was a points sink that was gradually becoming more and more irrelevant as reliability increased. With that said, it's still a metric f* ton better then the current format.

    • @SIMCOMotorsportsTV
      @SIMCOMotorsportsTV 5 років тому +36

      @@FallingPicturesProductions Irrelevant...are you serious!!! I disagree 100% with this statement. Last time I checked, the Winston Cup points format required 3 things:
      1. Consistency
      2. No DNF's
      3. ...and WINNING!!!!

    • @FallingPicturesProductions
      @FallingPicturesProductions 5 років тому +13

      @@SIMCOMotorsportsTV The 1999, 2000, and 2003 championships showed that times were changing. In all of those years the championship was decided before the season was over, often by drivers who didn't make alot of noise but just ran silently Top 15 week in and out. By 2003 a massive hole was blown in by Kenseth utterly collapsing in the final third of the season and it not changing a single thing.

    • @DanKoning777
      @DanKoning777 5 років тому +6

      Falling Pictures Productions...umm no. If you finished 15th every week you'd never win a championship w/the old system b/c what others drivers do/don't do, plays a major role with who ends up winning at the end. Btw, 2 things are certain; too many ppl make the playoffs, and winless drivers shouldn't make the playoffs b/c the Crafton issue, and Newman [almost in 2014] shouldn't ever happen.

    • @SIMCOMotorsportsTV
      @SIMCOMotorsportsTV 5 років тому +17

      @@FallingPicturesProductions Kenseth won the title in 03' because he met the 3 criteria I mentioned...he won 1 race, he was most consistent, and had less DNF's while a guy like Ryan Newman that year had 7 or 8 wins; but, guess what...he kept blowing engines and kept wrecking. That is why he never won the championship at the end because he didnt meet the consistency criteria

  • @whatincarnation95
    @whatincarnation95 5 років тому +217

    NASCAR really be striking Darian for exposing them too hard

    • @etatboi
      @etatboi 5 років тому +6

      They don't want you to know

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 5 років тому +14

      they deserve to be exposed hard

    • @stophiringjjyeley8711
      @stophiringjjyeley8711 5 років тому +1

      What In Carnation? They can't take being wrong, I guess. Keselowski was right, they are clowns.

    • @RC.41
      @RC.41 5 років тому +2

      Nasscar needs to shove it up their ass. They suck now

    • @masoneveridge4078
      @masoneveridge4078 4 роки тому

      Nice Kevin Harvick quote Rob Fowler but there is just one s in NASCAR FYI

  • @bhumiriady
    @bhumiriady 5 років тому +89

    Awesome as usual, Darian!
    This is proof that the playoff system is completely flawed. Hats off to Crafton for exposing the system.

    • @jackietang3789
      @jackietang3789 5 років тому +5

      He gave one of the biggest f yous to the system ever

    • @bhumiriady
      @bhumiriady 5 років тому +6

      @@jackietang3789 Indeed!
      This is why playoffs have no place in racing.

    • @jackietang3789
      @jackietang3789 5 років тому +1

      @@bhumiriady it's a shame Allgaier even though he had one win but still, couldn't do the same the day after Crafton won it. It would've nice to see back to back f yous to the system lol

    • @bhumiriady
      @bhumiriady 5 років тому +1

      @@jackietang3789 I know right?
      I would love to see Allgaier pull off the same thing as Crafton.

    • @killertaco9703
      @killertaco9703 5 років тому +1

      what about kyle busch

  • @MotorsportsFan17
    @MotorsportsFan17 5 років тому +228

    Crafton essentially did what Ryan Newman *ALMOST* did in the Cup Series in 2014.
    #AbolishThePlayoffs

    • @Michael29Shell
      @Michael29Shell 5 років тому +24

      #GoBackTo2011ChaseFormat

    • @Michael29Shell
      @Michael29Shell 5 років тому +21

      ​@Zachary Rugar
      That format relies too much on consistency, wins aren't valued as much under that format.
      The championship format needs to be a 50/50 balance of winning and consistency, which for me, the 2011 format is the closest that accomplishes this.
      Also in a buisness perspective, the format also needs to be legitimate (as in title battles occurring naturally) and entertaining (which manages to keep fans invested even when the points battle is sizeable).

    • @Michael29Shell
      @Michael29Shell 5 років тому +5

      ​@Zachary Rugar But those series have good point structures, in which NASCAR cannot seem to produce..

    • @AddictedTS
      @AddictedTS 5 років тому +5

      NASCAR: Thats too hard to do

    • @keyboardwarrior327
      @keyboardwarrior327 5 років тому +10

      @@Michael29Shell So double the amount of points given for a win, or something. There's no need to have bogus point resets at some arbitrary part of the season.

  • @Chicken_Wing91
    @Chicken_Wing91 5 років тому +68

    Anyone who played nascar 99 and played the season mode in the first cut scene in the game benny parsons said it best “consistency consistency consistency”

  • @whoasked9500
    @whoasked9500 5 років тому +399

    He shouldn't have won the championship, but I'm glad he did, because he gave NASCAR's shitty points system a huge middle finger.

    • @lorddrac_dontaskmetodance
      @lorddrac_dontaskmetodance 5 років тому +7

      Yeah, but I don't think NASCAR will budge.

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 5 років тому +25

      yeah, fuck the playoffs lol

    • @whoasked9500
      @whoasked9500 5 років тому +8

      @@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance It wouldn't surprise me, they've fallen so far at this point.

    • @willyjimmy8881
      @willyjimmy8881 5 років тому +13

      Why not? Every single team raced the same races by the same rules. There was no hanky panky, just good strategy and a lot of luck.

    • @whoasked9500
      @whoasked9500 5 років тому +1

      @@willyjimmy8881 I'm just saying, under the 2003 points format, he wouldn't have won, so yeah.

  • @chrissawyer1484
    @chrissawyer1484 5 років тому +23

    My Nephew is a huge Matt Crafton fan. Definitely fun to see him pull this off.

  • @MarcoEvens
    @MarcoEvens 5 років тому +108

    Imagine if Newman would have won the 2014 championship still without winning a race

    • @omegatafkal
      @omegatafkal 4 роки тому +1

      Kevin Harvick could do it this year

    • @orangesnailgaming
      @orangesnailgaming 4 роки тому +15

      This format would’ve never made it more then another year or two

    • @MegaMr46
      @MegaMr46 4 роки тому

      Marco Evens he would’ve had a non playoff driving Leading and him finish in second

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 4 роки тому +2

      It would be terribly undeserving, but at the same time, it’s a good thing to see a broke format get damaged even more

    • @gabingston3430
      @gabingston3430 3 роки тому +3

      In the first season of the playoff format, no less.

  • @razormc954
    @razormc954 5 років тому +90

    Just saying, the 1971-2003 Championship format never had a winless champion.

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber 3 роки тому +10

      They had two one win Champions, who were no slouch, Matt Kenseth and Benny Parsons, and underdog, Alan Kulwicki, now we can have a winless champion, that is not right

    • @nachoalvarez7171
      @nachoalvarez7171 3 роки тому +2

      Actually there was with Austin Dillon

    • @lucazzz0
      @lucazzz0 3 роки тому +1

      @@Ob1tuber Alan Kulwicki had 2 wins in 1992, just saying

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber 3 роки тому +2

      @@lucazzz0 I know but I said Underdog, meaning at the beginning of the season they said he had no chance to win the cup

    • @acecombat2shill
      @acecombat2shill 3 роки тому +2

      and why would it be bad if it did

  • @TheRatic0n
    @TheRatic0n 5 років тому +16

    Good video. While this may prove go some that the current playoff system is flawed, it simultaneously proves that the playoff system can be done over by the right driver in the right situation, a dash of luck and pure circumstance.
    Crafton earned this victory. He just played by the rules given to him and won fair and square.

  • @seanhart7185
    @seanhart7185 5 років тому +9

    That music towards the end was very triumphant sounding. Great video!

  • @jackietang3789
    @jackietang3789 5 років тому +26

    Crafton gave one of if not the biggest f you to the system ever

  • @S1apShoes
    @S1apShoes 5 років тому +53

    7:29 * HOME intensifies *

    • @checo8446
      @checo8446 5 років тому +2

      What is the name of this song?

    • @JNT101
      @JNT101 5 років тому +1

      Hey S1apSh0es!!!!

    • @Mc-lg1qd
      @Mc-lg1qd 5 років тому +2

      Sir Luder We’re finally landing by home

    • @crobar_
      @crobar_ 4 роки тому

      I was NOT expecting a HOME track but I was pleasantly surprised lol

    • @TheLoobis
      @TheLoobis 4 роки тому

      THANKYOU!

  • @leethenpc7683
    @leethenpc7683 5 років тому +157

    Taking a note from EmpLemon's playbook with the music, eh?

  • @8Oblivion_Lost8
    @8Oblivion_Lost8 4 роки тому +3

    Fingertight - Guilt playing in the background takes me back to NASCAR Thunder 2004! Such good memories from times gone by! Excellent video mate. Keep it up!

  • @guinea4594
    @guinea4594 5 років тому +18

    Not a fan of NASCAR but I definitely respect and appreciate this guys story, it's pretty cool. Thanks for presenting it in an intriguing way, I enjoyed it.

  • @talhadevyt
    @talhadevyt 5 років тому +25

    Heres why crafton deserved the championship
    He had 18 top 10s the 2nd most top 10s
    Had an 8.8 average finish
    Had the least amount of dnfs in the season as a full time driver with one
    His consitency helped him make the final 4

    • @nachoalvarez7171
      @nachoalvarez7171 5 років тому +4

      Here's why Crafton did not deserve the championship
      7 top 5's
      His last top 5 before Homestead was when Greg Biffle won in his first appearance in the Trucks in 15 years
      Grant Enfinger had a better winless season than him this year
      I'm not trying to criticize you, it's just an opinion.

    • @vortexchaos70
      @vortexchaos70 4 роки тому +4

      @@nachoalvarez7171 I see more reasons why he deserved it than why he didn't. Crafton did everything right to win the championship.

    • @nachoalvarez7171
      @nachoalvarez7171 4 роки тому +1

      @@vortexchaos70 I know, but when the regular season champ and the actual champ are both winless, there's something weird going on

    • @nachoalvarez7171
      @nachoalvarez7171 4 роки тому +1

      There are examples of winless champions tho

  • @lennymartinronnieshq3536
    @lennymartinronnieshq3536 5 років тому +16

    NASCAR: ok with this new system Winning is extremely important you cant win the championship without winning a race
    Matt Crafton: actually-

  • @fishproductions22
    @fishproductions22 5 років тому +121

    Darian: exposes system
    NASCAR: Imma end this whole man's career

    • @toyotafan7881
      @toyotafan7881 5 років тому +2

      @@Smile_Fish look on carnation's twitter

    • @sneekibreeki8162
      @sneekibreeki8162 5 років тому +4

      @@Smile_Fish He uploaded the same video an hour ago. NASCAR (presumably) then Copystriked that first uplaod. So, I'd say like it while you can because it's probably going back down.

    • @TotoDG
      @TotoDG 5 років тому +7

      Darian: (ends NASCAR’s whole career.)
      NASCAR: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.

  • @trosher233
    @trosher233 Рік тому +2

    He’s my favorite Truck driver and it was great to see him get the title.

  • @zachpeterson4519
    @zachpeterson4519 5 років тому +57

    Why does everyone seem to forget that Austin Dillon won the 2013 Xfinity title without a win? This has happened before.

    • @noahcoleman5556
      @noahcoleman5556 5 років тому +26

      It was a different format. Not to mention that year, Cup drivers absolutely dominated.

    • @epic9256
      @epic9256 4 роки тому +3

      Because it was a different format and because Austin Dillion is a fucking moron

    • @MonsterJamFan5000
      @MonsterJamFan5000 3 роки тому

      @@epic9256 how is he a moron?

    • @Foxdidnothingwrong
      @Foxdidnothingwrong 3 роки тому

      @@epic9256 he obviously knows more than you cause he’s racing stock cars and you’re not

  • @ashketchumsdad
    @ashketchumsdad 5 років тому +15

    "Being able to hold the championship trophy over his head for the first time" lol

  • @stevenbailey181
    @stevenbailey181 5 років тому +195

    This is a perfect example of why the playoff format is stupid and a complete joke.

    • @yourgfsbf9955
      @yourgfsbf9955 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah fuck underdogs and strategy! Bring back the old system where you can top 10 your way into a 200 point championship lead!

    • @dark3rthanshadows
      @dark3rthanshadows 4 роки тому

      i mean but that's on all sports, if we take into account only the teams that have been winning there's a small chance a team that didn't perform at all during the year could win the championship

    • @jerff5411
      @jerff5411 2 роки тому

      @@dark3rthanshadows No, you have to actually win in other sports to even be in the championship to begin with.

  • @DennyDeliversYT
    @DennyDeliversYT 5 років тому +140

    NASCAR wants to be right in everything... and if they aren’t, they be like: hahahaha nope....we gonna block you

    • @americanbadass88
      @americanbadass88 5 років тому +35

      NASCAR has been trying to recreate the 92 cup series final race for 27 years and counting and still cant do it even with manufactured chaos. Its sad honestly

    • @GatoradeCupSeriesX94
      @GatoradeCupSeriesX94 5 років тому +16

      The ONLY finales that looked almost the same to the 92 finale was the 2004 and 2011 finale. Even with the playoff system, this year's race didn't even feel like a championship race, it felt artificial, with trash racing.

    • @dylninfiv6275
      @dylninfiv6275 5 років тому +1

      @@GatoradeCupSeriesX94
      And that's why I support ISM as the championship race
      Shorter racing means better especially for a championship

    • @GatoradeCupSeriesX94
      @GatoradeCupSeriesX94 5 років тому +1

      Puerto Rican Mapper_4 Then why did NOTHING happen in this year’s chase race?

    • @dylninfiv6275
      @dylninfiv6275 5 років тому +1

      @@GatoradeCupSeriesX94
      The package, and again, NASCAR is going to fix that next year, and next gen hopefully solves the problem
      1 more year with potentially the worst car model in nascar

  • @stephenlawson4973
    @stephenlawson4973 5 років тому +28

    Matt is the man. He is my wife’s cousin. We have been watching him for years.

  • @CaptPatrick01
    @CaptPatrick01 5 років тому +39

    This happened only just now huh?
    I remember googling a topic similar to this a couple months ago and everybody said (paraphrased), "While theoretically possible, no driver in NASCAR has yet to win a championship without having won a single race during it." Guess that became quite outdated only a month later.

    • @horsecrazyviking7121
      @horsecrazyviking7121 5 років тому +5

      Crafton: Oh yeah? Watch me.

    • @aldouscoroza
      @aldouscoroza 5 років тому +11

      Um Austin Dillon in 2013

    • @ThePikaPlayer
      @ThePikaPlayer 5 років тому +7

      *cough cough* Austin Dillon 2013 Nationwide *cough cough*

    • @joshuacleveland7092
      @joshuacleveland7092 5 років тому +4

      @@aldouscoroza I am so happy that people are finally remembering Crafton isnt the first.

    • @jeffreyhurley3743
      @jeffreyhurley3743 5 років тому

      Rusty Wallace did it in 1989 in cup

  • @DoubleTMan2423
    @DoubleTMan2423 5 років тому +10

    I was impressed by Matt Crafton he is really good in the truck series no wins in 2019 and yet he won a championship that was good for him👍🏁🏆🏆🏆

  • @2Squarky
    @2Squarky 3 роки тому +2

    You are the summoning salt of NASCAR, so glad i discovered your channel like week ago. Although im a big fan of F1, you made me a fan of NASCAR and Indycar as well :). good job mate

  • @rosschastainfan1851
    @rosschastainfan1851 5 років тому +3

    The fact we didn’t get a raced version of Matt Crafton’s 2013 champion truck is unbelievable.

  • @HendrickChase9
    @HendrickChase9 5 років тому +51

    NASCAR BLOCKED IT 😂😂

  • @ArsonIsCold
    @ArsonIsCold 5 років тому +7

    Dude 17.6k subs? dude you deserve way more, love your vids

    • @Nulfo
      @Nulfo 3 роки тому

      From 17.6k to 51.6k the growth ‼️

  • @techman2471
    @techman2471 5 років тому +2

    A big Matt Crafton fan and was on my feet at home when he crossed start/finish line. We saw history made that night.

  • @nwpm3059
    @nwpm3059 5 років тому +74

    Brett Moffitt told nascar to take it down

  • @bigguy4002
    @bigguy4002 2 роки тому +1

    i love at 11:08 it shows all the potential champions winning and celebrating and for matt crafton its just "hes crossing the line in the lead"

  • @brettweisbrot6633
    @brettweisbrot6633 5 років тому +14

    Matt Crafton had an accident free streak in the regular season of 2019.

  • @the-trustees
    @the-trustees 5 років тому +1

    Great video. Always entertaining and knowledgable. And it is a great story to tell. Some of us fans remember the constants in the sport and Crafton is one of the favorites to me.

  • @Brett_Baker_
    @Brett_Baker_ 5 років тому +14

    He’s still the 2nd driver to win a title without a win. Austin Dillon did it in 2013 even though it wasn’t the playoff format, still counts as a winless champion

    • @AlonsoRules
      @AlonsoRules 5 років тому +1

      Hornish should have won that but NASCAR kept the caution out for Dillon

    • @robr1822
      @robr1822 4 роки тому +1

      I really hope you have your tin foil hat on, douche bag.

  • @0123renee
    @0123renee 5 років тому +2

    For those talking about Dillon's championship in 2013, only 3 regulars actually won a race that season, and there were only 4 wins between them (Regan Smith, Trevor Bayne, and Sam Hornish Jr.). I wouldn't blame the format for that one.

  • @Mattybee34
    @Mattybee34 5 років тому +47

    Nice throwback song to start it off. Haven’t heard that one in years.

    • @rexdarr7874
      @rexdarr7874 5 років тому +9

      Fingertight was sooo good. NASCAR Thunder 2004 soundtrack was my life lol

    • @Nemofishman
      @Nemofishman 5 років тому

      Later on is Gusty Garden Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy for others to know.

    • @masoneveridge4078
      @masoneveridge4078 5 років тому

      Yeah I remember getting all 240 stars and couldn’t find the last galaxy so I searched it and it was in the last place I had suspected

  • @PHX787
    @PHX787 5 років тому +7

    Matt Crafton knows how to win without 'winning'
    Amazing driver.

  • @alexthesniper1952
    @alexthesniper1952 5 років тому +42

    Consistency>wins go back to the Winston Points format please.

    • @nascartalksandopinionnewsw8589
      @nascartalksandopinionnewsw8589 4 роки тому +5

      Alexthesniper19 Matt Kenseth expose that system that why they change the format. Until Jimmie Johnson dominated that format. Now Harvick Truex and Kyle Busch are dominating the system format now

    • @EvlEgle
      @EvlEgle 3 роки тому

      Not only that but bring back with cigarettes and beer and cigarette sponsors depussyfy NASCAR

    • @MrFrinZy
      @MrFrinZy 3 роки тому

      @@EvlEgle
      Wrong video

    • @EvlEgle
      @EvlEgle 3 роки тому

      @@MrFrinZy DEPUSSYIFY NASCAR BRUTHER AMEND GORBLES

    • @MrFrinZy
      @MrFrinZy 3 роки тому

      @@EvlEgle
      Poor sarcasm. Going back to a different score system isn’t even necessarily a “good ole days” argument

  • @Six6448_Xbox
    @Six6448_Xbox 5 років тому +1

    The music during the last race almost made me cry. Gotta be so happy for those guys.

  • @AlonsoRules
    @AlonsoRules 5 років тому +10

    This is more of a troll than Ryan Newman in 2014

  • @soopra2ur
    @soopra2ur 3 роки тому

    god i love the music choice playing in the background, best videogame music ever, brings back so many memories from my childhood

  • @hockeyfan1988
    @hockeyfan1988 5 років тому +5

    i love it, lets go back to a real points system, hell, make it like open wheel were only a certain amount of drivers score points. maybe top 16 or 20.

  • @LagoonSplatoon
    @LagoonSplatoon 5 років тому +21

    12:10 yay Mario Galaxy music!

  • @MrAeroHD
    @MrAeroHD 5 років тому +16

    I felt some SummoningSalt vibes when the synthwave hit

    • @warhawk3972
      @warhawk3972 5 років тому

      HOME We're Finally Landing is a banger

    • @mrbones2235
      @mrbones2235 5 років тому

      Either inspired by him or Emplemon

    • @MrAeroHD
      @MrAeroHD 5 років тому

      @@mrbones2235 I mean, there's not a lot of good copyright free music to use that would have fit the situation. Possible it's a coincidence.

    • @tsmitty777
      @tsmitty777 5 років тому

      @@mrbones2235 gotta be emplemon. Both that and the Galaxy song in this one.

  • @Landmasters
    @Landmasters 5 років тому +1

    Funny enough the big moment for me at Las Vegas was the story of Ankrum, this little upstart getting the chance of a lifetime due to all the mechanical failures.
    As the commentators filled me in on all the tragedy with Enfinger, Sauter, and Crafton, it was such an afterthought that I completely missed this fact, thanks for giving me a wakeup call

  • @williamford9564
    @williamford9564 5 років тому +8

    He deserved it. He WON in the shoot out with the other three when it counted and none of the others were within 10 seconds of the leader at the checkered flag.

  • @utp216
    @utp216 5 років тому +1

    Awesome video!! I haven’t followed NASCAR in awhile but love your videos!

  • @auburnltl7452
    @auburnltl7452 5 років тому +14

    Nascar, get rid of the points system, the double line rule, and get your heads out of your butts!

  • @Mooker_43
    @Mooker_43 5 років тому +1

    I don’t know why but listening to a home song while watching nascar footage is just so soothing

  • @sneekibreeki8162
    @sneekibreeki8162 5 років тому +31

    Darian: Imma post a video outlining how Crafton won the truck championship with zero wins during the season.
    NASCAR: *** Shaking their head*** NO YOU AIN'T!
    Darian: ***probably nodding hid head*** YES I AM!

    • @ThePikaPlayer
      @ThePikaPlayer 5 років тому +4

      Ah yes, hid head.

    • @killertaco9703
      @killertaco9703 5 років тому

      so theres a new gender? him, her, and hid

    • @sneekibreeki8162
      @sneekibreeki8162 5 років тому +1

      @@killertaco9703 hey guys he made a spelling error let's show him how much of a virgin we are by using his error as if it was a new word.....
      Oh and BTW
      ***his***

  • @admintuning
    @admintuning Рік тому

    I love the NASCAR racing points glitch videos. They’re epic.

  • @toyotafan7881
    @toyotafan7881 5 років тому +13

    Good Seasons: Matt Crafton 2015

  • @RockstarRaverBoy
    @RockstarRaverBoy 4 роки тому

    This is an AMAZING and inspiring shortform documentary that proves the point of "The Tortoise and The Hare" story....you can lose almost every battle, but still win the war!

  • @camedicracing5866
    @camedicracing5866 5 років тому +14

    NASCAR blocked cuz they knew its true, what he said.

  • @jordanblodgettproductions5929
    @jordanblodgettproductions5929 5 років тому

    Thank you for such an excellent and well explained video! I wasn't following Truck Series this year, so I learned a lot from this. Thank you Black Flags Matter for making such a great video!

  • @dreademperor630
    @dreademperor630 5 років тому +3

    Matt Crafton has always been my favorite because he was sponsored by Menards, and my favorite cup series driver was Paul Menard so my tiny brain at the time connected the two and he was the only truck driver I supported

  • @sametozkan9175
    @sametozkan9175 4 роки тому +2

    Everybody thought he would move to Xfinity Series and Cup Series full time for long time ago.

  • @Cody-ch2lc
    @Cody-ch2lc 5 років тому +4

    The song at 8:00 almost made me cry thinking about Dale Sr's death

    • @JadeBingus
      @JadeBingus 5 років тому +2

      I take it you saw emplemons vid too heh

    • @Old_School_Nascar
      @Old_School_Nascar 3 роки тому

      What was the song called?

    • @Old_School_Nascar
      @Old_School_Nascar 3 роки тому

      Listening to the song makes me think of Tony Stewart 2001 flip

  • @lonesometroll621
    @lonesometroll621 4 роки тому +1

    I was there at Vegas, first ever race Ive been too btw, watching everyone’s engines blow was a surreal experience.

  • @Jake_Owens
    @Jake_Owens 5 років тому +4

    I fully expect some changes to the playoff format within the next couple of years now that this has happened

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 5 років тому

      Jake Owens the chase was better. But I rather not have a postseason format in Motorsports

    • @horsecrazyviking7121
      @horsecrazyviking7121 5 років тому +1

      Yeah but knowing NASCAR it will probably make it worse.

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 5 років тому +1

      HorseCrazyViking I don’t know, since Brian France left, NASCAR has been in a fix. They’re still fixing NASCAR, but it’s still taking time

  • @nicholasciarletta6708
    @nicholasciarletta6708 4 роки тому +1

    Hilarious how in the advertisement for the final four they’re like “for the win” “for the win” “for the win” “...to take the lead”

  • @boo1_gaming927
    @boo1_gaming927 5 років тому +3

    12:33 I like the Super Mario Galaxy music

  • @bobbyblair8478
    @bobbyblair8478 4 роки тому +1

    Matt crafton is so underrated probably the most consistent driver in all of trucks he deserved the 2019 championship in 23 races he finished in the top 10 18 times and would only have 1 DNF and it was an engine failure at martinsville that’s it.he may not have won races but he was a 5th to 7th place driver pretty much all year long I think if Matt crafton gets a fourth championship I think he could be considered one of the greats if he already is I’m a Matt crafton fan for life

  • @rosumin38
    @rosumin38 5 років тому +14

    How is that for your 'game 7 moment' Nascar haha

  • @onlyautismic
    @onlyautismic 5 років тому +1

    The Original CONSISTENCY BOI

  • @thomasroberts2484
    @thomasroberts2484 5 років тому +3

    6:23 he spun out Frieza..
    Good bye Earth..😭

  • @colinbaker9737
    @colinbaker9737 3 роки тому +2

    Looking back on this now, it’s still pretty crazy that it happened. But it’s nothing compared to Daniel Hemric being in the final 4 in Xfinity. Because of that, there’s a chance that he could become, to my knowledge, the only driver ever to win a championship in a top 3 series without winning a race in his entire career. That’s another level of insanity.

  • @cameron2467
    @cameron2467 5 років тому +5

    I've said this from day 1, took a few years for it to happen. Nonetheless, he found a way to do it.

  • @sidsnyder7023
    @sidsnyder7023 5 років тому +1

    Ryan Newman also disproved it a few years back... never won a race and finished second (and was running Harvick down)at Homestead putting him 2nd in points after he made the Chase.

    • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
      @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 4 роки тому

      Didn’t deserve it, the format is garbage and it doesn’t belong in racing

  • @sideslick1024
    @sideslick1024 5 років тому +4

    7:23 I got confused and thought I was watching Summoning Salt for a moment, lol

    • @EleventhOcean
      @EleventhOcean 5 років тому +1

      Brain was like, "Wait, is he about to set a world record?"

  • @grege2383
    @grege2383 4 роки тому +1

    This chase format is another reason why NASCAR has gone down the toilet

  • @aaronkristofer18
    @aaronkristofer18 3 роки тому +3

    NASCAR:
    2003: Total bullshit no way Kenseth should've won the championship, new points format
    2019: Fuck

  • @Patrone68
    @Patrone68 5 років тому

    That's so cool, I always liked the truck series; great racing. Sweet video, I appreciate it.

  • @zerodos_02
    @zerodos_02 5 років тому +6

    I love it!! Break the system!

  • @EmptyPocketsXotics
    @EmptyPocketsXotics 5 років тому +1

    I remember when Nicky Hayden won the AMA Superbike championship without winning a race that season, all the other contenders that year threw a huge stink. It wasn't even some weird playoff system, just a regular points championship; Hayden was more consistent and it paid off.

  • @kingofrunescapepking
    @kingofrunescapepking 5 років тому +3

    The problem is second still gives way too many points relative to first, there needs to be at least a 25% jump from 2nd to 1st in the finishing order

  • @cammacisaac9966
    @cammacisaac9966 3 роки тому +1

    I have a ton of respect for Crafton he's definitely one of the greatest Truck Series drivers ever. I also have a huge amount of respect for what Nascar has done with the playoffs even if I'm not the biggest fan of it but the fact that a driver can win a championship without winning a race that season scares the crap out of me.

  • @88fanforlife
    @88fanforlife 5 років тому +17

    Let’s all hope 2020 is the final year for this nonsense

  • @charge416
    @charge416 4 роки тому +2

    Shades of Alan Kulwicki in '92 with his calculated climb

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber 3 роки тому

      Alan had two wins

  • @rebelcupcake
    @rebelcupcake 5 років тому +3

    Matt pulled a 2014 Ryan Newman but won the championship

    • @DerrickRG
      @DerrickRG 5 років тому

      Not really. If Newman won the championship that year it would have been because he passes Harvick for the lead and the win.

    • @stephenholloway6893
      @stephenholloway6893 2 роки тому

      That is of course in that situation if Harvick was eliminated in the previous round, and he still finished second. Then Ryan would had been an winless champion.

  • @tylerjohnson5787
    @tylerjohnson5787 5 років тому +1

    Matt Crafton: Did you hear that Tyler?
    Tyler Johnson: Hear about what?
    Matt Crafton: I heard that Hailie Deegan is gonna be with DGR Crosley.
    Matt Crafton: Do you know what type of car she's gonna be racing?
    Tyler Johnson: What type of car?
    Matt Crafton: She's gonna be racing a Ford.
    Tyler Johnson: Are you kidding me?
    Tyler Johnson: That is my Favorite car manufacturer.

  • @aidengraves7737
    @aidengraves7737 5 років тому +8

    Normal races, normal stock cars (I'm talking about the 90's and early 00's), normal tracks, and a normal points system. Boom, fixed your problem NASCAR...

    • @jamesdb7115
      @jamesdb7115 5 років тому

      Stockcars weren't normal in the late 90s and 00s. Gen 3 was the last of a stock era. Bubble car Taurus and bubble MCs. the Dodge Charger was crazy weird too.
      Look for next-gen to be as close to stock since the early Monte Carlo and Thunderbirds of the 80s.

    • @aidengraves7737
      @aidengraves7737 5 років тому +1

      @@jamesdb7115 Good point, let's hope they go back to the basics of the whole series as well.

  • @justinwhite4995
    @justinwhite4995 5 років тому +1

    I WAS AT THE VEGAS TRUCK RACE! I went with my dad, mom, and brother. I remember we were joking about how Sauter kept going out over and over again, and how we joked Jo Cobb would be DSQ'd because she kept going out and into pit road and going so slow. Honestly, THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE YEAR THE SYSTEM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE CUP SERIES! 2014 Ryan Newman did not win ONCE and came 2nd.

  • @jmwash2485
    @jmwash2485 5 років тому +3

    Matt proved that the "Play-offs" is absolutely artificial garbage. Get rid of this (and those stupid stages disguised as caution clocks) and do what EVERY OTHER closed circuit series does: no play-offs, regular season is from 1st to last race decides the true champion.

  • @samuelmcneill1120
    @samuelmcneill1120 5 років тому +2

    This is your best video ever!!!
    I love it man. Also did you watch there will never ever be a driver like Dale Earnhardt bc you used all the same music from that video

  • @fantasticomfootballandf1834
    @fantasticomfootballandf1834 5 років тому +4

    NASCAR busts: David stremme

  • @kathrynhall137
    @kathrynhall137 2 роки тому

    Nascar: You gotta win to get in
    Matt Crafton: Are you sure about that.