That whole 2011 Indy 500 could be made into a goddamn movie. From the frustration with the rain in practice, to Simona's horrifying crash & improbable comeback, to the drama with the rain on Pole Day, Ganassi screwing up in the Fast 9, Tagliani winning pole for Sam Schmidt, then the Bump Day drama with Danica & the rain, the Andretti guys struggling to make it, and then obviously the race & how it ended, with Hildebrand's crash & Dan Wheldon winning. It's one of those events you have to have witnessed to truly understand how unbelievable it was.
The thing is Indy was still really short on respect from motorsports enthusiasts at that point, its just now starting to gain back that respect. Diverging from CART did irreparable damage to Indy racings reputation, it went from world class American mega series to a sort of sad open wheel clonr of Nascar.
What the video didn't tell you about Kyle Kaiser in 2019: Juncos Racing, Kyle's team, loses two primary sponsors just before Opening Day practice. That's why the car was nearly blank on Bump Day. Then Kyle bumped Alonso, and all of a sudden sponsors start pouring again.
That car if i remember correctly was not even a full superspeedway car, Kyle crashed, like Alonso, on one of the qualifies, Alonso's team had resources to buy pieces from other teams, had technologic help to build a setup to qualify, Juncos didnt have this resource the parts of the car from what i knew where donated from other teams, they brought mechanics from Lights, Pro Mazda to help reconstruct the car, working on turns 24h/day, the car just got finished during the bump day, and they didnt have speed on the whole training, except for that final try... To me that was the best moment on any sports around the world, pure magic, the one of the kind that just exists once in a lifetime, and only on Indy500
@@RafaelSantos_ In the spec chassis era, efforts like this never received proper credit. If one knows what pain team personnel went through on a daily basis and when things like thia happen, one would highly appreciate what Juncos Racing did on that weekend.
@@williamford9564 thats right, but they're draw attention for them after the history, they've got River Plate as sponsor, its a soccer team from Argentina sponsoring an argentine(-american) project on Indy 500, idk if you're a soccer fan, but River its a HUGE team, sadly the attention wasnt enough and the pandemic hit hard on small teams, but i hope that wasn't the last time we hear from Juncos on Indy500
The weird thing is that the success from '94 likely helped cause it. The basic design on the 94 Penske created a great deal of downforce, possibly too much for IMS, but the Mercedes had so much power, any problem was masked. The only other superspeedway race that year was at MIS, and the Penske team didn't run all that well there. The 95 car was an evolution on that , but without the horsepower edge, it's shortcomings were laid bare in 1995.
@@scottmiller1531 No, the Penske PC24 was the chassis they used to qualify for the 1995 race and they were suffering from severe understeer & the new rules restricted the boost so much in the Mercedes that they couldn't make speed. The 1994 chassis was the PC23, which also had handling problems which was "solved" by having Jr's car with more downforce in the rear wing, Emo's car was set up with less downforce which allowed him the speed but also caused his late race crash. I was there.
I remember being so excited in 2019 when Kyle Kaiser made the field. I live in San Jose, so I was thrilled that a local made it in. BTW, about a month ago I was working an SCCA club event, and he was running a Spec Miata. He kicked ass.
Something the video didn’t show is that in 1995, Emerson Fittipaldi actually qualified the previous day with a time that would’ve been fast enough to make the field, but Penske waived the run off on the final lap. His bump day qualifying attempt was much slower and he failed to make the race. Fittipaldi was irate with the team for waiving off the first run. It was the last time he would ever run at IMS.
is Bump Day cam the most brutal TV thing in sports? It's like the whole Bart Simpson "Watch Lisa, you can see the precise moment when his heart breaks in half"
2010 must be the craziest Bump Day. As a newer fan (from 2021 onwards) sadly not seen the greatness of Bump Day except maybe Harvey somehow bumping Rahal out so a video like this is brilliant. Just such a shame that the entry numbers have been way lower in the past 5 years. Bump Day is so dramatic EDIT: Oh and ofc as a long time F1 fan I remember hearing a lot about Kaiser bumping out Alonso. That was a great moment for Indycar as well I guess. Great surprise
I think the Penske Bump in 95 is still the one ☝️ to remember. They spanked the field the year before and the following year they could not even touch the speed to make the race.
Just watching this now. Ive been loving your indycar content and I want this to still be a prominent source material. With that said, Id also love if you did a similar look at the most dramatic Daytona 500 qualifying years, looking at pole day and the twin races that go with them. Large entry list days where big names go home and Twin races that show big moments. I think theres a lot there from the 80s-00s
I just got started watching this video (just got off of work almost 2 hours ago, watched other videos), and my god I know it’s amazing and sexy! Personally, I never thought there would be a video about Bump Day. Hell, I would never come up with a video idea like that. As always, this was an amazing video!
I miss hearing Tom Carnagie at the track he had a deep and very impactfull voice you would get goose bumps every time he said and it's a new track record
Just start another channel called indycarman... Because I'm not really a Nascar fan, but I love Indycar and your content is seriously top notch production quality. Awesome work!!!
How do you not have a job making these documentaries? Ah, the legendary Hertubise Miller special. One of the legendary Indy moments. There's been so many iconic moments
Apparently in 2018 Team Hinch thought they had until 6:00 and not 5:50. Thanks for this compilation, it was fantastic. One that was missed was Ted Prappas in 1992 bumping Scott Goodyear. They joy of the small Turley Motorsports team (jumping for joy and throwing their equipment in the air) as their guy just got into the show really encapsulated what Indy means for the little guys
The Hurtibise stunt in 1972 was funny, but Bump Day itself was very dramatic. Wally Dallenbach survived three bumping attempts in the late afternoon and then was bumped by NASCAR driver Cale Yarborough in the last half hour. Seven cars, including Dallenbach, tried to bump Cale at the end and none were successful. Yarborough finished 10th in the race.
5:40 - Now, imagine if Jigger Sirois hadn’t been waved off of his attempt on the first day of qualifying. He’d have been on the bubble between starting on the pole, and being out of the race entirely!
@nascarman History; Thank You for such an excellent compilation of one of my favorite days of the year. Bump Day, or as Derek Daily used to say it "Booble Day." I truly appreciate the considerable effort that it took to find, organize and put together this fine presentation. A definite Like and Sub comes your way. I love ALL things Indy 500 and your production here is so very enjoyable!
At 36 cars it is still possible to have a legendary Bump Day (2019) At 35 cars it is still possible to have a good Bump Day (2018) At 34 cars it is still possible to have a Bump Day, but...
It's helped both Owners and Sponsors, regardless of anyones opinion (I still kinda hate it but if an owner gets a return on their investment, who am I to shit on that?)
Bump Day at the Brickyard conclusion is best described as: The day can be ended in two outcomes, the joy of survival and the agony of missing out the 500-mile classic.
I started going to indy back in 1974. I was 3 years old. As a kid qualifying weekends were better than the race itself. Looking at the indy star entry list and the TBA entries and trying to figure out who was going to go here or there. The excitement of pole day to the exciting nervous moments of bump day and the 6 o'clock gun going off. I still go every year and enjoy it but it's definitely not the same. I wish the younger generations of race fans had the chance to experience of the true drama of Indianapolis unlike today's manufactured t.v. drama. Or the years of everyone gets a participation ribbon and makes the race.
Hey @nascarman History just finished the Sneak about Mario Rossi (it was cool hearing your actual voice btw), and I was wondering: is anyone keeping in touch with Gary Balou? Sounds like extra security for him would be a good idea right now.
Sorry, but Bump Day now is nothing anywhere near as dramatic as it was when there were over 60 cars on the bubble and making multiple runs, trying to find that elusive extra speed.
This rules so hard. Bump Day is some of the most compelling motorsports drama you'll ever see. Makes me wish we had larger entry lists more often.
That whole 2011 Indy 500 could be made into a goddamn movie. From the frustration with the rain in practice, to Simona's horrifying crash & improbable comeback, to the drama with the rain on Pole Day, Ganassi screwing up in the Fast 9, Tagliani winning pole for Sam Schmidt, then the Bump Day drama with Danica & the rain, the Andretti guys struggling to make it, and then obviously the race & how it ended, with Hildebrand's crash & Dan Wheldon winning. It's one of those events you have to have witnessed to truly understand how unbelievable it was.
Don’t forget Andretti paying their way for Hunter-Reay to make it
Can you imagine how different the racing career would have been for Hildebrand if he had kept the car in a straight line on that last corner?
The thing is Indy was still really short on respect from motorsports enthusiasts at that point, its just now starting to gain back that respect. Diverging from CART did irreparable damage to Indy racings reputation, it went from world class American mega series to a sort of sad open wheel clonr of Nascar.
@@williamford9564 I have the Feeling, that going from the Throttle slightly would save him, he had a lead.
Nascarman can do a whole documentary on that event! :)
nascarman coming in clutch again with the Indycar content!
Its awesome to see the Nascar guys really helping boost indy car. I know nascarman is always posting diverse content, but you joining in really helps.
@@Bad_Chemicals702 Thank you so much!
What the video didn't tell you about Kyle Kaiser in 2019:
Juncos Racing, Kyle's team, loses two primary sponsors just before Opening Day practice. That's why the car was nearly blank on Bump Day.
Then Kyle bumped Alonso, and all of a sudden sponsors start pouring again.
That car if i remember correctly was not even a full superspeedway car, Kyle crashed, like Alonso, on one of the qualifies, Alonso's team had resources to buy pieces from other teams, had technologic help to build a setup to qualify, Juncos didnt have this resource the parts of the car from what i knew where donated from other teams,
they brought mechanics from Lights, Pro Mazda to help reconstruct the car, working on turns 24h/day, the car just got finished during the bump day, and they didnt have speed on the whole training, except for that final try...
To me that was the best moment on any sports around the world, pure magic, the one of the kind that just exists once in a lifetime, and only on Indy500
@@RafaelSantos_ In the spec chassis era, efforts like this never received proper credit. If one knows what pain team personnel went through on a daily basis and when things like thia happen, one would highly appreciate what Juncos Racing did on that weekend.
That is not unusual. Many last day qualifiers get sponsors for the race.
@@williamford9564 thats right, but they're draw attention for them after the history, they've got River Plate as sponsor, its a soccer team from Argentina sponsoring an argentine(-american) project on Indy 500, idk if you're a soccer fan, but River its a HUGE team, sadly the attention wasnt enough and the pandemic hit hard on small teams, but i hope that wasn't the last time we hear from Juncos on Indy500
@@RafaelSantos_ well now they got new backing, and they'll be back to try again in 2022
Best wishes to Bob Jenkins in his cancer battle.
We all love you Bob Jenkins
One of the nicest in the industry, and also one of the best to ever hold a microphone at The Brickyard.
Get well soon, Bob
Hearing your voice is always a joy
Can someone reply to this if there is any update
Hate to tell ya...
50 minutes?
Oh this is glorious!
Penske getting bumped is one of Indy's most shocking moment
The weird thing is that the success from '94 likely helped cause it. The basic design on the 94 Penske created a great deal of downforce, possibly too much for IMS, but the Mercedes had so much power, any problem was masked. The only other superspeedway race that year was at MIS, and the Penske team didn't run all that well there. The 95 car was an evolution on that , but without the horsepower edge, it's shortcomings were laid bare in 1995.
@@scottmiller1531 No, the Penske PC24 was the chassis they used to qualify for the 1995 race and they were suffering from severe understeer & the new rules restricted the boost so much in the Mercedes that they couldn't make speed. The 1994 chassis was the PC23, which also had handling problems which was "solved" by having Jr's car with more downforce in the rear wing, Emo's car was set up with less downforce which allowed him the speed but also caused his late race crash. I was there.
That has the be the most shocking DNQ in Indy history. And it was only two years after Rahal's DNQ.
It was delicious! I loved it. Roger the Dodger and his deep pockets got his butt kicked,
In their own house now
Jim Hurtubise was actually the inspiration for those Snickers commercials, he wasn’t him when he was hungry.
24:10
And now, 30 years later, Graham is bumped, poetic at its finest.
Update this vid XDD
How is it that NASCARman makes the BEST indycar videos? Awesome work.
Honestly
I remember being so excited in 2019 when Kyle Kaiser made the field. I live in San Jose, so I was thrilled that a local made it in.
BTW, about a month ago I was working an SCCA club event, and he was running a Spec Miata. He kicked ass.
Best 60 minutes of TV. Glad bump day is back this year.
Something the video didn’t show is that in 1995, Emerson Fittipaldi actually qualified the previous day with a time that would’ve been fast enough to make the field, but Penske waived the run off on the final lap. His bump day qualifying attempt was much slower and he failed to make the race. Fittipaldi was irate with the team for waiving off the first run. It was the last time he would ever run at IMS.
I'm having a bad day but nascarman history has changed all that
is Bump Day cam the most brutal TV thing in sports? It's like the whole Bart Simpson "Watch Lisa, you can see the precise moment when his heart breaks in half"
2010 must be the craziest Bump Day. As a newer fan (from 2021 onwards) sadly not seen the greatness of Bump Day except maybe Harvey somehow bumping Rahal out so a video like this is brilliant. Just such a shame that the entry numbers have been way lower in the past 5 years. Bump Day is so dramatic
EDIT: Oh and ofc as a long time F1 fan I remember hearing a lot about Kaiser bumping out Alonso. That was a great moment for Indycar as well I guess. Great surprise
That Kaiser clip is legendary!
I think the Penske Bump in 95 is still the one ☝️ to remember. They spanked the field the year before and the following year they could not even touch the speed to make the race.
Just watching this now. Ive been loving your indycar content and I want this to still be a prominent source material. With that said, Id also love if you did a similar look at the most dramatic Daytona 500 qualifying years, looking at pole day and the twin races that go with them. Large entry list days where big names go home and Twin races that show big moments. I think theres a lot there from the 80s-00s
Thats an excellent idea
Wow, what an unexpected but great surprise
I just got started watching this video (just got off of work almost 2 hours ago, watched other videos), and my god I know it’s amazing and sexy!
Personally, I never thought there would be a video about Bump Day. Hell, I would never come up with a video idea like that.
As always, this was an amazing video!
I miss hearing Tom Carnagie at the track he had a deep and very impactfull voice you would get goose bumps every time he said and it's a new track record
22 mins on so far...great stuff. Gets me even more excited to be at IMS on Saturday! 🥳
Vogler was my hero as a kid, so cool!
I remember for years that last place at Indy paid more than the winner of the World 600 Nascar race .
Just start another channel called indycarman... Because I'm not really a Nascar fan, but I love Indycar and your content is seriously top notch production quality.
Awesome work!!!
I love your channel. It’s so diverse in content, you should rename it to motorsportsman history cuz you cover all Motorsports perfectly
My uncle used to take to bump day every year when I was a kid in the mid 80s. Such good memories!
How do you not have a job making these documentaries?
Ah, the legendary Hertubise Miller special. One of the legendary Indy moments. There's been so many iconic moments
How have I never heard that jim hurtubise story lol that was great
Apparently in 2018 Team Hinch thought they had until 6:00 and not 5:50. Thanks for this compilation, it was fantastic. One that was missed was Ted Prappas in 1992 bumping Scott Goodyear. They joy of the small Turley Motorsports team (jumping for joy and throwing their equipment in the air) as their guy just got into the show really encapsulated what Indy means for the little guys
one of the great traditions for the Indianapolis 500🤗
"how much was the hotel bill?" And quotes it to the cent. Love it!
17:33 Chris Economaki: "This is like marrying a girl you met 10 minutes ago"
"This is like marrying a girl you met 10 min ago" lmao
Chris Eckonomacki definitely had a way with words!
I can't wait for this weekend! This is gonna be fun!
The Hurtibise stunt in 1972 was funny, but Bump Day itself was very dramatic. Wally Dallenbach survived three bumping attempts in the late afternoon and then was bumped by NASCAR driver Cale Yarborough in the last half hour. Seven cars, including Dallenbach, tried to bump Cale at the end and none were successful. Yarborough finished 10th in the race.
Hell yes. IndyCar is the best, I love it. And the Indy 500 is the greatest race of all.
A masterpiece, as always
5:40 - Now, imagine if Jigger Sirois hadn’t been waved off of his attempt on the first day of qualifying. He’d have been on the bubble between starting on the pole, and being out of the race entirely!
After hearing Little Al on the Dale Jr. Download, watching the '95 Bump Day is even more weighted. That's what sent Al Jr. down the wrong path
AJ re Billy Boat qualifying with absolutely zero seat time in the car, "Takes a lot of balls." 😎
Really enjoyed the voices of the past .
@nascarman History; Thank You for such an excellent compilation of one of my favorite days of the year. Bump Day, or as Derek Daily used to say it "Booble Day." I truly appreciate the considerable effort that it took to find, organize and put together this fine presentation. A definite Like and Sub comes your way. I love ALL things Indy 500 and your production here is so very enjoyable!
damn i remember that day in 2004 when smoke almost teamed up with AJ. sure wish that woulda happened and wish tony would run the 500 again someday
Here after Jack Harvey bumped Graham Rahal.
all my best to Bob Jenkins as he battles cancer..
Ned, Benny & Bob where the best broadcast team
39:24 This clusterfuck really smartened people up about being careful with withdrawing qualified speeds.
Well done! A great compilation.
Bump day is awesome if it actually means something.
At 36 cars it is still possible to have a legendary Bump Day (2019)
At 35 cars it is still possible to have a good Bump Day (2018)
At 34 cars it is still possible to have a Bump Day, but...
This was great, thanks!
This content is amazing! Keep it up man!
Loving the field of dreams music in the intro. 👍🏻
6:24: Peter Revson went on the finish 5th after starting 33rd in the race.
Ah yes... the crazy unknowns of an F1 star getting bumped...
_....meanwhile in NASCAR with charters smh..._
_Be NASCAR._
_Chance to outdo IndyCar._
_Bump Day every race weekend._
*_Nah. How about the Chase instead?_*
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 truth :( what bullshit
It's helped both Owners and Sponsors, regardless of anyones opinion (I still kinda hate it but if an owner gets a return on their investment, who am I to shit on that?)
RIP Bob, thanks for the memories
Edit; should Harvey bumping Rahal be added?
I had completely forgotten about Dennis Firestone and that run before the rain ☔
Love this. Thank you
It wasn’t by name, but they just talked about your video on the INDYCAR motor racing network fast Friday coverage.
Oh wow
My favorite is undoubtedly the last one - Kyle Kaiser knocking out Fernando Alonso.
I think the most surprising dnq was 2012 when Andretti lost hunter reay and Conway in qualifying then Marco and Danica barely made it
Hurtubise sitting in someone else's car and then running out onto the track to stop qualifying is fucking nuts lol
Enjoyed video thank you !
I hope & think this will be a Exciting Race this year 2021. Indy 🏆
2001 and 2002 produced good bump days
indycarman History
Great documentary!
23:30 Best moment 🙌
Bump Day at the Brickyard conclusion is best described as:
The day can be ended in two outcomes, the joy of survival and the agony of missing out the 500-mile classic.
LOVE this!
Imagine naming your child Salt Walther that's fucking hilarious. Can't wait to wake up at 3:30am for the Indy 500
His actual name was David, IIRC. He got the “salt” nickname from his days racing unlimited hydroplanes.
What's the music you put in at around 5:40 ? I remember it from the 1992 Bump Day coverage.
Midnight Oil by Mark Wood
I remember for years that last place at Indy paid more than the winner of the World 600.
Penske in 95 was the biggest motorsport clusterFxxk of all time .
I started going to indy back in 1974. I was 3 years old. As a kid qualifying weekends were better than the race itself. Looking at the indy star entry list and the TBA entries and trying to figure out who was going to go here or there. The excitement of pole day to the exciting nervous moments of bump day and the 6 o'clock gun going off. I still go every year and enjoy it but it's definitely not the same. I wish the younger generations of race fans had the chance to experience of the true drama of Indianapolis unlike today's manufactured t.v. drama. Or the years of everyone gets a participation ribbon and makes the race.
Lol Jim Hurtubise bringing the drama every chance he got.
Here after bumped driver Rahal still races after Stefan Wilson got injured in practice
INDYCAR CONTENTT
Smoke and AJ in the pit this year, need a microphone on them !
Live in Indy. I remember AJ and Stewart totally messing with everyone's heads. They seemed to run a successful psy-op.
Hey @nascarman History just finished the Sneak about Mario Rossi (it was cool hearing your actual voice btw), and I was wondering: is anyone keeping in touch with Gary Balou? Sounds like extra security for him would be a good idea right now.
Gary knows to keep his mouth shut. He probably saw some crazy things back then
Indy car video by NASCARman with F1 driver on the thumbnail.
The ultimate crossover
I was there on bump day in 93 was it when Bobby Rahal got bumped.
Whats the music starting at 21:45?
Who's here watching this after IndyCar floats the possibility of guaranteed spots?
I really wish Alonso could comeback to Indy and still have a proper shot at the Triple Crown but I guess it's unlikely even after he stops with Alpine
2005 Bump day... horrendus day for Arie Jr.
RIP Rich Vogler :(
Nobody calls Bump Day like Bob Jenkins.
Paul Page and Derek Daly didn’t do bad.
My question is: how the hell did Turbo the snail not get bumped?
Snailed it!
Shame Kaiser basically vanished after this
1995 Penske issue I will leave these initials. CS
Sorry, but Bump Day now is nothing anywhere near as dramatic as it was when there were over 60 cars on the bubble and making multiple runs, trying to find that elusive extra speed.
Maybe a NASCAR driver edition
Willy T could qualify but was never competitive.
oh this is a brock beard channel?
PCM, Forever.
Jim Hurtibese was a mess. 😑
The acidic afterthought commercially waste because windchime latterly hum astride a likeable bass. delirious, parallel smile
Warped ,Perverse minds will rule the Earth ,long after the sane have ... Slaughtered each other .