Was at this race. It was a super cool experience. I still remember telling Ricky Rudd good luck before this race. I also remember throwing some ice on the grandstands to watch it melt immediately. Anything to amuse an 8 year old. Haha. Oh and who could forget Junior celebrating in the infield?
i really miss the old aero package as well, you could go place make some passes with out help both tracks were amazing with it, now its not car racing, it two lines trying to get ahead, restrictor plate races went form the most exciting to the most boring thing in nascar.
I thought that this was awesome when I say this I was only 4 but it was awesome I'm a big dale Jr fan. Seeing him win the 2014 daytona 500 and swept the Pocono races was awesome
I was 4 at this time too. First race I watched right before NBC Action News came on. I was interested and have watched since. I haven't watched much since 2010 but this year I hope too get back into it. And go Jeff and go Jr.
the last great Daytona 500...long green flag run to end the race, ended in daylight, and the fastest car won without having to jump through hoops like a green, white, checkered. How I wish there was another 500 like this one!
[Spoiler alert if you're somehow watching this for the first time] I love races like this where there are so many scenarios working out. There's Greg Biffle, the pole sitter, barely not a rookie, who has to work his way up from the back, dodge the big one, worry about his engine holding up after two of his teammates fall out, and then gets busted for coming onto pit road way too fast right at the end. There's Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, the never-changing ever-steady Hendrick duo, doing what they always do and have done. There's Kurt Busch, who has a fast car but gets trapped a lap down early after contact with Dale Jr, and cannot win but can do his best to determine the outcome of the race. There's Tony Stewart, who has worked with Dale Jr. all day and led half the race. There's Scott Wimmer, the rookie making his first start in a car that's won the 500 2 years before, trying to best the veterans and pulling a daring pit strategy call. There's Dave Blaney, the winner of the 500 2 years before, with nothing to lose and nowhere to go next week. There's Dale Jr., the fan-favorite in a hot car, 6 years to the day after his daddy finally won the big race and nearly 3 years to the day that his daddy died in the big race. And of course, there's drama. Heartache for Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, and Kenny Schrader in what was supposed to be some of their last attempts in the 500 that they'd never won, tension as the leaders work their way through dense lap traffic whilst battling each other, Mikey ticked off at the safety crews after rolling three times in the grass and his car reduced to a smoldering roll cage and yet walking out with less injuries that that crew guy who fell on his face... all in all, I think the 2007 D-500 was better, but this is one of those races that Hollywood couldn't think up. Also, it's been 10 years and I'm still mad Tony didn't win. Seeing him run up front is such soothing medicine, though.
How amazing it is to think that on February 15, 1998 Dale Earnhardt Sr won his first Daytona 500 and then on February 15, 2004 Dale Earnhardt Jr won his first Daytona 500!! I don't think that's a coincidence, that was Earnhardt carrying Junior to the win.
11:46 Cool helmet cam inside Michael Waltrip's car! Now fast foreward to 1:04:20 Waltrip flips in The Big One! WHERE'S THE HELMET CAM FOOTAGE OF THE FLIP??? I. MUST. SEE. Didn't watch the entire broadcast, so someone give me a timestamp if they showed it later in the broadcast, or link to a separate video.
At the time, 2004, the on-board cameras did not have dual path technology. Meaning the control room could only see one camera at a time from each car. Typically each car has 3 cameras, sometimes a 4th like the helmet camera. Either way, whatever camera view the control room had pulled up is what was recorded. Same goes for all the other cars. At the time of the crash the control room was on the roof cam. Sadly due to the technology at the time, thats all that was recorded.
1998 dale Earnhardt wins the 500 in the 3. 3 years later dies in the same race. 3 years after that his son wins. theres just something about 3 and Daytona.
My very Absolute Favorite part of this race is from point 222.0 onward , when it appears Junior told the #97, Kurt Busch= Fugg You (!!); I-don't-Need-your help!! ... and then just Took Off around Tony Stewart to take the Lead!! Go Junior!! :-)
It was shocking to see Jeff Gordon use a provisional at this race, considering he won it the following year and started on the front row with Jeff Burton the year after that.
8:57 Start 33:16 Derrike Cope and Scott Riggs crash 53:00 Multi-car crash 1:04:20 The Big One (stolen from Leuel) 2:23:00 Junior's race-winning pass of Tony Stewart 2:36:00 Final Laps
Nascar is the best its been, Ive been watching since the mid 90s and the races have more going than ever before. I really think everybody has nostalgia goggles on, there wasn't but 1 lead change in the last 20 laps of this race, rewatch the races from back then, there were run away wins all the time back then. Honestly nothing much has changed when it comes to the racing product on the track. At least the stages leave opportunities for strategy.
TheIntimidator93 Fake made up strategy. This still wasn't authentic because of the plates. But it was as real and better than today's racing. Daytona and Talladega was about speed. Who had the fastest car and the best driver to handle it.
they found more power out of the current design. all they did in those days was use tri-y headers and weld the pipes together at the center kinda like an X pipes but they just took two straight pipes and merged them together and then separate them again. the Morgan McClure bunch came across that in the mid 90's and it was the cats meow for a while.
Noah Bise Mark giles was the fab guy for that team back then search "Mark giles camaro" on UA-cam and you'll hear his personal car with that exhaust. I've seen this car in person and it's a work of art
Credit to Faux Liquid Chris for these short cuts 7 months ago (edited)8:57 Start 33:16 Derrike Cope and Scott Riggs crash 53:00 Multi-car crash 1:04:20 The Big One (stolen from Leuel) 2:23:00 Junior's race-winning pass of Tony Stewart 2:36:00 Final Laps
There were 2 car lengths between the 8 of Jr. and 20 of Stewart for quite a few laps at the beginning and especially at the end. In those final laps, I bet that an invisible 3 of Sr. pushed the 8 of Jr. to the win. My finishing order: 1st 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 200 2nd 3 Dale Earnhardt Sr, 200 3rd 20 Tony Stewart 200 4th 22 Scott Wimmer 200 5th 29 Kevin Harvick 200 6th 48 Jimmie Johnson 200 7th 01 Joe Nemechek 200 8th 38 Elliott Sadler 200 9th 24 Jeff Gordon 200 10th 17 Matt Kenseth 200
I didn't see softwalls till early 2006 when I went to atl for the spring race I watched them repair it a few times during the race I might be wrong though ppl said they were used in 2005
The first track to have Safer Barrier was indy in 2002, in 2004 and 2005 some tracks had it and others did not. 2006 is when I believe it became mandatory
It was pretty eerie seeing all the rescue crews around, of all people's, Michael Waltrip's car. Probably good thing the Fox crew did not call the race, else DW would had been unable to handle it.
@coreyandy5 if you look real close at 11:14-11:18 both burton and Martin have a yellow stripe and they clearly aren't rookies and all cars not just rookies had them. It would b easier to see without the fracking shite resolution
Dale JR had a great car in 2004 when he this race this is when DEI was at there peak as a company they had a awesome year in 04 won 6 races and come so close to winning the championship if for a penalty if I’m correct he would have won it
Dallenbach is an informative commentator (maybe a bit obvious at times,) but he give info about what's going on and he isn't biased and rooting for certain drivers. Cough DW Cough.
All the greats HAVE flipped at Daytona... Dale Sr, Dale Jr, Jeff, Tony, Bobby Labonte, Dale Jarrett, Richard AND Lee Petty, both Waltrips... not Jimmie though. Or KyBu
Biffle complaining, he wouldn't have passed Jr. Even with a caution. But drivers ask for these cautions. We dnt need the bs cautions Greg. Just to bunch them back up
At 2hr45m19sec you here Tony Sr ask Teresa if she’s still mad at him I’ll bet he gave that women hell for how she acted after Dale passed You hear it right after Jr hugs Teresa in Victory Lane.
I didn't think the first half of the race was that boring. While the second half of the race was pretty boring, it wasn't as bad as the 2000 Daytona 500.
Was at this race. It was a super cool experience. I still remember telling Ricky Rudd good luck before this race. I also remember throwing some ice on the grandstands to watch it melt immediately. Anything to amuse an 8 year old. Haha. Oh and who could forget Junior celebrating in the infield?
Boy I miss that old restrictor plate engine noise. 00:11:12 is perfect!
i really miss the old aero package as well, you could go place make some passes with out help both tracks were amazing with it, now its not car racing, it two lines trying to get ahead, restrictor plate races went form the most exciting to the most boring thing in nascar.
Ryan Wile in
If only Nascar could release an entire footage of onboard cams of drivers on Daytona and Talladega from 1989 to mid 2007
2004 was a good year!
Man I miss those days. Carbs, analog gauges and wow that sound. The coverage was top notch too.
I miss these cars
I'm proud of my boy Junebug!! To this very day, I'm proud of him. He has carried his dad's legacy in NASCAR in a great way!!!
I thought that this was awesome when I say this I was only 4 but it was awesome I'm a big dale Jr fan. Seeing him win the 2014 daytona 500 and swept the Pocono races was awesome
I was 4 at this time too. First race I watched right before NBC Action News came on. I was interested and have watched since. I haven't watched much since 2010 but this year I hope too get back into it. And go Jeff and go Jr.
Yea idk if u watched the unlimited but Jr had a fast car but he had no where to go. Hopefully that will change come Thursday and Sunday
I watched from before the big one to the end. He did have a great car. I wanna see my driver Jeff win one more though.
This was my very first race ever. My dad was mad that Jeff wasn't up there but sure as hell wanted Jr to beat Tony.
Jacob Eggie can't forget Martinsville either that was great to
the last great Daytona 500...long green flag run to end the race, ended in daylight, and the fastest car won without having to jump through hoops like a green, white, checkered. How I wish there was another 500 like this one!
One of the last years I can remember of plate racing where they actually got spread out a bit.
The 2001 Pepsi 400 and the the 2004 Daytona 500 where two of Dale JR,s greatest moments in his amazing career
Thanks for posting this. I was born in 2004 so unfortunately I couldn't really watch it when it happened
rowdyeverylap does a great jop posting old races.THANK YOU
[Spoiler alert if you're somehow watching this for the first time] I love races like this where there are so many scenarios working out. There's Greg Biffle, the pole sitter, barely not a rookie, who has to work his way up from the back, dodge the big one, worry about his engine holding up after two of his teammates fall out, and then gets busted for coming onto pit road way too fast right at the end. There's Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, the never-changing ever-steady Hendrick duo, doing what they always do and have done. There's Kurt Busch, who has a fast car but gets trapped a lap down early after contact with Dale Jr, and cannot win but can do his best to determine the outcome of the race. There's Tony Stewart, who has worked with Dale Jr. all day and led half the race. There's Scott Wimmer, the rookie making his first start in a car that's won the 500 2 years before, trying to best the veterans and pulling a daring pit strategy call. There's Dave Blaney, the winner of the 500 2 years before, with nothing to lose and nowhere to go next week. There's Dale Jr., the fan-favorite in a hot car, 6 years to the day after his daddy finally won the big race and nearly 3 years to the day that his daddy died in the big race. And of course, there's drama. Heartache for Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, and Kenny Schrader in what was supposed to be some of their last attempts in the 500 that they'd never won, tension as the leaders work their way through dense lap traffic whilst battling each other, Mikey ticked off at the safety crews after rolling three times in the grass and his car reduced to a smoldering roll cage and yet walking out with less injuries that that crew guy who fell on his face... all in all, I think the 2007 D-500 was better, but this is one of those races that Hollywood couldn't think up. Also, it's been 10 years and I'm still mad Tony didn't win. Seeing him run up front is such soothing medicine, though.
How amazing it is to think that on February 15, 1998 Dale Earnhardt Sr won his first Daytona 500 and then on February 15, 2004 Dale Earnhardt Jr won his first Daytona 500!! I don't think that's a coincidence, that was Earnhardt carrying Junior to the win.
11:46 Cool helmet cam inside Michael Waltrip's car!
Now fast foreward to 1:04:20 Waltrip flips in The Big One!
WHERE'S THE HELMET CAM FOOTAGE OF THE FLIP??? I. MUST. SEE.
Didn't watch the entire broadcast, so someone give me a timestamp if they showed it later in the broadcast, or link to a separate video.
Camera likely broke off when he hit Robby Gordon
At the time, 2004, the on-board cameras did not have dual path technology. Meaning the control room could only see one camera at a time from each car. Typically each car has 3 cameras, sometimes a 4th like the helmet camera. Either way, whatever camera view the control room had pulled up is what was recorded. Same goes for all the other cars. At the time of the crash the control room was on the roof cam. Sadly due to the technology at the time, thats all that was recorded.
yep, Bestwick Parsons & Dallenbach on of the best booths in NASCAR history, a lot of great insights and good chemistry
1998 dale Earnhardt wins the 500 in the 3. 3 years later dies in the same race. 3 years after that his son wins. theres just something about 3 and Daytona.
On the last lap of his last race in no.3 3 of his cars were in the top 3...
Yep.
It's something about this Number on This race track :)
3 years after Jrs win Kevin Harvick Wins the Most unforgettable Daytona 500 ever
Man I miss the old DEI team
01-04 they where awesome on the plate tracks cup and Busch races to
I love this kind of pack racing when there is no start and parks and everyone is 2 or 3 wide all the time
Jr actually predicted this. He said he had a dream he won, and when asked where his father was, Jr replied he wasn’t there...
TyVulpintaur that part of his 1st books gives me the chills every time
@@swiftiesource06videochanne20 Which book?
My very Absolute Favorite part of this race is from point 222.0 onward , when it appears Junior told the #97, Kurt Busch= Fugg You (!!); I-don't-Need-your help!! ... and then just Took Off around Tony Stewart to take the Lead!! Go Junior!! :-)
Loved Elliot Sadler's b/w paint scheme. That was very original.
That was when M&M's went black n white in 2003
I also recorded this but accidentally taped over the final minute of the broadcast. Glad to see it again on here!
It was shocking to see Jeff Gordon use a provisional at this race, considering he won it the following year and started on the front row with Jeff Burton the year after that.
8:57 Start
33:16 Derrike Cope and Scott Riggs crash
53:00 Multi-car crash
1:04:20 The Big One (stolen from Leuel)
2:23:00 Junior's race-winning pass of Tony Stewart
2:36:00 Final Laps
i love you
thx
Awesome race. My first Daytona 500 and yes sir I was wearing BUD colors
JR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn I miss these days. My absolute favorite Nascar era was 1998 to 2007. Then they had to fuck everything up by coming out with the COT.
Nascar is the best its been, Ive been watching since the mid 90s and the races have more going than ever before. I really think everybody has nostalgia goggles on, there wasn't but 1 lead change in the last 20 laps of this race, rewatch the races from back then, there were run away wins all the time back then. Honestly nothing much has changed when it comes to the racing product on the track. At least the stages leave opportunities for strategy.
TheIntimidator93 Fake made up strategy. This still wasn't authentic because of the plates. But it was as real and better than today's racing. Daytona and Talladega was about speed. Who had the fastest car and the best driver to handle it.
Zach Carlson, love the North Stars logo! Many memories of games at the Met Center
i wish the cars sound like this in NASCAR today smh with that whining sound coming from those restrictor plates idk why it sounds any different
they found more power out of the current design. all they did in those days was use tri-y headers and weld the pipes together at the center kinda like an X pipes but they just took two straight pipes and merged them together and then separate them again. the Morgan McClure bunch came across that in the mid 90's and it was the cats meow for a while.
well that Morgan McClure bunch could certainly win those restrictior plate races in the day
Noah Bise Mark giles was the fab guy for that team back then search "Mark giles camaro" on UA-cam and you'll hear his personal car with that exhaust. I've seen this car in person and it's a work of art
Credit to Faux Liquid Chris for these short cuts 7 months ago (edited)8:57 Start
33:16 Derrike Cope and Scott Riggs crash
53:00 Multi-car crash
1:04:20 The Big One (stolen from Leuel)
2:23:00 Junior's race-winning pass of Tony Stewart
2:36:00 Final Laps
DEI has won 3 Daytona 500s since Dale's death too (counting J-Mac in 2010)
Mikeys first win counts too cause it was postmortem
Great race to watch thanks
There were 2 car lengths between the 8 of Jr. and 20 of Stewart for quite a few laps at the beginning and especially at the end. In those final laps, I bet that an invisible 3 of Sr. pushed the 8 of Jr. to the win.
My finishing order:
1st 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 200
2nd 3 Dale Earnhardt Sr, 200
3rd 20 Tony Stewart 200
4th 22 Scott Wimmer 200
5th 29 Kevin Harvick 200
6th 48 Jimmie Johnson 200
7th 01 Joe Nemechek 200
8th 38 Elliott Sadler 200
9th 24 Jeff Gordon 200
10th 17 Matt Kenseth 200
Sigh.... I miss Benny Parsons :( R.I.P.
I didn't see softwalls till early 2006 when I went to atl for the spring race I watched them repair it a few times during the race I might be wrong though ppl said they were used in 2005
The first track to have Safer Barrier was indy in 2002, in 2004 and 2005 some tracks had it and others did not.
2006 is when I believe it became mandatory
Then he stayed up late, woke up early, and won the Busch race the next morning.
Is this the 500 where Mikey flipped
This race was funny. with how spread out it got it was almost like a mile and a half track race.
i want the in helmet camera back
42:23 LOL Rookie.................look in the mirra, OH MAN!
Steve C loved B.P!
The stripes were actually white, and had "WELCOME NEXTEL - 2004 INAUGURAL SEASON" written on them. But yes, every car had them for this race.
Dale jr da best forever
Can't believe this was over 8 years ago.
Can some help me??? What is the starting grid theme called for NBC during these years? Or does anyone have a link? I want to download it!
BP, Ned jarret, and Bob Jenkings = BEST NASCAR ANOUNCE TEAM EVER!!!!!
It was pretty eerie seeing all the rescue crews around, of all people's, Michael Waltrip's car. Probably good thing the Fox crew did not call the race, else DW would had been unable to handle it.
B.P. on commentating = great.
dale jr is awsome
@coreyandy5 if you look real close at 11:14-11:18 both burton and Martin have a yellow stripe and they clearly aren't rookies and all cars not just rookies had them. It would b easier to see without the fracking shite resolution
The race that made me a Scott wimmer fan lol...
Dale JR had a great car in 2004 when he this race this is when DEI was at there peak as a company they had a awesome year in 04 won 6 races and come so close to winning the championship if for a penalty if I’m correct he would have won it
He won 10 years later
At 2:36:24 does someone in the backround say "give him some heroine"? ?
"Thats me sorry" "spoonful of poison"
? Anyone else hear that
I think you just tripping bc I ain’t hear it
@ 2:00:39 say that it's Kelley's!
I like how 12% of people still picked Mark Martin to win even after he blew up.
i think so or u talking about another daytona 500
I wonder what Kurt Busch and his team were saying on the radio as the #8 finally passed the #20
Only if Dale raced liked this now days.
The DEI RAD cars very virtually unbeatable at Daytona and Dega.
Look at me go!
Dallenbach is an informative commentator (maybe a bit obvious at times,) but he give info about what's going on and he isn't biased and rooting for certain drivers. Cough DW Cough.
Good job JR
1:04:20 Waltrip's crash.
Scott Wimmer sounded like Squilliam Fancyson in Spongebob Squarepants.
Dale died 3 years after his victory in the 500, you could go on and on but i dont think its a coincidence.
lol...wally trying to explain how to pass Jr for the lead 2:28:17 .... like he would know
Watch the Victory Lane interview if you ever wonder why Dale Earnhardt Jr is so popular.
That confetti that kept extending made an emotional moment a JR moment which is awesome
1:04:00 The big one
All the greats HAVE flipped at Daytona... Dale Sr, Dale Jr, Jeff, Tony, Bobby Labonte, Dale Jarrett, Richard AND Lee Petty, both Waltrips... not Jimmie though. Or KyBu
I was 11 years old 😂😂😭😭
Why does everyone have a yellow stripe on the back
The yellow stripe means a driver is a rookie, there were a lot of rookies in 04
No, it was to welcome NEXTEL into the series, most cars had them.
+Brian Glennon They were actually yellow and white and they said "Welcome Nextel" on each. You can see these in the Archives at Jayski.com.
i bet he wishes he's dad was there to see it live instead of the great racetrack up above.
Kurt never did get his lap back
1st Nextel Cup Series race
1:04:17
4:11 Past Daredevil or Future Batman in Pace Car
1:12:04 HIT MARTY!
Lmao right???
are you kidding??
No, are you??
opinions: worst commentators - Wally "I never won a race" Dallenbach and Allan Bestwick or Jeff Gordon and DW?
Why was Mark Martin a rookie
Mark was injured and had a rookie that would potentially sub in for him if it happen
Sterling Marlin
It was only boring Kevin because you Didn't win!!
Yoooooooo my girl Whoopi Goldberg waving the flag fuck yeah
Biffle complaining, he wouldn't have passed Jr. Even with a caution. But drivers ask for these cautions. We dnt need the bs cautions Greg. Just to bunch them back up
At 2hr45m19sec you here Tony Sr ask Teresa if she’s still mad at him
I’ll bet he gave that women hell for how she acted after Dale passed
You hear it right after Jr hugs Teresa in Victory Lane.
кто из 2020 ?
The CoT is soooo stupid, especially the fuel injection, they should go back to this style car
Nope that is this Daytona 500
someone will be able to enjoy these videos later and ask "What was NASCAR? These last changes have put an end to Nascar. Stop every few laps ? Stupid
Very boring race
Gross that whoopie is there lol
Balance! KKKKKKKKKK
ps1 game :>
4 actually
Get out!
Although I like Jr, I admit it was a boring race, especially the final 20 laps.
I didn't think the first half of the race was that boring. While the second half of the race was pretty boring, it wasn't as bad as the 2000 Daytona 500.
The most overrated Daytona 500 ever.
The Most Dumbest Fucking Comment Ever
Worst daytona 500 in history
1:04:22
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